Horror Comedy ‘The Monkey' Gets Digital Streaming Release Date
"The Monkey" partial poster.
The Monkey — a hit horror comedy from Longlegs filmmaker Osgood Perkins — is apparently coming soon to digital streaming.
Rated R, The Monkey was released in theaters on Feb. 21. The logline for The Monkey reads, 'When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.'
Directed by Perkins, The Monkey stars Theo James (the Divergent series) as twin brothers Hal and Bill, Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk, Orphan Black) plays the twins' mother, Lois and Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Yellowjackets) as Ted, who is married to Hal.
Christian Convery plays the young versions of Hal and Bill, while Colin O'Brien plays Bill's estranged son, Petey. Perkins, who adapted the screenplay from Stephen King's short story of the same name, also stars in The Monkey as Uncle Chip.
According to When to Stream, The Monkey is expected to be released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Friday, April 4.
While When to Stream is typically accurate with its PVOD reports, the streaming tracker noted that The Monkey's studio Neon has not announced or confirmed the release date and it is subject to change.
Prime Video currently has The Monkey listed for pre-order for $24.99, which is also the film's digital purchase price. Since digital rental prices are typically $5 less than purchase prices, viewers can expect to rent The Monkey for $19.99 for a 48-hour period.
Per The Numbers, The Monkey earned nearly $38 million domestically and $22.1 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $60.1 million against an $11 million production budget before prints and advertising costs.
The Monkey was also a hit with Rotten Tomatoes critics, who collectively gave the horror comedy a 79% 'fresh' rating based on 261 reviews.
The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, 'Cruelly clever with some unforgettably gory set pieces, The Monkey reaffirms director Osgood Perkins' horror bona fides while revealing he also has a surprising -- albeit sick -- sense of humor.'
Audiences weren't nearly as impressed, however, and gave The Monkey a 57% 'rotten' rating on RT's Popcornmeter based on 1,000-plus verified user ratings.
The RT audience summary for The Monkey reads, 'More fun than a barrel of horror, The Monkey still delivers the gore it promises through a predictable and somewhat enjoyable story.'
The Monkey is expected to arrive on PVOD on April 4.
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