Backrooms Theater-Exclusive Footage Released Free on YouTube
The decision to release the theater-exclusive footage on YouTube changes the film's distribution strategy in Japan, making the extra content freely accessible ahead of the September 4 release.
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A24 announced on August 18 that the approximately 16 minutes of extra footage from the film Backrooms, previously shown only in theaters after the main feature, is now available for free on director Kane Parsons' official YouTube channel. The footage does not support Japanese subtitles, but will be shown with Japanese subtitles during the film's theatrical release in Japan on September 4.
A24 changed the distribution plan for the Backrooms extra footage. The roughly 16 minutes that were previously shown only in theaters after the main feature are now available on director Kane Parsons' official YouTube channel, free to watch.
The footage went up on August 18, the same day as the announcement. It does not include Japanese subtitles, but the theatrical version in Japan will screen the footage with Japanese subtitles when the film opens nationwide on September 4.
Backrooms is a thriller based on Parsons' 2022 YouTube video, which surpassed 20 million views within about two weeks. The film grossed $81 million in its opening weekend in the United States and $118 million worldwide.
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