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How ‘Backrooms’ Producers Helped 20-Year-Old YouTuber Kane Parsons Create the Summer’s Most Surprising Box Office Smash

How 'Backrooms' producers helped a 20-Year-Old YouTube director Kane Parsons turn his viral videos into a box office smash.

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A 20-Year-Old Made ‘Backrooms’. Now It’s Making A24 History

Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.

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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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'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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‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror Myth

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.

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Smash hit 'Backrooms' is getting a sequel

YouTuber Kane Parsons's "Backrooms" earned $118M opening, securing A24-backed sequel greenlight. 88% under-35 audience validates creator-first content; studios' shift toward digital creators signals direct-to-audience distribution becoming standard, reshaping GTM for entertainment and tech platforms.

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Backrooms box office shakes up Hollywood: 20-year-old Kane Parsons' horror film scores $38 million on opening…

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

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  1. 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.

  2. venerdì 29 maggio 2026·variety.com

    ‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Explains It All: Breaking Down Liminal Spaces, Why He Was Nervous His Work Might Get ‘Butchered by Suits’…

    Director Kane Parsons explains the lore of 'Backrooms' for people who aren't yet initiated, and talks about future installments.

  3. 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.

  4. sabato 30 maggio 2026·forbes.com

    The ‘Backrooms’ YouTube Videos To Watch Before Or After Seeing It

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

  5. sabato 30 maggio 2026·wired.com

    ‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror Myth

    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.

  6. sabato 30 maggio 2026·salon.com

    We're trapped in "Backrooms" hell

    Kane Parsons' beguiling debut leaps from YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a beige emotional void.

  7. domenica 31 maggio 2026·forbes.com

    When is 'Backrooms' Coming To Streaming?

    Kane Parsons’ "Backrooms" is off to a blazing start in theaters, something that will no doubt alter A24’s strategy when it comes to the film’s digital streaming release.

  8. domenica 31 maggio 2026·hindustantimes.com

    Backrooms box office shakes up Hollywood: 20-year-old Kane Parsons' horror film scores $38 million on opening day

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

  9. domenica 31 maggio 2026·ilfattoquotidiano.it

    Da Youtube al cinema, l’horror Backrooms è il primo rivoluzionario film dello youtuber 20enne kane Parsons e fa parecchia paura - Il Fatto…

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

  10. domenica 31 maggio 2026·ilfattoquotidiano.it

    Da Youtube al cinema, l’horror Backrooms è il primo rivoluzionario film dello youtuber 20enne kane Parsons e fa parecchia paura

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

  11. domenica 31 maggio 2026·nbcnews.com

    Meet Hollywood’s new masters of horror: YouTubers

    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.

  12. domenica 31 maggio 2026·fortune.com

    Low-budget films from YouTubers beat 'Star Wars' heavyweight at the box office — 'we’ll probably look back at this as a real turning point'…

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

  13. domenica 31 maggio 2026·hollywoodreporter.com

    The Movie Business Is About to Get VidCon-ized

    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

  14. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·forbes.com

    A 20-Year-Old Made ‘Backrooms’. Now It’s Making A24 History

    Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.

  15. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·jamaica-gleaner.com

    YouTubers draw Gen Z to theatres with ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’

    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…

  16. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·theguardian.com

    Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

    Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24

  17. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·newsbytesapp.com

    Are YouTube creators disrupting Hollywood?

    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.

  18. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·variety.com

    ‘Backrooms’ Box Office: 5 Takeaways After Kane Parsons’ Horror Hit Obliterated Opening Weekend Expectations

    Why "Backrooms," a horror film from director Kane Parsons, defied box office expectations.

  19. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·eltiempo.com

    ‘Backrooms’: la película nacida en YouTube que arrasa en taquilla con 118 millones de dólares

    La película es dirigida por Kane Parsons, quien con 20 años comenzó a desarrollar la idea en una serie en internet y con 10 millones de dólares.

  20. lunedì 1 giugno 2026·theguardian.com

    To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

    Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want