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We Just Had the Wildest Box-Office Weekend Since Barbenheimer. Will Hollywood Learn the Right Lessons? (opens in new tab)

Covers 2 stories See all stories this covers including Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% DropCovered by Abnormal Returns

Two small-budget indies, directed by zoomers, just beat the new Star Wars for the top two spots. But why?

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