{"id":31270,"date":"2026-05-30T04:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T04:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/box-office-backrooms-opening-to-shocking-76m-79m\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T04:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T04:37:50","slug":"box-office-backrooms-opening-to-shocking-76m-79m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/box-office-backrooms-opening-to-shocking-76m-79m\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Opening To Shocking $76M-$79M"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tFRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: <\/strong>Kane Parsons knows how to connect with the under-35 demo (a massive 87% turnout since Thursday night) with Backrooms<\/a> <\/em>now on track to hoard a $76M to $79M<\/strong> after a $33M-$35M<\/strong> Friday at 3,442 theaters, which includes thursday night\u2019s $10.4M. And yes, don\u2019t be shocked to see it hit $80M.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>\u2018Obsession<\/a>\u2019 Review: Inde Navarrette Solidifies Scream Queen Status In Curry Barker\u2019s Horror Directorial Breakout<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tWhat\u2019s interesting is that the A24\/Chernin Entertainment co-financed movie isn\u2019t even hurting business for Focus Features\u2019 Curry Barker romance horror Obsession<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>which is going over $100M <\/strong>in its third frame after what\u2019s shaping up to be a 3-day of $25M<\/strong> at 2,780 theaters in second, +5% (holy mother of cows!) after a third Friday of $7M.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\/Lucasfilm\u2019s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/strong>, <\/em>despite the force of Imax, is eyeing third with a second weekend of $24M<\/strong> after a $6.5M<\/strong> Friday at 4,300. If those numbers stick, that\u2019s a 69% second-weekend drop, steeper than Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em>\u2018s second weekend, which was down by 65% with $29.3M. Ten-day cume is $136.3M<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>\u2018The Mandalorian And Grogu\u2019 Review: Latest In \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Franchise Makes Magic Of \u2018A New Hope\u2019 Seem Far, Far Away<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate\u2019s Michael<\/strong> <\/em>refuses to get off the dance floor with a fourth place and sixth weekend take of $13M-$16M<\/strong> at 3,118 locations after a $3M Friday for a running cume between $341.2M<\/strong>\u2013$344.2M<\/strong>. This easily will put the Antoine Fuqua movie past The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 <\/em>at the domestic B.O. ($337.1M) among Lionsgate\u2019s top grossing; the Michael Jackson biopic already passed Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 <\/em>($281.7M).<\/p>\n

\n\tSony\u2019s Nate Bargatze-led The Breadwinner<\/strong> <\/em>is seeing $2.5M-$3M<\/strong> today, and $7.5M to $8M<\/strong> for the weekend at 3,252 sites. The pic is playing to the middle of the country, with audiences enjoying it at 85%. But critics don\u2019t get it at 25%.<\/p>\n

\n\tFocus Features and StudioCanal\u2019s WWII movie Pressure<\/strong> <\/em>is looking at a $5M<\/strong> opening after a $2.4M <\/strong>Friday. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes like the Andrew Scott-Brendan Fraser movie at 85% fresh. No RT audience score yet.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>45 Of The Most Anticipated Movies Of 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tFRIDAY AM UPDATE AFTER EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> A24\/Chernin Entertainment\u2019s Backrooms<\/strong> <\/em>is higher in its Thursday night previews with $10.4M<\/strong>, a figure that\u2019s close to another beloved fan IP-turned-big-screen pic, Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s <\/em>($10.3M in 2023). <\/em>Blumhouse-Atomic Monster was a producer on that genre title. <\/em>It\u2019s also a record for A24, beating Civil War<\/em>\u2018s $2.9M previews in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tScreen Engine\/Rentrak exits show a massive turnout by the 18-24 bunch at 43%. The 18-34 combined was 76%. The inclination is to shoot from the hip and say this movie will open to $80M+, but heck, even if it\u2019s $60M, that\u2019s pretty damn good. I mean, three weeks ago the outlook on early tracking was $20M for the Kane Parsons-directed movie. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs we told you earlier this week<\/a>, Backrooms <\/em>also will be the best opening ever for A24 at the domestic box office, beating 2024\u2019s Civil War <\/em>($25.5M).<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>The 60 Movies That Have Made More Than $1 Billion At The Global Box Office<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThursday night PostTrak exits \u2014 reminding you that Thursday night always is fan-filled, so the scores tend to be higher versus before the audience expands throughout the weekend \u2014 show a 52% definite recommend and 3 stars, with a 67% positive. Guys-to-women ratio was 60%-40%. Men over 25 leading at 31%, men under 25 at 29%, women under 25 at 26%, and women over 25 at 14%. Women under 25 gave the first-person, videogame-like feature its best scores at 75% positive and a 60% definite recommend. This movie wasn\u2019t for anyone over 35 last night: They only showed up at 12%!<\/p>\n

\n\tAs a refresher, the 3Arts Entertainment-repped Parsons (online handle: Kane Pixel), first launched the early iteration of Backrooms<\/em> on 4chan which then spread on Reddit when was 16. The IP morphed into Roblox <\/em>and Minecraft <\/em>games and was then transformed into a found-footage YouTube series created via Blender and Unreal Engine, which amassed north of 190 million views. Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star alongside Mark Duplass.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>25 Music Biopics About Whitney, Elvis, Tina, Elton, Queen & More, Plus Where To Stream Them<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAlso, in continuing YouTube creator news, Curry Barker\u2019s Obsession<\/strong> <\/em>beat Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/strong> <\/em>again in its weekdays with a Thursday estimated win of $4.8M<\/strong> to $3.4M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s how the week went down:<\/p>\n

\n\t1) Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu <\/em>(Dis) 4,300 theaters, Wk $112.3M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\t2) Obsession <\/em>(Foc) 2,655 theaters, Wk $47.9M (+58%)\/Total $78.3M\/Wk 2<\/p>\n

\n\t3) Michael <\/em>(LG) 3,306 theaters, Wk $33.9M (-10%), Total $328.1M\/Wk 5<\/p>\n

\n\t4) The Devils Wears Prada 2 <\/em>(Dis) 3,300 theaters, Wk $19.9M (-22%), Total $203.4M\/Wk 4<\/p>\n

\n\t5) The Sheep Detectives <\/em>(Amz) 3,207 theaters, Wk $15.3M (+9%), Total $49.9M\/Wk 3<\/p>\n

\n\t6) Passenger <\/em>(Par) 2,534 theaters, Wk 12.6M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChiwetel Ejiofor in \u2018Backrooms\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>There\u2019s a lot of cash getting stuffed in those Backrooms<\/strong>. <\/em>The Kane Parsons feature take of his digital IP is racking up $9M<\/strong> in previews, which began at 4PM.<\/p>\n

\n\tWe told you presales were at a crazy blockbuster level, around Scream 7<\/em>\u2018s three months ago. Well, guess what? The previews here for A24\u2019s Backrooms <\/em>are ahead of Scream 7<\/em>\u2018s $7.8M, as well as 2023\u2019s John Wick: Chapter 4 <\/em>($8.9M) and not far from Eternals <\/em>($9.5M) and Five Night\u2019s at Freddy\u2019s <\/em>($10.3M), the latter being another fervent fan-driven property. The opening range for those movies is between $63.6M and $80M, and many distribution sources now are giddy that this R-rated genre movie easily will blow past its most recent forecast of $40M-$45M. Again, it\u2019s all about how front-loaded this is. As of tracking this AM, Backrooms <\/em>was hot with men and women under 25 and not far from the first choice for Final Destination: Bloodlines <\/em>($51.6M opening).<\/p>\n

\n\tSuccess has many fathers, and those are Atomic Monster-Blumhouse, 21 Laps, Odd Fellow and Chernin Entertainment on Parsons\u2019 feature directorial debut. The latter co-financed this pic for under $10M with A24. From the sounds of it, Backrooms <\/em>looks to be in the black by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently, critics are outweighing audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, 88% to 74%, for this movie which follows a therapist (Sentimental Value <\/em>Oscar nominee Renate Reinsve) who goes looking for patient (12 Years a Slave <\/em>Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) in his desolate furniture store. An freakish alternate universe is found within.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tFrom left: Michael Johnston, Megan Lawless in Cooper Tomlinson in \u2018Obsession\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFocus Features\/Everett Collection<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tIn another rally for movies from YouTube creators, Curry Barker\u2019s Obsession<\/strong> <\/em>from Focus Features and Blumhouse\/Atomic Monster beat Disney\/Lucasfilm\u2019s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/strong> <\/em>on Wednesday, $5.6M<\/strong> to $4.1M<\/strong>. Running cume for Obsession <\/em>stands at $73.5M<\/strong> to Mando and Baby Yoda\u2019s $108.8M<\/strong>. Obsession <\/em>is now the No. 1 movie for the week in some prolific theaters including AMC Empire in Times Square and Regal Union Square in NYC. The question now is how hard will Mandalorian and Grogu <\/em>fall with a double feature of Obsession <\/em>and Backrooms <\/em>on marquees?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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