
Indie Horror Iron Lung Dominates Box Office With $8.9 Million Debut
Markiplier’s indie horror film Iron Lung topped Friday with an estimated $8.9 million from 3,015 theaters, self-distributed and funded by the YouTube star. Domestic receipts are projected to rise to about $17 million for the weekend, well above early forecasts. The Raimi-produced Send Help opened in second place with $7.2 million, followed by Brett Ratner’s Melania in third with $2.9 million, then Shelter at $1.9 million and Zootopia 2 at $1.3 million.













