M3GAN sequel confirmed as movie romps home with massive box office profits

And the queer icon is not going anywhere anytime soon.

The film has crossed the USD $100 million (AUD 144.7m) mark at the box office and a release date for the sequel has been confirmed.

Sorry Chucky, there’s a new doll about to take over the shelf.

For those of you who haven’t caught a glimpse of the terrifying killer doll, M3GAN centers around Gemma, played by Alison Williams (Get Out), who becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old, recently orphaned niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).

Gemma enlists the help of a M3GAN prototype - a robot doll that uses AI - with her prime directive to 'physically and emotionally protect Cady'.

Cady quickly becomes attached to M3GAN, which results in the robot becoming more self-aware, and the consequences are lethal, to say the least.

Watch the trailer below:

Impressive, considering that budget was only USD $12 million (AUD $17.3m).

While the camp-stylised horror film performed incredibly, producers Jason Blum and James Wan had already expressed interest in another movie before M3GAN's global success.

“After I first saw the movie, we had a good sense that a sequel might really work,” Blum told Variety.

“So, we broke our cardinal rule and we started talking about a sequel before the movie was released. I felt so bullish that we started entertaining a sequel earlier than we usually do.”

Williams, Wan and Blum have all signed on to produce the follow-up, and while Gerald Johnstone directed the first film, it’s yet to be seen if he'll return, as per Variety.

Screenwriter Akela Cooper will also be penning the sequel.

I smell an entire freaky doll universe brewing.