‘Backrooms’ Extended Version Coming to Theaters With 15 Minutes of Bonus Footage
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- A24 is re-releasing 'Backrooms' in theaters on July 3 with 15 minutes of bonus footage; AMC has listed the cut as the 'Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition' with a theatrical-exclusive post-credit scene.
- The extended cut runs 2 hours and 6 minutes — 15 minutes longer than the original — and adds footage from 20-year-old director Kane Parsons, who built his following through YouTube videos he shot as a teenager.
- 'Backrooms' was produced for $10 million and has grossed more than $330 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in A24's history and one of the year's most profitable releases.
- The cast is led by Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store operator who discovers endless liminal spaces in the basement; Renate Reinsve plays his therapist, alongside Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell.
- The July 4th weekend competition includes Disney/Pixar's 'Toy Story 5' and Universal/Illumination's 'Minions & Monsters,' a 'Despicable Me' spinoff releasing over the holiday.
- Focus Features' 'Obsession,' directed by 26-year-old YouTube alum Curry Barker, has grossed more than $370 million globally on a $750,000 budget — a near-identical YouTube-to-multiplex horror playbook surfacing in the same summer.
- An A24 spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the rerelease.
Why it matters: Every additional ticket on this rerelease is nearly pure margin: the film already returned 33x its $10M budget and A24 is adding 15 minutes of footage without paying for a new marketing push. The studio is testing whether a theatrical re-cut can extend the life of its biggest hit during the year's most crowded release window.
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