Independent movie Longlegs tops this year's box office earnings.
Get ready to party! It's time to crack open the birthday cake and unwrap that spooky-looking doll – Longlegs has hit a significant anniversary! This uncanny horror film, starring Maika Monroe as a remarkably perceptive FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as the chilling serial killer she's pursuing, is officially 2024's highest-grossing indie film, raking in over $100 million at the global box office.
According to Neon, the studio behind this nightmare-inducing flick, Longlegs has surpassed the $100 million mark worldwide. To top it off, "with a current cumulative gross of $72 million in the U.S. and Canada, Longlegs holds the crown as the top independent film release of 2024 and the leading R-rated horror film of the year." Kudos to that brain-freezing marketing campaign!
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While I couldn't find a complete listing of the top 10 highest-grossing independent horror films for 2024, here are some tidbits about notable indie horror films from that scary-good year:
- Longlegs – This spooktacular film became the highest-grossing indie flick of 2024, grossing more than $125 million on a production budget of less than $10 million[3][4]. With Maika Monroe as a tenacious FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as the terrifying titular villain, this film promises an unsettling and twisted experience[4].
- Abigail – Although not explicitly categorized as an indie film, this vampire horror tale unfortunately didn't live up to expectations due to premature marketing reveal of its shocking twist[2].
- In 2024, the horror film Longlegs, starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, managed to gross over $125 million, making it the highest-grossing indie horror film of the year.
- Despite being categorized as an indie film, the vampire horror film Abigail failed to meet expectations due to a premature marketing revelation of its shocking twist.
- Unexpectedly, Longlegs, a film from 2024, became the top-grossing independent film release and the leading R-rated horror film of that year, earning over $72 million in the US and Canada alone.
- The future of horror movies looks promising, with films like Longlegs, a chilling production from 2024, showing that even low budget productions can compete with the highest-grossing films of the year.
