A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old Kane Parsons — broke box office records this weekend, marking the latest example of an indie horror hit helmed by a YouTuber.

“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.

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

Short answer: Yes. But there's a caveat.

Il film dal regista ventenne Kane Parsons, prodotto dalla A24, nasce da una serie diventata virale su YouTube Leggi

The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.

Backrooms shattered A24's record. Obsession beat Star Wars. Two Sleepy People sold to mk2. Three films from YouTube creators just remade the box office.

Backrooms arrives in theatres alongside another horror breakout, Obsession, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker. | Hollywood

A24’s “Backrooms” — from 20-year-old Kane Parsons — broke box office records this weekend, marking the latest example of an indie horror hit helmed by a YouTuber.

“Backrooms,” which was directed and co-written by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, cost only $10 million to produce.

Kane Parsons, de 20 años, y Curry Barker, de 26, llegaron al cine desde YouTube con dos películas que ya rompieron cifras en taquilla

The success of “Obsession” and “Backrooms” may mean some studio bosses will place a few more bets on original concepts rather than predictable franchises and sequels.

The movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film.

Filmmakers from the internet are beating big franchises at the box office, with “Backrooms” and “Obsession” the latest to draw crowds back to theatres.

AP:Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theatres around the country this weekend for a small-budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the…

Two young YouTube filmmakers achieved a historic milestone, surpassing Star Wars in a major box office weekend, signaling a transformative shift in the entertainment industry.

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