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10 Box-Office Bombs That Lost $100 Million
As moviemaking as an industry continues to have higher and higher budgets for its most promising blockbuster releases, the potential for massive profits grows ever higher, with prominent modern-day successes having the possibility to be among the highest-grossing films in box office history. However, the risk of such high budgets also means that there is potential for catastrophic box office bombs, losing not just tens of millions of dollars, but losing over a hundred million dollars at the box office.
These hundred-million-dollar losers in the world of box office are far from a new phenomenon, but are certainly much more prominent as the budgets for blockbusters have skyrocketed to exceptional heights in recent years. On top of the high-budget films that completely failed to meet the mark, this can also apply to older or mid-budget blockbusters that had close to zero interest at the box office. These films have become infamous as some of Hollywood’s biggest financial failures.
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‘The Marvels’ (2023)
For the vast majority of its existence, the MCU has stood as an unbreakable beacon of blockbuster success, with even the smallest of successes still earning hundreds of millions of dollars in profit for Disney and catapulting it as one of the most lucrative box-office franchises out there. However, the hot streak eventually had to end for the MCU, and while they were certainly trending downward throughout the 2020s, The Marvels was their first true box-office bomb, losing the studio $237 million.
The film was largely a victim of terrible timing to be an MCU release, faltering thanks to a string of lackluster releases in the years prior, leading to a complete lack of interest in Carol Danvers’ intergalactic adventure. Most films in an extended universe being asked to follow up the likes of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Secret Invasion were going to falter. The lukewarm execution of The Marvels only made Brie Larson’s MCU outing that much more of a box-office disappointment.
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‘John Carter’ (2012)
Attempting to follow in the footsteps of massive sci-fi blockbusters like Avatar, John Carter has stood as one of the most recognizable examples of box-office disaster, with its massive budget resulting in middling failure that lost Disney $200 million. The thought process was that, since the original John Carter books were massively influential in sci-fi storytelling, they could find similar success if these classic stories were given an extravagant, blockbuster budget.
However, while the film may have largely influenced a lot of sci-fi worlds, this, in tandem, only made the eventual film adaptation feel incredibly generic and uninteresting to general audiences. The film just didn’t have a hook for audiences to really engage with, ironically debuting at second place behind The Lorax. What really hurt the film is that it was one of the most expensive movies of all time, with its overwhelming budget making its $248.1 million box office gross nowhere close to what it needed to find success.
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‘Haunted Mansion’ (2023)
Yet another one of the many box-office disappointments that Disney had during 2023, Haunted Mansion stood as one of the most lackluster and poorly executed remakes of recent memory. Despite the film being relatively well-received by the audiences that did experience it, the film had one of the most shockingly ineffective release strategies imaginable that destroyed the movies chances of success before it even released.
Despite overwhelmingly dripping in Halloween and autumnal energy in all of its marketing and its very existence, the film, for some reason, had its wide theatrical release in the middle of the summer, a time when nobody was clamoring for Halloween-adjacent cinema. While this technically allowed the film to release on Disney+ when Halloween actually came around, it meant that it was never going to recoup its $150 million budget. As a result, the film lost around $117 million and further amplified Disney’s catastrophic year.
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‘Mortal Engines’ (2018)
Produced and co-written by Peter Jackson and adapting a beloved series of young adult novels, Mortal Engines had high hopes of being the next big YA dystopian franchise, following in the footsteps of the likes of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. However, the book’s greatness didn’t translate into this bloated, sci-fi mess of a blockbuster, and the film instead became infamous as one of the biggest box-office flops of the 21st century.
The film almost single-handedly killed a lot of the interest in YA adaptations as a whole, as its cataclysmic $219 million loss spelled out to studios that simply adapting a beloved YA novel series was no longer an easy path to blockbuster success. It certainly didn’t help that critics and audiences alike did not enjoy this overstuffed mess of a blockbuster, with its debut being completely overshadowed by the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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‘Mulan’ (2020)
It would have been incredibly easy to fill this list with films that were directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the complete shutdown of theaters transformed many films that would have been blockbuster hits into gargantuan money losers. Easily one of the most prominent was the live-action remake of Mulan, which lost upwards of $141 million, due to not even having a theatrical release in the U.S. Like several other prominent releases of the era, the film instead had a large-scale PVOD release, allowing people to rent the film for $30 on Disney+.
This $30 release was seen as incredibly controversial when the film was first released, both due to its increased price compared to many other premium rentals and the film itself not being worth this price tag. While it’s difficult to tell exactly how much the film earned from these premium online rentals, the pandemic still had a major effect on the film’s attempted theatrical outings in the rest of the world. The only legacy the film has nowadays is as yet another drop in the bucket for Disney’s terrible live-action remakes.
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‘Missing Link’ (2019)
Image via Laika
Many people are quick to associate the prospects of massive box office bombs with the films themselves being of astronomically low quality, yet Missing Link is an exceptionally charming, award-winning animated film that just did not connect with general audiences at the box office. LAIKA as an animation studio has always placed its artistry first before commercial success, leading to a case such as this, where the most expensive stop-motion animated film of all time only earned $26.6 million at the box office.
The film never had a chance to connect or make an impact with audiences, debuting at #9 at the domestic box office and being massively overshadowed by every other film that was playing in theaters. Its prospects were made even worse when, during its 3rd weekend, any chance of legs were shut out by the release of Avengers: Endgame. However, box-office failure was not the end of Missing Link’s story, as it went on to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards and actually won the award at the Golden Globes.
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‘Chaos Walking’ (2021)
If Mortal Engines was the failed last rallying cry of the YA genre, then Chaos Walking was the far too late whimper of air released from the corpse of the genre’s box-office prospects. This painfully generic dystopian sci-fi film, with the all-star casting lineup of Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, was not only crippled by the pandemic but also went through a myriad of production issues. It was eventually decided that Lionsgate would cut its losses and release this hobbled-together mess of a film, losing $132.3 million and even being a write-down for Lionsgate.
The film itself is about as generic as a dystopian YA film can get, being one of the absolute worst modern sci-fi films and wasting the talents of just about everyone involved. It would have been a box office failure even if it had been released at a more opportune time, yet its brazen release in March 2021 was the final nail in the coffin for any attempt at the film finding box-office success.
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‘Strange World’ (2022)
The film releases from Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 2020s have acted as a microcosm of the prospects and misaligned prospects of audiences and studios alike. While sequels like Moana 2 and Zootopia 2 grossed billions of dollars, Strange World crashed harder than any other animated film in the studio’s history. The family sci-fi film lost $197 million and ironically got beaten out during its release of Thanksgiving week by Disney’s own Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which released weeks prior.
This friendly fire paints a picture of Disney not having faith in this film to perform at the box office, and possibly even an act of purposeful self-destruction if you’re open to this type of conspiracy (the film did happen to feature Disney’s first LGBTQ+ lead character). However, the fact that the film has completely disappeared from the public eye in the years following its release paints a greater picture of the overall lack of interest that audiences had for this generic, largely boring movie.
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‘Monster Trucks’ (2016)
Sometimes, one can just look at a film and immediately tell that there is nothing of quality within its filmmaking; all the more shocking is when one of these films has an absurdly high budget that it was never going to earn back. Monster Trucks is one such laughably bad idea, being a family movie that follows a tentacle creature who consumes gasoline and hides inside a car, transforming it into a literal monster truck. This awful family movie somehow managed to have a $125 million budget, causing it to lose hundreds of millions of dollars and be a write-down for Paramount before it even came out.
It’s a strange case where the film was understood to be a cataclysmic financial failure before it even touched the big-screen, placing its very existence into question more and more. The film certainly lived up to its perceived lack of quality and bombed at the box office, still standing as one of the biggest box-office failures that Nickelodeon and Paramount have ever released.
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‘Mars Needs Moms’ (2011)
Losing hundreds of millions of dollars is one thing, but few films manage to lose so much money that they almost single-handedly shut down the studio that helped bring the film to life. Mars Needs Moms is one such film, whose massive losses not only gave it the reputation of one of the biggest bombs of all time, but also caused the closing of Robert Zemeckis’s mocap animation studio ImageMovers Digital.
Being at the forefront of releasing this type of technically advanced motion capture animation with the likes of Polar Express and A Christmas Carol, this film’s gargantuan failure has eliminated any interest in this method of 3D animation. It’s hard to think of another box-office bomb that has had such an overwhelming and destructive impact upon the industry and the people who created the film, losing hundreds of millions in the process and becoming an icon of utter failure in every regard.
Mars Needs Moms
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March 11, 2011
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98 Minutes
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Simon Wells
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Simon Wells, Wendy Wells
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If there’s anyone who knows about dreamy, storybook-worthy dressing, it’s Pamela Anderson. Her latest Mary Jane flats are polished and luxe, channeling garden party vibes no matter how they’re styled. The shoes are much classier than sneakers, and according to one shopper, they’re just as comfortable. With a cosign from Katie Holmes, the timeless style is a no-brainer.
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Britney Spears is reportedly taking steps toward recovery after a recent legal scare.
The pop icon has checked into rehab following a DUI arrest in March. The situation allegedly left her deeply embarrassed, especially over how it might impact her sons. According to sources, the incident became a turning point, with her family rallying around her and encouraging her to seek help.
Now, as Spears begins her recovery journey, fans have been flooding social media with messages of support. Like her family, many of her supporters hope this moment marks a positive new chapter for the singer.
Britney Spears Voluntarily Enters Rehab
Spears has reportedly taken a major step toward recovery by voluntarily checking herself into a residential treatment facility, per TMZ. The decision marks a notable shift from previous episodes in her life when treatment was driven by court orders or family intervention.
Spears has long faced struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which previously culminated in a highly publicized mental health crisis in the late 2000s. More recently, she’s sparked concern with a series of erratic social media posts and reports of reckless behavior, including her recent DUI arrest.
“She realizes she hit rock bottom,” a source close to the singer shared.
The move may also carry legal implications, as Spears is said to be aware that entering treatment could reflect positively ahead of any court proceedings tied to her DUI case. Still, sources emphasize that beyond optics, she is taking her recovery seriously.
Fans Rally Around Britney With Messages Of Hope
In light of Spears’ decision to go to rehab, the pop star’s loyal fanbase has been flooding social media with messages of support.
While many acknowledged that her struggles with substance abuse have been ongoing for years, the overwhelming sentiment online was one of cautious optimism and empathy.
“I’m praying to every god right now she doesn’t end up back in that conservatorship,” one user wrote on X. Another added, “Poor Britney Spears. She’s all messed up. I hope she gets the help she needs.”
Others pointed to the intense scrutiny she’s faced throughout her career, with one fan noting, “At this point, we just want her to be healthy and at peace. The media has been on her back for decades. I really hope she’s getting the actual privacy and help she deserves this time.”
Britney Spears Arrested For DUI Weeks Before Rehab Move
Spears’ decision to enter rehab comes on the heels of the DUI arrest that raised fresh concerns about her well-being.
According to reports, the singer was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in March after allegedly driving her BMW erratically at a high speed. Officers at the scene noted signs of impairment, prompting Spears to undergo a series of field sobriety tests before being transported to a hospital for a blood draw.
She was released from custody less than 12 hours later but is expected to appear in Ventura County Superior Court in the coming weeks to face the charges.
Sources say Spears has since checked into an inpatient wellness facility in the U.S., where programs typically last around 30 days.
Spears’ Rep Condemned Her Behavior
While addressing Spears’ actions following the DUI arrest, a representative of the “Stronger” singer did not hold back.
In a statement shared with the BBC, the rep condemned the singer’s behavior and emphasized that there was no excuse for what happened. They also revealed that her family was working on a structured plan to help her move toward a healthier and more stable future.
“Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” the statement read.
Britney Spears Was ‘Embarrassed’ By Her Arrest
Spears was said to have felt “embarrassed” after her DUI arrest, an emotion that may have played a role in her decision to seek treatment.
Sources say the pop star was particularly concerned about how the situation could impact her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, whom she shares with ex Kevin Federline.
“She’s very emotional and regretful this morning. She’s also embarrassed because of how it could affect her sons,” an insider said, per PEOPLE.
Netflix has done it once again with an instantly successful shark feature, but critics aren’t very impressed. The film, like many of that genre, borrows heavily from Steven Spielberg‘s iconic 1975 thriller, Jaws, which features a great white shark terrorizing people in a New England summer resort town. However, unlike Jaws, a disastrous hurricane is thrown into the mix, making the stakes even higher as it brings with it a school of bull sharks, which are smaller and faster than great whites, but just as ravenous.
Released on April 10, 2026, the Netflix favorite is from writer-director Tommy Wirkola, known for the fantasy film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. Titled Thrash, it shot up the global streaming ranking within 48 hours of its release, dominating major titles such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Idris Elba’s Beast, and Ryan Reynolds’ IF. While it still ranks #1 on Netflix, critics have issued their verdict on the movie, sinking it with an embarrassingly low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Based on 31 reviews, 20 of which are disapproving, Thrash has a 35% critics’ score on the review aggregator website as of this publication. Its audience score isn’t any better, with an abysmal 29% from over 250 ratings. No consensus has been published yet; however, as seen in most reviews, Thrash is being trashed as a film not worth watching. According to RogerEbert.com, which rates the survival thriller 1.5 out of 4, “its worst sin isn’t its stupid characters doing stupid things; it’s that the whole thing feels remarkably lazy, failing to find any tension or even B-movie thrills.”
What Do Audiences Have To Say About ‘Thrash’?
Despite being a worldwide streaming sensation, Thrash has a pretty poor reputation among audiences, as seen on Rotten Tomatoes. Some reviews describe it as a disappointing waste of time, with less-than-average acting and an even worse script. One such review reads, “The acting is horrible! The story and script [are] very mediocre… I feel like the film was just rushed… It’s [the] #1 movie on Netflix right now because it is a shark movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s good.” Nevertheless, not all Thrash reviews are bad; there is some praise here and there. One positive review notes that the movie is clearly not a masterpiece but is purely entertaining and provides “an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre.”
Thrash, starring Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, and Djimon Hounsou, streams on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more news.
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April 10, 2026
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83 Minutes
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Tommy Wirkola
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Phoebe Dynevor
Lisa Fields
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A new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves‘ fight in the club has social media users speculating that it involved her former friend, Emily Huff.
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New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff
On Sunday, April 12, a tweet was shared showing a new angle of the footage of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in a club. Furthermore, the footage appeared to show Cheaves walking up to another woman who was wearing white and appeared to have light-colored hair. Noticeably, as Cheaves walks up to the woman, she responds by holding her hand in Cheaves’ face. At that point, Cheaves appears to respond verbally. Then, the woman proceeds to shove Cheaves, and they begin exchanging blows, as multiple people begin to swarm the area.
Click here to see the new angle of the footage.
In response, social media users appeared to believe the woman Cheaves approached was her former friend, Emily Huff. Furthermore, on Instagram, Huff appeared to confirm the speculation of her involvement.
Social Media Users React To The New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club
Social media users reacted to the new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in The Shade Room’s comment section.
Instagram user @tammynguyen1451 wrote, “Jayda was not getting beat up. She was fighting and dess came and handled that. Tf”
While Instagram user @1bria_ added, “Wat a zodiac sign have to do w anything? Yall kill me 😂😂😂😂”
Instagram user @_thats.brookes.alexandria_ wrote, “This is ghettoooo and I love it 🤓”
While Instagram user @paris.moneee added, “Jayda was the birthday piñata 😩😩😩 bless her heart”
Instagram user @versacetherealest wrote, “Dess The Birthday🥳 & Jayda The Piñata 🪅
😂😂”
While Instagram user @ninikiona added, “And Emily was knocking the Mario coins outta Jayda without Des she would have been good and beat”
Instagram user @sodapopprincess817 wrote, “I still cant see”
While Instagram user @g6gl5tch added, “New video shows jayda aint even get jumped she started it 😂”
Instagram user @always.staygracious wrote, “She hit Jayda first & when Jayda got her on the floor her 3 friends jumped Jayda while dess was beating Emily up”
While Instagram user @quotes_random0102 added, “Jayda walked up on her and got popped in her shit then des jumped in so Emily friends jumped in a jump for a jump was had tell Jayda don’t walk up on nobody if she ain’t gon swing first”
Instagram user @boujidionne wrote, “Jayda thought she was going to punk Emily and was sadly mistaken lol..”
While Instagram user @_nadialuv_ added, “Jayda was definitely checking shit without her friend 😂 pretty much on site… but dess flew there🤣🤣😂😆”
Here’s Why New Angle Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff
Social media users are speculating that Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight involved Emily Huff due to their alleged history. As The Shade Room previously reported, in January, Supa Peach alleged that Emily Huff was dating Lil Baby before Cheaves. Additionally, Peach alleged that Huff and Cheaves were friends at the time. Furthermore, Huff appeared to confirm Peach’s story.
Then, over the weekend, the initial angle of Jayda Cheaves and Dess Dior’s fight went viral. This, even garnering a reaction from Yaya Mayweather.
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There was a moment in the 2000s when zombie movies suddenly felt fast, mean, and genuinely panic-inducing again, and Dawn of the Dead was a huge reason why. Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake didn’t just coast on the name of George A. Romero’s classic. It came in louder, nastier, and way more chaotic, turning the undead into full-on nightmares with sprint speed. Even now, it still feels like one of the most intense studio horror movies of that era. Netflix subscribers don’t have much time left to catch it before it disappears.
Dawn of the Dead is set to leave Netflix on May 1. The film has been singled out as one of the major departures in Netflix’s May 2026 lineup, which is rough news for anyone who’s been putting off a rewatch. It’s also a pretty notable exit because, for a lot of fans, this is still the best movie Snyder has ever made.
What Is ‘Dawn of the Dead’ About?
The cast includes Sarah Polley as Ana, Ving Rhames as Kenneth, Jake Weber as Michael, and Mekhi Phifer as Andre. It was Snyder’s feature directorial debut, with a screenplay by Snyder’s fellow Superman fan James Gunn, which honestly explainswhy it feels this sharp and nasty. The official synopsis states:
“When her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbor, Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to escape, only to realize her entire Milwaukee neighborhood has been overrun by the walking dead. After being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Ana joins him and a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety. Once they convince suspicious security guards that they are not contaminated, the group bands together to fight the undead hordes.”
Produced on a reported $28 million budget, Dawn of the Dead proved a solid box-office hit when it hit theaters in 2004. The film went on to gross $103 million worldwide, nearly quadrupling its production cost. That total breaks down to $59 million domestically and $44 million internationally, making it the 54th highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide.
Dawn of the Dead leaves Netflix on May 1.
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March 19, 2004
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101 minutes
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Zack Synder
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James Gunn
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Eric Newman, Marc Abraham, Richard P. Rubinstein
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Bollywood music legend Asha Bhosle dies at 92, Priyanka Chopra Jonas remembers late icon: 'A voice so eternal'
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“It is hard to put into words what it means to lose someone whose art helped shape the emotional landscape of an entire nation,” Chopra Jonas wrote.
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The internet’s most unsettling nightmare is about to step fully into the spotlight.
A brand-new trailer for Backrooms, A24’s upcoming horror film based on the viral creepypasta phenomenon, is set to drop tomorrow and fans are already bracing for what could be one of the most disturbing films of the year.
From YouTube Horror to the Big Screen
Backrooms isn’t just another horror movie. It’s the evolution of a digital legend.
The film is directed by Kane Parsons, the creator behind the massively popular Backrooms found-footage series that exploded on YouTube. What started as a low-budget analog horror concept quickly turned into a global phenomenon, with millions drawn to its eerie liminal space aesthetic and unsettling sense of isolation.
Now, A24 is bringing that same nightmare fuel to theaters.
What the Movie Is About
While details remain intentionally cryptic, the story follows a therapist who ventures into a strange alternate dimension after her patient mysteriously disappears.
That dimension is the Backrooms, an endless maze of empty office-like spaces filled with flickering lights, yellow walls, and something far more sinister lurking just out of sight.
If the original concept taught fans anything, it’s this:
you are not supposed to be there.
Backrooms [credit: A24]
Stacked Cast and Big Studio Backing
The film features a strong cast for such an experimental horror concept, including:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Renate Reinsve
- Mark Duplass
- Finn Bennett
- Lukita Maxwell
- Avan Jogia
Behind the scenes, the project is backed by A24 along with major production companies like Atomic Monster, signaling that this isn’t just a niche internet adaptation, it’s a full-scale cinematic event.
Release Date and What to Expect
Backrooms is officially set to hit theaters on May 29, 2026, positioning it as one of A24’s most anticipated horror releases of the year.
The teaser already gave fans a glimpse of its unsettling tone, but tomorrow’s trailer is expected to dive deeper into the story and possibly reveal the creatures and deeper lore that made the original series so terrifying.
Why This Could Be Huge
This isn’t just another horror release. It’s part of a growing trend where internet-born stories are evolving into mainstream cinema.
But Backrooms stands out.
It taps into a very specific kind of fear, the uncanny feeling of being somewhere familiar yet completely wrong. Early footage suggests the film is leaning heavily into psychological dread rather than relying on traditional jump scares.
If it lands, it could become the next breakout horror hit in A24’s lineup.
Final Thoughts
With the full trailer dropping tomorrow, Backrooms is about to go from online legend to mainstream obsession.
And if the studio nails the tone, don’t be surprised if this becomes the horror movie everyone’s talking about heading into summer.
DTF St. Louis finally revealed what led to David Harbour‘s character Floyd’s mysterious death.
During the Sunday, April 12, finale, Floyd died by suicide after rejection from Carol (Linda Cardellini), Tiger Tiger (Chris Perfetti) and Clark (Jason Bateman). Floyd’s stepson Richard (Arlan Ruf), who was the reason for his Peyronie’s disease, ultimately watched Floyd put medication in his Bloody Mary can before signing “I love you” ahead of his death.
Showrunner Steve Conrad broke down the thought process to ending, telling TV Insider, “Well, if you think about the many times that Floyd had been kind of assessed and then rejected, there were multiple, but the one connection that was sound was Richard, that despite the failure of the therapy working and the multiple attempts to try to reach Richard, Floyd had found a way that summer.”
Conrad wanted to offer an emotional conclusion.
“If you had asked him if anything good had happened that summer, he would have said something great had happened, like Richard and found each other flailing, trying to find some way to turn the volume down on all the other sources of pain for Floyd,” he continued. It ended up consequently having him create events that Richard was exposed to accidentally, and this full measure of Floyd that a child shouldn’t have because he’s too young, it happened, and it probably wouldn’t have happened if there wasn’t that kind of recklessness that summer, so Floyd felt responsible for Richard being there.”
He concluded: “He felt like that if he were a better man, this boy wouldn’t be out there trying to figure out what it is he’s watching, even though what he’s watching is harmless and very human and ultimately understandable.”
Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and David Harbour in DTF St. Louis. HBO Max
Conrad also explained if Floyd would have always ended up in the same place, saying, “I think that’s a real keen observation because we started, one could have flipped the first scene for Floyd. … You can see in the last shot of Floyd in that therapy session, with the way David performed it … You’re not far away from that feeling. It’s only three months away, and it can’t show up for the first time there.”
The screenwriter noted he knew “what Floyd’s fate might have been.”
“I think Carol and Floyd would have divorced. His tax debt was just a burden that he couldn’t even help chip away at. Intimacy was gone — they tried, but it had been a year. That failure of their intimate life that we see in episode 6, which would have happened in their bedroom. It was over, and I think they would have been divorced,” he shared. “I think Floyd might have had a relationship with Richard where he wrote him a letter every few months, maybe sent him a Christmas present, but every year that became less and less and less, and I think Floyd was bound for a really sad life like many people who have an inherent sweetness, but are also challenged to recognize that they’ve got to plant their feet and fight sometimes too.”
He continued: “Floyd doesn’t have any fight in him. He only has kindness, and some people are constitutionally like that, and they’re wonderful to have with you because they remind you that sweetness is also a quality of life. But if you’re married to one and you’re trying to fend off the worst possible thing together, that can be a very challenging partner.”
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There’s something about spring that usually has me reaching for dresses on repeat — but this year, I’m switching things up! Instead of my usual rotation, I’ve been leaning into flowy jumpsuits that feel just as pretty and are way more practical. They’re easy, comfortable and somehow make getting dressed simpler.
As a shopping writer, I cover fashion pieces nonstop, and Amazon has quietly become my go-to retailer for spring jumpsuits. From flattering smocked bodices to wide-leg silhouettes that create an effortless, put-together look, there’s no shortage of standout picks on the ‘Zon. The best part? You can snag these spring-ready styles now, starting at just $17.
These Flowy Jumpsuits Are Replacing My Spring Dresses
1. My Favorite: This flowy floral jumpsuit stands out for all the right reasons. The delicate print, smocked top and breezy wide-leg fit create a look that’s both comfortable and slimming.
2. Overall Winner: While I love the florals and easy fit, the real standout is the breathable 100% cotton fabric. That means I can easily layer it now and wear it with just a tee come summer.
3. Floral Find: Whenever the rainy season hits, I gravitate toward this vibrant floral jumper to brighten things up. I appreciate the light green and blue options, as well as the playful puff-sleeve design.
4. Loungewear-Like: This square-neck jumper gives off an elevated look with its simple, wide-leg fit. At the same time, the soft, comfy fabric makes it feel like you’re wearing loungewear.
5. Has Pockets: This elevated wrap romper really checks all the boxes for me. Its silhouette is slimming, the fit is comfy and the price is just $17.
Bodycon dresses promise a flattering silhouette, but for most of Us, they deliver the opposite. Issues like constant tugging, visible lines and that nagging self-conscious feeling are sure to ruin a good night out. The truth is, a well-cut flowy dress can be far more slimming than skin-tight styles, and we found 17 options that […]
6. Shopper-Favorite: I’d pick up this flowy overall romper based on the reviews alone. It has over 5,600 five-star ratings from shoppers, including one who says it’s “insanely comfortable.”
7. Boutique-Worthy: What I love about this belted romper is how it brings boutique-level details without the high price tag. It has short sleeves for coverage and comes in a few pretty prints that are worthy browsing.
8. Make a Statement: I love how this statement floral romper will look pretty when I dress it up with heels or down with sneakers. It’s the kind of style I know will garner compliments in any room.
9. Luxe Lace: Sometimes all it takes is a romantic detail to make all the difference. This lace-trim romper is proof of that. The subtle accent still makes it wearable for the everyday.
10. Gorgeous Gingham: This pretty gingham jumpsuit is perfect for every spring outing this month. I picture it styling flawlessly with platform sandals and a raffia bag for farmers’ markets, picnics and more.
11. Quite the Charmer: I’m adding a little spring charm to my wardrobe with this V-neck romper. The puff sleeves and button details give it a playful, polished feel.
12. Pretty Puff Sleeve: I’m reaching for this flowy jumpsuit when I want something that’s easy but still looks put together. The smocked bodice and wide-leg fit make it feel flattering without any effort.
13. Ravishing Ruffles: I’m drawn to this sweet smocked jumpsuit for its ruffle straps that instantly elevate the look. They add just enough femininity, while the flowy fit keeps it easy and comfortable.
14. Farmers’ Market Chic: This overall-style jumpsuit is my go-to for a casual farmers’ market run. Just add flat sandals and a woven tote, and the look comes together instantly.
15. Anything But Basic: When I’m bored of my usual rotation, this textured wide-leg style is what I throw on. The fun fabric and flowy silhouette make it feel fresh.
16. Boho Babe: This is what I grab when I want to channel a soft, boho vibe. Between the flowy silhouette and intricate print, it’s an easy standout.
17. Vacation-Ready: I love throwing this on when I’m in vacation mode. The airy silhouette and eye-catching print make it feel relaxed but still put together.
There’s a reason every stylish woman on the East End looks effortlessly pulled together from May through September. The secret isn’t a personal stylist or a designer budget. It’s the dress. Specifically, it’s a breezy, coastal-looking dress that moves with the wind, and works just as well at a farm stand as it does at […]
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