Longlegs VOD Release Date Revealed Following Record-Breaking Box Office Success

The date of Longlegs’ digital release has finally been made public. The horror-thriller, directed by Oz Perkins, follows Maika Monroe’s FBI agent Lee Harker as she looks into a string of killings carried out by an enigmatic assassin known only as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage). After receiving favourable reviews when it debuted earlier this year, Longlegs became a horror movie box office success.

Longlegs will be available on VOD on August 23. Pre-orders for the movie are being accepted on Apple and Amazon right now. The release date of Longlegs on physical media and the date it will be accessible on streaming services are still unknown.

Longlegs’ Success Explained

Why The Nicolas Cage Horror Movie Was Such A Hit

Longlegs’ eerie and enigmatic marketing made the film a highly anticipated horror release earlier this year. It was a smart decision for the promotional materials to exclude any depiction of Cage in character, and a lot of the teasers made it difficult to decipher the plot beyond the simple idea of a serial killer movie. Positive responses to the movie were also seen on social media, and some of these responses were eventually utilised to promote the movie.

Although the exact cost of making Longlegs has not been disclosed, it is thought to have been less than $10 million. One of 2024’s biggest success stories, Perkins’ horror film has generated $97.8 million at the box office globally to date. Though reviews have been largely excellent, moviegoers don’t seem to be enjoying the movie as much as critics are. Longlegs has an 86% critics’ score and a mediocre 60% audience score (now known as the Popcornmeter) on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, Longlegs had comparatively modest week-to-week decreases at the box office, which usually results from favourable word-of-mouth, thus this lower Popcornmeter score might not accurately reflect the sentiment of the general public. Although the film’s marketing did a great deal of the hard lifting, it’s clear that the Longlegs ending has had people talking long after the credits have rolled. Longlegs has had a lengthy and prosperous run at the box office, and it appears that audiences will still find it appealing while watching it at home later this week.