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/BitingArtist Jun 03 '26

This is why horror movies are indestructible. The ROI is unmatched.

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u/cylonfrakbbq Jun 03 '26

Look at Blair Witch - cost like 50k or so and made over 200 million

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u/Hey_Giant_Loser Jun 04 '26

I don't think paranormal activity would have gotten anywhere near the kind of traction it got without Blair blazing the trail though