‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’: Independent Horror Reigns at the Box Office ...Middle East

For the first time in…ever, really, the box office is currently being dominated by two independent horror films made by YouTubers in their twenties. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons, and Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, have stayed in the public discussion for weeks after their respective releases. Both films are groundbreaking in different ways, but what is most impressive–and important–is that their success is causing people to rethink what exactly is the formula of a hit film.

In its opening weekend, Variety reports, A24’s Backrooms collected a record-breaking $81 million from 3,442 North American theaters. Alongside Focus Features’s Obsession jumping once more in its third week with $26.4 million from 2,781 cinemas and crossing the $100 million mark domestically, the future looks bright for young filmmakers–and for the horror genre itself.

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