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A lone man walks down a long, eerie yellow hallway with fluorescent ceiling lights, evoking the Backrooms. Another figure stands far ahead in the distance.
Backrooms was not the only film to set records and have theater owners squeal with delight, though. Chiwetel EjioforCredit: Courtesy of A24 Backrooms & Obsession Turn The Box Office On Its Head No, the other just as big story is the three-week run of Curry Barker's Obsession For the second straight weekend, it gained box office from the[...]
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All Rights Reserved. Star Wars has Its Thunder Stolen By A Horror Film The bigger story over the weekend over Star Wars was the second-week performance of Curry Barker's horror film, Obsession It brought in $30 million over the weekend, bringing its total to $60 million and putting it well on its way to a $100 million[...]
Jaafar Jackson portrays Michael Jackson in a dynamic scene, wearing a distinctive red jacket with black details, surrounded by a group of zombie-like figures. The atmosphere is moody and dark, reflecting a dramatic moment from the upcoming biopic 'Michael'.
Gaining back the PLF's this weekend really helped it out, and all but assured that the film would regain the throne; that was smart planning on Lionsgate's part. Michael Tops, Prada Rakes In Cash, Obsession Impresses Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Michael Photo Credit: Glen Wilson Photo by Glen Wilson/Lionsgate © 2026 Lionsgate Michael isn't the only[...]
A promotional poster for the film 'Obsession', featuring scenes of two characters: one on a phone in a cozy environment, a woman in a dark setting outside a house, and a distressed man with blood on his face. The background is a striking red with the title and a definition of 'obsession' prominently displayed.
In this case, it's a distribution deal as Obsession first made its debut at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and paid a sweet $15 million for the rights The concept itself remains fascinating, even to someone who isn't into horror much Using horror to explore unhealthy relationship dynamics, see Together last year, is going[...]
A promotional poster for the film 'Obsession', featuring scenes of two characters: one on a phone in a cozy environment, a woman in a dark setting outside a house, and a distressed man with blood on his face. The background is a striking red with the title and a definition of 'obsession' prominently displayed.
The entire idea behind love potions, spells, and the like has always been much darker than people are willing to admit because they throw the entire concept of consent out the window. So, Obsession takes the idea of a wish that your crush will love you and twists it into something horrific, which isn't exactly original; we've[...]
A promotional poster for the film 'Obsession', featuring scenes of two characters: one on a phone in a cozy environment, a woman in a dark setting outside a house, and a distressed man with blood on his face. The background is a striking red with the title and a definition of 'obsession' prominently displayed.
We got our first look at Obsession at the beginning of December, and it didn't tell us much This second trailer also teases the film's concept: a wish going very, very wrong The idea of "wishing someone loves me" is an old one, but when you think about it for more than a couple of minutes, it's[...]
A dramatic scene featuring a young man with a pained expression and blood on his face, set against a stark bathroom background. The title 'OBSESSION' is prominently displayed at the bottom, along with the names Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette.
Blumhouse and Focus Features are officially joining forces for this little film. Obsession, which is written and directed by Curry Barker, has been making the festival rounds for the latter part of the year since it made its initial premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September Focus acquired the rights not long after and[...]