A24 has decided to re-release Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms” This new cut will feature 15 minutes of bonus footage and be retitled “Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition.” The new version will run 2 hours and 6 minutes, compared with the original’s 1-hour, 51-minute runtime.
“Backrooms” has grossed $330M worldwide against a $10M budget, making it the highest-grossing film in A24’s history and easily one of the year’s most profitable releases. It has been surpassed only by fellow internet-native filmmaker Curry Barker’s “Obsession,” which earned $370M worldwide against a $750,000 budget.
The “Backrooms” cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, and Avan Jogia. Roberto Patino (“DMZ”) wrote the screenplay, while Shawn Levy and James Wan are among the film’s many producers.