The film "Behind the Scenes"« is set to become A24's highest-grossing film of all time, taking over the title from Timothée Chalamet's hit "« Marty Supreme"» .
In February, Josh Safdie's tennis drama took the top spot on A24's list of all-time highest-grossing global releases, grossing over $190 million worldwide. Previously, the studio's biggest global box office success was Alex Garland's dystopian thriller« Civil war ».
Now, a new 4chan-inspired horror film directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons is set to take the top spot. According to Deadline , it is expected that «"Backrooms" , which opened in the United States on May 29, will gross $25.7 million in its second weekend, reaching $134.8 million at the domestic box office.
The film has grossed $50.3 million internationally, putting its worldwide haul on track to exceed $185 million by Sunday.
The expected success came after the film "Backrooms"« posted the highest opening weekend in A24 history, earning between $85 million and $90 million.
By Sunday, "Behind the Scenes" is expected to gross $185 million worldwide (A24). "Marty Supreme" has grossed over $190 million worldwide (A24).
In just six days of release, the film grossed $100 million, surpassing «Marty Supreme» and became A24's highest-grossing film at the American box office.
TV series "Backrooms", The film, which stars Oscar-nominated actors Renate Reinswe and Chiwetel Ejiofor, is named after a concept that emerged in the late 2010s.
The inspiration for the film came from an internet meme that originated on the imageboard 4chan, depicting a creepy, windowless room. Director Kane Parsons, a sci-fi fan as a teenager, made homemade videos set in the "Backstage" setting before A24 approached him to direct the film adaptation.
Parsons told The Independent , that he was "very apprehensive" about choosing a studio before agreeing to work with A24, adding: "I think a lot of why I can now say that everything has gone so smoothly and positively, and why I've been able to retain a tremendous amount of creative control and influence, is because of the specific people I've worked with.".
The director of the film "Behind the Scenes" was 20-year-old Kane Parsons (director of the film "Sela Shiloni").
Among them was the director film "Long Legs"« Osgood Perkins, who became Parsons' mentor.
The film received high praise from critics and received a rave four-star review from Clarisse Loughrey of the newspaper The Independent .
«"It's not the scariest, or even the smartest, horror movie you'll see this year (it lacks the shock value of recent film "Obsession"« , "(written and directed by YouTube alum Curry Barker)," LaFray wrote.
«Still, it’s mesmerizing and incredibly unique, and I suspect it will stand the test of time, as nothing else captured on film quite like this feels like the embodiment of Gen Z’s collective nightmare—the half-confusion of never having lived in the analog age, the attraction and simultaneous dread of VHS commercials, sofa shops, and food trays in front of the TV.».