“These online channels are the way that people are going to be discovered in the future.” “If you can get enough hits organically through YouTube, guess what, Hollywood will come calling,” Jeff Bock, box-office analyst at Exhibitor Relations, told the LATimes. The hefty return of Lights Out means producers will be looking beyond YouTube influencers to source material for more movies from the video-sharing platform. Considering the movie is an estimated $65 million in the black, one can understand why.Ĭheap horror flicks have been a cash cow this summer: The Purge: Election Year grossed $113 million globally on a $10 million budget, while costlier The Conjuring 2 (a $40 million production pricetag) managed $320 million worldwide.

Lights Out grossed $21.7 million its debut weekend thirty hours after opening, producers say, a sequel was green-lit.

New Line Cinema swallowed the budget, though Grey Matter insists they maintained a double digit interest in movie profits. Wan has a first-look deal with New Line Grey Matter went there to produce the film. They tapped action and horror director James Wan ( Saw, The Conjuring) to produce and writer Eric Heisserer to pen the script for Lights Out.

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