In the United States and Canada, Iron Lung was released alongside Send Help, Melania, and Shelter. The film opened with $3.5 million on Thursday previews and was initially projected to make $9–10 million domestically on opening weekend.[2] After an $8.9 million opening day including Thursday previews,[43] projections were increased to $14–17 million.[44][45] The film opened with an estimated $17.8 million from 3,015 theaters per Variety and Deadline; Markiplier Studios did not report official figures.[46][47][48]
Can we all just appreciate that movie goers would rather watch in self financed, independent movie that is about being in tiny submarine over the sloppy propganada that is Melania.
Fucking awesome, right? I went to go see it twice. Now, I’m a casual Mark fan at best, and I generally don’t like horror movies. And fair criticism, the movie does have a bit of a saggy middle and the plot is presented in a way that is a little confusing the first time. It’s a slow burn, and you have to pay attention, or you’ll miss important details. It gets better the more you see it.
However, bear in mind, he said the weirdest part of making it was the SAG-AFTRA negotiations. He said that, “They were there ready to fight me on treating their workers right. I think they were surprised when I said, ‘Yeah, whatever they need, I’m not an asshole.’ We had this big strike during filming, so it took a bit longer to finish, but it was important.” Or something along those lines.
Contrast that with what I can only imagine was going on when they were filming the vapid vanity project that was playing in the empty theater next to us.
$3 mil to make, $25 mil at the box office.
Its already financially successful a few days after its opening.
Note: I know jack shit about markiplier, this movie, or the game its apparently based on. I was curious and looked it up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Lung_(film)
Can we all just appreciate that movie goers would rather watch in self financed, independent movie that is about being in tiny submarine over the sloppy propganada that is Melania.
Fucking awesome, right? I went to go see it twice. Now, I’m a casual Mark fan at best, and I generally don’t like horror movies. And fair criticism, the movie does have a bit of a saggy middle and the plot is presented in a way that is a little confusing the first time. It’s a slow burn, and you have to pay attention, or you’ll miss important details. It gets better the more you see it.
However, bear in mind, he said the weirdest part of making it was the SAG-AFTRA negotiations. He said that, “They were there ready to fight me on treating their workers right. I think they were surprised when I said, ‘Yeah, whatever they need, I’m not an asshole.’ We had this big strike during filming, so it took a bit longer to finish, but it was important.” Or something along those lines.
Contrast that with what I can only imagine was going on when they were filming the vapid vanity project that was playing in the empty theater next to us.