How an Alabama man's horror movie hit is making box office history

How an Alabama man's horror movie hit is making box office history

Alabama director Curry Barker’s “Obsession” has experienced an otherworldly run at the box-office and recently hit a milestone not seen since Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” in 1982.

Box Office: 'Obsession' Beats 'Scary Movie' Monday; Will Soon Top 'Blair Witch Project'

'Obsession' Beat 'Scary Movie', 'Backrooms' and 'Masters of the Universe' on Monday. It will soon be top grossing film festival acquisition movie beating 'Blair Witch Project'.

Horror film ‘Obsession’ becomes highest-grossing festival acquisition

The horror film "Obsession" has become the highest-grossing movie ever acquired at a film festival, earning about $225.5 million worldwide on a production budget of roughly $1 million, news outlets report.

‘Obsession’ Becomes Top-Grossing Fest Acquisition of All Time, Taking Crown From ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’

Obsession has grossed 225.5 million globally, and landed at Focus after a bidding war out of the Toronto Film Festival.

Obsession will soon be the most successful festival acquisition ever at the box office

A couple of years ago, Curry Barker wrote, directed, and starred in the found footage horror movie Milk & Serial, which is said to have had a budget of $800. Baker then released the movie through YouTube, where the free-to-watch video has racked up more than 3 million views. Even though he already made Milk & Serial, it’s his new horror movie, Obsession, that has been billed as his feature directorial debut – and a while back, Focus Features for…