{"id":2260307,"date":"2026-01-31T21:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2260307"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:50:06","slug":"iron-lung-smokes-its-competition-on-its-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iron-lung-smokes-its-competition-on-its-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Iron Lung&#8217; smokes its competition on its opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2F120118137.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It breathed life into the box office and smoked the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIron Lung\u201d was No. 1 in theaters on its opener Friday, taking in $8.9 million, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/thenumbers.com\/daily-box-office-chart__;!!F0Stn7g!D1HZFOwuN6pnMwSLez2NMwbN8BtS0CdIK8S7AmLh85PuCO_Zv3gR1VbjMMyZJIEiPKF5-HhCprpY5zwMZI70pD3pUfk$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to The Numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sci-fi horror, based on a video game, is set in the post-apocalyptic future after an event dubbed \u201cThe Quiet Rapture,\u201d causes sudden darkness. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis deeply flawed attempt still stands as a testament to what happens when actual gamers make video game movies,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/criticism\/movies\/iron-lung-review-markiplier-1235176184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndieWire said<\/a> of the film, directed by video game developer David Szymanski.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The sci-fi horror \u201cIron Lung\u201d was No. 1 in theaters on its opening day. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the second spot was \u201cSend Help,\u201d with $7.2 million in revenue on its opening day. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The horror comedy stars Rachel McAdams as a corporate strategist and Dylan O\u2019Brien as her new boss who find themselves stranded on an tropical island after a plane crash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelania,\u201d the documentary on the first lady, which chronicles the 20 days prior to President Trump\u2019s second inauguration in 2025, took third, with sales of $2.9 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dylan O\u2019Brien and Rachel McAdams star in \u201cSend Help.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920th Century Studios\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The documentary \u201cMelania\u201d centers on the first lady and the leadup to President Trump\u2019s second inauguration. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Amazon\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Landing in fourth was \u201cShelter,\u201d the action thriller starring Jason Statham, with a $1.9 million take.<\/p>\n<p>The sci-fi action thriller\u00a0\u201cMercy,\u201d which was in first place last Friday, fell to fifth, with earnings of $1.3 million. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It breathed life into the box office and smoked the competition. \u201cIron Lung\u201d was No. 1 in theaters on its opener Friday, taking in $8.9 million, according to The Numbers. 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