The serial killer thriller “Longlegs” is not only the biggest film of the year for distributor Neon, it’s the biggest film of the year for all independent film. The movie has surpassed $100 million at the global box office, with a cumulative gross of $72 million in North America. It’s also the top-grossing R-rated horror film of 2024 (although the top title for the R-rating goes to Marvel’s blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine”).
The movie, which stars Nicolas Cage as a serial killer in a “Silence of the Lambs”-like story from writer-director Osgood Perkins, far exceeded expectations when it opened to $22 million at the box office in July.