Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over Hollywood
June 5, 2026
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June 5, 2026
Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over Hollywood
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Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over Hollywood
Summary
This week, we break down three creator-made films that are reshaping the industry: Backrooms ($118M opening weekend on a $10M budget), Obsession ($148M box office on a sub-$1M budget), and Markiplier's Iron Lung ($52M independently). From a 16-year-old YouTuber landing an A24 deal to creators outperforming major studio releases, these stories reveal what happens when internet-native storytellers bring their audiences to the big screen.
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