# Talk to Me

> RackaRacka’s debut horror feature grossed over $91 million worldwide.

- Owner: Causeway Films; Danny and Michael Philippou (directors); A24 (US distributor)
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-10-30
- Peak proxy date: Week of Jul 30, 2023
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 57 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Underdog, Platform jump, Controversy, Pairing

## Summary

Talk to Me premiered in Adelaide, then a Sundance run preceded an A24 deal. Paid social edits accompanied YouTube explainers. It opened to $10.43 million domestically and later passed Hereditary’s domestic horror record for A24.

## Timeline

- 2022-10-07 — ABC News (Press) — ABC previewed the RackaRacka brothers’ debut and announced its Adelaide closing-night screening.
- 2022-10-30 — Danny and Michael Philippou / Adelaide Film Festival (Box office) — Talk to Me premiered publicly at the Adelaide Film Festival.
- 2023-01-21 — Sundance Film Festival (Box office) — The film screened at Sundance’s Egyptian Theatre, where viewers questioned the directors after the premiere.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/talk-to-me-film

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Talk to Me.” Case HIS-01185. Spread Score v1.2: 57/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01185