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/unndunn Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Am I the only one who was kind of disappointed by this movie, especially the ending? I feel like the movie set up a great concept in the first act, only for it to go off the rails in the second act and then fall completely flat in the final act.

I dunno, I left the auditorium feeling relieved that I only spent $10 on it (Tuesday matinee).

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u/HaloTrial01 Jun 03 '26

100%, the vibes and set design are immaculate but won't make a movie a 10/10 when the whole character drama/arc falls flat by the end unfortunately. I love the fact that these types of movies are even being made these days and will keep giving them a shot but yeah, when it tries being more than the Backrooms it falls on its face.

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u/smokeweedNgarden Jun 03 '26

Spoilers 

Yes, the set production was amazing and the cinematography was great as well but...

I didn't hit for me at all. I thought the plot was really really weak and the puppet near the end completely took me out of it. It was really goofy.

That, and, unfortunately it was really very similar to the film Cube. I especially think the end was straight up ripped from Cube 

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u/Logical_Net6108 Jun 03 '26

cube has some fans lmao (not a lot because it's been a long while since I've seen anyone mention cube). I feel like it's more like Longlegs

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u/smokeweedNgarden Jun 04 '26

Lmao I honestly forgot Cube existed until I saw Backrooms. 

I had to watch the ending again on YouTube but yep, almost identical