Fathom Event’s release of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was originally scheduled for one night before being extended a week. Domestically the film made $1.7 million dollars. Not too shabby for the underdog film. Worldwide the film made a total of $4 million!
This isn’t bad at all considering director, Rhys Frake-Waterfield received death threats by people on social media for taking on the property.
Winnie the Pooh is the property of Disney but the original books that they are based on by author A.A. Milne, are public domain. That lead to the filmmakers being able to selectively select elements from the story without touching any of the additions made by Disney.
The synopsis for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey follows Pooh and Piglet, who have now become feral and bloodthirsty murderers, as they terrorize a group of young university women and an adult Christopher Robin when he returns to the Hundred Acre Wood many years later after leaving for college.
The tiny budget of $250,000 is expected to make quite a lot of money back and then some. Originally, the film was meant to release straight to video on demand before receiving a theatrical release due to the massive buzz.
Did you make it out to see Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey? Are you planning on watching once it arrives on VOD?