A24 Selling ‘Backrooms’ Yellow Wallpaper Amid Film’s Booming Success
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- Backrooms opened with an $81.4 million in North American ticket sales, while Obsession, in its third weekend of release, earned another $27.5 million to boost its domestic tally to $105.7 million.
Hollywood & Entertainment A24 Selling ‘Backrooms’ Yellow Wallpaper Amid Film’s Booming Success By Tim Lammers,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow Author Jun 03, 2026, 02:27pm EDTJun 03, 2026, 02:46pm EDTSummary You Tube filmmakers Kane Parsons' *Backrooms* and Curry Barker's *Obsession* delivered a major upset at the box office, outperforming Disney's *The Mandalorian and Grogu*. *Backrooms* opened with $81.4 million, while *Obsession* added $27.5 million, pushing its total to $105.7 million. In contrast, the $165 million-budgeted *Mandalorian* dropped to $24.4 million in its second weekend. A24, the studio behind *Backrooms*, is capitalizing on the horror film's success by selling replicas of its iconic yellow wallpaper, featured in the movie's creepy liminal spaces. Fans can purchase self-adhesive panels for $60 or smaller posters for $25, along with a "Cap'n Clark's Ottoman Empire" T-shirt for $40. This merchandising strategy extends A24's approach to other films, offering unique items to keep movie memories alive.
Chiwetel Ejiofor in "Backrooms" and A24 Shop's "Backrooms" wallpaper.A24/A24 ShopOne of the hallmarks of Kane Parsons’ hit horror thriller Backrooms is the yellow wallpaper that adorns the film’s creepy liminal spaces, so the film’s studio, A24, decided to make it available to fans.