IFC’s movie “Late Night with the Devil” made a lot of money in its first weekend in the U.S. It got $2.8 million, and $666,666 of that came in on a spooky Sunday.
The movie is about a talk show host named Jack Delroy, played by David Dastmalchian. He has a special episode where things get scary.
A girl who survived a bad event claims to hear scary voices. Jack tries to help her on live TV, but it goes wrong, and everyone gets scared.
Late Night with the Devil is set in the 1970s and is directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, known for their work on 100 Bloody Acres and Scare Campaign.
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Alongside Dastmalchian, Gordon, and Torelli, the movie features performances from Ian Bliss, Josh Quong Tart, Fayssal Bazzi, and Georgina Haig.
Scott Shooman, who’s in charge of AMC Networks Films, says this movie shows that smart movies can still do well in theaters.