Some of the biggest movies hitting theaters thus far this year have been unique and non-franchised horror features, which certainly stands apart from the summer blockbuster season of years past. The past few weeks even stand apart from other genre-heavy years, given the the rise of profitable YouTuber filmmakers like Curry Barker and and Kane Parsons. The streaming giant actually plays into another unexpectedly huge box office success, but this one isn’t a horror movie. Not that it isn't creepy...
Alongside Backrooms’ massive theatrical wins — it’s now A24’s most successful release of all time — and Obsession’s unheard of rise in ticket sales across its first weeks, the offbeat animated world of The Amazing Digital Circus made its way into theaters thanks to Fathom Entertainment. Initially set for just a four-day release from June 4-7, the finale episode of ADC broke presale-ticket records for Fathom, and its expectation-bucking earnings were big enough to keep it in theaters for a massive Week 2 expansion.
