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Markiplier’s Iron Lung Stuns Box Office, Dethroning Melania

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Source: Gizmodo
Markiplier’s Iron Lung Stuns Box Office, Dethroning Melania
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Markiplier’s indie sci‑fi horror Iron Lung opened around $18M, a surprise win for an indie film that outpaced Disney’s Send Help (~$20M) and Amazon’s Melania (~$7M). The film, written/directed by and starring Markiplier, reportedly cost about $3M to make, while Melania came with a large Amazon MGM acquisition (~$40M) and marketing push (~$35M) amid controversy.

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  1. Markiplier’s Indie Sci-Fi Horror Movie Thrashed ‘Melania’ at the Box Office This Weekend  Gizmodo
  2. ‘Iron Lung’ Film Review: Markiplier Probes Inner and Outer Space in Sleeper Video-Game Adaptation  Variety
  3. YouTuber Markiplier Cries As He Thanks Fans For Iron Lung’s Box Office Success  Yahoo
  4. The Box-Office Story of the Weekend Isn’t Melania. It’s Something Much Weirder.  Slate
  5. Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Removed From Box Office Charts, Returns Making 7x Its Budget  Forbes

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