in 12 days on a 144-page script. Two separate hotel locations were used to depict the Hotel Lennox: the Hayward Manor Apartments in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Hotel Normandie in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Locations also included Skid Row where homelessness was used as both a literal and thematic backdrop for the story. Release Followed had its world premiere on September 7, 2018 at the 2018 Burbank International Film Festival in Burbank, California. It was subsequently selected into the 2018 Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards and 2018 Sydney Indie Film Festival where it won Best Horror/Thriller Feature Film at both festivals. It was acquired by Global View Entertainment and its US-nationwide drive-in theater release is June 19, 2020. Reception Box office Followed grossed $152,825 from 44 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing first among reported films. It finished in second the following weekend with $77,609. Followed grossed $539,648 from its theatrical run. Critical response Reviews from initial critics were overall positive, praising the film for its social commentary on Millennials and social media as well as its unique take on the genre. Aedan Juvet of Bleeding Cool described the film as: "an innovative take" on the growing popularity of modern horror. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . Awards See also Internet celebrity Urban legend Marble Hornets Lonelygirl15 Casey Neistat List of YouTubers Unfriended The Den Searching'' References External links 2018 films 2018 horror films 2018 independent films 2010s ghost films 2010s supernatural horror films American ghost films American independent films American supernatural horror films Creepypasta Films about social media Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles Found footage films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films