Insidious: The Red Door Trivia | 40 facts about the horror film

“Insidious: The Red Door” is the fifth film of the horror franchise “Insidious” and it marks the directorial debut of Patrick Wilson.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Insidious: The Red Door is a 2023 American supernatural horror film
2. It is directed by Patrick Wilson
3. This marks his directorial debut
4. From a screenplay by Scott Teems
5. Based on a story by Leigh Whannell and Teems
6. It is a direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
7. It marks the fifth and final installment in the Insidious franchise
8. Original director James Wan serves as a producer
9. As does Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner
10. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, Steve Coulter, Whannell, Angus Sampson, and Lin Shaye reprise their roles from previous films
11. Hiam Abbass and Sinclair Daniel also join the cast
12. After the release of Insidious: The Last Key in 2018, Blumhouse opted for possibilities to produce future films in the series
13. Including a crossover with the Sinister series
14. In October 2020, the studio announced that Wilson would direct and star in the new film, with Teems writing the script based on a story written by Whannell
15. Filming began in August 2022 at the Morris County and Madison locations around New Jersey City
16. It wrapped the same month
17. Insidious: The Red Door was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 7, 2023
18. The film received mixed reviews from critics
19. Following the release and box office success of Insidious: The Last Key, a sequel entered development
20. Producer Jason Blum had expressed interest in a crossover film with Sinister
21. On October 29, 2020, it was announced that a direct sequel to Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2 was in development with Patrick Wilson serving as director in his directorial debut from a screenplay written by Scott Teems based on a story by Leigh Whannell
22. Wilson and Ty Simpkins were set to reprise their roles from the first two films
23. The film’s score is composed by Joseph Bishara
24. He returned to the franchise after composing the first four films in the series
25. Ghost contributed a cover of the Shakespears Sister song “Stay”
26. “Insidious” actor Patrick Wilson’s vocals are also on the track
27. It features during the closing credits
28. In United States and Canada, Insidious: The Red Door was released alongside Joy Ride
29. It was initially projected to gross $18 – 23 million from 3,188 theaters in its opening weekend
30. It made $15.3 million on its first day (including $5 million from Thursday night previews)
31. Estimates were raised to $31 million
32. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 37% rating
33. Based on 57 critics’ reviews
34. With an average rating of 4.9/10
35. The website’s consensus reads: “Earlier installments have had their moments, but behind Insidious: The Red Door lies the disappointing denouement of a once-frightening franchise”
36. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100
37. Based on 19 critics
38. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
39. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to F scale
40. While PostTrak reported 72% of filmgoers gave it a positive score