Stunning Milestone: Nosferatu Shatters Records to Top Longlegs in Box Office Triumph!
Nosferatu has set a new benchmark in the horror movie landscape by overtaking Longlegs at the box office. Longlegs, a thrilling serial killer movie directed by Osgood Perkins and featuring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, had accumulated $127 million worldwide against a modest budget of less than $10 million since its release on July 12, 2024. However, Robert Eggers’ remake of the classic 1922 silent film Nosferatu premiered on Christmas Day and quickly became the top-grossing new release of that holiday weekend.
By its third weekend, Nosferatu had garnered a projected $6.8 million domestically and $13.7 million internationally, pushing its global total to $135 million—surpassing Longlegs by $8 million. This achievement ranks Nosferatu as the highest-grossing non-sequel or non-prequel horror film of 2024, beating other horrors like Exhuma, The Substance, Night Swim, and Heretic.
Despite a production budget of $50 million, Nosferatu’s impressive earnings are still shy of Longlegs’ twelve-fold return on investment. Nevertheless, Nosferatu’s numbers are climbing, projected to surpass Smile 2 soon and rank as the third highest-grossing horror film of the year.
Nosferatu’s triumph stems from various factors, including positive word of mouth and critical acclaim, boasting an 85% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73% audience score. The film’s presence in the awards circuit, with four Critics’ Choice nominations and a National Board of Review Cinematography award, further bolsters its reputation. Directed by Robert Eggers and starring Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, Nosferatu breathes new life into the chilling tale of a vampire’s obsession with a young woman. As one of 2024’s biggest horror hits, Nosferatu is a testament to how classic stories can captivate contemporary audiences.
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