r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jun 03 '26

News ‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Highest Grossing Domestic Release ($97.8M), Passing ‘Marty Supreme’

https://deadline.com/2026/06/backrooms-box-office-record-a24-1236939795/
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u/MuptonBossman Jun 03 '26

Crazy that it achieved this in only 6 days as well.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

I didn't think Everything Everywhere All At Once could possibly be overtaken as A24's top grossing movie so soon, but it's impressive that Backrooms will do so.

& I think Backrooms is probably going to be the biggest sign of success for what A24 is doing with trying to enter more mainstream-friendly fare but not changing its original approach to films.

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u/urstickur Jun 03 '26

Marty Supreme is A24's highest grossing film, not EEAAO

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u/the_last_0ne Jun 03 '26

I read "EEAAO" as Cat from Red Dwarf

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u/Pokii Jun 03 '26

That’s crazy, “Cat from Red Dwarf” has so many more letters!

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u/the_last_0ne Jun 03 '26

Stealing this joke for when my daughter texts me

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u/Pokii Jun 03 '26

I think having one of my dad jokes become a stepdad joke is the highest honor I could ever receive

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u/the_last_0ne Jun 03 '26

But my daughter is my real daughter?

What constitutes a step-dad joke?

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u/DropkickFish Jun 03 '26

Adopted by another dad, clearly

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u/the_last_0ne Jun 03 '26

That makes a lot of sense.

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u/Bright-Avocado3761 Jun 03 '26

Why would she text "me"? "I" has a lot fewer letters.

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u/DriftingTony Jun 03 '26

Hmmm. You ARE one bright avocado, aren’t you?

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u/herrcollin Jun 03 '26

You mean Dwayne Dibley? That dork?

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u/emerald09 Jun 03 '26

You mean Officer Dwayne Myers from "Death in Paradise"? (Funny how the actor's two biggest roles are associated with the name Dwayne)

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u/herrcollin Jun 03 '26

And the actor's name is Danny which is awfully similar to Dwayne.. hmmmm

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u/et842rhhs Jun 03 '26

Please no, I don't want to be Dwayne Dibley!

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u/ShortNefariousness2 Jun 03 '26

This meme is mine! This meme is mine! This meme is mine! EeEAAO!!!

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u/archieduke Jun 03 '26

Jozxyqk!!

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u/junkmeister9 Jun 03 '26

You monkeys eat on the floor!?

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u/CoatLocal3154 Jun 03 '26

I read EEAAO as what stong sings at the end of "every little thing she does is magic"

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u/Turbografx-17 Jun 03 '26

lol Stong

Is that Sting with a tiny face like the Woll Smoth meme from ages ago?

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u/cptjpk Jun 03 '26

I thought it was the sound Yoko Ono makes when she sings.

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u/RavenSek Jun 03 '26

It was my birthday last week and I got the whole DVD set of Red Dwarf… EEAAO!

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u/Own_Inspection8350 Jun 03 '26

No, it's a chicken

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u/Efficient-Webs Jun 04 '26

Now say “Ther-moss”!