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A24's Backrooms film breaks studio box office records

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Variety

'Backrooms' Is A24's Highest Grossing Movie, Overtaking Marty Supreme

By Rebecca Rubin
The New York Times

‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’: The Lessons Behind These Horror Hits

By Jason Zinoman & Alissa Wilkinson
BBC

Backrooms and Obsession: How two low-budget horror films caused a Hollywood earthquake

By Nicholas Barber
Yahoo Finance

A $1M horror film and a $10M horror film just crushed Disney's $300M Star Wars movie — and Gen Z drove it

By Danni Santana

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‘BACKROOMS’ is officially A24's highest grossing movie of all time worldwide. The film just passed $200M. pic.x.com/BYBKtBQgQJ
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‘OBSESSION’ is tracking to have the biggest 4th weekend for any horror movie ever. Read our review: bit.ly/ObsessionDF pic.x.com/DAQRHgYVaV
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Curry Barker’s ‘OBSESSION’ is now the highest-grossing horror film of 2026. pic.x.com/NCkGDPDJkB
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Kane Parsons’ ‘BACKROOMS’ has crossed the $200M mark at the global box office, becoming the first A24 film to do so. pic.x.com/tlsJZ4r22M
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Opinion

Slate Magazine

The Most Highly Anticipated Horror Movie of the Year Is Here. How Scary Is It?

By Nadira Goffe
Substack

'Backrooms' is Best Enjoyed As a Brutal Skewering of Millennial Cringe

By Vince Mancini
The New Yorker

“Backrooms,” “Obsession,” and Hollywood’s Zoomer-Horror Renaissance

By Justin Chang
salon.com

Wait, is "Backrooms" actually about Silicon Valley?

By Keith A. Spencer

By the numbers

Deadline

‘Backrooms’ At $212M+ WW Is A24’s Highest Grossing Movie Ever, Besting Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ – Sunday Box Office Update

By Anthony D'Alessandro
Yahoo

‘Backrooms’ At $212M+ WW Is A24’s Highest Grossing Movie Ever, Besting Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ – Sunday Box Office Update

By Anthony D'Alessandro
Deadline

Box Office: 'Backrooms' $81M U.S, $118MWW Opening Is An A24 Record

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Interviews

Interview Magazine

Kane Parsons Can’t Escape the Backrooms

By Emily Sandstrom
The Cut

Kane Parsons Is Still Wondering How This Happened

By Brooke Marine

For context

Variety

‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations

By Rebecca Rubin
Esquire

Kane Parsons Wants You To Figure Out the ‘Backrooms’ Ending For Yourself

By Eric Francisco

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IMDb

'Backrooms 2' Reports Get Conflicting Update From Director Kane Parsons

Ad Age

5 lessons brands can learn from the success of ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’

By Brandon Doerrer
NPR

'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' reviews: Young directors strike big at the box office

By Justin Chang
WSJ

Opinion | Gen Z Is Lost in the Backrooms

By Jack Butler
CNN

Gen Z is flocking to horror films to escape a world on fire

By Lisa Respers France
Box Office Mojo

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PopMatters

‘Backrooms’ Is Horror Cinema’s ‘Lost’

By Chris Barsanti
Rotten Tomatoes

Weekend Box Office: Backrooms Shatters Expectations with $81.5 Million Debut

By Erik Childress
The Guardian

Horror’s Hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won’t someone think of the squeamish?

By Gwilym Mumford
AP News

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

By Lindsey Bahr
inc.com

3 YouTubers Just Conquered the Box Office. Here's What Founders Should Steal From Their Playbook

By Ashley Couto
Architectural Digest

Inside the Backrooms Set, Where Even the Crew Got Lost While Filming

By Maya Ibbitson
Civic Media

Movie Monday: Special Wisconsin ties to the movie BACKROOMS

By Laura Mckenna
Haaretz

Forget superheroes. YouTube horror is giving Hollywood a much-needed fright

By Adrian Hennigan
Pampa News

Goin’ to the Movies: Backrooms

looper.com

5 Best Episodes Of The Backrooms Web Series, According To IMDb

By Quinn Bilodeau
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons: What to Know About the 20-Year-Old Behind A24’s Biggest Hit

By Lexi Carson
Creative Bloq

From Backrooms to Obsession, YouTubers are taking over Hollywood, but beware what comes next

By Joe Foley
Daily Tar Heel

'Backrooms' invites us to the spaces we already know

By Arya Mehta
The Garnette Report

"Backrooms" Reaches $100 Million at the Box Office

FOX 2

Unorthodox ‘Backrooms’ deftly wields psychological horror to box office triumphs

By Wyatt Salsbury
The Tab

Kane Parsons reveals the one thing he feared Hollywood would take from Backrooms

By Daisy Phillipson
Catholic Review

Movie Review: ‘Backrooms’

By John Mulderig
Northeast Valley News

Opinion: Watching the internet sensation “Backrooms”—may keep you away from furniture stores

Puck

The 27-Year-Old Assistant Who Found ‘Backrooms’

By Matthew Belloni
Bloody Disgusting

‘Backrooms’ Just Passed $200 Million at the Worldwide Box Office

By John Squires
Decider

When will the 'Backrooms' movie be streaming? Everything we know about the 'Backrooms' digital release date

By Jesse Hassenger
WBOC TV

Movie Review - Backrooms (2026)

By Marlon Wallace
Axios

Horror heist signals historic shift for Hollywood

By Sara Fischer
IndieWire

In Development: Hollywood Needs Creators More Than They Need It

By Dana Harris
TheWrap

The Future of Movies Is Here: ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’ Mark Turning Point for Hollywood | Analysis

By Adam Chitwood & Jeremy Fuster
TechCrunch

This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers

By Anthony Ha
Forbes

5 Box Office Records ‘Backrooms’ Just Broke In One Weekend

By Paul Tassi
People.com

'Backrooms' Director Kane Parsons, 20, Becomes Youngest Filmmaker to Hit No. 1 at the Box Office

By Tommy McArdle
Rolling Stone

‘Backrooms’ Is the Carbonara of Creepypasta Cinema

By David Fear
empireonline.com

Backrooms review: One of the most out there art-horror films since Eraserhead

By Jamie Graham
Los Angeles Times

Review: The eerie 'Backrooms' is a doorway into a new kind of Hollywood spellbinder

By Amy Nicholson
Bloomberg

Backrooms, Obsession Usher in the Era of the YouTube Filmmaker

By Lucas Shaw
GQ

‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Won the Weekend. Here's What That Really Tells Us About the Future of Movies

By Corey Atad
The Conversation

The Backrooms: how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror

By Adam Daniel
CBC

YouTube already had a place in Hollywood. The success of Backrooms and Obsession proves it's undeniable

By Sarah Taher
Hypebeast

‘Backrooms’ To Set New Record for A24's Biggest Weekend

SlashFilm

Backrooms Review: Kane Parsons's Debut Is A Skin-Crawling Liminal Nightmare

By B. J. Colangelo
Little White Lies

Backrooms review – sincerely disturbing and admirably subtle

By Esther Rosenfield
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