Backrooms Opens to $81.4 Million as Article Revisits 8 Films Drawn From Internet Lore
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Updated · Dazed · Jun 4
Backrooms Opens to $81.4 Million as Article Revisits 8 Films Drawn From Internet Lore
3 articles · Updated · Dazed · Jun 4
Summary
$81.4 million gave Backrooms the biggest opening ever for an A24 film, prompting a new review of eight movies adapted from creepypastas, viral games and other online myths.
Kane Parsons' feature is framed as a breakout for a subgenre with a patchy record, with the article noting overwhelmingly positive reviews alongside records for both A24 and the youngest director to top the U.S. box office.
The retrospective contrasts that success with earlier internet-lore films such as 2018's Slender Man, which drew harsh reviews and an 8% Rotten Tomatoes score, and more mixed efforts including Five Nights at Freddy's and The Soviet Sleep Experiment.
It also broadens the category beyond direct adaptations, citing titles from We're All Going to the World's Fair to AI-era short The Valley Where Loab Lives as examples of how online folklore is increasingly feeding cinema.