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Nearly four months after its release, the horror film "Backrooms" has passed $400 million at the worldwide box office.
The film has earned $197.5 million in domestic ticket sales and $202.57 million internationally, bringing its global total to $400.07 million, according to studio figures. It was made for $10 million.
Kane Parsons directed "Backrooms." Now around 20 or 21 years old, he first built a following on YouTube.
The viral series of found-footage-style shorts centered on "liminal spaces," the eerie, endless-room concept that started as internet creepypasta on 4chan. The web series became the basis for his feature film debut, "Backrooms."
His breakout has made Parsons part of a wave of online creators who have successfully crossed over from YouTube into feature filmmaking. He reportedly became the youngest director ever to have a No. 1 movie at the box office.
Among its milestones, "Backrooms" stands as A24's highest-grossing film by a wide margin, well ahead of the previous record-holder "Marty Supreme," which had held the mark with $192 million.
The film also gave A24 its largest opening ever, pulling in $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide, more than triple the studio's prior debut record of $25.5 million, set by Alex Garland's 2024 film "Civil War."
Parsons' achievement extends beyond A24's box office records. At 20, he became the youngest filmmaker to open a film at No. 1 domestically, breaking a record set in 2012 by Josh Trank.
Trank was 27 when his found-footage film "Chronicle" debuted in the top spot with an opening weekend of about $22 million.
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