Amazing Digital Circus beats Backrooms at Thursday box office

After Backrooms dominated theaters last weekend, it was beaten at the box office by a viral YouTube series. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act made $7.8 million at the domestic box office, eking out a narrow victory over Scary Movie, which earned $7.7 million in previews.

Masters of the Universe opened with $4.4 million. Between Obsession, Backrooms, and now The Amazing Digital Circus, it's clear that off-kilter indies are bringing younger audiences to movie theaters. The Amazing Digital Circus is an animated dark comedy directed by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions.

The show’s pilot debuted in October 2023 and has since racked up 438 million views on YouTube. Since then, seven more episodes have gone up on Glitch’s YouTube page, with the ninth and final episode scheduled for June 19. Netflix eventually gained streaming rights to the series.

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