YouTuber Kane Pixels uploaded videos on The Backrooms to his YouTube channel in 2022, at age 16. Then, with the help of A24, it was converted into a movie, which he directed at age 20. The budget was about $10 million, and it grossed nearly $120 million worldwide in its opening weekend.
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