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# A24 pushes theaters for major-studio cut on Backrooms terms
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/a24-pushes-theaters-for-major-studio-cut-on-backrooms-terms/
- Published: 2026-09-27T21:02:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-27T21:02:17.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Alison Brower reports that A24, fresh off Backrooms becoming its biggest hit ever, is demanding theatrical terms closer to a major studio’s rather than the 40 to 45 percent indies typically take.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Alison Brower, Leaked Disney memo warns of smaller organization

**Why it matters.** Theater chains lose room to negotiate if A24’s box-office success lets it set major-studio terms other indies will now cite.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Alison Brower*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-alison-brower/) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/disneys-ominous-memo-a24-squeezes-theaters-par-wbd-exec-showdown/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*