Why YouTubers are Dominating Horror Movies

YouTubers are dominating the box office right now with their unique movies.

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally seeing indie movies dominate the box office. Not only the box office, but they are also dominating social media and word-of-mouth when it comes to movies. No one is really talking about other movies right now that aren’t these few indie horror movies. Of course the new Star Wars movie came out, but it was no match for Obsession, which somehow beat it in the box office.

Obsession had already been in theaters for a couple weeks, and it somehow beat Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu in its first week of being in theaters. Word-of-mouth is truly coming back when it comes to movies.

People are going to movies and are giving them a shot regardless of what people are saying about them.

Obsession wasn’t really that well advertised, but many people still went and saw it and then told others about how great it was, leading to this snowball effect of it being one of the biggest movies in the world.

We are also seeing Backrooms doing really great at the box office. Both Backrooms and Obsession are made by YouTubers. A couple months ago, we also saw Iron Lung, which was made by Markiplier, who is a famous YouTuber. Iron lung was financed by Markiplier himself and ended up doing great in the box office. The budget for these movies is nowhere near the average budget for what most average Hollywood movies are. 

It’s so weird to see movies dominate the box office that aren’t necessarily made by a big studio. That means that any filmmaker can just make a great movie with a relatively low budget, and it could possibly be the next big thing. It’s incredibly inspiring, especially for an independent filmmaker like myself. 

Horror movies can be easier to make and also are getting more and more popular it feels like. Many will go see one just because it is a horror movie. A lot of horror slop has came out but now we are eating good and finally getting really good horror movies at the box office. 

This means that people are still supporting great ideas over remakes and reboots.

Of course, not every remake and reboot is bad, but it’s always great to see something refreshing. There are so many great new and unique ideas out there, and I’m so glad to see many people embracing them.

The future is bright, and hopefully Hollywood will begin to notice that we want original ideas, not the same thing over and over as those kinds of films are not making the money they once did.