SONY Pictures' R-rated horror film 'Thanksgiving' took third place at the weekend box office on the traditional Thanksgiving holiday. With a $10.2 million opening in 3,204 theaters, the film, which cost only $15 million to make, should have no problem being a commercial success.

"Thanksgiving," written and directed by Eli Roth, who filmed "Bones" and "Skin Inn," currently has an 82% fresh rating on "Rotten Tomatoes" and is well received by the media.

Inn of Skins director Eli Roth's new horror film, Thanksgiving, has released an official trailer. In the preview, a serial killer appears in a small town without warning, and he starts killing people in a variety of ways. Almost everyone received a "death notice."

Judging from the performance of the preview, this will be a typical American horror film, the appearance of the killer, the gloomy atmosphere of the town, are very textured. However, the film's routine is also very obvious. Almost all sources of fear are very fixed. And this is the same as the director's previous "Skin Inn". When it comes to horror genres, there is an indescribable appeal to holiday-themed horror stories. "Halloween" and "Bloody Valentine" are still chilling.

Director Eli Roth said in an interview that he had been waiting for the right time to turn "Thanksgiving" into a full-length movie. He explained that he didn't want to simply follow a traditional story line: "I was waiting for the right time, to make this film. Now the horror film has matured, and many horror films have been recognized by the market. I wouldn't say it's as crazy as Joker Deathbed 2, but it's definitely up there with New Bones and Skin Inn."

After the Black Friday riots end in tragedy, a mysterious serial killer inspired by Thanksgiving begins terrorizing Plymouth, Massachusetts, creating a storm of terror in the birthplace of the infamous holiday. Starring Patrick Dempsey, Addison Ray and Milo Mannheim, the film opens in North America on November 17.