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Sean Fennessey

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Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

It went up again on its third weekend of release.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

And this is the first film outside of the Christmas window since 1982's E.T., perhaps you've heard of it, to have second and third weekends bigger than the first.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

This is crazy.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

It's wonderful.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

It is good.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

It is good.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

A lot of movies are good.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

Right.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

I agree.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

So it's made $105 million domestic now, $150 million worldwide.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

Seems like it could legitimately be a $300 million movie.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

This movie was made for $750,000.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

So it's going to end up becoming one of the most profitable movies of all time.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

I think the real comp here in terms of how successful it is is weapons.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

This kind of a movie now, if you can create a story with a hook like this, with a couple of performances that are kind of unforgettable.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

And you can build that word of mouth, and that's how you can find the success in this kind of a story.

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

Looking at the films together, do they feel like a Barbenheimer-style blip?

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

Do they feel like something that will be heavily exploited and wrung out quickly?

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

Do they feel like a guide path to a new era of moviegoing?

The Big Picture
We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

I'm genuinely curious what you think the impact of this is going to be.