“Backrooms,” which was directed and co-written by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, cost only $10 million to produce.

“The Backrooms” is based on a viral short film series on YouTube that has amassed more than 220 million views.

YouTube filmmakers are ascendant, with 'Obsession' topping the second weekend of 'Mandalorian and Grogu' and becoming the first film in more than 40 years to increase in both its…

The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.

Backrooms shattered A24's record. Obsession beat Star Wars. Two Sleepy People sold to mk2. Three films from YouTube creators just remade the box office.

An indie horror with internet origins has beaten the legacy franchise Star Wars at the box office this weekend.

A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old Kane Parsons — broke box office records this weekend, marking the latest example of an indie horror hit helmed by a YouTuber.

A pair of low-budget horror films created by young YouTube filmmakers drew large Gen Z audiences to theaters this weekend. It wasn't for the big...

“Backrooms,” which was directed and co-written by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, cost only $10 million to produce.

Kane Parsons, de 20 años, y Curry Barker, de 26, llegaron al cine desde YouTube con dos películas que ya rompieron cifras en taquilla

No último lançamento, produção de US$ 10 milhões teve estreia semelhante ao novo filme da franquia Star Wars, que custou cerca de US$ 165 milhões

The success of “Obsession” and “Backrooms” may mean some studio bosses will place a few more bets on original concepts rather than predictable franchises and sequels.

Two independent horror films - Backrooms and Obsession - made on small budgets - have beaten the new Star Wars film at the box office. | Hollywood

Filmmakers from the internet are beating big franchises at the box office, with “Backrooms” and “Obsession” the latest to draw crowds back to theatres.

AP:Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theatres around the country this weekend for a small-budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the…

_Backrooms_ and _Obsession_, two YouTuber-directed low-budget horror films, topped the box office, with _Backrooms_ earning $81.45 million domestically this weekend.

Two indie horror films made by Gen Z directors with internet origins have upset the latest big-budget Star Wars film

Two young YouTube filmmakers achieved a historic milestone, surpassing Star Wars in a major box office weekend, signaling a transformative shift in the entertainment industry.

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How 'Backrooms' producers helped a 20-Year-Old YouTube director Kane Parsons turn his viral videos into a box office smash.

Audiences are seeing movies like "Obsession" and "Backrooms" instead of "The Mandalorian and Grogu," proving that franchises and IP don't always win.