Overview
- Final Comscore figures show $18.19 million domestic from 3,015 theaters, placing the film second to Sam Raimi’s Send Help at $19.1 million.
- Global weekend receipts reached roughly $21.7 million, far outpacing the reported sub-$3 million production cost.
- Mark Fischbach wrote, directed, starred, self-financed, and self-distributed the adaptation, with bookings expanding from about 50 planned locations after fans and exhibitors pushed for screens.
- Reception is split between critics and audiences, with a roughly 50% critics’ score versus about 89% audience approval on Rotten Tomatoes and strong turnout among 18–34-year-olds.
- Reports noted brief box-office chart visibility glitches over the weekend; Fischbach thanked fans in an emotional livestream, and he indicated a short theatrical run with streaming expected but not yet announced.