“Amazing Digital Circus” Sets Pre-Sales Record

Indie animation distributor Glitch announced on Friday that hit YouTube animated series “The Amazing Digital Circus” will combine its eighth episode and the soon-to-be-released ninth episode finale into a theatrical event distributed by Fathom in theatres in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Japan on June 5th.

The release comes two weeks before the finale’s YouTube release. In the four days since the announcement, $5 million in tickets have already been sold – shattering Fathom’s presale records.

As a result, a 900-screen four-day engagement has been turned into a 1,800+ screen two-week theatrical run with more screens expected to be added. It’s opening against Amazon’s “Masters of the Universe” and Paramount’s “Scary Movie” revival.

The pilot episode of the series, released in October 2023, has racked up more than 425 million views. Animator, artist and composer Gooseworx created the series – a psychological dark comedy inspired by Harlan Ellison’s famed sci-fi horror short story “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream”.

The story follows six people who have been transformed into abstract, cartoonish characters in a virtual world run by an AI ringmaster named Caine.

An accountant-turned-cartoon jester named Pomni is the latest to join the group, and she must find a way to keep her companions together even as she finds herself trapped in a world full of absurdity and horror.

Source: The Wrap