Backrooms opens with $55.1 million

A24’s “Backrooms” arrived with a bigger opening than the early write-ups in some secondary coverage suggested. Industry trackers Box Office Mojo and The Numbers listed the film at about $81.4 million domestically for the May 29-31 weekend, while Deadline reported an $81 million U.S. debut and roughly $118 million worldwide. CinemaNerdz published a June 1 box-office roundup that said “Backrooms” debuted at No. 1 with $55.1 million, but the same item also said the film brought in $81.5 million in its first weekend. IMDb’s pickup of the CinemaNerdz story repeated those two figures together, suggesting the lower number was not the full domestic weekend total. ### So what is the verified opening number? Box Office Mojo listed “Backrooms” at $81.4 million for the May 29-31 domestic weekend chart. (boxofficemojo.com) The Numbers posted a nearly identical $81,402,424 total through Sunday, May 31, with a Sunday gross of $18.25 million from 3,442 theaters. Deadline reported the same opening at about $81 million domestic and said the film reached $118 million worldwide. People, citing the box-office result, also reported an $81.5 million opening weekend. (cinemanerdz.com) ### Why did the $55.1 million figure show up? CinemaNerdz’s June 1 article paired the $55.1 million figure with a separate sentence saying “Backrooms” made $81.5 million in its first weekend. The article did not explain the discrepancy in the excerpt available through search results and IMDb’s syndicated version. (boxofficemojo.com) The more complete market trackers align around the higher number. Because Box Office Mojo, The Numbers and Deadline all placed the domestic opening at roughly $81 million, that figure is the one supported by the broader box-office reporting now available online. (deadline.com) ### Who made the movie, and why is the debut getting attention? People reported that director Kane Parsons is 20 and became the youngest filmmaker to have a movie reach No. 1 at the domestic box office. (cinemanerdz.com) The film is an A24 release, and The Numbers lists A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment among the production and financing companies. ScreenRant reported that the opening put “Backrooms” on pace for the biggest A24 debut to date and described it as one of the strongest openings of 2026. (boxofficemojo.com) That characterization is from ScreenRant, but the underlying weekend total is consistent with the main box-office trackers. ### What did it beat over the weekend? The Numbers showed “Backrooms” ahead of “Obsession,” which had $27.4 million for the weekend, and “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which took in $24.5 million. (people.com) Box Office Mojo’s weekend chart showed the same top three order. Deadline said the 2026 domestic box office through May 31 was running 11.3% ahead of the same period in 2025, placing “Backrooms” inside a stronger overall theatrical market. (screenrant.com) ### What should readers watch next? June 1 updates from Box Office Mojo and The Numbers continued to post daily grosses after the opening frame, which is where the next movement in “Backrooms” will show up first. Box Office Mojo also lists the next wide releases on June 5, including “Power Ballad,” “The Currents,” “Scary Movie” and “Masters of the Universe.” (boxofficemojo.com) (deadline.com) (the-numbers.com)