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entertainment21 hours ago•17 min saved

Nolan Praises Gen Z Horror Pioneers, Says Cinema Rebounds While AI Hype Fails

Christopher Nolan lauds Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’s Backrooms in a Telegraph interview, arguing cinema thrives on ambitious, tactile storytelling and that young audiences are rejecting AI-driven "slop." He cites Obsession’s $400M+ global gross on a $750K budget and Backrooms’ $350M+ global gross as evidence, and notes his belief that long-form storytelling can still captivate new generations; Spielberg also praised Obsession, and Nolan’s next film The Odyssey features a star-studded cast.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#ai #backrooms #christopher-nolan

entertainment4 days ago•16 min saved

Backrooms Tops A24 Global Box Office With $350M Milestone

Backrooms has become A24’s highest-grossing film domestically and globally, crossing $350 million globally (about $357 million total) after 37 days in theaters, with record performances in markets including China, France, Russia & CIS, Poland and Taiwan.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#a24 #backrooms #box-office

film12 days ago•15 min saved

Backrooms Gets a Theatrical Extended Cut Ahead of July 4 Weekend

A24 is re-releasing the surprise horror hit Backrooms as 'Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition' with 15 minutes of bonus footage, running about 2 hours 6 minutes and hitting theaters on July 3. The re-release features a theatrically exclusive post-credits sequence with footage from director Kane Parsons, who rose to attention on YouTube as a teen. The move aims to capitalize on the busy July 4th weekend amid competition from Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters; A24 did not immediately comment.

via Variety|

#a24 #backrooms #extended-edition

entertainment18 days ago•13 min saved

A24 Faces Fan Outcry Over $75 Million Google AI Pact

A24 signed a roughly $75 million AI research partnership with Google DeepMind, giving it access to AI tools for production and distribution, including storyboarding; the move sparked backlash from fans who canceled AAA24 memberships and accused the indie studio of betraying its arthouse roots, while A24 says the tools will be used cautiously and not as generic AI generation.

via Kotaku|

#a24 #ai #backrooms

entertainment25 days ago•18 min saved

Reddit Becomes Hollywood’s Real-Time IP Incubator

Reddit is being positioned as a real-time IP incubator for Hollywood, with A24’s Backrooms rising from subreddit lore to a feature film driven by communities like r/backrooms and r/movies and creators Kane Parsons (Kane Pixels) and Curry Barker. Industry insiders say moderators help shape lore and surface talent, while agencies scan subreddits for ideas and talent and brands test concepts via AMAs and other engagements. Reddit reports massive entertainment viewership (about 240 billion views in the past year) and notes that entertainment campaigns can lift viewership, underscoring Reddit’s growing role as a source of new IP and opportunity for studios.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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entertainment26 days ago•2 min saved

Spielberg’s Disclosure Day kicks off a box-office rush

Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day opened strong worldwide, posting about $92.9 million global with $44 million in the US over the weekend on a $115 million budget, signaling potential as his best-performing original US title. Obsession and Backrooms also posted notable numbers, while Michael, the first part of Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, surged past $932 million globally to become the highest-grossing music biopic ever, setting sights on overtaking Oppenheimer’s biopic total.

via The Guardian|

#backrooms #box-office #disclosure-day

culture1 month ago•8 min saved

Digital Labyrinth: Gen Z and the Backrooms Phenomenon

Backrooms, A24's feature-length adaptation of a viral meme directed by Kane Parsons, translates Gen Z's anxiety about life online into a mutating, algorithmic labyrinth where work and home blur into one endless space; drawing on gaming and internet culture (Portal 2, Minecraft) and surfacing concerns about AI and a tightening job market, the film became a Gen Z sensation, aided by a real 30,000-square-foot set and Parsons's rise from meme creator to Hollywood director.

via The New York Times|

#ai #backrooms #culture

business1 month ago•17 min saved

Backrooms Pushes A24 Past $200M Worldwide, Heralding a New Era

A24’s breakout horror Backrooms has surpassed $200 million worldwide, reaching $213 million in its second weekend and marking the studio’s first $200M title. The performance signals a shift for A24 toward bigger-budget, IP-driven projects (with talk of an Elden Ring adaptation) while still pursuing distinctive, countercultural cinema.

via IndieWire|

#a24 #backrooms #box-office

entertainment1 month ago•4 min saved

Scary Movie Scares Up Weekend Box Office Crown

Scary Movie opened with $55M domestic to top the weekend box office, beating Masters of the Universe's $29.3M debut; the horror surge helped push Scary Movie's global launch to about $105.5M, while indie hits Backrooms and Obsession posted strong numbers and The Mandalorian fell to sixth. The weekend was up about 63% from last year, with Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day on tap next weekend.

via NBC News|

#backrooms #box-office #entertainment

entertainment1 month ago•132 min saved

Scary Movie Tops Box Office, Dethrones He-Man in Nostalgia-Driven Weekend

Scary Movie scores a franchise-record $55 million domestic and $105.5 million worldwide, topping Masters of the Universe’s $29.3 million domestic debut; the weekend’s top five also includes Backrooms ($25.9M), Obsession ($25.6M), and The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act ($12.7M), with The Mandalorian & Grogu at No. 6 with about $10 million.

via Vulture|

#backrooms #box-office #entertainment

film1 month ago•16 min saved

Backrooms Becomes A24’s Highest-Grossing Global Hit, Surpassing Marty Supreme

Backrooms has become A24’s highest-grossing worldwide release, surpassing Marty Supreme with about $212 million globally (roughly $135 million in North America) after just 10 days, with strong international performance and signs of franchise potential.

via Variety|

#a24 #backrooms #box-office

entertainment1 month ago•8 min saved

Scary Movie Opens Big, Sparkling Start for R-Rated Comedy Era

Paramount’s Scary Movie leads the weekend with a $55M 3-day opening—the biggest post-COVID era opening for an R-rated comedy—as Masters of the Universe arrives at $29.3M and Backrooms ($25.9M) and Obsession ($25.6M) post solid debuts, pushing domestic box office to about $181.1M. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act also cracks the Top 5, while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1B globally. Next week brings Spielberg’s Disclosure Day in theaters.

via Boxoffice Pro|

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culture1 month ago•15 min saved

Indie horrors rewrite Hollywood's math with tiny budgets and giant returns

Two ultra-low-budget horror films, Backrooms (~$10m) and Obsession (~$1m), are delivering blockbuster-style profits and signaling a shift in Hollywood away from expensive IP. Backrooms opened with about $81m in the US ($135m US total); Obsession has $152m US and $225m worldwide, outpacing Masters of the Universe and The Mandalorian and Grogu. Both projects come from Gen Z directors who built their craft via YouTube, suggesting studios will lean toward original, younger-skewing indie cinema in the future.

via BBC|

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entertainment1 month ago•35 min saved

Backrooms Becomes A24’s Worldwide Box-Office Champion, Overtaking Marty Supreme

Deadline reports that Backrooms, Kane Parsons’ viral IP, is on track to become A24’s highest-grossing film worldwide, likely topping Marty Supreme’s $191.2M WW. With domestic around $134.8M and foreign about $50.3M by this weekend, global box office is expected north of $185M by end of Sunday; however, a steep second-weekend drop (~68% domestically) signals a fan-forward, younger-skewing audience (81% of second-weekend moviegoers are under 35). This milestone underscores A24’s growing box-office clout as other studios post record numbers this summer.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#a24 #backrooms #box-office

entertainment1 month ago•18 min saved

Scary Movie Leads Box Office With $55 Million Debut

Scary Movie opened to a $55 million domestic debut to lead the weekend box office, followed by Masters of the Universe at $29.3 million, then Backrooms at $25.9 million and Obsession at $25.6 million. Scary Movie also earned about $50.5 million overseas for a global total of roughly $105.5 million, while Masters reached about $54 million globally. Backrooms stands at around $212 million worldwide, and Obsession is closing in on $200 million globally, highlighting a nostalgia-driven, broad audience appeal.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#backrooms #box-office #entertainment