Obsession is ready to come home.
After becoming the horror sensation of 2026, breaking records and expectations during its run in theaters, Obsession is preparing to make its debut in Digital format.
And it will be faster than you think: Obsession will be available for purchase in Digital format starting June 30 (vía Bloody Disgusting).
The response of a large part of the public on networks regarding the Digital availability of Obsession It is mixed. There are those who are concerned that this would mean cutting off the momentum of the movie in theaters. It is important to note that the horror project is in its sixth week in theaters, and is currently in second position at the national box office.
It would be crazy if your studio, Focus Featuresdecided to remove it from theaters due to the release in Digital format.
The independent horror film from the writer and director Curry Barker It accumulates $334.4 million dollars as of today, with $217.3 million coming from the domestic box office, and $117 million coming from the international box office.
It is now the highest-grossing horror film of 2026.
With a micro production budget of just $750,000 dollars, Obsession It already collects more than 400 times the production cost.
In recent days, Barker's film officially surpassed the global gross of another independent horror film phenomenon, the iconic 1999 found footage film, The Blair Witch Projectwhich grossed a global box office of $248.6 million, without adjustments for inflation. Additionally, Obsession became the highest-grossing film made with a budget of less than a million dollars, a record that Blair Witch held for 27 years.
Focus acquired the distribution rights to Obsessionfollowing its screening at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival, in a deal valued at $15 million. It's officially the studio's highest-grossing film of all time, and the biggest film acquisition of a film festival.
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 Jason Blum of BlumhouseLeonora Darby, Mark Lane, David Haring y Ruzanna Kegeyan.
Barker's next film project, titled Anything But Ghostsis already filming completed. It is another production with a home at Blumhouse and Spooky Pictures, with Cooper Tomlinson repeating as part of the cast, and set in the same universe of Obsession. 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.
Obsessioncontinues to be available in theaters.
Source: https://cine3.com/obsession-curry-barker-anuncia-lanzamiento-formato-digital/
