The Iron Lung Box Office Controversy, Explained

It was a busy weekend to close out January at the box office. Not only did Sam Raimi‘s new horror movie “Send Help” come in at number one with $20 million, but YouTuber Markiplier‘s indie sensation “Iron Lung” was right on its heels with $17.8 million, straight-up shocking the industry. However, a little bit of controversy emerged over the film’s box office reporting, although it mostly boiled down to a simple misunderstanding.

Taking to TikTok on Sunday, Markiplier, aka Mark Fischbach, shared an observation when looking at the daily box office numbers over the weekend via The Numbers, an online box office database and site for reporting on related matters.