I don’t think either have been a breakout hit in the way 10 Cloverfield Lane was, but you’re certainly right about experience.
I dunno if you’re just letting your preferred movies cloud what you consider success but while the Evil Dead remake didn’t do too well, Don’t Breathe made $157M worldwide, compared to 10 Cloverfield Lane’s $110M. Evil Dead did worse, but not by much ($97M). None of them have been these runaway successes.
Look, I absolutely love Dan Trachtenberg and for more than even directing, and I think his movies blow Fede’s out of the water, but this picture you’re painting of 10CL being this breakout hit, especially compared to Fede’s movies are just not supported by facts. Not trying to bust your balls, but I believe it’s important to form opinions based on evidence and not just feeling.