{"id":177164,"date":"2026-06-03T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/backrooms-is-new-horror-sensation-at-the-box-office\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:52:30","slug":"backrooms-is-new-horror-sensation-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/backrooms-is-new-horror-sensation-at-the-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Backrooms’ is new horror sensation at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Backrooms’ is a low-budget, retro aesthetic horror<\/a> film about labyrinthine spaces that exist beyond reality directed by 20-year-old youtuber and filmmaker Kane Parsons, which has become a box office leader halfway around the world and threatens to conquer it as it reaches the rest of the countries.<\/p>\n

The film is number one in 42 countries, from the United States and Canada – where it grossed $81.4 million – to the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Taiwan, Sweden, Mexico – with $6.6 million – Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Paraguay and other regions, where it was released last week.<\/p>\n

It is now arriving in Spain, Russia and Malta and will be released in Panama, Guyana, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Singapore during the rest of the month.<\/p>\n

\"'Backrooms'
PHOTO: A24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the independent and fresh spirit of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ (1999) and also with a terrifying theme, it has become one of the most talked-about films in the specialized media of the year, in search of the keys to bring audiences back to the movie theaters.<\/p>\n

The story, starring the award-winning and ubiquitous Renate Reinsve (‘Sentimental Value’) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (’12 Years a Slave’), begins when a strange door appears in the basement of a furniture store. When a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must enter the unknown to try to rescue him. <\/p>\n

‘Backrooms’ cost $10 million and has already grossed 10 times its budget<\/h2>\n

The film is the development of a YouTube series that began as ‘creepypasta’ (short and viral horror stories), created by this very young British-American filmmaker, which had a shooting budget of ten million dollars, a high figure for an independent film in the United States, but far from the more than 100 million that big Hollywood studio films usually cost.<\/p>\n

That $10 million has already increased tenfold at the box office. Produced by A24 – specializing in auteur and cult films like ‘Hereditary’ – it has become number one after grossing $118 million in theaters where it has been released, of which $81.4 million came from U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Box Office Mojo data. <\/p>\n

In addition, the film has mobilized one of the youngest and most diverse audiences in recent times and has triumphed among younger audiences, with a great reception from audiences under 21 years of age.<\/p>\n

\"'Backrooms'
PHOTO: A24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is a psychological horror thriller that turns a viral urban legend – labyrinthine spaces that exist beyond reality or ‘liminal spaces’ – into a cinematic nightmare. The first episode of the series that inspired the film, which premiered on YouTube in 2022, has over 80 million views. <\/p>\n

The film recreates an analog VHS horror inspired by the gloomy nostalgia of the 80s-90s, with static electricity noise, yellowish fluorescent lighting, worn wallpaper and an absolute emptiness in architectural spaces.<\/p>\n

According to a press release from El\u00e1stica, which distributes the film in Spain, reported Agencia EFE, in just three days since its release on May 29, it has already become the fifth highest-grossing title in A24’s history and has broken records as A24’s best-ever premiere in more than 30 countries.<\/p>\n

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