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\n\tKane Parsons\u2019 \u201cBackrooms\u201d has already shattered the record for A24\u2019s best opening weekend.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAdapted from Parsons\u2019 viral YouTube series, \u201cBackrooms\u201d earned $38 million domestic on Friday from 3,442 theaters, and is projected to gross $85 million to $90 million through the weekend. That\u2019s more than triple the previous record holder, Alex Garland\u2019s thriller \u201cCivil War,\u201d which earned $25.5 million in 2024 to claim the title of A24\u2019s best debut.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBackrooms\u201d follows a small-town furniture store owner who discovers a portal to an otherworldly dimension in his showroom. Cast members include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass. James Wan, Shawn Levy and Osgood Perkins serve as producers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis weekend\u2019s other newcomers include Nate Bargatze\u2019s family comedy, \u201cThe Breadwinner,\u201d and Focus Features\u2019 war drama, \u201cPressure.\u201d \u201cThe Breadwinner\u201d fared the best of the two, grossing $2.75 million on Friday from 3,525 North American theaters for a fifth-place finish. By Sunday, it should make $7.5 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tTriStar Pictures\u2019 \u201cThe Breadwinner\u201d follows Bargatze as a dad who is forced to take charge of his chaotic household when his wife leaves on a month long buiness trip. Other cast members include Mandy Moore, Stella Grace Fitzgerald, Birdie Borria, Charlotte Ann Tucker, Colin Jost and Zach Cherry.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cPressure\u201d landed at No. 6 on Friday with $2.46 million domestic from 1,829 screens. It\u2019s expected to pull in $5.4 million by the end of the weekend. The WWII thriller stars Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower, who must decide whether or not to launch D-Day in the face of brutal conditions. Other cast members include Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis and Tamsin Topolski.<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday\u2019s silver medal went to Curry Barker\u2019s \u201cObsession,\u201d which made $8.1 million on its third Friday in theaters. After a stellar $28 million over Memorial Day weekend, the indie horror is expected to make another $28 million by Sunday. That\u2019s a 19% uptick from the $22 million it earned over last weekend\u2019s three-day frame.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d took third with just $6.5 million on its second Friday in North American cinemas, an 80% drop from its opening day. While initial projections saw the Lucasfilm western grossing $40 million by Sunday, that number now looks closer to $25 million, according to rival estimates. That figure would push the film\u2019s domestic total to $136 million through two weekends.<\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate\u2019s \u201cMichael\u201d finished in fourth, adding $3.5 on Friday. It should collect $12.7 million by Sunday, which would bring its domestic earnings to $340 million in six weekends of release.<\/p>\n

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