The Mandalorian and Grogu Risks No. 3 Finish as $75 Million Backrooms Surges
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Updated · Forbes · May 30
The Mandalorian and Grogu Risks No. 3 Finish as $75 Million Backrooms Surges
5 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 30
$165 million The Mandalorian and Grogu is forecast to slip to third at the domestic box office in its second weekend, overtaken by Backrooms and potentially trailing Obsession as well.
Backrooms — a $5 million horror film from YouTuber Kane Parsons — is projected to open at $75 million to $80 million, roughly matching Mandalorian and Grogu’s debut and dominating the frame.
Obsession is adding pressure after its box office jumped 39% from its first to second weekend, an unusually strong hold that could keep it ahead of the Star Wars film.
$176 million in global grosses has already put Mandalorian and Grogu past its production budget, but it remains far from profitability and could struggle to reach Solo’s $392 million total.
Next weekend brings another setback as Masters of the Universe takes many of its IMAX screens, leaving Disney’s latest Star Wars release squeezed by two breakout horror hits and a new blockbuster.
With YouTube horror trouncing a Star Wars blockbuster, is Hollywood's entire movie-making model now obsolete?
Why is Gen Z choosing $5 million YouTube horror films over a $165 million Star Wars epic?
Is 'The Mandalorian's' failure a sign of Star Wars fatigue, or a warning about treating cinema like television?