Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day

The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations , but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's Civil War . It's also a better opening day than The Mandalorian and Grogu , which only pulled down $33.7 million on its way to a total $81.6 million for the weekend. That also means that Backrooms is an incredibly profitable movie, with an estimated $10 million budget. By comparison, the latest Star Wars disappointment cost $165 million and was considered affordable c … Read the full story at The Verge.