I feel like every year I find myself saying, “This is a great year for new horror movies,” but the 2026 movie schedule may take the cake. There are so many wonderful horror flicks already in theaters, and it’s only June. However, none of those titles have been quite as headline-making as Blumhouse’s Backrooms and Obsession. After both movies went 1 and 2 in ticket sales at the box office last weekend, the film company had a perfect one-word response for horror fans.
Blumhouse shared the milestone on its official Instagram account, posting a graphic celebrating Backrooms as the No. 1 movie in the world and the biggest (and latest) A24 movie opening ever. At the same time, Obsession was listed as the No. 2 movie in America and the biggest Focus Features movie in history. The caption below says it all:
