‘Backrooms’ Projected To Drop 67% In Business At Weekend 2 Box Office

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Backrooms’ Projected To Drop 67% In Business At Weekend 2 Box OfficeByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 05, 2026, 07:08pm EDTChiwetel Ejiofor in "Backrooms."A24The reboot of the Wayans Bros.’ horror spoof Scary Movie is scaring away Backrooms after one week at the top of the domestic box office.Backrooms, the surreal horror thriller from YouTube director Kane Parsons, shocked Hollywood in its opening weekend by overperforming at the box office on its way to an $81 million domestic take in its opening frame. Forbes‘Backrooms’ Streaming: Why Film’s Big Box Office Will Likely Change A24’s PVOD StrategyBy Tim LammersAlso delivering big last weekend was Obsession, the buzzy horror thriller from Parsons’ fellow YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker. Together, the duo delivered a catastrophic gut punch to Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, which dropped 69% in business domestically from its opening three-day frame May 21-23.Backrooms is projected to drop 67% from its opening frame for a second weekend take of $26.5 million from 3,565 North American theaters for a third-place finish. Forbes‘Scary Movie’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Slice And Dice Wayans Bros. SpoofBy Tim LammersWhile the big drop in business is near to The Mandalorian and Grogu’s second weekend dive, executives from Backrooms’ studio, A24, are probably not sweating the news too much. Should the Deadline projection hold, Backrooms will boost its domestic tally to $135.6 million by Sunday against a $10 million production budget before marketing costs, so the film is sitting comfortably in profitability. MORE FOR YOUBy contrast, The Mandalorian and Grogu had a $165 million budget before marketing, so the steep drop in second weekend business no doubt hurt its studio, Disney, a lot more.Forbes‘Obsession’ Streaming Date Skipped In Favor Of Longer Theatrical-To-PV...