Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings
The horror film 'Backrooms' has generated $10.4 million in preview screenings, making it A24's most successful film to date. This figure not only recoups its production budget but also suggests a strong opening weekend of $40-50 million. The film, adapted from an online series by Kane Parsons, has received positive reviews, holding an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- ▪'Backrooms' earned $10.4 million in preview screenings, setting a record for A24.
- ▪The film is expected to open with $40-50 million after its successful previews.
- ▪It is based on an online series and features a cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
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Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings Rob Beschizza 1:34 pm Fri May 29, 2026 Image: A24 Liminal horror movie Backrooms is set to become A24's biggest hit, with $10.4 million clipping through in preview screenings, earning back its production budget, and signaling a $40-50 million opening weekend. Alex Garland's "Civil War," the company's previous top earner, made $2.9 million in previews. Adapted by Kane Parsons from his own low-budget, high-concept online series, the film draws from message-board lore an endless maze of faded, yellowing offices, a world inspired by strip malls, business parks, hotel basements and other liminal spaces of suburban America.
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