Surprising Fact
The $118 million global opening weekend for “Backrooms” is nearly 12 times its production budget, which came in at just under $10 million. “Obsession” similarly outperformed its budget, drawing in almost 80 times its reported costs of around $750,000 to $1 million, with an $82 million debut last week.
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Key Background
Box office success for “Backrooms” follows Parsons uploading his short film, “The Backrooms (Found Footage)” on YouTube in 2022. The story, which drew from an internet meme across Reddit and 4chan, amassed tens of millions of views in weeks and the series has since accumulated more than 220 million views as of Sunday. Parsons told Vanity Fair he was approached by studios almost immediately after uploading his films, and the then-16-year-old said he pitched to A24 the same week his college applications were due. He signed with A24 at 19, making Parsons the studio’s youngest-ever director.
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Further Reading
ForbesNew Horror Movie—With 20-Year-Old Director—Could Beat ‘Mandalorian’ At The Box OfficeBy Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
Forbes‘Obsession’ Slated For Historic Weekend As ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Scores $82 Million 3-Day DebutBy Antonio Pequeño IV