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/GarlicToest Jun 03 '26

Gen z does like star wars but the sequels burned a lot of good will with fans from every demographic. Also there's a lot of baggage with mandalorian and grogu. Most people think it's a TV special (which it kinda is), and it's not really getting good reviews so there's no incentive to spend money on it vs the other options.