Backrooms eyes strong $76M to $79M opening weekend

A24's Backrooms is tracking for a robust domestic opening this weekend. The horror film has already collected $10.4 million in Thursday night previews. Projections now stand at $76 million to $79 million for the three-day frame.

The Kane Parsons-directed feature, co-financed by A24 and Chernin Entertainment, played in 3,442 theaters on Friday and took in $33 million to $35 million that day. Previews began at 4 p.m. Thursday and outperformed several recent genre titles including Scream 7 and John Wick: Chapter 4. The film marks the best opening ever for A24, surpassing Civil War's $25.5 million debut in 2024.

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A24 horror film Backrooms opens to $76 million weekend

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Kane Parsons' directorial debut Backrooms opened strongly at the domestic box office this weekend. The A24 release, based on the filmmaker's popular YouTube series, earned between $76 million and $79 million.

Backrooms earned 118 million dollars worldwide in its opening weekend, marking a strong international debut for the A24 horror film. Obsession reached 148 million dollars globally while Michael climbed to 846.2 million dollars.

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The horror movie Backrooms collected 7.3 million dollars during its fourth weekend in theaters. The film has now reached 175 million dollars in North America and 301 million dollars worldwide.

The low-budget horror film Obsession earned $22 million in its second weekend, a 30 percent increase from its debut. The result marks an unusual hold for the genre and positions the movie for strong Memorial Day holiday totals.

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Mark Duplass has pushed back against online rumors questioning whether Kane Parsons directed the upcoming A24 horror film Backrooms. The actor posted on X on Tuesday to affirm Parsons' full control of the project.

Toy Story 5 is on track to surpass $300 million domestically this weekend in its second frame. Supergirl opened to an estimated $40 million in the United States.

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Paramount and Miramax are positioning a Scary Movie revival for a strong early-June debut that will go head-to-head with Masters of the Universe, with both films now expected to open at or above $35 million.

 

 

 

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