{"rewrite":{"id":"r_282c2c74e53a24a95d2005f8","clusterId":"c_a9fc5759a7f94c5f78585dbb","slug":"kane-parsons-becomes-youngest-director-to-top-north-american-box-office-with-backrooms","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kane Parsons Becomes Youngest Director to Top North American Box Office With 'Backrooms'","summary":"Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of A24's 'Backrooms,' saw the film open at No. 1 in North America with $81.4 million over its first three days, the best opening in A24 history. The film has grossed over $212 million worldwide, setting a new A24 record. Parsons created the original web series in 2022 at age 16.","whyItMatters":"A 20-year-old first-time feature director, who started as a YouTuber making a creepypasta-inspired web series, has delivered A24's highest-grossing film ever on a $10 million budget.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKane Parsons was 16 when he uploaded the first episode of \u0026#39;Backrooms\u0026#39; to YouTube in January 2022. By 17, A24 had signed him to direct a feature adaptation. Now 20, his debut film opened in 3,442 North American theaters on May 29 and earned $81.4 million in three days-the best opening in A24\u0026#39;s history and the best for an original horror film. The worldwide gross has passed $212 million, surpassing \u0026#39;Marty Supreme: Seize the World\u0026#39; to become A24\u0026#39;s highest-grossing release. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, and Finn Bennett, and was shot in Vancouver from July to August 2025 on a $10 million budget.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kane Parsons opened 'Backrooms' at 20 with the biggest weekend in A24's history. The studio bet its entire marketing apparatus on a director who was 16 when he started the web series.","twitterPost":"Kane Parsons's 'Backrooms' just became A24's biggest opening. He was 16 when he made the web series.","threadsPost":"Kane Parsons is 20 years old and his 'Backrooms' film just gave A24 its best opening weekend ever. The studio built its whole campaign around a director who started the web series at 16. That bet paid off immediately.","newsletterBlurb":"Kane Parsons, a 20-year-old first-time feature director who started as a YouTuber, has delivered A24's biggest hit. 'Backrooms' opened at No. 1 in North America with $81.4 million and has grossed over $212 million worldwide, setting a new studio record. Parsons created the original web series at age 16.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155276\",\"title\":\"Who is Kane Parsons, the 20-Year-Old Director Behind A24's Biggest Hit, YouTube Urban Legend Horror 'Backrooms'?\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4245,"outputTokens":620,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781258853,"createdAt":"2026-06-12T09:58:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-12T10:02:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-12T10:02:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a9fc5759a7f94c5f78585dbb","canonicalTitle":"A24史上ナンバー1記録を樹立した20歳　YouTube発都市伝説ホラー『Backrooms』ケイン・パーソンズ監督は何者？","representativeArticleId":"a_4b34768b3f664c2c6e3ceb21","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Backrooms\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"ケイン・パーソンズ\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-12T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-12T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-12T10:02:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155276","title":"A24史上ナンバー1記録を樹立した20歳　YouTube発都市伝説ホラー『Backrooms』ケイン・パーソンズ監督は何者？"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Backrooms"],"studios":[],"people":["ケイン・パーソンズ"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kane Parsons was 16 when he uploaded the first episode of 'Backrooms' to YouTube in January 2022.","The film opened in 3,442 North American theaters on May 29 and earned $81.4 million in its first three days, the best opening in A24 history.","The worldwide gross has passed $212 million, making it A24's highest-grossing release.","The film was shot in Vancouver from July to August 2025 on a $10 million budget.","The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, and Finn Bennett."]}