Will ‘Mandalorian & Grogu’ Get Lost In The ‘Backrooms’? Pic Eyes Record Opening For A24 With $40M-$45M – Box Office Preview
The upcoming film 'Backrooms' is projected to open with $40M-$45M, potentially setting a record for A24. Directed by Kane Pixels, the film is based on a popular YouTube series and features stars like Chiwetel Ejiofor. Meanwhile, 'Mandalorian and Grogu' is expected to earn around $40M in its second weekend, facing competition from 'Backrooms'.
- ▪Backrooms is expected to have the highest opening ever for an A24 movie.
- ▪The film is based on a YouTube series created by Kane Pixels and has garnered significant online attention.
- ▪Mandalorian and Grogu is projected to see a decline in earnings but will still perform strongly in its second weekend.
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BACKROOMS, Chiwetel Ejiofor, 2026. © A24 / courtesy Everett Collection It’s the summer of surprises, and one in which studios are finally getting their arms around the lost YouTube generation as they call it when it comes to younger moviegoers. Chernin Entertainment, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and A24’s thrifty financed-under $10M feature take of Kane Pixels (whose real name is Kate Parsons) created IP, Backrooms, is looking to force choke Lucasfilm/Disney’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu for No. 1 with a $40M-$45M opening. That would rep the highest opening ever for an A24 movie, beating their previous start, 2024’s Civil War ($25.5M).
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