Indie horror movie ‘Obsession’ surprises with rare box office achievement

The new indie horror movie Obsession has marked a rare box office achievement soon after its debut, along with being hailed by critics and audiences alike.

It is produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed in the United States by Focus Features, and the movie has impressively made more than its budget.

As per Slash Film, the Curry Barker helmed project has “earned $23.9 million over the weekend” besides the long weekend with the holiday on Monday.

It has also generated $58.5 million in North America and $74 million worldwide, putting it second to The Mandalorian and Grogu.

The outlet added, “For one, that $23.9 million figure represents a 39% increase from the movie's opening weekend. That has never happened for any horror movie that opened on 2,000 or more screens that I can find in recorded box office history.”

It appears that the movie’s surprise success can be attributed to the buzz generated on social media and via word of mouth, as is evident in audience scores and reviews.

Obsession has exceeded expectations with its unique storyline following a hopeless romantic called Bear makes a deal with the deal to win his crush Nikki’s heart.

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