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“Terrifying” Horror Movie ‘Late Night With The Devil’ Earns A Spooky $666,666 At Box Office
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“Terrifying” Horror Movie ‘Late Night With The Devil’ Earns A Spooky $666,666 At Box Office

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The horror movie “Late Night with the Devil” managed to not just spook its audience but also raise eyebrows with an eerily precise figure in its earnings.

The film, which nestled into sixth place at the box office with a total haul of $2.8 million, achieved a spine-chilling milestone by earning exactly $666,666 on Sunday, reports said.

This number, often associated with the “number of the beast” in popular culture and religious texts, added an extra touch of horror to the flick’s success.

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    “Late Night with the Devil” earned a total of $2.8 million and made exactly $666,666 on Sunday

    Image credits: IFC Films

    Produced by IFC Films and released on March 22, the movie is about a “live television broadcast in 1977 [that] goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms,” according to the movie’s official website.

    “This weekend’s release of ‘Late Night With the Devil’ set fire to our old opening record,” Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks Films, which includes the brand IFC, told Variety. “[It] continues to showcase that there is still potential for highly reviewed, intelligent auteur films in movie theaters across all genres.”

    David Dastmalchian stars in the movie as talk show host Jack Delroy alongside co-stars Laura Gordon, Ingrid Torelli, and others

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    Image credits: IFC Films

    The horror film stars David Dastmalchian as talk show host Jack Delroy, Ingrid Torelli playing a demonically possessed 13-year-old girl, and Laura Gordon, who plays parapsychologist and author Dr. June Ross-Mitchell.

    “We knew from the first material we introduced into the market that we had something really special and people were kind of gravitating to the concept of the film early on,” Scott told Deadline.

    Below is the spooky trailer of the film, which tells the story of a live television broadcast in 1977 that goes horribly wrong

    “We are excited that so many people came out to see this horror film,” he added. “Late Night With The Devil continues to showcase that there is still potential for highly reviewed, intelligent auteur films in movie theaters across all genres.”

    Good reviews poured in for the film online, with one Twitter user saying, “#LateNightWithTheDevil’s got the goods. Razor-sharp, focused storytelling that keeps you locked in and ready for more terror. Superb performance from Dastmalchian and a great supporting cast of characters. An atmosphere that wriggles right into your soul…”

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    The movie was released on March 22, and it has “storytelling that keeps you locked in and ready for more terror,” one review said

    Another wrote, “#LateNightWithTheDevil really captures that 70s tone perfectly with excellent production design and show stopping performances, but credit to David Dastmalchian who finally gets his flowers as a leading man and kills it! If you liked Ghostwatch, you’ll love this.”

    “Wow I found #LateNightWithTheDevil terrifying and innovative. Hope some cinemas are screening it with extra incidents in the theatre. It lends itself to such creative intervention!” said another.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, calculating the statistical probability of that number occurring - right there; using all fingers and the toes on one foot- NAH. Fixed, rigged, pure PR- duh.

    Ken Beattie
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    9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah this is pure BS for PR purposes. Boxofficemojo for example, isn't even reporting their Sunday numbers. edit: On a different note, I have been looking forward to this movie. The trailer looked intriguing.

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    Cosmikid
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, calculating the statistical probability of that number occurring - right there; using all fingers and the toes on one foot- NAH. Fixed, rigged, pure PR- duh.

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah this is pure BS for PR purposes. Boxofficemojo for example, isn't even reporting their Sunday numbers. edit: On a different note, I have been looking forward to this movie. The trailer looked intriguing.

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