Nicholas Cage’s 2024 horror flick Longlegs hit the theaters in the States on Friday, July 12, 2024, and its opening weekend at the box office was one for the record books.
Osgood Perkins directed film stars Makia Monroe as Lee Harker and Lauren Acala as Young Lee in addition to Nicholas Cage as Longlegs.
| Director | Osgood Perkins |
| Cast | Maika Monroe Nicolas Cage Blair Underwood |
| Budget | Under $10 Million |
| Run Time | 1 Hour 41 Minutes |
| Genre | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Synopsis: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. |
It chronicles the FBI’s search for an occultist serial killer.
According to Variety the film was produced for under $10 million budget and the studio spent roughly the same amount to market and distribute.
Longlegs Box Office Record
“Longlegs” has achieved the highest opening box office gross in Neon’s history, raking in $22.6 million.
It’s opening weekend gross was not only a remarkable achievement for Neon but also a record-breaking milestone for the box office overall.
It’s opening box office gross makes it the highest-grossing original horror debut of 2024 to date.
While A Quiet Place: Day One opened with a massive $52.2 million, it leans more towards a sci-fi survival thriller and is part of a well-established franchise as a spin-off and prequel.
Therefore, Longlegs proudly holds the record for the biggest box office opening for an original horror movie in 2024.
The major reasos for the movie to hit the record breaking opening was it’s brilliant online marketing campaign.
It’s distribuitor Neon came up with the idea of promoting the film uning the website.
The website The Birthday Murders features 90’s asthetic and information about it’s antagonist Nicholas Cage’s characters murders.
Interestingly, it also features a phone number people can call to hear horrifying voice message from Cage.
