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A24’s $237 million summer tops Paramount and Warner Bros.

Variety reports that the success of “Backrooms” fueled A24’s biggest summer ever, with the indie distributor ranking fourth among distributors.

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Variety reports that A24 finished the summer with $237 million, ahead of Paramount’s $192 million and Warner Bros.’ $165 million. Fueled by “Backrooms,” it was A24’s biggest summer ever. The outlet describes the result as one of the rare times an indie distributor has outgrossed a major studio during the summer movie season.

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Variety@VarietyFueled by the major success of "Backrooms," A24 enjoyed its biggest summer ever and managed to beat Warner Bros. and Paramount in terms of market share. It's one of the rare times an indie distributor has outgrossed a major studio during popcorn season: A24 ended the summer with $237 million in total and ranked fourth among distributors, ahead of Paramount with $192 million and Warner Bros. with $165 million. https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/backrooms-box-office-milestone-400-million-1236870141/?preview_id=1236870141&preview_nonce=a9d4f230e9&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=123676145619d
Sridevi Menon Suraj@imsrimenon@Variety A24 didn’t just have a blockbuster summer… it crashed Hollywood’s major-studio party and walked out ahead of two of the biggest names in the business.19d
MaxB@MegaMaxingThis is a ridiculous little power shift for A24. They finished the summer with 5.5% of the domestic box office, ahead of Warner Bros. at 5% and Paramount at 4.5%. That is the first time an indie distributor has finished a summer ahead of a Big Five studio. A24 is not suddenly bigger than these companies. But $242M in one summer proves a breakout slate can now punch straight through Hollywood’s old size advantage.19d
ScreenRant@screenrant#Backrooms - which recently hit the $400 million milestone worldwide after 12 weeks in theaters - has helped propel #A24 to the No. 4 distributor over the summer blockbuster season! ☀️ Source: Backrooms | Learn More: https://bit.ly/4rGgsHn19d
TERRORFLIX@terroflix1A24 just outgrossed Warner Bros and Paramount this summer. The studio behind Hereditary, Midsommar and now Backrooms ($400M worldwide on a $10M budget) just ate the majors for lunch. If you want horror that actually gets under your skin — this is the house. 🩸19d
internet hall of fame@InternetH0FA24 outgrossed both Paramount and Warner Bros domestically during the 2026 Summer box office season ▪️ A24 — $237M ▪️ Paramount — $192M ▪️ Warner Bros — $165M18d
Azeenia@azeeniax30 films par an ? Mdrrr, ils vont le sortir d'où l'argent mtn ? Je rappelle qu'en été, A24 a généré beaucoup de revenus par rapport à Warner Bros18d
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    Variety@VarietyFueled by the major success of "Backrooms," A24 enjoyed its biggest summer ever and managed to beat Warner Bros. and Paramount in terms of market share. It's one of the rare times an indie distributor has outgrossed a major studio during popcorn season: A24 ended the summer with $237 million in total and ranked fourth among distributors, ahead of Paramount with $192 million and Warner Bros. with $165 million. https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/backrooms-box-office-milestone-400-million-1236870141/?preview_id=1236870141&preview_nonce=a9d4f230e9&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=123676145619d
    Sridevi Menon Suraj@imsrimenon@Variety A24 didn’t just have a blockbuster summer… it crashed Hollywood’s major-studio party and walked out ahead of two of the biggest names in the business.19d
    MaxB@MegaMaxingThis is a ridiculous little power shift for A24. They finished the summer with 5.5% of the domestic box office, ahead of Warner Bros. at 5% and Paramount at 4.5%. That is the first time an indie distributor has finished a summer ahead of a Big Five studio. A24 is not suddenly bigger than these companies. But $242M in one summer proves a breakout slate can now punch straight through Hollywood’s old size advantage.19d
    ScreenRant@screenrant#Backrooms - which recently hit the $400 million milestone worldwide after 12 weeks in theaters - has helped propel #A24 to the No. 4 distributor over the summer blockbuster season! ☀️ Source: Backrooms | Learn More: https://bit.ly/4rGgsHn19d
    TERRORFLIX@terroflix1A24 just outgrossed Warner Bros and Paramount this summer. The studio behind Hereditary, Midsommar and now Backrooms ($400M worldwide on a $10M budget) just ate the majors for lunch. If you want horror that actually gets under your skin — this is the house. 🩸19d
    internet hall of fame@InternetH0FA24 outgrossed both Paramount and Warner Bros domestically during the 2026 Summer box office season ▪️ A24 — $237M ▪️ Paramount — $192M ▪️ Warner Bros — $165M18d
    Azeenia@azeeniax30 films par an ? Mdrrr, ils vont le sortir d'où l'argent mtn ? Je rappelle qu'en été, A24 a généré beaucoup de revenus par rapport à Warner Bros18d
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