Overview
- Obsession will debut on Netflix on Nov. 17, 2026 under the newly announced Universal–Netflix licensing terms.
- The film became a runaway commercial hit after its May 15, 2026 wide release, grossing roughly $520–523 million worldwide on a reported $750,000 production budget.
- Obsession reached digital storefronts for premium rental around June 30, 2026 and then spent 108 days on Amazon Prime Video’s U.S. top‑10 rental chart, a run tracked by FlixPatrol and described as a Prime record.
- Director Curry Barker turned down an early Netflix straight‑to‑streaming offer and pursued a theatrical release that critics and audiences embraced, keeping strong critic and viewer scores.
- The Universal–Netflix framework requires many Universal, Focus and DreamWorks films to reach Netflix no later than eight months after theatrical release and to remain there for up to ten months before reverting to Peacock, a shift that could change how studios time and profit from releases.