Markiplier’s Iron Lung Stuns Box Office, Dethroning Melania
Markiplier’s indie sci‑fi horror Iron Lung opened around $18M, a surprise win for an indie film that outpaced Disney’s Send Help (~$20M) and Amazon’s Melania (~$7M). The film, written/directed by and starring Markiplier, reportedly cost about $3M to make, while Melania came with a large Amazon MGM acquisition (~$40M) and marketing push (~$35M) amid controversy.