‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Biggest Opening Ever With $118M Global Debut And the Director Is Only 20

“Backrooms” opened to $118 million worldwide, making 20-year-old director Kane Parsons the youngest filmmaker in history to land a No. 1 at the domestic box office.

A horror film built from internet folklore, directed by a 20-year-old who never attended film school and taught himself visual effects on a secondhand laptop, has become the most successful opening in A24’s 14-year history. Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons known online as Kane Pixels grossed $81.4 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its … Read more