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Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Tracking for Terrific $20M-Plus Opening

To date, indie studio A24's biggest debut was 'Hereditary', which launched to $13.6 million in 2018.

That’s ahead of the $13.6 million opening of A24’s horror pic Hereditary in 2018, which to date is the top start for the indie studio and distributor. Set in a near-future dystopia, the story follows a wartime photojournalist ( Kirsten Dunst) and her colleagues as they make their way across a hostile and divided United States of America that has been torn apart under the authoritarian rule of a three-term president ( Nick Offerman). Breaking his silence on the movie at a SXSW panel following the film’s premiere, Garland said it made sense to release Civil War now.

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