Overview
- Industry outlets reported Monday that Obsession has reached about $224.7 million worldwide with roughly $152.1 million domestically, making it Focus Features’ highest‑grossing title.
- The film posted an unprecedented fourth weekend for a horror release, holding at about $25.6 million with only a roughly 7 percent drop and posting increases between its second and third weekends.
- Made for roughly $750,000 and acquired out of TIFF for about $15 million, Obsession’s returns equal a reported ~330× multiple on its production budget, one of the largest modern box‑office multiples.
- Focus and rival studios have delayed planned PVOD and digital release dates as they lean into continued theatrical grosses, and several outlets say studios are now actively courting director Curry Barker and lead Inde Navarrette.
- Obsession’s run arrives alongside A24’s Backrooms also clearing $200 million, a pair of breakout indie horrors that industry coverage says could reshape release timing, marketing tactics, and development for creator‑led films.