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Indie horror flicks 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' draw Gen Z to cinema
The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are driving Generation Z audiences to the theater…
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scmp.com
Meet Curry Barker, director of blockbuster horror film Obsession
The film’s success has catapulted the Gen-Z director to overnight stardom ... but where did it all begin for this horror enthusiast?
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irishtimes.com
Donald Clarke: The horror films Backrooms and Obsession are doing something astonishing
The building success of Obsession speaks to the power of strong reviews and stronger word of mouth – and twentysomething YouTube film-makers
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hindustantimes.com
Backrooms box office shakes up Hollywood: 20-year-old Kane Parsons' horror film scores $38 million on opening day
Backrooms arrives in theatres alongside another horror breakout, Obsession, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker. | Hollywood
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apnews.com
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
An indie horror with internet origins has beaten the legacy franchise Star Wars at the box office this weekend.
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variety.com
Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop
It was a great weekend for moviegoing as "Backrooms" and "Obsession" fueled record turnouts.
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nbcnews.com
Meet Hollywood’s new masters of horror: YouTubers
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.
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dailysabah.com
YouTuber box office surge: ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’ pull Gen Z to theaters
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...
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forbes.com
A 20-Year-Old Made ‘Backrooms’. Now It’s Making A24 History
Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.
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The 5 Box Office Records ‘Backrooms’ Just Broke In One Weekend
Backrooms is a huge horror hit right alongside Obsession, and it has just broken a number of industry records.
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channelnewsasia.com
Backrooms, based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records
The movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film.
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jamaica-gleaner.com
YouTubers draw Gen Z to theatres with ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’
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…
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gizmodo.com
'Backrooms' Opens As a Record-Breaking Juggernaut
The current love for horror movies isn't stopping with 'Obsession'—A24's 'Backrooms' is starting out as a hit in its own right.
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independent.co.uk
YouTuber horror films beat Star Wars in huge box office shock
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‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations
Why "Backrooms," a horror film from director Kane Parsons, defied box office expectations.
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theguardian.com
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want
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hollywoodreporter.com
Why Did ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Spark Ghost-Directing Speculation?
"This is just a chronic pattern of contempt for the next wave of cultural production," an industry insider tells The Hollywood Reporter about baseless online conspiracies…
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france24.com
Indie horror flicks 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' draw Gen Z to cinema
The multi-million-dollar openings of indie horror flicks "Obsession" and "Backrooms" have Hollywood buzzing about the 20-something YouTuber directors who are driving Generation Z…
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images.dawn.com
Indie-horror films Obsession and Backrooms perform at box office with Gen Z's blessing
The films are both made by 20-something YouTubers turned filmmakers.
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Meet Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of Backrooms
What began as a 4Chan post and then a creepypasta led to Parsons’ viral YouTube series – and now, a debut movie cementing his role in Hollywood.
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infobae.com
“Obsesión” y “Backrooms”: el terror indie de jóvenes youtubers revoluciona los cines
El mundo del entretenimiento celebra los éxitos inesperados de dos directores veinteañeros, Kane Parsons y Curry Barker, creados para la Generación Z: logran llevar a miles de…