1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Coll ider ▁reported ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁by ▁A viron ▁Pictures . ▁A ▁te aser ▁tra iler ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁official ▁tra iler ▁deb uted ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁The ▁Str angers : ▁Pre y ▁at ▁Night ▁was ▁released ▁alongside ▁The ▁H urr icane ▁He ist , ▁Gr ingo ▁and ▁A ▁W r ink le ▁in ▁Time , ▁and ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁gross ▁around ▁$ 7 ▁million ▁from ▁ 2 , 4 6 4 ▁the aters ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end . ▁It ▁made ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day , ▁including ▁$ 6 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁pre views . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁debut ▁to ▁$ 1 0 . 4 ▁million , ▁finishing ▁third ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁behind ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁and ▁A ▁W r ink le ▁in ▁Time . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 0 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 1 6 ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 8 9 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁website ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" The ▁Str