Like it or not, The Witch is having a huge cultural moment and is on the cusp on breaking through into pop culture.
The first weekend Robert Eggers’ satanic horror, which carries a strong The Shining vibe, took in $8.8 million. That’s insanely impressive for an independent film that made festival rounds for over a year.
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But how far will A24’s release go? Will it pick up steam this coming weekend or fade out?
Right now it’s growing in popularity on socials as artists everywhere have been sharing their interpretation of The Witch, mostly focusing on the symbolic goat, Black Phillip.
But the best of them all was Kinder Trauma‘s faux Black Phillip toy that would have children everywhere living deliciously.
