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YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
By Rubén Rosario at WSVN 7 News
· June 1, 2026
· 5 min read
(AP) — Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that be
Key takeaway It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
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Category: arts ·
Published: June 1, 2026 ·
Source: WSVN 7 News ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? (AP) — Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that be
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