When it was free in 2019,Escape Roombecame a massive achiever and the follow - up film . Escape Room : Tournament of Championsin 2021 betoken that a blade - new horror enfranchisement had emerged . Acting sort of like a PG-13 version ofthe long - runningSawfranchise , Escape Roomfeatures six divers strangers who are ask round to a occult post to take on the escape elbow room , where they will vie to see if they can solve a serial of mystifier to win $ 10,000 . Of of course , thing are n’t as they seem , and a game of life or death is give away for the contestants .

Adam Robitel ( Insidious : The Last central ) directedEscape Roomand returned for its sequel , Escape Room : Tournament of Champions . The sequel went bigger and bolder , with even deadly and more complex escape rooms . It also brought back two independent characters from the first film , who would play a significant role in the sequel and its judgement - blow close . TheEscape Room 2endingset the stage for what was to come , but now feels a morsel unfortunate .

Why It Doesn’t Look Like Escape Room 3 Will Happen

Escape Room 2 Was A Box Office Disappointment

head for the hills Room : Tournament of Championswas a marginally near film than its predecessor , but failed to live up to the high fiscal prospect set by the first film . Escape Roommade a monumental $ 155 million off of only a $ 9 million budget , whileEscape Room : Tournament of Championsmade only $ 53 million against a budget of $ 15 million ( viaThe Numbers ) . This is a massive drop - off between films , and COVID-19 might have played some part in it , butwhen sequels underperform likeEscape way 2did , chances of a franchise making more film begin to dwindle away .

Equally as exciting as the original celluloid , there are multiple arguments for why Escape Room : Tournament of Champions surpasses its predecessor .

At one meter , it really did seem like anEscape elbow room 3was being contrive out , or at least there were ideas for where the story could go . The theater director of the first two movie , Adam Robitel , sit down withEWright beforeEscape elbow room : Tournament of Championswas put out and talked about the possible action of what could be in fund for the third film , state :

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We have a treasure trove of ideas [ for a thirdEscape Roommovie ] . It ’s really going to be up to the devotee . But , attend , there ’s a lot of ways to skin the cat , there ’s a portion of different ways to continue to play with the hearing ’s outlook . Yeah , we ’d be really excited to do that .

Right after the release ofEscape Room : Tournament of Champions , Robitel once again talk aboutEscape Room 3 , this metre withThe Wrap , and explained some mind floating around for the third plastic film ’s story , stating :

Does movie three plunk up powerful on the plane , or is it going in a unlike direction ? I like the idea of open a movie with the multitude watching it , like the a – hole who in reality watch these games , like they should be throw into a escape room . Because they ’re the material problem , correct ? They ’re the rubberneckers , they ’re the ones in the Coliseum ascertain the gladiator be feed to the lions . So let ’s see them get their just desserts .

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While it is obvious that Robitel believed that a third picture show in theEscape Roomfranchise would be made , there has been wireless silence for the series as a whole sinceEscape Room : tourney of Championsfailed to subsist up to financial expectations . As more time passes betweenEscape Room 2and a possibleEscape Room 3 , it looks to be more unconvincing than ever .

Escape Room 3 Needs To Pay Off The Massive Cliffhanger In The Sequel

The Heroes Are Still Trapped By Minos

While the sequel was a solid direction for the dealership to go in , Escape Room 2left off with a monumental cliffhangerthat might never see a right resolution . TheEscape Room : Tournament of Championsending expose that Deborah Ann Woll ’s graphic symbol Amanda from the first film really live , and has been design leak rooms for Minos ever since . Minos then allows Zoey , Ben , and Amanda to conceive that they have won and have escaped , butonce they get on a plane , it is unwrap that it is another escape room , bespeak that Minos can never really be defeated .

Amanda was a fan - pet reference inEscape Roomwho ostensibly fall to her death .

While this end forEscape Room : tourney of Championscould set up a potential third film , it ’s really the alternate conclusion of the continuation that truly primes the enfranchisement for another installment . This translation of the film introduces Isabelle Fuhrman ’s Claire , the actual puzzle maker , and is patently set her up to be the villain ofEscape Room 3 . No matter what cut of the film is considered canyon to the franchise , there still remains a massive cliffhanger that will likely never be resolved , makingEscape elbow room : tourney of Champions ' stop incredibly frustrating . There are so many screw thread left unsolved .

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