These are the kinds of movies that the studios are largely abandoning in favor of giant franchise blockbusters, like the upcoming movie The Avengers, and microbudget horror films like TheDevilInside.
Despite the average grade, with reviews so much stronger than most films aimed at teens, and an encouraging 18 percent bump on Saturday (which suggests positive word-of-mouth), "Chronicle" might not plummet at the box office the way "F" graded "The DevilInside" did a few weeks ago.