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'''''Longlegs''''' is a 2024 American [[horror thrillerfilm]] film written and directed by [[Oz Perkins|Osgood Perkins]]., Itand starsstarring [[Maika Monroe]] and, [[Nicolas Cage]],<!-- Per poster billing order. --> who also produced the film through his Saturn Films production company. The cast also features, [[Blair Underwood]], and [[Alicia Witt]],. MichelleSet Choi-Lee,in [[Dakotathe Daulby]]1990s, and [[Kiernan Shipka]] in supporting roles. The filmit follows an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent tasked with tracking down an [[Occult|occultist]] serial killer responsible for murdering multiple families throughout the state of [[Oregon]], without having been physically present in the crimes.
 
Perkins developed the screenplay for ''Longlegs'' Cage served as a producer on the film through his Saturn Films production company.
''Longlegs'' was released in the United States by [[Neon (company)|Neon]] on July 12, 2024. It received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $94 million worldwide, becoming Neon's highest grossing film to date domestically.▼
 
▲''Longlegs'' was released in the United States by [[Neon (company)|Neon]] on July 12, 2024. It received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $94100 million worldwide, becoming Neon's highest grossing film to date domestically, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of the year.<ref name=Saperstein/>
 
==Plot==
In 1970s Oregon, a young girl with a [[Polaroid camera]] follows a mysterious voice and encounters an erratic man in pale makeup outside her house.
 
In the 1990s, [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent Lee Harker, who exhibits possible [[clairvoyance]], is assigned by her supervisor William Carter to a case involving a series of [[murder-suicide]]s in Oregon. Each case involves a father killing his family and himself, leaving behind a letter with [[Satan]]ic coding signed "Longlegs", whose handwriting belongs to none of the family members. Lee discovers that each family had a 9-year-old daughter born on the 14th of the month, the murders all occurred within six days before or after the birthday itself, and the murders form an occult triangle symbol on a calendar, with one date missing. While talking to her mother Ruth, Lee receives a coded birthday card from Longlegs, warning her that revealing the source of the code will lead to her mother's murder.
 
Following a clue, Lee and Carter find a doll with a high-energy metal orb inside. Despite Carter's skepticism of the supernatural, Lee theorizes that Longlegs uses these orbs to possess people as each family received a similar doll. After visiting Carrie, the sole survivor of Longlegs's attacks, who was visited previously by someone using Lee's name, Carter suspects Lee's connection to Longlegs. Discovering that Ruth had filed a police report of an intruder approaching Lee on her 9thninth birthday, Carter encourages Lee to talk to her. Ruth, directingdirects herLee to childhood belongings, where she finds a Polaroid of the pale-faced man, revealing Longlegs to be the man who had visited a young Lee inon theher 1970sbirthday. Lee submits the photo, leading to Longlegs's arrest. Realizing the missing date is that day, Lee fears an accomplice will commit another murder. In the interrogation room, Longlegs claims to serve "the man downstairs"{{Efn|Implied to be [[Satan]].}} and hints at Ruth's involvement before killing himself.
 
Agent Browning drives Lee to her mother's home, where Lee witnesses Ruth murder Browning with a shotgun. Ruth then destroys a doll resembling young Lee, causing Lee to lose consciousness. LeeIt seesis thatrevealed Ruth has been Longlegs's accomplice since Lee's childhood.: Longlegs forced Ruth to choose between her daughter's death and his bidding, leading her to comply and spare Lee. Longlegs has since lived in the Harker basement, creating Satanic dolls that Ruth, posing as a nun, delivered to families, causing them to kill each other. Lee's doll blocked her memories of Longlegs while influencing her with his magic.
 
Lee awakens in the basement and hears a demonic voice on the phone warning her about William's daughter Ruby's ninth birthday party, which had been scheduled for that day. Lee rushes to save the Carters, whose deaths would complete Longlegs's triangle. She finds the family already possessed, with Ruth having delivered the doll. After William kills his wife Anna, Lee shoots him to protect Ruby. Ruth attacks with a dagger, forcing Lee to kill her. Lee tries to destroy the doll but runs out of ammunition. She tells Ruby they need to leave, but Ruby remains frozen, staring at the doll.<!-- DO NOT ADD THE EXTRA SCENE. THE PLOT ENDS HERE. -->
 
==Cast==
{{Castcast list|▼
[[File:Maika Monroe June 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Maika Monroe stars as Lee Harker.]]
▲{{Cast list|
* [[Maika Monroe]] as Lee Harker, an FBI agent assigned to Longlegs case
** Lauren Acala as young Lee Harker
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* [[Peter James Bryant]] as a senior FBI agent
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==Production==
===Development===
In November 2022, it was reported that [[Oz Perkins|Osgood Perkins]] would direct from a script he wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Nicolas Cage To Star In Horror-Thriller 'Longlegs' For C2, Automatik & Cage's Saturn Films; 'Sinister', 'La La Land' Producers & 'Joker' Exec Among Team |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115020309/https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nicolas Cage]] signed on to produce (under his [[Saturn Films]] banner) and star in the horror thriller film as a serial killer.<ref name="Variety1">{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2023-02-06 |title=Nicolas Cage Horror 'Longlegs' Casts 'It Follows' Star Maika Monroe, Black Bear International to Launch Sales at EFM (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicolas-cage-horror-longlegs-maika-monroe-1235514271/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206213509/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicolas-cage-horror-longlegs-maika-monroe-1235514271/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Teaser"/> In February 2023, [[Maika Monroe]] signed on as FBI agent Lee Harker.<ref name="Variety1"/> The following month, [[Alicia Witt]] and [[Blair Underwood]] joined the cast.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=March 6, 2023|title=Alicia Witt & Blair Underwood Join Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe In ''Longlegs'' Horror-Thriller |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/alicia-witt-blair-underwood-join-nicolas-cage-longlegs-movie-1235280556/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306182250/https://deadline.com/2023/03/alicia-witt-blair-underwood-join-nicolas-cage-longlegs-movie-1235280556/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ▼
In November 2022, it was reported that [[Oz Perkins|Osgood Perkins]] would direct the film from a screenplay he wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Nicolas Cage To Star In Horror-Thriller 'Longlegs' For C2, Automatik & Cage's Saturn Films; 'Sinister', 'La La Land' Producers & 'Joker' Exec Among Team |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115020309/https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Perkins drew on several influences when developing the screenplay and certain elements of the story. For example, the plot device of dolls being infused with evil and causing fathers to murder their family members was loosely inspired by the [[Killing of JonBenét Ramsey|murder of JonBenét Ramsey]].<ref name=Northrup>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/longlegs-real-life-inspiration-director-explained/|work=[[Screen Rant]]|title=Real-Life Inspiration For Major Longlegs Twist Explained By Director Osgood Perkins|last=Northrup|first=Ryan|date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wip/cr72l|archive-date=August 17, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Perkins elaborated: "The murder took place approaching Christmas, and one present that the parents had gotten for JonBenét was a life-size replica doll of herself, wearing one of her pageant dresses. It was in a cardboard box in the basement, 15 feet from where she was killed, and there was something so insane about that, I’d cataloged it away."<ref name=Northrup/>
 
===Casting===
▲In November 2022, it was reported that [[Oz Perkins|Osgood Perkins]] would direct from a script he wrote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Nicolas Cage To Star In Horror-Thriller 'Longlegs' For C2, Automatik & Cage's Saturn Films; 'Sinister', 'La La Land' Producers & 'Joker' Exec Among Team |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115020309/https://deadline.com/2022/11/nicolas-cage-horror-thriller-longlegs-sinister-la-la-land-joker-producers-execs-1235166010/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nicolas Cage]] signed on to produce (under his [[Saturn Films]] banner) and star in the horror thriller film as athe titular serial killer.<ref name="Variety1">{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=February 6, 2023-02-06 |title=Nicolas Cage Horror 'Longlegs' Casts 'It Follows' Star Maika Monroe, Black Bear International to Launch Sales at EFM (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicolas-cage-horror-longlegs-maika-monroe-1235514271/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206213509/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/nicolas-cage-horror-longlegs-maika-monroe-1235514271/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Teaser"/> In February 2023, [[Maika Monroe]] signed on as FBI agent Lee Harker.<ref name="Variety1"/> The following month, [[Alicia Witt]] and [[Blair Underwood]] joined the cast.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=March 6, 2023|title=Alicia Witt & Blair Underwood Join Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe In ''Longlegs'' Horror-Thriller |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/alicia-witt-blair-underwood-join-nicolas-cage-longlegs-movie-1235280556/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306182250/https://deadline.com/2023/03/alicia-witt-blair-underwood-join-nicolas-cage-longlegs-movie-1235280556/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Filming===
''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' stated that Dave Caplan's C2 Motion Picture Group financed the film for under $10 million.<ref name="Opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-longlegs-fly-me-to-the-moon-channing-tatum-nicolas-cage-1236008154/|title=How Neon Made ''Longlegs'' Sexy At Box Office With Distrib's Record Opening Of $22M+, Best Start For Original Horror Pic YTD – Sunday Update|date=July 14, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715173848/https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-longlegs-fly-me-to-the-moon-channing-tatum-nicolas-cage-1236008154/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] was scheduled to take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, from January 16 to February 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Production - Creative BC |url=https://www.creativebc.com/services/provincial-film-commission/in-production/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115014159/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.creativebc.com/services/provincial-film-commission/in-production/ |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |publisher=[[Creative BC Film Commission]]}}</ref><ref name="Teaser">{{Cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=2024-02-02 |title=''Longlegs'' Teaser: Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe Star in Neon's Mysterious Serial Killer Horror Movie |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/longlegs-teaser-maika-monroe-nicolas-cage-neon-horror-movie-1234950649/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=[[IndieWire]] |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202190208/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/longlegs-teaser-maika-monroe-nicolas-cage-neon-horror-movie-1234950649/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Music ==
The film's soundtrack was conceived by Zilgi, a [[pseudonym]] for [[Elvis Perkins]] (the brother of the film's director),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Here's every song on the 'Longlegs' soundtrack |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-song-on-the-longlegs-soundtrack-3775338 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716100300/https://www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-song-on-the-longlegs-soundtrack-3775338 |url-status=live }}</ref> credited as composer of the score compositions on the digital soundtrack album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/01IZyXcyYtm7zhHBEOCCIF?si=d52dc7b27f254d03 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=open.spotify.com |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230021/https://open.spotify.com/album/01IZyXcyYtm7zhHBEOCCIF?si=d52dc7b27f254d03&nd=1&dlsi=f012ac59dba94d03 |url-status=live }}</ref> There were contributing tracks by sound designer Eugenio Battagila and Melody Carrillo with Elizabeth Wight. The soundtrack was released on July{{nbsp}}12, 2024 on streaming platforms and on vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 10, 2024|title=''Longlegs'' Soundtrack Album Details|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/07/10/longlegs-soundtrack-album-details/|access-date=2024-07-12|website=Film Music Reporter|archive-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230023/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/07/10/longlegs-soundtrack-album-details/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Marketing ==
To promote the film, Neon utilized [[guerilla marketing]] tactics similar to those that led to the box office success of ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Horror movie 'Longlegs' has gone viral with its creepy marketing campaign. But is it more than just a stunt? |url=https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/07/10/longlegs-horror-movie-marketing/|website=Northeastern Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715014653/https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/07/10/longlegs-horror-movie-marketing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Perkins credited Neon for the film's marketing, saying the studio "really responded strongly to the movie, the raw materials of the movie really excited them, the way it looks, the way it feels, the way it sounds. They asked me early on, 'Do we have your permission to kind of go nuts?' And I said, 'What else are we doing here? Go for it. Do your thing.'"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=June 24, 2024 |title='Longlegs' Director Oz Perkins Says the Wild Marketing Campaign Is All Neon: 'I Would Be a Jackass to Take Too Much Credit' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/longlegs-marketing-osgood-perkins-1235019292/|website=[[IndieWire]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230021/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/longlegs-marketing-osgood-perkins-1235019292/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's total marketing budget was under $10 million, focusing on digital content and not having television ads.<ref name="Opening"/>
 
Promotional materials included teaser trailers that first appeared in January 2024 and did not mention the title until February, building speculation through clips, images, and coded messages using [[symbology]] created for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |last=Wampler |first=Scott |title=Neon Releases Third Teaser For What Is Clearly Oz Perkins' ''Longlegs''|url=https://www.fangoria.com/longlegs-trailer/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=[[Fangoria]] |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715014654/https://www.fangoria.com/longlegs-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2024-02-02 |last=Wampler |first=Scott |title=The First Trailer For Oz Perkins' ''Longlegs'' Is Finally Here |url=https://www.fangoria.com/longlegs-trailer/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=[[Fangoria]] |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715014654/https://www.fangoria.com/longlegs-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Neon posted 11 videos on [[YouTube]] leading up to release, accumulating 30 million views. A trailer was also attached to every horror film released in theaters since January 2024.<ref name="Opening"/> A paid advertisement featuring a [[cipher]] was published in the ''[[Seattle Times]]'' on June 14, a reference to [[Zodiac Killer]]. The ad directed readers to an in-universe website detailing murders committed in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2024-06-June 14, 2024 |title=The Birthday Murders: Viral Marketing Website Launches for ''Longlegs'' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3816385/the-birthday-murders-viral-marketing-website-launches-for-longlegs/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621190646/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3816385/the-birthday-murders-viral-marketing-website-launches-for-longlegs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The week of the film's release, Neon released a clip of Maika Monroe performing a scene in which she comes face to face with Cage's character in an interrogation room. Monroe had not met or seen Cage yet in his full makeup; the filmmakers attached a heart monitor to her ro measure her rising heartbeat as she began filming the scene, the audio of which was recorded and played over the clip (Cage's face was again not revealed).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/maika-monroe-longlegs-scene-nicolas-cage-heartbeat-video-8677183|title=Maika Monroe on her intense Longlegs scene with Nicolas Cage and that heartbeat video|date=July 14, 2024|url-status=live|last=Romano|first=Nick|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wip/vtemZ|archive-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref>
 
Following the film's theatrical premiere, Neon released another promotional spot highlighting hidden appearances of the devil that recur in the backgrounds of the film, titled "Look Closer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oKrLoNUd8M|work=[[YouTube]]|title=LONGLEGS: Look Closer|date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/-oKrLoNUd8M|archive-date=August 17, 2024|url-status=live|publisher=Neon}}</ref> According to Perkins, there are 15 appearances of the devil in the film which are not readily noticeable.<ref name=Jenkins/>
 
==Release==
In February 2023, [[Neon (company)|Neon]] acquired the film's North American rights at the [[European Film Market]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2023-02-February 19, 2023|title=Neon In Pole Position For Nicolas Cage Horror-Thriller 'Longlegs' Marking First Sizeable Domestic Deal Of EFM |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/nicolas-cage-movie-longlegs-maika-monroe-neon-efm-deal-1235264745/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220175000/https://deadline.com/2023/02/nicolas-cage-movie-longlegs-maika-monroe-neon-efm-deal-1235264745/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film had a screening at Los Angeles's Beyond Fest on May 31, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Daniel|date=June 1, 2024-06-01|title=Nicolas Cage horror movie ''Longlegs'' gets rave reactions following surprise screening|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/nicolas-cage-horror-movie-longlegs-gets-rave-reactions-following-surprise-screening-3761547|website=[[NME]]|access-date=June 1, 2024|archive-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713092801/https://www.nme.com/news/film/nicolas-cage-horror-movie-longlegs-gets-rave-reactions-following-surprise-screening-3761547|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Longlegs'' premiered at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles on July 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LONGLEGS |url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/longlegs-7-8-24/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704020431/https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/longlegs-7-8-24/ |archive-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[American Cinematheque]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
''Longlegs'' held several special screenings across the United States throughout July 8-13, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LONGLEGS {{!}} NEON |url=https://neonrated.com/films/longlegs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711235706/https://neonrated.com/films/longlegs |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |website=neonrated.com |language=en}}</ref> This also included a 'parent-free' [[RSVP]] screening at the [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] in Brooklyn, New York on July 12, 2024.<ref name="Opening"/> It was released in North America and the United Kingdom on July 12, 2024.<ref name="Teaser" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=2024-06-17 |title=''Longlegs'' UK Release Date Confirmed For July |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/longlegs-uk-release-date-confirmed-for-july/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617130945/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/longlegs-uk-release-date-confirmed-for-july/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Reception==
=== Box office ===
{{As of|2024|8|1514|df=US}}, ''Longlegs'' hashad grossed $72.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $22.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $94.75 million.<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="NUM" /> On August 16, 2024, it was reported that the film had surpassed $100 million in box office revenue internationally, making it the highest-grossing independent film of the year to date.<ref name=Saperstein/>
 
In the United States and Canada, ''Longlegs'' was released alongside ''[[Fly Me to the Moon (2024 film)|Fly Me to the Moon]]'', and was projected to gross $7–9 million from 2,510 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/channing-tatum-box-office-fly-me-to-the-moon-despicable-me-4-1236004684/|title=Gru To Rule With $33M+ As 'Fly Me To The Moon', 'Longlegs' Provide Depth To Weekend Box Office – Preview|date=July 9, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=July 11, 2024|archive-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714211041/https://deadline.com/2024/07/channing-tatum-box-office-fly-me-to-the-moon-despicable-me-4-1236004684/|url-status=live}}</ref> After making $10 million on its first day (including $3 million from Thursday night previews, both records for Neon), weekend estimates were raised to $20–23 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-longlegs-previews-neon-1236068814/|title=Box Office: 'Longlegs' Makes $3 Million in Previews, Surpassing 'Immaculate' to Set Neon Record|date=July 12, 2024|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|publisher=Variety|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=July 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161039/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-longlegs-previews-neon-1236068814/|url-status=live}}</ref> It went on to debut to $22.4 million, finishing second at the box office behind holdover ''[[Despicable Me 4]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W28/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 28|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715185340/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W28/|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening marked the best opening weekend for Neon and the biggest total for an original 2024 horror film. It was Monroe's best domestic opening as lead (excluding 2016's ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'', for which she was [[Billing (performing arts)|billed]]) and Cage's first live-action film to open above $20 million since ''[[Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance]]'' in 2012.<ref name="Opening"/> In its second weekend, the film made $12 million, a drop of 46.6% to finish in fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W29/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 29|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 22, 2024 |title='Twisters' Even Bigger With $81M+ Opening – Monday AM Box Office Update|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-twisters-1236015127/ |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In its third weekend, it became Neon's highest-grossing film after surpassing their earnings for 2019's ''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]'' ($53.37 million) and added $6.8 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/indie-film-box-office-longlegs-neon-didi-the-fabulous-four-1236025156/|title=It's Official, ''Longlegs'' Is Neon's Top Grossing Film Ever; Sean Wang's ''Didi'' Sees Nice Open In Limited Release – Specialty Box Office|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 28, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240804194112/https://deadline.com/2024/07/indie-film-box-office-longlegs-neon-didi-the-fabulous-four-1236025156/|archive-date=August 4, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W30/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 30|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
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J. Hurtado of [[Screen Anarchy]] declared ''Longlegs'' "a masterpiece; an unholy, horrifying confluence of high art and anxiety, a film in which every frame is a nightmare, and it's beautiful".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=Longlegs Review: Every Frame Is A Nightmare In The Year's Best Horror Film To Date. |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2024/06/longlegs-review.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScreenAnarchy |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713092802/https://screenanarchy.com/2024/06/longlegs-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Writing for [[Bloody Disgusting]], Meagan Navarro praised ''Longlegs''{{'}} performances and atmosphere, concluding, "''Longlegs'' is as stylish as it is timeless, dripping with claustrophobic dread and rot."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=2024-06-10 |title=''Longlegs'' Review – Oz Perkins' Latest Gets Under Your Skin and Festers Like a Putrid Nightmare |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3815064/longlegs-review-oz-perkins-putrid-nightmare/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611035744/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3815064/longlegs-review-oz-perkins-putrid-nightmare/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bill Bria of ''[[/Film]]'' called ''Longlegs'' "the most terrifying horror movie of 2024," noting the film's "rock n' roll spirit".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bria |first=Bill |date=June 10, 2024 |title=''Longlegs'' Review: Osgood Perkins' Masterpiece Is The Most Terrifying Horror Movie Of 2024 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1582538/longlegs-review-osgood-perkins-maika-monroe-nicolas-cage-horror-movie/ |archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240804193825/https://www.slashfilm.com/1582538/longlegs-review-osgood-perkins-maika-monroe-nicolas-cage-horror-movie/|url-status=live|website=[[/Film]]}}</ref>
 
===Home media===
In late July 2024, the film's impending [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K UHD Blu-ray]] and standard [[Blu-ray]] releases were made available to pre-order, distributed through Decal Releasing.<ref name=Jenkins>{{cite web|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/longlegs-4k-ultra-hd-release-date/|title='Longlegs' Screams Towards a 4K UHD Release With New Artwork|last=Jenkins|first=Carolyn|date=July 24, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wip/Gw35J|archive-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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