It grossed another $1.5 million on Friday, its sixth week of release, for a cumulative totak of $31.5 million. It’s almost assured to crack the $40 million mark by Tuesday or Wednesday.
This is a major post-pandemic win for A24, and, by this coming week, it’ll likely become the arthouse boutique studio’s third highest-grosser of all-time, surpassing “Hereditary” ($44 million). It is not inconceivable to believe that it could unseat “Lady Bird” ($49 million) and “Uncut Gems” ($50 million) for A24’s top spot.
This is an R-rated genre picture starring mostly unknowns, unless you count Michelle Yeo as someone who is a box-office draw (she’s not). What we have here is a word-of-mouth sensation, drawing positive reviews from critics and excellent audience scores — an 8.8 on IMDB is an astounding achievement, not to mention it’s also the highest-rated movie of all-time on Letterboxd.
Jesus. A huge win for A24, but also for SXSW which nabbed the world premiere in March after the film’s directors —Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schoenberg— refused a Sundance invite due to that fest’s virtual component.
What we have here folks is our first Best Picture contender for next year’s Oscars.
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