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#IndependentCinema

Everything the desk has filed on Independent Cinema.

A grainy, handheld video frame from The Blair Witch Project, showing a figure in the woods, blurred and distant.

The $100K Horror That Broke Hollywood

The Blair Witch Project made $248.6 million worldwide. Shot for under $100,000. The numbers still sting—especially now, in a year where Tom Cruise’s Digger flopped hard and the box office is full of quiet exits.

29 Oct 20262 min

Keerthy Suresh as Dorothy on the film's poster, set against a muted period backdrop

Regional Cinema

Dorothy’s Tamil Nadu Opening Falls Short of Festival Hype

Independent film Dorothy, starring Keerthy Suresh, opened to modest earnings of Rs 3.5 crore in Tamil Nadu, a stark contrast to the buzz generated at Toronto and on social media.

28 Sept 20262 min