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Internet culture is showing up in a big way in theaters, as low-budget horror films \u201cBackrooms\u201d and \u201cObsession\u201d led this weekend\u2019s box office and beat out big franchise films like \u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.\u201d<\/p>\n
A24\u2019s \u201cBackrooms\u201d topped the charts with $81.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates. The film is directed by 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, who based it on his internet series of the same name.<\/p>\n
\u201cBackrooms,\u201d which reportedly had a production budget of about $10 million, stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store owner who finds a mysterious portal in his basement. The film made a total of $118 million worldwide.<\/p>\n
In second place was Focus Features\u2019 \u201cObsession,\u201d which hauled in $26.4 million in its third weekend in theaters, up 10% from the previous weekend\u2019s total. The film, which had a production budget of less than $1 million, has now grossed $104.7 million domestically for a global total of $148 million. <\/p>\n
\u201cObsession\u201d director Curry Barker is also known for his YouTube sketch comedy channel. <\/p>\n
The success of two YouTube-native filmmakers at the box office indicates the growing power of the platform \u2014 and online culture as a whole \u2014 in attracting audiences to cinemas.<\/p>\n
Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm\u2019s \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d fell to third place this weekend with a domestic gross of $25 million. Lionsgate\u2019s musical biopic \u201cMichael\u201d ($11.7 million) and Sony Pictures\u2019 family comedy \u201cThe Breadwinner\u201d ($7.5 million) rounded out the top five at the box office, according to Comscore data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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