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Justin Wagner

'What the f**k': Iron Lung creator puzzled as Markiplier's film adaptation quadruples its budget in one day, beating out Melania and Send Help at the box office

Markiplier in a submarine.

If you're a fan of Iron Lung, the indie horror game from Dusk creator David Szymanski, you may want to get used to hearing the following five words: "You mean the Markiplier movie?" YouTube phenom Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach's long-awaited film adaptation of the 2022 sub sim has finally hit theaters, and it's already made an estimated $21.7 million globally, according to Deadline.

"What the fuck," came the blunt but understandable response from Szymanski on X. When Markiplier spotted that certain charts weren't displaying the movie's box office gross, Szymanski quote-reposted a thread discussing the observation with a Starship Troopers meme reading, "It's afraid."

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