Long live horror movies.
Obsession from the screenwriter and director, Curry Barker, Focus Features, Blumhouseonce again had another record-breaking weekend, grossing another $26.4 million at the domestic box office, surpassing the 100 million mark! for a national total of $106 million dollars of 2,781 movie theaters. At the international box office it grosses $42 million dollars, for a global total of $148 million dollars at the end of the day Sunday, May 31.
By Monday it will exceed $150 million.
OBSESSION CONTINUE ACHIEVING THE UNTHINKABLE AND MORE RECORDS
Besides, Obsession recorded a 10% increase in its third weekend in the United Statesthus achieving the unthinkable: of consecutive increases ($17.1 million in its first weekend, $23.9 million in its second weekend, $26.4 million in its third weekend).
Barker's film becomes the first movie since E.T. (1982) by Steven Spielberg, in increasing ticket sales in its second and third weekends in theatersoutside of the Christmas season, according to information shared by Focus Features.
As if that were not enough, Obsession was crowned the highest-grossing film in the history of Focus Features in the US.surpassing the Downton Abbeywhich reached $96.8 million dollars in 2019.
Both Obsessionlike Backroomstwo horror projects that are revolutionizing the box office around the world, and consolidating themselves as a horror sensation, were produced with minimal budgets. In the case of Obsessionhad a micro budget of $750,000, while Backrooms was produced for $10 million, thus challenging preconceived ideas about the elements necessary to succeed at the box office, the audience, and critics.
Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have the number 1 and number 2 films in the United States, in the concluded weekend. Independent cinema films won the fight against the spinoff The Mandalorian and Groguwho suffered a massive 70% drop in its second weekend exhibition in cinemas, a clear indication that the most recent proposal in the universe Star Warsis not attracting more audiences than the group of fans of the Disney franchise. The Mandalorian and Grogu It is being screened in more movie theaters (4,300) than the two horror proposals, however, the force is not with it and it fell to third place at the box office with $137.4 million in the national box office, and $246.6 in the global box office.
RESPONSIVE BOX OFFICE HIT
In addition to a highly effective marketing campaignhe Word of mouth has been extremely positive. to Obsession.
The film centers on a hopeless romantic who breaks the mysterious “Wishing Willow” to win the heart of the girl he likes. He soon gets exactly what he asked for, but discovers that his wishes will come at a sinister cost.
The main cast includes Inside Navarrette (Superman and Lois), Michael Johnston (Teen Wolf), Cooper Tomlinson (Milk & Serial), Megan Lawless (The Girl from Plainville), y Andy Richter (Conan).
Producers are James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, and Roman Varis, with Teashop Productions, Under the Shell, Capstone Pictures. Executive producers include Blumhouse's Jason Blum, Leonora Darby, Mark Lane, David Haring and Ruzanna Kegeyan.
Barker's next film project, titled Anything But Ghostswill be another production with a home at Blumhouse and Spooky Pictures. Likewise, the filmmaker was recently chosen by A24 as director of a reimagining of the horror franchise The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Barker is one of the members of a new generation of filmmakers emerging from YouTube.
With Box Office Mojo figures.
Obsession already in cinemas.
Source: https://cine3.com/obsession-supera-150mdd-taquilla-global/
