A24\u2019s \u201cBackrooms,\u201d the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several Box Office records with an $81.5 million debut, US media reported Sunday.<\/p>\n
Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, who created the \u201cBackrooms\u201d web series as a teenager, the movie\u2019s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film and more than doubles A24\u2019s 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 \u201ccreepypasta\u201d, 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\u2019 \u201cObsession,\u201d whose strong critical 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
\u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,\u201d Disney\u2019s latest entry in the blockbuster sci-fi franchise, plummeted nearly 70 per cent in its second weekend in theatres, 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 theatres since 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maintaining its place in the top five for a sixth weekend was Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cMichael,\u201d the biopic about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, which added $11.7 million.<\/p>\n
The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring the late popstar\u2019s 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\u2019s comedy \u201cThe Breadwinner,\u201d which took in $7.5 million in its debut weekend.<\/p>\n
Comedian Nate Bergatze \u2014 one of the highest-grossing American stand-ups with a deadpan act focusing on family life \u2014 stars in the movie as a dad who must take care of the kids while his wife is away on business.<\/p>\n
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