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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The YouTuber Who Paid His Own Way Into Hollywood

At the box office earlier this month, four out of the five top-grossing movies were not from big companies. There was Solo Mio, an inspirational romantic drama starring Kevin James from the faith-based distributor Angel Studios; a filmed concert from the K-pop group Stray Kids; and a French adaptation of Dracula from the director Luc Besson that had already made big money overseas.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Is surprise box-office hit Iron Lung the future of video game films'?

Iron Lung translates the game's procedural, puzzling gameplay into a metatextual, claustrophobic film experience centered on a gamer-creator piloting a blood-sea submarine.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
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It's Been a Major Success at the Box Office. We Talked to the Guy Who Wrote, Acted in, Edited, and Directed It.

fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
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It's Been a Major Success at the Box Office. We Talked to the Guy Who Wrote, Acted in, Edited, and Directed It.

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fromVulture
2 weeks ago

So What's the Deal With Iron Lung?

Markiplier's Iron Lung, a self-financed sci-fi horror adaptation of the 2022 game starring him largely alone, achieved unexpectedly massive box-office success.
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fromInverse
2 weeks ago

A Sci-Fi Horror Movie Hit Just Proved An Emerging Hollywood Trend

Markiplier self-financed and crowd-solicited theatrical release of Iron Lung grossed $21.7M on a $3M budget, signaling YouTubers' growing influence in mainstream cinema.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

YouTube star Markiplier made his own movie for much less than "Melania" and beat it at the box office

Nope, not " Melania" - though the sort-of-documentary about the first lady did do better than industry folks had projected, bringing in $7 million in its first weekend. The real hit of the weekend was made by someone you probably haven't heard of, unless you are a very specific kind of online person: " Iron Lung," a horror/sci-fi movie, written, directed by, and starring Mark Fischbach, known to his fans as Markiplier on YouTube, where he has 38.2 million subscribers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Iron Lung review YouTuber Markiplier crash lands with big-screen sci-fi horror

Iron Lung, an independently financed horror led by Mark Fischbach (Markiplier), embraces online-era aesthetics but is hampered by depressive tone, slow pacing, and minimal spectacle.
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fromIndieWire
1 month ago

A First-Time Filmmaker Is Opening His Movie on 2,500 Screens Without a Distributor

Markiplier self-distributed Iron Lung, leveraging his decade-built audience to secure wide theatrical release on 2,500+ screens without paid marketing.
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