The sci‑fi psychological horror Backrooms, which first hit theaters on May 29, 2026, is making a comeback! This special release adds 15 minutes of bonus footage and arrives with a fresh title: “Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition.
Will Soodik’s directorial debut originally ran 1 hour and 51 minutes. The new release now runs 2 hours and 6 minutes. Fans are thrilled to see the extra footage, hoping for fresh moments and hidden gems. The film is already an all‑time blockbuster, and this cut will make it even bigger.
If talking about performance, A24’s Backrooms was made on a $10 million budget. At the box office, it became a massive hit—earning $184.1 million (55.8%) in the Domestic market and $145.9 million (44.2%) overseas. That’s a worldwide total of $330 million. It’s one of the year’s most profitable movies, made even more special by Soodik’s iconic directorial debut.
The movie holds an 87% score from critics and a 74% score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. On CinemaScore, it earned a solid B‑ grade.
It’s not just Backrooms making waves this year. Curry Barker’s Obsession, a low‑budget horror hit, cost only $750,000 to produce and has gone on to gross more than $370 million worldwide.
Film follows “Clark, once an architect, now runs a struggling furniture store while battling alcoholism and a failing marriage. He seeks help from therapist Mary Kline, who carries her own pain—memories of her childhood home being torn down and the trauma of her agoraphobic mother’s institutionalization. They uncover a strange dimension of endless liminal spaces hidden beneath the store’s basement.
cast assembled with the Golden Globe-nominated Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell also star.
The updated cut of Backrooms runs 2 hours and 6 minutes and will open in theaters on July 3.
