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A24’s “Backrooms,” the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.<\/p>\n
Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, who created the “Backrooms” web series as a teenager, the movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film and more than doubles A24’s previous best domestic opening, according to Variety.<\/p>\n
Parsons also becomes the youngest director ever to debut at number one with a feature film, the entertainment trade publication said.<\/p>\n
Starring Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, the movie follows a furniture shop owner (Ejiofor) who discovers a mysterious, labyrinthine complex underneath his store.<\/p>\n
When the man goes missing, his therapist (Reinsve) steps inside the liminal space to try and find him.<\/p>\n
The online series, which began in 2022, became part of a phenomenon known as “creepypasta” — a short horror story reposted and modified around the web, to which other users added details such as monsters and undiscovered dimensions.<\/p>\n
Second place went to another horror film, Focus Features’ “Obsession,” whose strong critic and audience reviews have seen it steadily notch higher earnings in its three weeks out.<\/p>\n
Directed by 26-year-old Curry Baker, the film took in another $26.4 million at the domestic box office, Exhibitor Relations reported, and now has a global estimated haul of nearly $150 million on a budget of less than $1 million.<\/p>\n
Inde Navarrette has earned particular plaudits for her role as a young woman who becomes dangerously infatuated with a man, played by Michael Johnston, after he makes a magical wish for her affection.<\/p>\n
“Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” Disney’s latest entry in the blockbuster sci-fi franchise, plummeted nearly 70 percent in its second weekend in theaters, taking in $25 million and finishing in third place.<\/p>\n
The film is a jump to the big screen for the hit streaming series, and the first Star Wars film to be released in theaters since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”<\/p>\n
Maintaining its place in the top five for a sixth weekend was Lionsgate’s “Michael,” the biopic about king of pop Michael Jackson, which added $11.7 million.<\/p>\n
The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring the late popstar’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, has now taken in $340 million at the domestic box office and over $845 million globally, according to Exhibitor Relations.<\/p>\n
Fifth place went to Sony’s comedy “The Breadwinner,” which took in $7.5 million in its debut weekend.<\/p>\n
Comedian Nate Bergatze — one of the highest-grossing American stand-ups with a deadpan act focusing on family life — stars in the movie as a dad who must take care of the kids while his wife is away on business.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the top 10 were:<\/p>\n
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” ($5.9 million)<\/p>\n
“Pressure” ($5.8 million)<\/p>\n
“The Sheep Detective” ($4.6 million)<\/p>\n
“Passenger” ($2.6 million)<\/p>\n
“Mortal Kombat II” ($2 million)<\/p>\n
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