2026’s Most Bizarre ‘Dracula’ Adaptation Is Officially Taking Over Paramount+
Luc Besson’s *Dracula: A Love Tale* has reached #1 on Paramount+’s film charts, finding a streaming audience after a mixed box-office and critical reception. Its success highlights how viewers can embrace a film that struggled to meet expectations in cinemas.
Starring Caleb Landry Jones, the film reimagines Bram Stoker’s story as a romance spanning centuries, with Dracula searching for a woman who resembles his lost love. It earned $42.5 million worldwide against a reported $52 million budget, and has a 54% critics’ score and 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. FlixPatrol lists it above titles including *We’re the Millers* and *Scary Movie* on Paramount+.
- Luc Besson’s *Dracula: A Love Tale* is #1 on Paramount+.
- It earned $42.5 million against a $52 million budget.
- Audience ratings are higher than critics’ ratings.
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Dracula is a vampire from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, which has inspired many films and other adaptations. Luc Besson’s version stars Caleb Landry Jones as Dracula and retells the story as a romance stretching across centuries, with Dracula seeking a woman who resembles his lost love.
The film’s cinema earnings were reported at $42.5 million worldwide, below its reported $52 million budget. Reviews differed: Rotten Tomatoes lists a 54% critics’ score and an 82% audience score. Its performance illustrates how a film’s reception on streaming can differ from its results in cinemas.