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Obsession
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Written and directed by 26-year-old YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker on a $600,000 to $750,000 budget, supernatural horror hit Obsession premiered at TIFF 2025 before Focus Features acquired it for $14 to $15 million and released it wide on May 15, 2026. It has grossed $524,535,537 worldwide, including $263.5 million in North America (a 50.3% domestic share) and $261.1 million internationally. Obsession became the first wide release outside Christmas since E.T. (1982) to grow in its second and third weekends, surpassed The Blair Witch Project as the top festival acquisition, and overtook Enter the Dragon ($400 million) as the highest-grossing film ever made for under $1 million. It also ranks as the fifth-highest-grossing horror film of all time. Driven by Gen Z audiences aged 18 to 34, it holds a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and won 5 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
About Obsession
Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It follows shop clerk Bear as he makes a wish for his friend Nikki to fall in love with him, which makes her become obsessed. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.
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