Global Box Office: 'Backrooms' Opens to $118M, 'Michael' Nears $900M, 'Obsession' Hits $148M
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Summary
Global box office update covering three major films: A24's 'Backrooms' opened to $118M worldwide ($36M international), outperforming 'Scream 7's opening in many markets. 'Obsession' reached $148M globally with strong holds. 'Michael' (the Michael Jackson biopic) is nearing $900M worldwide. 'Backrooms' was the top A24 opening in over 30 countries across multiple regions.
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Global came in at $118M for the Kane Parsons movie, of which $36M came from abroad.
It outstripped the first weekend of the previous big horror pic opening this year, Paramount's Scream 7, which was $33.1M.
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