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‘Immaculate’ and ‘Late Night with the Devil’ Broke Records for Their Distributors in the Same Weekend

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Hollywood franchise film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire topped the box office over the weekend, but the most exciting box office story of the week was all about fresh original horror.

Neon released the Sydney Sweeney horror movie Immaculate into theaters the very same weekend that IFC Films unleashed Late Night with the Devil at the domestic box office. The good news? Both films exceeded expectations in their opening weekends!

Let’s start with Neon’s Immaculate, which broke through the crowded box office schedule thanks to clever marketing, rave reviews from the festival scene, and Sydney Sweeney’s rising star. The nunsploitation horror movie opened in the #4 spot on the domestic charts, scaring up an impressive $5.3 million across 2,354 theaters in its opening weekend here in the States.

Here’s the important context on that number. It’s the highest opening weekend for Neon in the company’s history, surpassing films like Ferrari, Parasite, Spencer and Infinity Pool.

The reported production budget for Immaculate was around $9 million, so there’s a good chance it will end up becoming profitable as the weeks go on here in early 2024.

And Neon still has a huge year ahead, with horror movies Cuckoo and Longlegs also headed our way soon. Will either film top Immaculate‘s opening weekend? Stay tuned to find out.

Coming in at #6 on the weekend charts was IFC Films’ Late Night with the Devil, a 1970s-set horror movie starring David Dastmalchian that similarly benefited from a wave of discourse and attention-grabbing marketing. Whether it was the AI debate or the Stephen King rave that drove people to the theaters, Late Night with the Devil is a hit for IFC Films.

Late Night with the Devil opened to $2.8 million in 1,034 theaters, making it the highest opening weekend for IFC Films. The film is next coming to Shudder on April 19, 2024.

Take notes, Hollywood. The people want horror all year round.

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We’re Giving Away Tickets to ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ World Premiere in Los Angeles on May 8!

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The masked modern horror icons return to the big screen in Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 on May 17, the first film in a brand new reboot trilogy from director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea). But why wait that long?!

Lionsgate is hosting the WORLD PREMIERE of The Strangers: Chapter 1 at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 8, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with 45 TICKETS to giveaway to anyone who’s able to attend the big premiere next week!

Want to see the film before it hits theaters nationwide on May 17? ENTER TO WIN!

Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), Froy Gutierrez (Hocus Pocus 2), Rachel Shenton (The Silent Child), Ema Horvath (“Rings of Power”) and Gabe Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) star.

Based on the original 2008 cult horror franchise, the project features Petsch, who drives cross-country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez) to begin a new life in the Pacific Northwest. When their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they’re forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrorized from dusk till dawn by three masked strangers.

Here’s the full official synopsis: “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2) is directing from a script by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (The Freak Brothers, Due Date). Lionsgate will distribute worldwide.

The Strangers began in 2008 with Bryan Bertino’s original home invasion horror movie, a terrifying film that introduced three masked killers who returned 10 years later with The Strangers: Prey at Night in 2018. The first film took place in a remote house in the woods while the sequel brought the murderous Man in the Mask, Dollface and Pinup Girl into a trailer park.

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