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“Backrooms” becomes biggest original horror film debut in box office history
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize A24’s “Backrooms,” the big screen adaptation of a viral You Tube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.
- Parsons also becomes the youngest director ever to debut at number one with a feature film, the entertainment trade publication said.
- 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.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize A24’s “Backrooms,” the big screen adaptation of a viral You Tube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.
Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, who created the “Backrooms” web series as a teenager, the movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film and more than doubles A24’s previous best domestic opening, according to Variety.
Parsons also becomes the youngest director ever to debut at number one with a feature film, the entertainment trade publication said.
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