box office

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Two recent horror movies directed by viral YouTube sensations are outperforming big-budget franchise films at the box office this summer.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Tickets can be purchased online or at the Coliseum box office on event days when the festival is not sold out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

With movies like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” already dominating the early-summer box office, the industry is rethinking its iron-grip commitment to regurgitating the same films audiences have seen 100 times before, in slightly different ways.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

With a booming box office full of films like “Obsession,” “Backrooms” and “Scary Movie,” the theater chain has postponed the concert project until later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“They run a movie theater. I’m their box office attendant. And who the heck is Rav Elazar of Worms? I don’t think that’s a person.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny