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Backrooms Is Now Streaming on HBO Max: How a Teenager's YouTube Horror Became A24's Biggest Hit Ever
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Backrooms Is Now Streaming on HBO Max: How a Teenager's YouTube Horror Became A24's Biggest Hit Ever

Kane Parsons' viral analog-horror series became a $400 million box-office phenomenon. As it lands on HBO Max, here is the full story of the maze.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Reboot Crosses $196M and Becomes the Franchise's First $100M Domestic Hit
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Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Reboot Crosses $196M and Becomes the Franchise's First $100M Domestic Hit

A 96%-rated reboot that recreated the feeling of playing the games β€” not just their plots β€” turned a $75M production into Sony's horror comeback of the year, with China and Japan still to come.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Avengers: Endgame 'Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86M Weekend, Inches Toward Avatar's Record
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Avengers: Endgame 'Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86M Weekend, Inches Toward Avatar's Record

Seven years after it left cinemas, a re-release with four extra minutes of footage beat three brand-new releases β€” and pushed Endgame to within about $40 million of Avatar's all-time crown.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Universal Wins the 2026 Box Office Race, Crossing $5 Billion Worldwide for Only the Third Time Ever
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Universal Wins the 2026 Box Office Race, Crossing $5 Billion Worldwide for Only the Third Time Ever

Powered by Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, Universal became the first studio to pass $5 billion in 2026 β€” and did it 29 percent ahead of last year's pace.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
'Obsession': The Sub-$1 Million Horror Film That Made $519 Million and Almost Went Straight to Streaming
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'Obsession': The Sub-$1 Million Horror Film That Made $519 Million and Almost Went Straight to Streaming

Curry Barker's twisty horror film is now the highest-grossing movie ever made for under $1 million β€” and its director has revealed it nearly skipped cinemas entirely after Netflix came calling.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
'Avengers: Endgame Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86 Million Weekend, Closing In on Avatar
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'Avengers: Endgame Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86 Million Weekend, Closing In on Avatar

Seven years after its original release β€” and with the film available to stream on Disney+ β€” Marvel's theatrical rerelease topped the worldwide box office and pushed Endgame to within $39 million of Avatar's all-time global record.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read