As the in the long-running film series, The Final Chapter was met with mixed reviews from critics but was loved by the franchise's dedicated fanbase.

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The film employed over —some in full prosthetic makeup, others enhanced with CGI—making the hordes feel more massive and threatening than ever before. The budget for The Final Chapter was $40 million, a modest sum for a blockbuster, which made its impressive $312 million worldwide gross a significant financial victory.