Nicolas Cage's horror thriller "Longlegs" finds success at the box office.
Filmed by Osgood Perkins, Nicolas Cage's most recent horror thriller, "Longlegs," has reached a major box office milestone worldwide. Exceeding expectations, the film—which stars Maika Monroe as FBI agent Lee Harker hunting the titular serial killer (Nicolas Cage) has established its place in the 2024 horror scene.
Longlegs Box Office Success
The movie set a record for its distributor, NEON with an amazing $22.4 million opening weekend. Since then, "Longlegs" has gone past $30 million worldwide and crossed the $25 million mark domestically. Although it is the 42nd release of 2024 to meet this mark, its rather low budget (less than $10 million) distinguishes it. Estimated to be around $20 million prior to marketing expenses, the movie has most certainly already exceeded its break-even point.
Longlegs Box Office Performance Against Other 2024 Horror Releases
Given the great performance of other horror films released in 2024, "Longlegs" stands especially remarkably successful. Although "Longlegs" has already exceeded the gross of "Late Night with the Devil," another horror movie with a record opening for its distributor clearly stands out when weighed against other high-budget horror films of the year.
Budget and Performance Longlegs vs. Other Horror Releases
Regarding budget and worldwide box office gross, "Longlegs" stands out from other 2024 horror Movies:
Position
Title:
Budget
Worldwide Box Office
Eight
Day One's Quiet Place
67 million dollars
$223.6 million
19
Exhume
Not known
$98 million.
26
Night Swimming
$15 million
54.1 million dollars
27
the First Omen
thirty million
53.9 million
1929
Tarot
Eight million dollar
$49 million
31
Chapter 1, The Strangers
$8.5 million
$43 million
32
ABigail
$28 million
42.4 million dollars
33
fictional
Around $13 million
$39.1 million
36
The observers
thirty million
$33 million
42
Long legs
Around $10 million
thirty million
Although "Longlegs" is not now the most profitable movie on this list, its low budget and good box office performance make it a noteworthy success. Given its ongoing theater run and favorable audience reaction, the movie might surpass "Tarot" and "The Strangers" in profitability. Strong audience appeal suggested by the film's Certified Fresh score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes could help to explain its financial success.
