▁F ocus ▁Fe atures ▁acquired ▁domestic ▁distribution ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁F ocus ▁Fe atures ▁rela unch ed ▁their ▁Gr amer cy ▁Pictures ▁label ▁for ▁action , ▁horror , ▁and ▁science - f iction ▁mov ies , ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁releases . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁The ▁Forest ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁, ▁The ▁Forest ▁has ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 6 . 6 ▁million ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁$ 1 2 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁other ▁territ ories ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 8 . 8 ▁million , ▁against ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁alongside ▁the ▁wide ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁Re ven ant . ▁In ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁gross ▁$ 8 – 1 0 ▁million ▁from ▁ 2 , 4 5 1 ▁the aters . ▁The ▁film ▁made ▁$ 5 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁its ▁early ▁Th urs day ▁screen ings ▁and ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day , ▁including ▁Th urs day ' s ▁gross . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed