ModalRegion = Backbone.Marionette.Region.extend({ el: "#modal-region", constructor: function () { _.bindAll(this); Backbone.Marionette.Region.prototype.constructor.apply(this, arguments); this.on("show", this.showModal, this); }, getEl: function (selector) { var $el = $(selector); $el.on("hidden", this.close); return $el; }, showModal: function (view) { view.on("close", this.hideModal, this); this.$el.modal('show'); }, hideModal: function () { this.$el.modal('hide'); } });