Backrooms Reigns as A24’s Domestic Box Office Leader
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Backrooms is on track to surpass $100 million domestically, officially becoming A24’s highest-grossing film in North America with a Tuesday cume of $97.7 million, taking the crown from Marty Supreme’s $96 million. The $10 million feature opened to $81.4 million and has continued strong through the week, aided by Gen Z audiences (half of opening-weekend patrons were under 25). Directed by Kane Parsons, who began the project as YouTube Shorts and retains the IP, the film is produced by Chernin Entertainment, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, and 21 Laps, and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
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