SCREEN PROFITS REPORT

Backrooms

Name: Backrooms
Released: May 7, 2026

Backrooms is a 2026 American science fiction psychological horror film directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons in his feature-length directorial debut, and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parsons's web series which was inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta. In the film, Clark, a furniture store owner, and his therapist Mary, discover a dimension of seemingly endless liminal spaces accessed through the store's basement. Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell also star.

Horror Science fiction

Release year

2026

Release date

May 7, 2026

Franchise

N/A

Genres

HorrorScience fiction

Runtime

110 minutes

Distributors

A24

MPAA rating

N/A

Directors

Kane Parsons

Screenwriters

Will Soodik

Writers

N/A

Producers

James WanMichael ClearRoberto PatinoShawn LevyDan CohenDan LevineOsgood PerkinsChris FergusonPeter CherninJenno ToppingKori Adelson

Studios

A24

Production companies

A24North Road Films[a]21 Laps EntertainmentAtomic MonsterPhobosOddfellows Pictures

Cinematography

Jeremy Cox

Edited by

Greg Ng

Music by

Edo Van BreemenKane Parsons

Based on

Backroomsby Kane Parsons

Budget

$10M

Estimated Profit

$195M

Est Profit Inflation Adj

Cast Salaries

Cast	Year	Salary	Inflation adjusted salary	Notes
Chiwetel Ejiofor	2026	$1,500,000	N/A	(est)
Renate Reinsve	2026	$200,000	N/A	(est)
Mark Duplass	2026	$125,000	N/A	(est)
Finn Bennett	2026	$390,108	N/A	(est)
Lukita Maxwell	2026	$335,303	N/A	(est)

Box Office

Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.

Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross.	2026	$197,523,513	N/A
International International theatrical box office gross.	2026	$196,598,940	N/A
Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross.	2026	$394,122,453	N/A

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$177,401,333 (est)	N/A (est)
Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$17,955,586	N/A
Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$20,737,566	N/A
Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$98,642	N/A
Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $845,394, BluRay $1,167,449	2026	$2,012,843	N/A
TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$32,920,651 (est)	N/A (est)
Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view.	2026	$251,126,621	N/A
Expenses
Budget Production budget.	2026	$10,000,000	N/A
Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceFilm financier Jeanette Milio pegs marketing closer to $20M	2026	$20,000,000	N/A
Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$21,683,776 (est)	N/A (est)
Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$3,088,857 (est)	N/A (est)
Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model.	2026	$1,200,000 (est)	N/A (est)
Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view.	2026	$55,972,634	N/A
Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model.	2026	$195,153,987	$0