'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' just humbled 'Star Wars' at the box office. It could be a turning point for the industry.

"The Mandalorian and Grogu," "Backrooms." Lucasfilm/A24 "The Mandalorian and Grogu" is the first "Star Wars" movie to not win the box office in back-to-back weekends. Scrappier, non-IP movies like "Obsession" and "Backrooms" are attracting more moviegoers. Hollywood should take note that originality is still hugely appealing in the age of franchises. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Disney seemingly had a lock on the start of summer movie season with the release of "The Mandalorian an...