SYDNEY SWEENEY’S HORROR ‘IMMACULATE’ SETS NEW BOX OFFICE RECORD

By Jeremy Plaubal

Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate has just secured Neon’s biggest opening weekend in the US.

Having landed in cinemas on March 22, the religious horror starring and produced by the Euphoria actress has racked up 5.3 million dollars domestically, breaking the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for production and distribution indie Neon.

Oscar winner Parasite remains Neon’s biggest movie worldwide with $253 million, though the brilliant thriller didn’t immediately have a wide release. It returned to theaters after its Best Picture win.

As for Sweeney’s nunnery horror, which is currently sitting at a 72% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems that the film had quite the long gestation.

Sweeney originally auditioned for the role of Cecilia ten years ago and helped save the movie from development hell through her production company. Sweeney said in a previous interview, “I remember I emailed my agents and asked them, “Did they ever make Immaculate?” And when they wrote me back “no,” I knew that I was going to go after it and make it myself.”