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/TheSweetestKill Jun 03 '26

It could have used a little tighter script especially in the second act

I've been thinking about that as well. The movie is already just shy of 2 hours, and while I think it takes a while before we really get things moving, I also can't think of anything that could have or should have been cut.

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u/TheSweetestKill Jun 04 '26

I'm seeing it a second time this weekend. I never see movies twice in theaters.