Backrooms Earns $10.4 Million in Thursday Previews, Breaking A24 Box Office Record
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Jeremy Konrad
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Summary
The film "Backrooms" earned $10.4 million in Thursday previews, breaking A24's previous record held by "Civil War" ($2.4 million). The horror film is expected to set the record for the highest opening weekend for an A24 release, continuing a trend of successful horror newcomers over the past 9 months.
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· 5 pulledBackrooms, as expected, is storming the box office.
The buzzy flick took in $10.4 million in Thursday previews, smashing the record for an A24 release.
The previous record holder was Civil War at $2.4 million.
It is all but certain to set the record for highest opening for an A24 release, and may do it by the end of the day today.
The last 9 months have seen horror newcomers stamp their claim
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