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Why Gen Z is movie-maxxing

It's Been a Minute by NPR

Jun 15, 202623:18Society & Culture

What’s bringing Gen Z to the theaters? Backrooms and Obsession are two recent horror films that have done massive numbers – and their success has been driven, in large part, by Gen Z. Even beyond these films, Gen Z is no...

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Why Gen Z is movie-maxxing is an episode from It's Been a Minute by NPR. What’s bringing Gen Z to the theaters? Backrooms and Obsession are two recent horror films that have done massive numbers – and their success has been driven, in large...

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