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‘Backrooms’ Setting A24 Record With $80M-Plus Opening, Focus’ ‘Obsession’ Making Box Office History in Third Weekend
YouTube filmmakers are ascendant, with 'Obsession' topping the second weekend of 'Mandalorian and Grogu' and becoming the first film in more than 40 years to increase in both its second and third weekends, outside of Christmas.
What happened
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, ‘Backrooms’ Setting A24 Record With $80M-Plus Opening, Focus’ ‘Obsession’ Making Box Office History in Third Weekend, YouTube filmmakers are ascendant, with ‘Obsession’ topping the second weekend of ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ and becoming the first film in more than 40 years to increase in both its second and third weekends, outside of Christmas.
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- ‘Backrooms’ Setting A24 Record With $80M-Plus Opening, Focus’ ‘Obsession’ Making Box Office History in Third WeekendThe Hollywood Reporter - 2026-05-30T15:37:04+00:00
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