{"id":34457,"date":"2026-05-31T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34457"},"modified":"2026-05-31T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:24:12","slug":"backrooms-made-81-million-debut-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34457","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Backrooms&#8221; Made $81 Million Debut at the Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of A24<\/p>\n<p>Kane Parsons&#8217; &#8220;<strong>Backrooms<\/strong>&#8221; is currently topping the domestic box-office in its debut, aligning with expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday takings for this title totaled $38.4 million in its opening day earnings (including previews).<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s easily the largest opening weekend ever for an A24 film, bigger than last week&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/strong>,&#8221; which debuted with $81.6 million.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p>What&#8217;s noteworthy is that the film&#8217;s budget stood at $10 million, with marketing expenditures reported to be on par, thanks to a strategic online campaign.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The flick, which scored a meager B- CinemaScore, is launching in approximately 50 additional territories this weekend, where it is anticipated to bring in an extra $36 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Obsession<\/strong>&#8221; by Curry Barker is expected to rise in its third week of release, topping the box office with a $28.5 million haul, a 19% increase from its previous weekend&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/strong>&#8221; is projected to see a drop of at least 69% in its second weekend, potentially dropping as low as $25 million \u2013 the steepest second weekend decline ever for a &#8220;<strong>Star Wars<\/strong>&#8221; film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>The Breadwinner<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Pressure<\/strong>\u201d took in $7.5 million and $5.4 million respectively in 5th and 7th place.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of A24 Kane Parsons&#8217; &#8220;Backrooms&#8221; is currently topping the domestic box-office in its debut, aligning with expectations. 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