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    Descendent

    Domestic Release: August 8, 2025• 93 min• Budget: $15M
    DramaHorrorMysteryScience Fiction

    Logline

    After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.

    Domestic

    $7K

    Opening Wknd

    $4K

    Legs

    1.0x

    Front-loaded

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    % Intl

    20%

    ($2K)

    WW Multiple

    0.0x

    Underperformer

    Weekly Performance

    Aug 15Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$0$55$110$165$220
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    Competitive Tension

    Jul 11, 2025 – Oct 31, 2025
    Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17—$75M$150M$225M$300M
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    $7K
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    $354.2M
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    $274.3M
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    $177.0M
    Weapons
    $151.5M
    Jurassic World Rebirth
    $147.5M
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    $94.2M
    The Bad Guys 2
    $82.4M
    Other
    $991.8M

    Package

    Director

    Peter Cilella(Director)
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    Writer

    Peter Cilella(Writer)
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    Producer

    Caleb Ward(Producer)
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    David Lawson Jr.(Producer)
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    Aaron Moorhead(Producer)
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    Justin Benson(Producer)
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    Henry Winterstern(Executive Producer)
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    Arianne Fraser(Executive Producer)
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    Delphine Perrier(Executive Producer)
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    Mark Ward(Executive Producer)
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    Studios

    Highland Film Group(production)
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    Rustic Films(production)
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    Cast

    Alexandra Barreto(Patricia)
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    Ross Marquand(Sean)
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    Aisha Kabia(Dr. Lilliard)
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    Sarah Bolger(Andrea)
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    Peter Cilella(Dad)
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    Susan Wilder(Aunt Robin)
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    Clare Cooney(Dr. Sturgill)
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    Charlene Amoia(Laurie)
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    Dan O'Brien(Christian)
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    Brandon Scott(Dr. Witten)
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