Warner Bros.' entire summer slate grossed $165 million. A 20-year-old who skipped college grossed $197 million domestic with one film, made for $10 million. Kane Parsons was 16 when he uploaded a found-footage horror video to YouTube in January 2022, built off a 4chan photo of an empty office with yellow wallpaper. The series that followed pulled 197 million views. By the time he was filling out college applications, studios were bidding on him. A24 won. They handed him Chiwetel Ejiofor, put…

PopBase@PopBase22h ago

A24 outgrossed both Warner Bros. ($165M) and Paramount ($192M) during the 2026 summer movie season, bringing in $237 million. (https://t.co/u5PifGxUyO) https://t.co/ImZAidkNe4