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Oct 3The Weekend Read: Divisive ‘Digger’, Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Mission, ‘Primetime’s Morals, A ‘Backrooms’ Franchise & A Republican Plan To Save HollywoodOct 3 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseOct 2‘Concrete Turned to Sand’ Dives Into Oyster Farms, With Otherworldly Imagery From the ‘Backrooms’ DP (Exclusive Clip)Oct 2 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseSep 30Kane Parsons Says His “Dream Scenario” Is To End ‘Backrooms’ With A Limited Series — Teases “A Few” Projects He’ll Be Able To Talk About “Soon”Sep 30 · The Playlist · ReleaseReleaseSep 29YouTube Says ‘Obsession’ & ‘Backrooms’ Point To Awards Future For Films Born On The PlatformSep 29 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsSep 29YouTube Exec Sees More ‘Obsession’-, ‘Backrooms’-Style Smashes Hitting Box Office – and OscarsSep 29 · The Hollywood Reporter · Box officeBox officeSep 28Kane Parsons Resists ‘Backrooms’ As Horror; Label Was Marketing’s “Path Of Least Resistance,” Expects More Creative Control Going ForwardSep 28 · The Playlist · ReleaseReleaseSep 28Kane Parsons Teases “Dream Scenario” For ‘Backrooms’ Franchise Is A Limited Series — Zurich StudioSep 28 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseSep 26Kane Parsons Doesn’t Think ‘Backrooms’ Is a Horror Film and That It’s ‘Reductive’ to Say Gen Z Is Limited to Short FormSep 26 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseSep 26‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms’ Ushering in Shift Similar to ‘Easy Rider’ in 1970s, Sony Pictures Classics Co-Chief SaysSep 26 · Variety · IndustryIndustrySep 26‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Says: “I Don’t View It As A Horror Project” – Zurich SummitSep 26 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseSep 26Kane Parsons Says ‘Backrooms’ Fans Were Braced for Hollywood to “Mess It Up”Sep 26 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseSep 23Why the ‘Anomaly’ and ‘Surprise’ of ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ Shouldn’t Guide Where the Industry Looks NextSep 23 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseSep 20‘Backrooms’ Surpasses $400 Million at Global Box OfficeSep 20 · Variety · Box officeBox officeSep 417 Best Movies New to Streaming in September: ‘Toy Story 5,’ ‘Backrooms,’ ’Scary Movie 6,’ ’The Mandalorian and Grogu’Sep 4 · Variety · StreamingStreamingAug 28Indie Box Office Report Card: From ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ to ‘I Want Your Sex,’ Breaking Down the Summer’s Winners and LosersAug 28 · IndieWire · Box officeBox officeAug 25‘Backrooms’ Sets HBO Max Streaming Release DateAug 25 · Variety · Also in Deadline · Release dateRelease dateAug 25Blumhouse Atomic Monster Crosses $1B WW YTD At Box Office Boosted By ‘Obsession’, ‘Backrooms’, MoreAug 25 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeAug 24Brian Kavanaugh-Jones Joins ‘Backrooms’ Producer Oddfellows as Partner, Co-PresidentAug 24 · The Hollywood Reporter · IndustryIndustryAug 10Promise AI Developing Horror Feature ‘Touch Grass’; Dave Clark Directing, Brad Miska And ‘Backrooms’ EP Chris White ProducingAug 10 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseAug 6As Hollywood Frantically Searches for Next ‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms,’ TIFF’s Midnight Madness Curator Has Vital CluesAug 6 · The Hollywood Reporter · AwardsAwardsJul 14‘Backrooms’ Is Now Streaming: Where to Watch A24’s Box Office Hit at HomeJul 14 · The Hollywood Reporter · Box officeBox officeJul 14‘Backrooms’ & ‘Longlegs’ Producer Chris Ferguson & His Oddfellows Ink First Look Deal With Warner Bros.Jul 14 · Deadline · Also in The Hollywood Reporter · IndustryIndustryJul 10Christopher Nolan Praises ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ Says Young Audiences Are Rejecting “AI Slop”Jul 10 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJul 10‘Backrooms’ Arriving In Homes Next WeekJul 10 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseJul 3Two Cities Television Bosses On The “Heartening” Success Of ‘Backrooms’ & Why Now Is The Time For Their TV Reimagining Of 1969 War Movie ‘Army Of Shadows’: “There’s Something In The Zeitgeist”Jul 3 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseJul 2The Best Horror Movies of 2026 (So Far), Ranked: ‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Hokum’ and MoreJul 2 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseJul 1Famke Janssen Says ‘Backrooms’ Filmmaker Kane Parsons Should “Absolutely” Direct an ‘X-Men’ FilmJul 1 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJun 30Go Deeper Into ‘Backrooms,’ as Kane Parsons’ Hit Liminal Horror Adds 16 More Minutes of FootageJun 30 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseJun 30‘Backrooms’: A24 Sets Extended Cut With 16 Minutes Of New Footage; Hits Theaters FridayJun 30 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseJun 29‘Backrooms’ Extended Version Coming to Theaters With 15 Minutes of Bonus FootageJun 29 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseJun 25Peter Bart: YouTube-Birthed Movies ‘Obsession’ & ‘Backrooms’ Resurrect ’60s Easy Rider DreamsJun 25 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseJun 21Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Ignites to Series-Best $312 Million Globally, ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ Surpass $300 Million MilestoneJun 21 · Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 20Ben Wheatley on How Blockbuster Success of ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession’ Proves ‘It’s a Great Time to Be a Young Filmmaker’Jun 20 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseJun 19‘Obsession’ Bewitches $300M+ WW; Mando & Baby Yoda Get Lost Stateside In The ‘Backrooms’ – Box OfficeJun 19 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeJun 11Steven Spielberg’s Advice for ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ Directors: “Don’t Let Success Go to Your Heads”Jun 11 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJun 8‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s First Movie to Surpass $200 Million Globally, Overtaking ‘Marty Supreme’ as Studio’s Highest-Grossing ReleaseJun 8 · Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 7‘Backrooms’ At $212M+ WW Is A24’s Highest Grossing Movie Ever, Besting Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ – Sunday Box Office UpdateJun 7 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeJun 6Jason Blum and James Wan Break Down ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession,’ Box Office, and Hollywood’s Horror CrazeJun 6 · IndieWire · Box officeBox officeJun 5Steven Spielberg Praises ‘Obsession’, ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Success: “I Just Applaud Them”Jun 5 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeJun 4‘Amazing Digital Circus’, The Next YouTube Craze At B.O., Posting $6M+ Opening Day, Poised To Beat ‘Backrooms’ ThursdayJun 4 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeJun 4Neon Boss Tom Quinn Hails Success Of ‘Backrooms,’ Saying It Shows Young People Are “Willing To Walk Away From Phones” — SXSW LondonJun 4 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsJun 3‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Calls AI “Genuinely Harmful” To Creativity: “Cultural And Economic Rot”Jun 3 · Deadline · Also in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJun 3‘Backrooms’ Crossing $100M to Become A24’s Highest Grossing Movie DomesticallyJun 3 · The Hollywood Reporter · Box officeBox officeJun 3‘Backrooms’ Crossing $100 Million Today, A Domestic Box Office First For A24Jun 3 · Deadline · Also in Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 3Box Office: ‘Scary Movie’ Battles ‘Backrooms’ for No. 1 With $45 Million-Plus Debut, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Targets $33 Million StartJun 3 · Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 2‘Backrooms’ Charts Best Monday Ever For R-Rated Horror Pic In June With $7.6M+ – Box OfficeJun 2 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeJun 2‘Backrooms’ Smashes A24 Record With Dominant Debut at U.K. and Ireland Box OfficeJun 2 · Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 1‘Backrooms’ Producer on Wild $118 Million Opening Weekend Ride: “The Phone Doesn’t Stop”Jun 1 · The Hollywood Reporter · Box officeBox officeJun 1Stop Trying to Combine ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Into a Single Trend — OpinionJun 1 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseJun 1Why Did ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Spark Ghost-Directing Speculation?Jun 1 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJun 1LISTEN: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Rattle the Box Office as Gen Z Embraces its Own Horror HelmersJun 1 · Variety · Box officeBox officeJun 1The ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Will Make Hollywood Rethink What Young People WantJun 1 · IndieWire · Box officeBox officeJun 1How ‘Backrooms’ Producers Helped 20-Year-Old YouTuber Kane Parsons Create the Summer’s Most Surprising Box Office SmashJun 1 · Variety · Box officeBox officeMay 31Mark Duplass Says ‘Obsession’ And ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Wins Offer A “Glimmer Of Hope” In “Fractured” IndustryMay 31 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeMay 31How ‘Backrooms’ Blew The Doors Off The Box Office With $118M WW Opening, Best Ever For A24May 31 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeMay 31‘Backrooms’ Star Lukita Maxwell Avoided Web Series “Rabbit Hole” To Give Her Character “Fresh Perspective”May 31 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseMay 31‘Backrooms’ $118M WW Bonanza; ‘Obsession’ Obsessed With $148M WW; ‘Michael’ Nearing $900M WW – Global Box Office UpdateMay 31 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeMay 31‘Backrooms’ Mushrooms To $81M+ U.S., $118M WW A24 Record Opening; ‘Obsession’ $104M+ Best Ever For Focus Features – Sunday UpdateMay 31 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeMay 30Jason Blum, James Wan on ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ “Saving Our Industry” and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster “Disney of Horror” FutureMay 30 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseMay 30Warner Bros’ Michael De Luca On Why ‘Backrooms’ & ‘Obsession’ Are Clicking: “These Filmmakers Are In A Dialogue With Their Audience…”May 30 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseMay 30‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Is Youngest Filmmaker Ever to Hit No. 1, Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ Makes 3rd Weekend HistoryMay 30 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseMay 29The ‘Backrooms’ Production Design Is the Ultimate Game of TetrisMay 29 · IndieWire · IndustryIndustryMay 29‘Backrooms,’ ‘Obsession,’ and Why Two Gen Z Horror Directors Are Taking Over HollywoodMay 29 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseMay 27‘Backrooms’: What Critics Are Saying About A24’s Horror Film Directed by 20-Year-Old Kane ParsonsMay 27 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseMay 27Mark Duplass Slams Rumor Kane Parsons Didn’t Direct ‘Backrooms’: “Kane Was 100% In Control”May 27 · Deadline · IndustryIndustryMay 27Will ‘Mandalorian And Grogu’ Get Lost In The ‘Backrooms’? Pic Eyes Record Opening For A24 With $40M-$45M – Box Office PreviewMay 27 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeMay 27‘Backrooms’ Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve Get Lost in A24’s Creepy but Underbaked Liminal HorrorMay 27 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReviewsReviewsMay 27‘Backrooms’ Review: Kane Parsons’ Freaky Liminal Horror Is Both Mind-Bending and Brain-FreezingMay 27 · IndieWire · ReviewsReviewsMay 26Mark Duplass Defends ‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Amid Speculation About 20-Year-Old Filmmaker’s RoleMay 26 · The Hollywood Reporter · IndustryIndustryMay 7A24’s ‘Backrooms’ Hits Tracking As A Summer Surprise – Box Office Early LookMay 7 · Deadline · Box officeBox officeApr 25‘Backrooms’: How Kane Parsons Turned YouTube Project Into “Lonely” A24 Film With 30K-Square-Foot SetApr 25 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseMar 31‘Backrooms’ Trailer: Renate Reinsve Loses Herself in the Liminal Horrors of Kane Parsons’ A24 MovieMar 31 · IndieWire · TrailerTrailerFeb 24‘Backrooms’ Teaser: You Will Be Terrified of Empty Rooms in Kane Parsons’ Much-Hyped A24 Horror OfferingFeb 24 · IndieWire · TrailerTrailer