Breakout Liminal Horror Hit Backrooms Is Officially Coming to HBO Max in September
A24's summer hit film, which grossed $396.5 million globally, begins streaming on HBO Max.
- On Friday, September 25, the summer horror hit Backrooms will begin streaming on HBO Max after grossing $396.5M globally, becoming A24's highest-grossing film of all time.
- Opening to $81.2M domestically in May, the film shattered A24's box office expectations, fueled by a built-in fanbase familiar with director Kane Parsons' viral YouTube series.
- Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, and Mark Duplass, the film holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; IGN critic Lex Briscuso called it "a truly terrifying cinematic rabbit hole."
- The film will air on HBO linear channels on Saturday, September 26, at 8PM E.T., while 4K Blu-rays featuring "over three hours of special features" are available from the A24 Shop.
- Director Parsons has expressed interest in adapting the 2007 Valve game Portal, while sequel talks continue exploring actor Mark Duplass' character and the mysterious research institute.
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(Photo Courtesy: A24) A24‘s Backrooms is headed to streaming following a phenomenal theatrical run earlier this year. The movie received widespread critical acclaim and became A24’s highest-grossing film to date. Backrooms will stream exclusively on HBO Max from Friday, September 25, 2026 onward. The movie will then debut on HBO linear on Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The A24 film’s streaming debut comes three months after its theatric…
'Backrooms' Sets HBO Max Streaming Date
Backrooms, the summer hit which some saw coming, but was bigger than anticipated with an enormous $396.5M global gross, will be streaming on HBO Max on Friday, Sept. 25. The Kane Parsons-directed pic based on the internet lore IP will have its linear debut on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8PM E.T. The movie stars stars Chiwetel […]
Breakout Liminal Horror Hit Backrooms Is Officially Coming to HBO Max in September
Backrooms officially has a streaming release date. The breakout horror movie directed by 21-year-old-Kane Parsons is coming to HBO Max on Friday, September 25. It will debut on HBO linear channels the following day at 8pm ET.The streaming release comes just under four months after Backrooms was initially released in theaters, where it dominated the box office. It grossed over $80 million in its opening weekend and quickly become A24’s highest-gr…
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