Backrooms Smashes June Monday Horror Record With $7.7M Start
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Backrooms earned $7.669M on Monday, the best June Monday ever for a horror film, lifting its four‑day domestic total to about $89M and its worldwide start to $118M after an $81.4M domestic opening. The Kane Parsons–led A24 feature is already being eyed for a sequel, Obsession placed second, and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu was third. A second‑weekend drop around 55% is expected, with domestic figures in the ~$36–$37M range as new titles enter the race.
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- Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop Variety
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