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Obsession Hits $200M, Becomes Focus Features’ Top Horror

6/8/2026

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Curry Barker’s horror film Obsession earned $200 million worldwide, becoming Focus Features’ highest-grossing film.
It made $151 million domestically and $25.6 million in its fourth weekend—a 7 percent drop that set a horror record, beating Blair Witch Project’s $24.2 million fourth-weekend in 1999.
Focus Features bought Obsession for $15 million after Barker produced it for $750,000 with unknown actors.
Barker has filmed the sequel Anything But Ghosts and will direct a Texas Chainsaw movie for A24.

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Curry Barker’s horror film Obsession earned $200 million worldwide, becoming Focus Features’ highest-grossing film.
It made $151 million domestically and $25.6 million in its fourth weekend—a 7 percent drop that set a horror record, beating Blair Witch Project’s $24.2 million fourth-weekend in 1999.
Focus Features bought Obsession for $15 million after Barker produced it for $750,000 with unknown actors.
Barker has filmed the sequel Anything But Ghosts and will direct a Texas Chainsaw movie for A24.