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.

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

Before “Backrooms” made it to the big screen, Kane Parsons was creating a creepy Youtube series of found footage videos of the same name.

Backrooms spawned from a YouTube series, and if you want to familiarize yourself with the world, these are the videos to check out.

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

Kane Parsons was just 16 years old when he created a viral YouTube horror series based on a 4chan meme. Now he’s ready to conquer the big screen.

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

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

Dal web al grande schermo: Backrooms di Kane Parsons è l'horror della Generazione Z che fa davvero paura.

An indie horror with internet origins has beaten the legacy franchise Star Wars at the box office this weekend.

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.

A pair of low-budget horror films created by young YouTube filmmakers drew large Gen Z audiences to theaters this weekend. It wasn't for the big...

“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

Three YouTubers' theatrical hits this year — including Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' this weekend — hint at a new economic order even many in the business may not be ready for

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.