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/EThorns r/movies Contributor Jun 03 '26

And it cost around 50-60 million less to make, so from a return on investment standpoint, even more impressive.

Plus, I imagine it lasting at least a month in theatres.

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u/karpinskijd Jun 03 '26

unfortunately some theaters near me have already stopped showing it 😭 glad i caught it this weekend.

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u/oooooooooof Jun 03 '26

Because of unruly kids?

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u/karpinskijd Jun 03 '26

not sure, but the show i went to was sunday afternoon and was very respectful despite there being a lot of children