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Longlegs, a supernatural procedural starring Nicholas Cage, has hit a massive milestone days ahead of its digital release. Osgood Perkins’ breakout horror film has made history as the highest-grossing indie horror film in the last decade globally after surpassing 2023’s Talk To Me’s $92M gross by a significant margin.
Written and directed by Perkins, Longlegs follows Lee Harker (Lee Monroe), an FBI Agent in pursuit of a serial killer (Nicholas Cage) who has evaded the law for decades. The film, which centers around the 1990s, garnered positive reception, scoring 86% with critics. After the stellar reviews, Longlegs came out swinging at the box office following the July 12 release. Longlegs raked in $22 million in the debut weekend against a production budget of $10 million.
Following its impressive start, the Neon indie horror flick has been an unstoppable beast, outgrossing competitor A 24’s hit Hereditary’s domestic gross of $44 million to become North America’s highest-grossing indie horror film. After five weeks, Longlegs has cemented itself as the highest-grossing indie horror film of the last ten years globally.
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