Summary
A Quiet Place 3can’t be the end of the franchise now, asA Quiet Place: Day Oneproves there is still more to explore. Six years after John Krasinski, Scott Beck, and Bryan Woods successfully launched a new sci-fi/horror series, the universe expanded beyond the confines of the Abbott family by making a prequel. The idea of seeingwhen the aliens first invadedmadeA Quiet Place: Day Onean exciting new story for the franchise. But withthe Abbott family’s return being saved forA Quiet Place 3, the 2024 movie became a test for the franchise’s future.
The world andtimeline ofA Quiet Placeis something that holds great potential for expansion. With audiences only so far experiencing stories with Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe’s characters at the center, there was uncertainty about what else audiences would be interested in seeing. This put some additional pressure onA Quiet Place: Day One’s box office. It’s already known thatA Quiet Place 3is happeningand will likely end the Abbotts' story. Now, it’s clear that the franchise needs to continue without them.
First Detail Confirmed For The Final A Quiet Place Movie
A Quiet Place: Day One ends with a clear connection to the previous films, which could set up an important character in A Quiet Place III.
A Quiet Place: Day One’s Box Office Proves More Prequels & Spinoffs Could Succeed
The Prequel Has Made $245 Million
Any doubts about the viability ofA Quiet Placeas a franchise that audiences want to see expanded have been squashed byA Quiet Place: Day One’s box office. The movie’s opening weekend at $53 million domestically was a franchise record. While its box office total is currently the lowest ofeveryA Quiet Placemovie, the current tally of $245 million is still quite impressive. Prequels can often be trickier to get audiences interested in, but with areported budget of $67 million,A Quiet Place: Day Oneis a massive box office hit.
The fact thatA Quiet Place: Day Onehas made $245 million and counting speaks volumes. There is now some proof that audiences are interested in prequels, spinoffs, or sequels that are focused on expanding the franchise in unique ways. There has already been plenty ofsetup forA Quiet Placesequels and spinoffs.A Quiet Place: Day Onewas one of these ideas previously teased, and now that it has proven to be a financially successful entry for the series,it would be understandable for Paramount to greenlight more installmentsin a hit franchise.
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A Quiet Place: Day One Confirms The Franchise Still Works Without The Abbotts
Sam & Eric Were Great New Characters
The financial success ofA Quiet Place: Day Oneis one thing, but the franchise also looks to be in a great spot for the future based on the actual story and characters it includes. Lupita Nyong’o’s Sam and Joseph Quinn’s Eric were well-written characters who were noticeably different from the Abbott family members too. It was very easy to root for Sam and Eric’s survival and quest to get pizza. That’s whyEric’s teased return forA Quiet Place 3is so exciting, and why Sam’s apparent death inA Quiet Place: Day One’s endingis so sad.
Why Sam Wants Pizza So Badly In A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One is a compelling horror movie with an unusual mission for the leading character Sam, whose only desire in life is to get pizza.
Sam and Eric prove thatA Quiet Placemovies can work without the Abbotts being at the center.A Quiet Place Part IIsuggested this possibility with Cillian Murphy’s Emmett, but he still was always interacting with one of the main family members. There is now no doubt thatother characters in different settings and stages of life are worth followingin otherA Quiet Placemovies. That isn’t likely to happen withA Quiet Place 3, which is exactly why the franchise should continue afterward.
A Quiet Place 3 Can End The Abbotts' Storyline Without Killing The Franchise
The Universe Can Live On
The idea thatA Quiet Place 3will end the Abbott family’s storyline makes sense on paper, as it gives Blunt, Simmonds, and Jupe a chance to exit the franchise. No matter how the threequel decides to wrap up the main trilogy and arcs for the different Abbott family members, it does not have to kill the franchise in the process. The movie could wrap up their stories while leaving teases of what happens next in the universe. Emmett, Eric, or other new characters could then be left to become the leads ofA Quiet Placeand replace the Abbotts.
Furthermore, there is plenty of room for futureA Quiet Placemovies to explore this world without the Abbotts. The franchise has so far only explored a handful of days spread across over 400 days since the aliens came, and all the stories have taken place in New York. Since this invasion happened worldwide, there are easy paths to change locations, introduce new characters, and explore what life was like in other parts of the world.A Quiet Place: Day Oneshowed how well this can work, soA Quiet Place 3can’t be the franchise’s end.
