"If you took a look at the Hollywood box office for the weekend of Jan. 30, you'd see something a bit surprising. Yes, Sam Raimi's thriller Send Help is there. As is Melania, the movie. But above the pseudo-documentary about the first lady is a little movie called . It's based on a horror video game where you pilot a submarine through an ocean of blood. It's one of the top movies in America right now."
"Mark has been making content for YouTube for over a decade. He was one of the early pioneers of "Let's Play" videos-where he plays video games and comments on them for his fans. In his time on YouTube, he's made a ton of different things. In 2022, he was nominated for an Emmy for In Space with Markiplier, a choose-your-own-adventure-style video posted to his channel. In 2024, he starred in The Edge of Sleep, a miniseries on Amazon Prime."
Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, self-financed and produced Iron Lung as a solo project. Iron Lung adapts a horror video game in which the player pilots a submarine through an ocean of blood. The film reached a top spot at the U.S. box office for the weekend of Jan. 30, ranking above titles like Send Help and Melania. Mark has over a decade of YouTube experience, helped pioneer "Let's Play" videos, earned an Emmy nomination for In Space with Markiplier (2022), and starred in The Edge of Sleep (2024). Early screenings, fan reactions, and box-office returns signaled the film's unexpected commercial success.
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