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Sign in to your Collider account follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recapHulu has just brought back one of the cleanest holiday horror crowd-pleasers: Gremlins (1984), which is now streaming on the platform as of December 1, just in time for seasonal watchers. The news comes after steam for its sequel, Gremlins 3, is beginning to accumulate.
The film was directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus, and turns a cuddly mogwai purchase into a town-wide problem in a single night, for first-timers too. The film's plot is not just another Christmas; it is built around a frightening curiosity. It is a genuine classic that still holds an 86% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it remains the rare film that can feel cozy, funny, and unsettling — the kind that doesn’t lose momentum until the end.
This Hulu return matters beyond nostalgia because the long wait is finally ending. Warner Bros. has set Gremlins 3 for a November 19, 2027, theatrical release, with Chris Columbus returning to direct and Steven Spielberg back as executive producer. That pairing signals a genuine continuation and raises the bar for what the next film must recapture.
Why the 1984 ‘Gremlins’ Printed Money and the 1990 Sequel Did Not
Gremlins (1984) is the rare franchise starter that printed money on a modest negative cost. The film had an estimated $11 million production budget and delivered about $164.0 million worldwide, representing roughly a 15x return on production spend, before downstream revenue from home video and licensing. Domestically, it earned about $151.9 million, which is why the original still reads like a studio home run.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), on the other hand, changed the equation. Its production budget rose to about $50 million, but it grossed roughly $41.5 million worldwide (essentially the same as its domestic total), so the theatrical multiple landed around 0.83x. That mismatch explains the decades-long gap before Gremlins 3 was even considered. And it explains it better than any lack of affection: the sequel raised fixed costs faster than demand. Even before marketing, Gremlins 2 needed a higher ceiling to justify the spend, and it never found it.
Gremlins is now available to stream on Hulu. The second installment is available to stream on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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