‘Immaculate’: Religious horror with Sydney Sweeney breaks RECORD in US premiere

Religious terror’Immaculate‘, starring Sydney Sweeney (‘Madame Teia’), raised US$5.3 million in its debut in the USA – reaching the TOP 4 of the weekend’s biggest box offices.

The numbers represent the biggest launch in the distributor’s history NEONsurpassing titles like ‘Ferrari‘ ($3.9M), ‘Do not open!‘ ($2.6M) and ‘Infinity Pool‘ ($2.5M).

With a budget of just US$9 millionthe horror received a C grade from viewers in the CinemaScore, which is not rare for a production of this genre. Additionally, the film achieved solid 72% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

In the plot, Cecilia (played by Sweeney) is a dedicated woman of faith who is offered a special role in a renowned Italian convent. However, her warm welcome soon changes when dark and chilling secrets begin to revisit the new home.

The horror will be released in national cinemas on May 30th.

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“’Immaculata’ is a scary film with a spunky heroine, an irreverent and controversial twist, and just the right amount of narrative ambiguity to give viewers something to discuss”he said Manohla Dargis from the New York Times.

“What follows is a film that is quite effective at generating sudden scares, and while none of them are complete frauds like, say, cats in closets, many of the convent’s supposed dark secrets simply go nowhere.”he said Luke Y. Thompson by ComingSoon.

“It’s a breathtaking climax. If only the rest of this confusing mass of nocturnal film were worthy of it.”he said David Fear from Rolling Stone.

“With a stunning performance from Sydney Sweeney as its centerpiece, the bloodshed is not only welcome but cathartic, a whimsical critique of religious patriarchy with a memorable ending that reaffirms the good news: the “nunsploitation” genre is back , Dear”he said Jen Yamato from the Washington Post.

“’Immaculate’ has the appearance of something mildly spooky in the vein of nun films, but is willing to go much further – helped by a committed lead performance – than your typical haunted convent image.”he said Kim Newman from Empire Magazine.

“An entertaining if uneven horror film cut from a slightly different cloth than its religious brethren, with a captivating performance from its star”he said Stephen Saito from Variety.

“The biggest flaw lies in the film’s narrative structure and character development, especially in how Sister Cecília interacts with the horror that unfolds”he said Valerie Complex from Deadline.

In addition to starring, Sweeney also takes on production alongside Black Bear and Middle Child Pictures.

The film, directed by Michael Mohan and written by Andrew Lobel.

‘Immaculate‘ stars Sydney Sweeneywho leads a cast made up of Simona Tabasco (‘The White Lotus’), Álvaro Morte (‘La casa de papel’), Benedetta Porcaroli (‘Baby’) It is Dora Romano (‘Bang Bang Baby’).