Low-budget horror films 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' outperform $165M 'Star Wars' spinoff at box office
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Summary
A low-budget horror film "Backrooms" (produced for ~$10M) opened to $81M, smashing A24 records, while another micro-budget horror "Obsession" ($750K budget) crossed $100M domestically. Both outperformed the $165M "Star Wars" spinoff "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which dropped 70% in its third weekend. The article analyzes how YouTube-native creators and internet-born content are disrupting traditional Hollywood economics, with producers, distributors, and execs weighing in on this industry shift.
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'Obsession,' a horror film made on a budget of $750,000, grossed $26.4 million in its third weekend of release — a 10% jump from the previous weekend — and crossed $100 million domestically
'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' a 'Star Wars' spinoff with a $165 million price tag, came in third, tumbling 70%
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