On Metacritic, it has score of 27% based on reviews from 17 critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave the film 1 star out of 4, saying: "The movie is unpleasant to look at. It's darker than Se7en, but without sufficient purpose, and my overall memory of it is people screaming in the shadows. To call this a comedy is a sign of optimism; to call it a comeback for Murphy is a sign of blind faith." Variety wrote, in a positive review, "Helmer Wes Craven keeps the action moving despite some detours allowing Murphy to play other characters as he did in Coming to America. Murphy proves effective and menacing as the vampire in a rather brave departure from what might be expected. Bassett looks great once she gets vampired-up. The vampire effects and makeup are also impressive." Box office The film grossed $19.8 million in the United States and Canada and $35 million worldwide. Legacy Critical reassessment At the time of its release, Vampire in Brooklyn was seen as one of Murphy and Craven’s lesser films, something Murphy acknowledged in a 2016 interview: “Well, I don’t think the New Yorker will be singing the praises of “Meet Dave.” “That was a gem!” I don’t know if there’s some “Pluto Nash” Appreciation Club out there. The Friends of “Holy Man” Group. The “Vampire in Brooklyn” Club.“ Since then, Vampire In Brooklyn become a cult classic. In the retrospective book Wes Craven: The Art of Horror, the author John Kenneth Muir praised the film especially Murphy and Bassett’s chemistry, the comedy, the special effect sequences, the score and the "overall 1930s–'40s mood“ which he called “charming“. Charles Pulliam More from Gizmodo touted Vampire in Brooklyn as one of the most “underrated horror movies of all time“ and praised it as “one of the most unique films in its genre—and one of the best." Monique Jones from Shadow and Act stated that Vampire in Brooklyn is one of Murphy's most interesting films due to how much of an outlier it is in his filmography." Andrew Shearer from Online Athens singled out the movie as one of Murphy's most underrated performances. Stephanie Williams from SYFY Wire considers the movie a "spooky-time favorite" and praised Bassett's performances, the humor (especially from Hardison and Witherspoon) and adds that "infusing