Let’s not forget, Rian Johnson’s riff on Agatha Christie style mysteries opened roughly a week after Frozen II’s earth-shattering opening, which means it’s continued to perform brilliantly in the shadow of two Disney juggernauts that have made the sort of money that studio’s blockbusters are now expected to make.
While the box office is still being dominated by director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the extended success of Knives Out reaffirms the faith in two key methods smaller films of its ilk count on for success.