Longlegs box office puts respect on Neon’s name

Chris Lambert
June 18, 2025

Longlegs has claimed the highest open-weekend box office in Neon’s history. The $22.6 million gross isn’t just the best opening, it’s also the third-highest domestic gross in the distributor’s history (according to The Numbers). The only films to do better in the United States are I, Tonya ($30m) and Parasite ($53m).

Worldwide, Longlegs sits in 6th place, behind $24m from Immaculate and $32m from Triangle of Sadness and Ferrari at $40m. Parasite, at $254m, is still the only film in Neon’s history to break the $100m mark. But it feels like momentum is on the distributor’s side. With Cuckoo and Palme d’Or-winner Anora still to come, this doesn’t seem like their last win in 2024.

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Chris Lambert

Chris Lambert is the co-founder and lead writer of Film Colossus. He specializes in film interpretation, narrative structure, and explaining how movies use story, imagery, and technique to create meaning. His work on Film Colossus has reached millions of readers, with more than 500 articles covering films ranging from Fight Club and Black Swan to Perfect Blue and The Odyssey.

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