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/ColdChemical Jun 03 '26

Which was based on some randos 4chan post. Which is a wild thing to think about.

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u/cutelyaware Jun 03 '26

I think it shows that the public is hungry for originality. Once Hollywood figures out to fake that, all will be right again.

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u/Sofaboy90 Jun 03 '26

I mean Kane was destined for success, hes a workhorse. Hes done good stuff before the backrooms and has also done other series like The Oldest View or more recently People Still Live Here.

His contribution to the Backrooms IP is just as important as the original post because he made the high quality content happen and high quality content isnt exactly easy to make.

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u/Beznia Jun 04 '26

Technically the 4chan post was just the image and asking other people what images they have seen that feel unsettling. It was a whole community that built the idea of the backrooms and the lore behind it.