Backrooms Becomes A24's Highest Grossing Movie Domestically
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Kane Parsons’ film Backrooms is set to surpass $100 million domestically, becoming A24’s highest-grossing film in North America with $97.7 million as of Tuesday.
- The $10 million movie overtakes Marty Supreme, A24’s previous top earner at $96 million, and marks Parsons as the youngest director to top the domestic box office at age 20.
- Backrooms achieved A24’s biggest opening weekend ever with $81.4 million and continues strong weekday earnings, including $7.6 million on Monday and $8.6 million on Tuesday.
- Originating from Parsons’ popular YouTube Shorts, the film resonates strongly with Gen Z audiences, with 50% of the opening weekend viewers under 25 and 75% under 35.
- Produced by Chernin Entertainment, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, and 21 Laps, the film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as an architect trapped in endless rooms and Renate Reinsve as his therapist.