Monkey, The: Osgood Perkins’ Horror Picture–Strong Opening for Neon (“Anora”)

February 23, 2025 by

‘The Monkey,’ Perkins’ Horror Pic Opens to Impressive $14Mil

Osgood Perkins’ horror picture The Monkey is the second-best opening in the history of Neon, the indie label that’s also home of awards favorite Anora.

The Monkey
 Courtesy of NEON
Theo James attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Neon's The Monkey at Immanuel Presbyterian Church on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Feb 23, 2025–Coming in No. 2 with a dazzling $14.2 million was Osgood Perkins‘ The Monkey, the graphic horror picture about a pair of twins and their childhood toy.
The $10 million movie is loosely based on a short story by Stephen King.

The R-rated pic marks the second-best opening in the history of special distributor Neon, home of the Oscar-winning Parasite and this year’s awards front-runner Anora, which collected more trophies this weekend when walking away with top honors at the Independent Spirit Awards.

The Monkey is Perkins’ follow-up to Longlegs, the Neon horror hit that soared to a $22.4 million debut.

 “This is a phenomenal debut for The Monkey. Masters of horror Osgood Perkins, James Wan and Stephen King crafted a shocking thrill ride that has subverted the horror genre and created a raucous good time for audiences across the country,” said Neon distribution chief Elissa Federoff.

King helped promote the movie, making it clear it is unlike any of his other adaptations, and went so far as to call the project “batshit insane.”

The Monkey also marked the top horror opening of 2025, and like many horror titles, it earned a C+.

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