In doing so, it overtook three memorable past adaptations of King’s work.
The Monkeyhas overtaken The Shining’s lifetime global haul as well but still trails the film domestically.
The movie starsTheo Jamesas a pair of twins haunted by a toy monkey from their childhood.
Production still provided by Neon
Neon recently celebrated its second Best Picture win at the Oscars, withSean Baker’sAnora.
The distributor will continue its partnership with Perkins with the upcoming filmKeeper, due out later this year.
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The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The plot follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, played by Theo James and Christian Convery, who discover a cursed monkey toy in their father’s attic. The toy is linked to a series of gruesome deaths, forcing the brothers to confront its dark power years later.
