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‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations

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This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, obliterated box office expectations with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the largest debut ever for A24, more than tripling the record once established by Alex Garland’s 2024 […]

This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, obliterated box office expectations with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the largest debut ever for A24, more than tripling the record once established by Alex Garland’s 2024…

This weekend, “Backrooms” entered the mainstream. A24’s buzzy horror film, directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, obliterated box office expectations with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the largest debut ever for A24, more than tripling the record once established by Alex Garland’s 2024 […]

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