Backrooms is a runaway hit — a horror phenomenon that went from a YouTube series to a smashing debut from 20-year-old director Kane Parsons that just had a

The horror genre is witnessing an unprecedented revolution at the global box office. Just weeks after filmmaker Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar dominated headlines, the spotlight shifted to Carrie Barker’s indie phenomenon Obsession,

Abhijay Prakash, the president of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster said that the weekend is both staggering and validation of their business, which has from the beginning championed original horror movies that appeal to younger audiences, and generated over $10 billion in box office to date.

The new cerebral horror film “Backrooms” cleaned up at the box office this weekend, bringing in $81 million domestically and $118 million total including worldwide sales. Thousands of people have found themselves lost down the rabbit hole of the chilling movie, which happens to take place nearly entirely in a Bay Area strip mall.

Portals from across the world were featured on the 'Backrooms' movie Instagram, two of which were from Phoenix. Here's where fans think they are.

Verdict: "Backrooms" may be adapted from a YouTube series, but it's made for the big screen. The performances are excellent, the tension is perfectly crafted and the set design is genuinely an art form.

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The psychological thriller “Backrooms” grossed $81 million to top the domestic box office during its opening weekend, according to multiple reports, a record for the A24 studio, which claimed the flick made its 20-year-old director the youngest to have a top-selling film.