'Backrooms' Shatters Box Office Records: Kane Parsons' Horror Debut Earns $118M Worldwide
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Rebecca Rubin
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Summary
Kane Parsons' horror film "Backrooms," distributed by A24, shattered box office records with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its opening weekend. The 20-year-old YouTube phenom's directorial debut became A24's largest opening ever (tripling the previous record held by "Civil War"), the biggest start for an original horror movie, and made Parsons the youngest filmmaker to achieve a No. 1 film at the box office.
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· 4 pulled'Backrooms' entered the mainstream.
Those ticket sales rank as the largest debut ever for A24, more than tripling the record once established by Alex Garland's 2024 thriller 'Civil War' ($25.5 million).
It also delivered the biggest start in history for an original horror movie.
Parsons became the youngest filmmaker with a No. 1 film at the box office, trouncing the benchmark.
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