'Camp Miasma' Opens With $251K, Expands to 50 Theaters
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- "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" opened in limited release on Aug. 7, earning $251,000 across five screens and averaging $50,300 per location, a figure Variety called "impressive."
- Mubi will expand the film to 50 new theaters next weekend ahead of its nationwide rollout on Aug. 21.
- Jane Schoenbrun's slasher comedy marks a tonal shift from their 2024 psychological horror "I Saw the TV Glow," with Schoenbrun saying the film reflects "a freer and more joyful part of my life."
- Hannah Einbinder, who stars as a queer filmmaker named Kris, said at the July 29 premiere that she hopes Hollywood will "trust queer filmmakers and showrunners more" given the success of films like this.
- Gillian Anderson co-stars as Billy Presley, a recluse former horror ingenue; the cast also includes Jack Haven as the ghost Little Death and Jasmin Savoy Brown as Kris's partner.
- Jasmin Savoy Brown praised Schoenbrun's collaborative approach, noting that "anyone outside of" the "straight white men" binary brings "a different approach and different energy."
Why it matters: The $50,300 per-screen average gives Mubi concrete momentum to justify its 50-theater expansion and Aug. 21 nationwide launch, while also providing Schoenbrun commercial validation for pivoting from psychological horror to slasher comedy. Einbinder's premiere remarks reframe that box office as evidence Hollywood should fund more queer filmmakers rather than continuing to treat queer cinema as a niche bet.
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