Cineverse's Unrated Wide Release of Silent Night, Deadly Night Now in Theaters
Rhea-AI Summary
Cineverse (NASDAQ: CNVS) released the unrated reboot Silent Night, Deadly Night in theaters Dec 12, 2025 on over 1,600 North American screens and opened across STUDIOCANAL territories including the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Poland.
The film has an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score (as of 9:00 AM ET Dec 12) and features a widely shared controversial scene that went viral on social media. Cineverse said the title is on pace to be profitable and retains distribution rights across theatrical, TVOD, physical home entertainment and streaming windows.
Positive
- 1,600+ North American theatrical screens
- Rotten Tomatoes score 84% (Dec 12, 2025)
- International openings across multiple STUDIOCANAL territories
- Company retains all-window distribution rights for the title
Negative
- Viral controversial scene may create reputational or marketing risk
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
CNVS fell 2.05% while peers were mixed: LVO down 2.84%, MPU down 1.88%, RDI up 8.11%, others flat. Moves do not indicate a unified sector trend.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 | Channel launch | Positive | +3.1% | Launch of JoySauce AAPI-focused FAST channel using Matchpoint platform. |
| Nov 14 | Earnings results | Negative | -5.1% | Q2 FY2026 revenue decline, wider losses, tighter liquidity disclosed. |
| Nov 13 | Platform customers | Positive | -6.3% | Four new Matchpoint licenses and expanded FAST distribution announced. |
| Nov 07 | Earnings date notice | Neutral | -2.3% | Scheduling and call details for upcoming Q2 FY2026 results. |
| Nov 05 | Content acquisition | Positive | -2.1% | Acquisition of all North American rights to Pan's Labyrinth. |
Recent positive strategic news (platform wins, content acquisitions) has often been followed by negative price reactions, while earnings and clearly positive channel launches saw aligned moves.
Over the past months, Cineverse announced platform traction with Matchpoint, a new AAPI-focused JoySauce FAST network, and the acquisition of North American rights to Pan's Labyrinth, alongside Q2 FY2026 results showing $12.4M revenue and a widened net loss. Several strategically positive updates on content and technology drew negative price reactions, while the JoySauce launch and earnings themselves saw moves more in line with sentiment. Today’s theatrical rollout of an unrated horror reboot fits the content-expansion pattern.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Cineverse’s push to monetize genre IP via a wide, unrated theatrical release of Silent Night, Deadly Night on over 1,600 screens, supported by an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score. It builds on recent moves like new FAST channels and premium library acquisitions. Investors may watch how theatrical performance flows into TVOD, physical, and streaming windows, and how this complements prior disclosures of revenue trends and liquidity constraints.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Vigilante Billy Dons Santa Suit for Bloody Slay Ride Through the Naughty List - Including Controversial Nazi-Killing Scene Now Viral on Social Media
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"A delightfully trashy entry in the seasonal subgenre," according to The
The film also features a hotly debated scene that features Billy Chapman killing a room full of Santa Nazis that went viral online.
"Silent Night, Deadly Night brings cult fans the reboot they've all been looking forward to. We're thrilled by the positive reactions to seeing Billy Chapman back in his bloody glory in time for the holiday movie season, and that the film is on pace to be a profitable part of our growing slate," said Yolanda Macias, Chief Motion Pictures Officer of Cineverse, which in addition to distributing to theaters has distribution rights across all windows, from TVOD and physical home entertainment to streaming.
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT is distributed by Cineverse in
Billy Chapman makes his return to theaters in Silent Night, Deadly Night, the unrated reboot of the franchise that infamously debuted in 1984 from Tri-Star. Silent Night, Deadly Night is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85) and stars Rohan Campbell as Billy and Ruby Modine as Pamela, along with Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, and David Tomlinson.
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE.
A NEW CLIP CAN BE FOUND HERE.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Mike P. Nelson
CAST: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Yolanda Macias, Erick Opeka, Steven Schneider, Jed Benedict, Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, Anthony Masi, Victor Zimmerman, Sarah Eilts, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Grady Craig
PRODUCERS: Scott Schneid, Dennis Whitehead, Jamie R. Thompson, Erik Bernard, Jeremy Torrie, Tanya Brunel
GENRE: Horror
SYNOPSIS: A twisted reimagining of the controversial classic – After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy grows up to deliver an annual spree of holiday violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness. "Have you been naughty?"'
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About Cineverse Motion Pictures Group
Cineverse super-serves passionate audiences by distributing content across all windows and platforms, from theatrical to digital to physical. Following the breakout box office success of Terrifier 3, and August 2025 release of The Toxic Avenger, additional upcoming titles include the theatrical franchise returns of Silent Night, Deadly Night (December 12, 2025) and Return to Silent Hill (January 23, 2026). Also on Cineverse's theatrical slate is the 20th anniversary release of Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth, Wolf Creek: Legacy and the company's first kids and family theatrical release, Air Bud Returns.
About Cineverse
Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS) is a next-generation entertainment studio that empowers creators and entertains fans with a wide breadth of content through the power of technology. It has developed a new blueprint for delivering entertainment experiences to passionate audiences and results for its partners with unprecedented efficiency, and distributes more than 71,000 premium films, series, and podcasts. Cineverse connects fans with bold, authentic, independent stories. Properties include the highest-grossing unrated film in
CONTACTS
For Media, The Lippin Group for Cineverse
cineverse@lippingroup.com
For Investors, Julie Milstead
investorrelations@cineverse.com
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