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'Backrooms' Sets A24 Opening Weekend Record in U.K. and Ireland Box Office

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Naman Ramachandran

8d ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

A24's psychological horror film 'Backrooms' broke the studio's all-time opening weekend record in the U.K. and Ireland, grossing £4.2 million ($5.7 million) to claim the top box office spot. Disney's 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' fell to second place with $3.5 million in its second weekend, while Universal's 'Michael' held at No. 3 with $2.3 million in its sixth week.

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The film delivered the biggest opening weekend in A24's history for the territory.
The U.K. and Ireland box office witnessed a historic opening weekend as A24's psychological horror 'Backrooms' seized the top spot, grossing £4.2 million ($5.7 million).
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A24's psychological horror 'Backrooms' dominates U.K. and Ireland box office while 'Travis Knight's ''Masters Of The Universe' prepares for launch.

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