WASHINGTON, USA — While the “backrooms” are an internet-based urban legend, the sensation they capture exists in all kinds of places in the real world — including Washington.
“Backrooms,” the debut feature film from Youtuber-turned-director Kane Parsons, broke box-office records for film studio A24, earning $118 million on opening weekend May 29 through May 31.
Locally, theaters have seen crowds: AMC Pacific Place in Seattle saw about 5,000 moviegoers in the two days since the film’s opening, said manager Andrew Coleman, “some 3,000 more than we’d expect.”…