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'Backrooms', based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A24's "Backrooms," the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1

Latest 'Alien' Movie Scares Up Big Crowds In N. America Theaters

The latest film in a series that began with Ridley Scott's 1979 blockbuster "Alien" earned an estimated $41.5 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024

'Godzilla X Kong' Tops N.America Box Office With $80 Mn Haul

"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roared to the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend, pulverizing competition with a huge $80 million haul in ticket sales, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.

International Business Times · Apr 1, 2024

'Smile' Beats 'Lyle' to Top N.American Box Office

Paramount executives kept the "Smile" on their face Sunday, as the deceptively named horror film topped North America's box office for a second weekend, scaring up an estimated $17.6 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said. Sosie Bacon, daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, stars as a therapist whose…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

'Top Gun' Soars Back to Surprise Lead in N.American Theaters

In a reflection of Hollywood's deep late-summer slump, "Top Gun: Maverick," first released 15 weeks ago, climbed back to the top of the North American box office this weekend despite a relatively slim four-day take of $7.9 million. The Paramount action thriller, starring a graying but still flight-ready Tom Cruise,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

'Bullet Train' Locked and Loaded Atop N.America Box Office

Sony's "Bullet Train" held the top spot for the second week running in the North American box office, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday during a relatively flat mid-August period of moviegoing. As the last major studio release of the summer, the action thriller starring Brad Pitt pulled in $13.4…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

'Elvis' Puts the King Back in Spotlight in N.American Theaters

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour-long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 27, 2022

'Jurassic' is Again Top Draw in N.American Theaters

"Jurassic World Dominion" again stomped to the top on North American movie screens this weekend, while new release "Lightyear" didn't quite make it to infinity, or beyond. Universal's latest dinosaur frightfest -- the sixth in the "Jurassic Park" franchise -- took in an estimated $58.7 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022