Box office The Invisible Man grossed $70.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $74.1 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $144.5 million, against a production budget of $7 million. It made $9.9 million on its first day, including $1.65 million from Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut to $28.2 million, topping the box office. The film made $15.1 million in its second weekend (dropping 46%) and then $5.9 million in its third weekend. In the film's fourth weekend, due to the mass theater closures around the country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it made $64,000 from 111 locations, mostly
drive-in theaters. The film continued to play almost exclusively at drive-ins in the following weeks; it made $444,000 in its 13th weekend, $320,800 in its 14th, and $209,000 in its 15th. The film reclaimed the top spot atop the box office in its 16th weekend, making $383,000 from 187 theaters.
Critical response received praise from critics for her performance in the film.
Review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 91% of 423 reviews of the film were positive with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart, well-acted, and above all scary,
The Invisible Man proves that sometimes, the classic source material for a fresh reboot can be hiding in plain sight." As of September 2025, Rotten Tomatoes ranks it as the 30th best horror film of all time.
Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 58 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by
CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, and
PostTrak reported it received an overall positive score of 76% and an average four out of five stars, with 53% of people they polled saying they would definitely recommend the film. Writing for
The A.V. Club, Jesse Hassenger gave the film a "B+", also praising Moss's performance and the film's centering of her character's experience; the publication followed up with a video review from senior writer Katie Rife and
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, who also gave a positive review, for the aesthetic and filmmaking of
Blumhouse Productions and Moss's performance. Alison Willmore of
Vulture commented about the effectiveness of Moss's facial expressions, and said that she "has established herself as an empress of the onscreen breakdown, our lady of ruined eye makeup". Patrick Cavanaugh of ComicBook.com gave the film four out of five stars, and wrote that Whannell's film is "an experience that is both effective as a full-blown horror film and as a chilling reminder of the abuse one can suffer from a supposed loved one." Conversely, Nicholas Barber from
BBC gave the film two out of five stars, opining that "the latest remake of the HG Wells tale offers a timely feminist spin – but it's lacking in thrills." He criticized the film's vagueness, concluding, "at a time when small-scale horror movies can be as stunning as
A Quiet Place and
Get Out, a film as perfunctory as
The Invisible Man feels insulting." Jake Coyle of the
Associated Press was also less than positive, describing it as "a bracingly modern #MeToo allegory that, despite its brutal craft, rings hollow." Sarah-Tai Black of
The Globe and Mail gave the film two out of four stars, writing: "While chock full of relatively good scares, campy effects, and an ending that will tickle a very specific demographic of 1990s and 2000s thriller fans with glee,
The Invisible Man doesn’t deliver more than that."
The Invisible Man appeared on 51 critics' year-end top-10 lists, including six second-place rankings. In July 2025,
The Hollywood Reporter ranked it number 17 on its list of the "25 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century."
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