New horror movie Late Night with the Devil had a sinister day at the box office with an eerily spot on total
Mar. 25, 2024This is one creepy coincidence
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New found footage horror movieLate Night with the Deviltook in an eerily fitting total at the box office over the weekend – and it has us pretty spooked.
According toVariety, Late Night with the Devil – which is about a late night host becoming embroiled in a Satanic incident live on air – came in sixth place at the domestic box office, for a total of $2.8 million. That’s not what’s truly significant, though: on Sunday (the 24th), the movie took in a sinister $666,666. Of course, 666 is traditionally seen as the devil’s number. How’s that for creepy?
Late Night with the Devil has recently been criticized for its use of AI, which the writer/director teamtold Varietymade up only “very brief interstitials in the film,” buthorror maestro Mike Flanagan has come to its defence.
“Yeah, the movie remains absolutely excellent, and remains highly recommended,” he wrote in an update to his Letterboxd review, adding in a comment: “The comment section of my Letterboxd account is not the forum to litigate issues of AI in the industry. This is an excellent movie worthy of your time and support.”
Elsewhere at the box office,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empiretook the domestic crown, whileDune: Part Twoheld onto second place.Kung Fu Panda 4was in third place, with new Sydney Sweeney horrorImmaculatein fourth.
David Dastmalchian stars in Late Night with the Devil, which is written and directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes. For more on the horror movie, see our writer’s thoughts onwhy the film is today’s answer to Ghostwatch.
You can also fill out your watchlist with our guide to thebest horror moviesstreaming now.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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