EXCLUSIVE: In less than a year, A24 has broken its own records twice: Kane Parsons' viral film "« Behind the scenes »" will become the highest-grossing film of all time from a New York studio this weekend, and perhaps by Monday, overtaking the film with Timothée Chalamet and Marty Supreme, which previously grossed $191.2 million worldwide.
And this is despite a sharp drop in the film's box office. «Backrooms» in North America this weekend , estimated at -68%, with the second weekend takings amounting to $25.7 million . By tomorrow, total box office receipts in the US are expected to reach $134.8 million . Total collections abroad as of yesterday amounted to $50.3 million (Global collections are expected to exceed by the end of Sunday) $185 million ). Again, this sharp drop is explained by the fact that «Backrooms» — is a film aimed primarily at fans, with 81% of the second weekend's audience still under 35.
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The film "Behind the Scenes"« achieves this record in the first ten days of release (or even eleven). The film «Marty Supreme» , starring nine-time Oscar nominee Josh Safdie, took 53 days to dethrone A24's previous box office leader, their multiple Oscar-winning film «"Everything, everywhere and at once » (US$147.9 million).
As we informed you on Wednesday, «Behind the Scenes» became A24's highest-grossing film at the US box office, surpassing Josh Safdie's Oscar-nominated film «Marty Supreme» ($96 million) in its first six days of release. This is another phenomenal achievement for A24: the budget «Behind the Scenes» The film, which grossed less than $10 million worldwide, was co-financed by Chernin Entertainment and has grossed $10 million domestically.
В in the film "Behind the Scenes"« The film stars Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Raineswe, and is produced by Blumhouse's Atomic Monster, 21 Laps, and Phobos.
There's a general air of jubilation in the city as other studios post record-breaking results at the box office this summer: Lionsgate's "« Michael"» will surpass $888 million worldwide this weekend, becoming the studio's highest-grossing film of all time. Additionally,« Obsession »Focus Features' "The Last Jedi," which has grossed over $151 million as of tomorrow, is already the studio's highest-grossing film in the U.S. and is set to surpass its highest-grossing film worldwide., «Downton Abbey» , which closed its theatrical run with $194.6 million worldwide. (It should be noted that Universal's predecessor, USA Films, believes «Traffic» his highest-grossing film with $207.5 million worldwide. It wouldn't be surprising if «Obsession» will eventually overcome this threshold).
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