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'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' are made by YouTube directors. They're crushing the Hollywood competition.

If you're a young movie director, you get your start on YouTube. Next: graduating to movie theaters, and crushing the competition.

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businessinsider.comStai leggendo15 h fa

'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' are made by YouTube directors. They're crushing the Hollywood competition.

YouTube-native directors Kane Parsons ("Backrooms", ~$60M projected) and Curry Barker ("Obsession", $74M) outgrossed Disney's Star Wars on their theatrical debuts. Studios now treat YouTube as a director farm team — pre-built audiences cut theatrical risk on small-budget films.

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theverge.com21 h fa

Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave

Filmmakers like Kane Parsons are getting their start on YouTube, before moving to bigger productions.

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nytimes.com1 g fa

‘Backrooms’ Is Part of a Boomlet in Movies From YouTube Creators

“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.

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variety.com11 h fa

How to Watch the Original ‘Backrooms’ YouTube Series That Inspired Kane Parsons’ Eerie A24 Film

A24's "Backrooms" crossed $10M in previews; director Kane Parsons, 20, developed the concept as a 22-video YouTube series with 25M+ views. It confirms creator-economy content as a direct studio IP pipeline, compressing traditional greenlight cycles.

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venerdì 29 maggio 2026·nytimes.com
‘Backrooms’ Is Part of a Boomlet in Movies From YouTube Creators
“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.
venerdì 29 maggio 2026·theverge.com
Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave
Filmmakers like Kane Parsons are getting their start on YouTube, before moving to bigger productions.
venerdì 29 maggio 2026·businessinsider.com
'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' are made by YouTube directors. They're crushing the Hollywood competition.
If you're a young movie director, you get your start on YouTube. Next: graduating to movie theaters, and crushing the competition.
sabato 30 maggio 2026·variety.com
How to Watch the Original ‘Backrooms’ YouTube Series That Inspired Kane Parsons’ Eerie A24 Film
Before “Backrooms” made it to the big screen, Kane Parsons was creating a creepy Youtube series of found footage videos of the same name.