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Obsession Made $373M and Is Still Playing in Theaters

By The Backlot

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A tense scene from Obsession (2026), the Blumhouse horror film directed by Curry Barker starring Michael Johnston

Obsession opened in May and spent six weeks becoming the biggest original horror film of the year. It made $373 million worldwide. It just went digital but is still showing in theaters.

Curry Barker directed this Blumhouse film about a guy who breaks a wishing willow to win his crush's heart. Audiences came back for second viewings in numbers the box office had rarely seen. That reaction is the whole story.

For anyone who has been watching people talk about Obsession online and has not seen it yet. The kind of film where knowing nothing going in is the right call.

Nothing. This one works best cold.

The horror film everyone texted their friends about for six weeks is still in theaters. You missed it once. Do not miss it again.

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Obsession Made $373M and Is Still Playing in Theaters
DirectorCurry Barker
CastMichael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter
GenreHorror, Thriller
Release2026-05-15
Runtime109 min
Rated8.1/10
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A tense scene from Obsession (2026), the Blumhouse horror film directed by Curry Barker starring Michael Johnston
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Obsession made $373 million and people still went back to see it twice. It is still in theaters. You know what to do. #Obsession #Backlot

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Obsession made $373M worldwide on a Blumhouse budget. Audiences went back for second showings at rates the box office had never seen. It is still in theaters. See it cold.

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