'Backrooms' Shatters an A24 Record in One Day, Set to Earn $90 Million in First Weekend
The viral YouTube adaptation earned $38 million on Friday and is projected to reach $85 million to $90 million for the weekend.
- On Friday, horror film Backrooms earned $38 million in the United States, shattering A24's opening record. Director Kane Parsons' film is projected to gross $85 million to $90 million through the weekend.
- Adapted from Parsons' viral YouTube series, the film is highly profitable with an estimated $10 million budget. It surpasses A24's previous record holder, Civil War, which opened to $25.5 million in 2024.
- Starring Oscar-nominated actors Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Backrooms received a four-star review from The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey. She called it "mesmeric and wildly unique," capturing a "collective Gen Z nightmare."
- Competing newcomers include Nate Bargatze's family comedy The Breadwinner and Focus Features' war drama Pressure. Curry Barker's Obsession earned $8.1 million on its third Friday in theaters.
- A24 aims to replicate the success of Marty Supreme, which opened to $17.5 million last year and became the studio's highest-grossing film ever with around $191 million globally.
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The Independent (US)New A24 film smashes studio’s box office record after just one day
Horror film ‘Backrooms’ has already recorded the biggest opening weekend at the box office in A24 history
Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day
The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations, but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's Civil War. It's also a better opening day than The Mandalorian and Grogu, which only pulled down $33.7 million on its way to a total $81.6 million for the weekend. That a…
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