Low-budget horror films 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' top box office, beating 'Star Wars' franchise
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Samantha Masunaga
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Low-budget horror films 'Backrooms' (A24, directed by 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons) and 'Obsession' dominated the weekend box office, outperforming major franchise films like 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.' 'Backrooms' earned $81.5 million in its opening weekend on a production budget of about $10 million, demonstrating the growing influence of internet culture on mainstream cinema.
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A24's 'Backrooms' topped the charts with $81.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates.
'Backrooms,' which reportedly had a production budget of about $10 million, stars Chiwetel Eji
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