‘Backrooms’ Setting A24 Record With $80M-Plus Opening, Focus’ ‘Obsession’ Making Box Office History in Third Weekend
Backrooms and Obsession topped the weekend with $10 million on Thursday night and $78 million in two weeks, while Mandalorian and Grogu slipped to third.
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Michael De Luca on Why 'Backrooms', 'Obsession' Are Working at Box Office
While there was no conversation about the elephant in the room–the pending Paramount Warner Bros Discovery merger-at Warner Bros Motion Picture Co-Chair Michael De Luca’s Produced By panel this afternoon, the studio boss took time to give props to the zeitgeist going on at the weekend box office, read the YouTube creators Kane Parsons and […]
'Backrooms' Heads For $90 Million Opening as Horror Beats 'Star Wars' at Box Office
If you are looking for a paradigm shift in Hollywood, this weekend’s box office may be it. A24/Chernin’s “Backrooms” and Focus Features’ “Obsession,” two buzzy non-franchise horror films directed by YouTube-trained Gen Z filmmakers Kane Parsons and Curry Barker, are reigning atop the box office while the former box office titan “Star Wars” is seeing a steep 69% second weekend drop for its latest film “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” “Backrooms” earn…
The Mandalorian and Grogu Falls to Third Place Behind Two Low-Budget Horror Movies at the Box Office
Disney’s hopes of restoring Star Wars to its former box office glory with The Mandalorian and Grogu appear to be fading rapidly. Just one day after losing the No. 1 spot to the surprise horror hit Obsession, The Mandalorian and Grogu slipped even further on Thursday, falling all the way to third place at the domestic box office. Even more concerning for Disney, the film wasn’t merely edged out by competing blockbuster releases—it was thoroughly …
"Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu" Will Likely Finish 3rd This Weekend Behind Two Indie Horror Movies Made by Young Social Media Grads
The weekend box office is going to be very weird. Already we can see that “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” is in trouble. Yesterday M&G finished third to two horror movies made by young social media graduates. This could be how the weekend pans out, too. The movies are “Backrooms,” directed by Kane Parsons […] The post “Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu” Will Likely Finish 3rd This Weekend Behind Two Indie Horror Movies Made by Young Social…
Grogu Gets Lost In "Backrooms" At Box-Office
As expected, Kane Parsons “Backrooms” movie is ruling the domestic box-office in its debut this weekend. The title’s Friday takings saw it bag $38.4 million in its first day haul (with previews). Projections for its debut weekend are now hovering in the high $80 million mark domestically. That’s easily the biggest opening weekend to date for an A24 film, and a bigger opening than the $81.6 million that last week’s “Star Wars” film, “The Mandalor…
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