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Obsession’ Posts $2.6 Million Previews as Reviews Soar

The $1 million thriller is drawing mid‑90s scores, lifting weekend forecasts.

Overview

  • The Focus Features release earned about $2.6 million from previews and early-access shows, playing in roughly 2,542 North American theaters including premium screens.
  • Trade outlets now project a domestic opening in the low-to-mid teens, with several reports suggesting the debut could outpace earlier estimates.
  • Critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes are scoring the film in the mid‑90s, with reviews praising its tense execution and its clear focus on consent and communication.
  • Inde Navarrette is drawing breakout notices for a fierce, shape‑shifting turn that many critics single out as the film’s standout element.
  • Writer‑director Curry Barker has acknowledged a lore gap in the One Wish Willow rules and says he is open to a sequel or an anthology take built around different wishes.