'Backrooms' Scores Best Monday Ever for R-Rated Horror in June with $7.6M Box Office
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Summary
A24's horror film 'Backrooms' earned $7.669M on Monday, marking the best Monday ever for an R-rated horror movie in June, surpassing 'The Conjuring 2's $4.3M. The film had an $81.4M opening weekend (best ever for A24) and a $118M global start, with a 4-day domestic total of $89M. It came close to toppling 'World War Z' for the best Monday ever for any horror film in June.
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· 3 pulledMoviegoers continued to submerge themselves into the Backrooms on Monday shelling out $7.669M.
That's the best Monday ever for a R-rated horror movie in June, outstripping the $4.3M made by New Line's The Conjuring 2 on June 13, 2016.
Backrooms for the 3 Arts repped Kane Parsons, charted the best opening ever for A24 with an $81.4M opening, $118M global start.
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