“Longlegs” Hits a Huge Milestone at the Box Office Worldwide Just Before Digital Release

Neon’s smash horror movie Longlegs, which has been playing solely in theatres for more than a month, may have reached its last global box office milestone. The extended theatrical window that the independent distributor gave it (as opposed to how Universal handled The Fall Guy and Twisters) has undoubtedly helped to the film’s ongoing success at the box office, even though it is anticipated to debut on digital platforms in a matter of days. Initially viewed as a response to A24’s genre hits, Longlegs has outperformed other studio productions during its tenure in theatres.

With a total domestic gross of $71.7 million and foreign sales of $18.3 million, the movie has now surpassed a cumulative global gross of $90 million. This is an incredible outcome, particularly considering that the horror genre has had a very challenging year. Producing longlegs supposedly cost less than $10 million, which might have further boosted Neon’s profit margins. The previous domestic record for the independent distributor was held by Parasite, which ended its existence in 2020 with $53 million.

Longlegs has surpassed a number of films during its run, including Hereditary ($81 million worldwide), Sinister ($87 million worldwide), Hostel ($82 million), Candyman ($77 million), Crimson Peak ($74 million), and The Pope’s Exorcist ($73 million). The film is currently the second-biggest horror blockbuster of the year, behind only A Quiet Place: Day One ($260 million) and ahead of Korea’s Exhuma ($86 million). It is just $2 million short of surpassing Talk to Me’s lifetime global total.

There’s No Way ‘Longlegs’ Will Hit $100 Million, Will It?

Longlegs could be able to surpass the lifetime worldwide box office receipts of films like The Purge, Crawl, and Drag Me to Hell ($91 million apiece) before its run ends. However, it is difficult to classify Longlegs with them because, despite belonging to a different genre, it has an artistic bent, which adds to the film’s remarkable commercial success. Horror films have had an especially tough year, with notable studio failures like Abigail ($42 million), Imaginary ($43 million), and Night Swim ($54 million).

Maika Monroe plays a rookie FBI agent entrusted with finding an elusive serial killer played by an unrecognisable Nicolas Cage in this film, which was directed by Osgood Perkins. Reviews for Longlegs were favourable at first, praising both Cage’s performance and the unexpected otherworldly aspects of the film.