'Longlegs' is now the highest-grossing independent horror film in 10 years

Longlegsthe most recent horror project of NEON and the screenwriter and director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter), continues with a firm step in cinema screenings.

After three weeks of screening, the indie horror thriller has collected $58.6 million at the domestic box office (USA, Canada), and a Global total of $66.7 million.

• It is officially, The highest-grossing independent horror film in the last ten years at the US box officesurpassing other hits of the genre such as Talk to Me, Insidious: Chapter 3y Hereditary.
• It is the Highest-grossing R-rated horror movie of 2024.
• It is the highest grossing film in NEON history.
• It is the third highest-grossing horror film of 2024 at the global box officein back of A Quiet Place: Day One ($253 mdd), y Connecting ($97 mdd).

He budget of Longlegs was $10 million dollars, about.

With figures from Deadline.

Nice Monroe y Nicolas Cage star in the horror thriller, she as FBI agent Lee Harker, who is on the trail of the serial killer nicknamed Longlegs, played by Cage.

The feature film is described as “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers,” and as “the best horror film about serial killers since The silence of the inocents”.

SYNOPSIS:

“FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is assigned to a serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.”

Alicia Witt (Urban Legend, I Care a Lot), Blair Underwood (Origin, American Crime Story), Vanessa Walsh (Murdaugh Murders: The Movie) y Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) complete the cast.

The producers are Cage with his production company Saturn Films, Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Dave Caplan, and Chris Ferguson.

Unfortunately in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, Longlegs It is not yet available. We have to wait for the August 29It will be distributed in theaters by Diamond Films under the title Longlegs: Soul Collector.