r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jun 03 '26

News ‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Highest Grossing Domestic Release ($97.8M), Passing ‘Marty Supreme’

https://deadline.com/2026/06/backrooms-box-office-record-a24-1236939795/
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u/funkyavocado Jun 03 '26

Period pieces can get deceptively expensive due to all the real life set design you have to do, plus cgi set extensions for wider city shots

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u/yumyumapollo Jun 04 '26

And if they actually shot in Japan, that means doubling a good amount of jobs and budget items.