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‘Obsession’ Is a Sensation. Everyone, Including Curry Barker, Is Trying to Figure Out What It Means
The $750,000 horror film has grossed $286 million worldwide and forced Focus Features to postpone its video-on-demand release.
- Writer-Director Curry Barker's microbudget thriller Obsession has become Focus Features' biggest hit in its 24-year existence, grossing $286 million worldwide on its fifth weekend in theaters.
- Barker honed his craft on YouTube and TikTok before writing and directing Obsession on a $750,000 budget; Focus Features acquired the film for $15 million following a festival bidding war.
- Focus Chairman Peter Kujawski describes the film's success as a "coming-out party" for YouTube filmmakers, signaling a potential shift as Gen Z moviegoers prioritize original stories over legacy franchises.
- Days before the release, Barker made a pact with his manager and agent to get tattoos if Obsession passed $20 million; the team now aims for $300 million.
- While a sequel to Obsession remains a certainty, Barker is also set to write and direct a reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for A24, announced two months ago.
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‘Obsession’ is a sensation. Everyone, including Curry Barker, is trying to figure out what it means
Over the last month, “Obsession” has sent shock waves through Hollywood. Curry Barker’s microbudget horror film has grossed $286 million worldwide, and it’s still going.
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