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Grade A24 sourcesHIS-01265

Hereditary

Film · 2018 · Notable

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Sundance reactions and a paid campaign preceded a $13.6 million domestic opening.

Trailer · A24 on YouTube

Barry Jenkins

@BarryJenkins · Mar 13, 2018

Man @A24 play too much 😭 After seeing the TERRIFYING @HereditaryMovie at a midnight screening last night (and checking every shadow of my room before going to bed), I woke up with THIS waiting outside my hotel room. Y’all play WAAAAAAY tew damn much 😭 h

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Theatrical poster for Hereditary, with Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro.
Box Office Mojo
Toni Collette in a frame from A24's Hereditary trailer.
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The Graham family house lit at night, from the Hereditary trailer.
Deadline
A handmade doll sent by A24, as posted by Barry Jenkins after a Hereditary screening.
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Toni Collette screaming in a scene from Hereditary.
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Gabriel Byrne and Toni Collette in a scene from Hereditary.
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Hereditary title art with Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro, from an A24 x IMAX screening listing.
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Ari Aster and Toni Collette onstage at Sundance London, June 2018. Non-graphic photograph.
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A handmade doll figure from Hereditary's marketing.
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Miniatures from Hereditary, from coverage of A24's Etsy shop for the film.
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A dimly lit scene from Hereditary.
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach71Contagion35Breadth100Velocity6Longevity4856

Numbers

Worldwide gross, Mojo including reissues (live ledger)
$90.4M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Peak proxy date
Week of Jun 8, 2018
Jan 21 ’18 to Week of Jun 8, 2018
Platforms
6
Started on Box office
Leverage
9.0×
$90.4M on $10M budget

Mechanics

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How it spread

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Sundance reactions fed trailer coverage. A24 added mailed props, digital promotion and targeted TV ads. A record domestic opening was followed by a critic–audience split, explanation videos and A24's worldwide box-office record.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. December 2017

    Sundance Institute precursor · Dec 19 ’17

    Sundance added Hereditary to its Midnight lineup as a world premiere.[1]

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  2. January 2018

    Ari Aster seed · Jan 21 ’18

    Hereditary premiered in Sundance's Midnight section.[2][3]

    Toni Collette in a frame from A24's Hereditary trailer.

  3. Sundance attendees platform jump · Jan 22 ’18

    Oscar and Sasha Lane posted reactions after the Sundance premiere.[4]

  1. owner response · Jan 30 ’18

  2. press · Jan 30 ’18

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Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide gross, Mojo including reissues (live ledger)
$90.4M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Evidence
Grade A

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