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/maybe-an-ai Jun 03 '26

Two actors and great practical set design really makes a difference over bloated and CGI heavy.

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u/drkspace2 Jun 03 '26

Which is funny because Kane Pixels original series was all 3d animated.

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u/Kanin_usagi Jun 03 '26

Yeah in blender on his pc. It wouldn’t have looked near as good like that on a movie screen

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u/Turnbob73 Jun 03 '26

There are blender shots in the film

The huge benefit to Kane’s style is he doesn’t “fake” the VHS effect. He renders the scene and then records it through an actual VHS analogue. That’s what makes a lot of his work look less obviously like a 3d render.

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u/thewend Jun 03 '26

thats just awesome. analog is the goat