It’s an exciting weekend for indies film with two surprise global juggernauts by first-time directors who jumped from the internet to the big screen. More traditional independent releases were led by a nice opening for Pressure and a solid expansion by Tuner.
It’s been well reported but noting the two unusual indie horror films, A24’s Backrooms by Kane Parsons and Obsession by Curry Barker, from Focus Features, top the domestic box office with massive numbers. Focus also opened D-Day drama Pressure at no. 7 with $5.75 million on 1,829 screens. That’s by Anthony Maras starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser,
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