- âStranger Thingsâ Creator Matt Duffer Says Young Film And TV Audiences âAre Telling Us Very Loudly That Theyâre Hungry For Original Storiesâ Deadline —
- âBackrooms 2â: Hereâs Whatâs Up At This Minute With A Kane Parsons Sequel â The Dish Deadline —
- How YouTubers are beating Disney at its own game đš CNN — ¡ 10min
- Horror films made by YouTubers take top spots at weekend box office đš CBS News — ¡ 3min
- Horror film breaks box office records, Dua Lipaâs wedding and more đš ABC News — ¡ 3min
- Horror films made by YouTubers take top spots at weekend box office CBS News —
- 'Backrooms' tops North American box office with $81.5M UPI —
- Mark Duplass Says âObsessionâ And âBackroomsâ Box Office Wins Offer A âGlimmer Of Hopeâ In âFracturedâ Industry Deadline —
- YouTuber box office boom: âBackroomsâ and âObsessionâ draw Gen Z to theaters CTV News —
- The Mandalorian and Grogu isnât about the fate of the galaxy, and thatâs a good thing Polygon.com —
- The Movie Business Is About to Get VidCon-ized The Hollywood Reporter —
- 20-Year-Old Directorâs Movie Shatters Records at Box Office Daily Beast —
- How âBackroomsâ Blew The Doors Off The Box Office With $118M WW Opening, Best Ever For A24 Deadline —
- This weekendâs two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers Techcrunch —
- WWII Drama âPressureâ Sees Solid Opening, âTunerâ Nice Expansion Amid Remarkable Indie Weekend â Specialty Box Office Deadline —
- Low-budget films from YouTubers beat âStar Warsâ heavyweight at the box office â âweâll probably look back at this as a real turning pointâ Fortune —
- Two YouTube movies are surprise hits at the box office Boston Globe —
- Backrooms and Obsession Lead the Box Office as Audiences Show Up for Low-Budget Horror IGN —
- YouTuber box office boom: âBackroomsâ and âObsessionâ draw Gen Z to theaters ABC News —
- âBackroomsâ Star Lukita Maxwell Avoided Web Series âRabbit Holeâ To Give Her Character âFresh Perspectiveâ Deadline —
Kane Parsons
British-American filmmaker
Kane Parsons, also known as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, composer, filmmaker and visual effects artist. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Backrooms, based on the creepypasta of the same name, to his YouTube channel. He directed a film adaptation, Backrooms (2026), which was released by A24 to critical and commercial success. At age 20, Parsons became the youngest director to have a film debut at number one at both the domestic and global box offices, with Backrooms grossing over $382 million worldwide.
Also known as...
Kane Pixels
YouTube Horror Films Top Box Office