After sweeping the biggest horror hit of the year on billboards around the world, Obsessionwritten and directed by Curry Barkerprepares its return to theaters.
Focus Features announced that Obsession returns to the big screen for an immersive experience in 4DX format theaters, for just one dayhe October 14, 2026. Functions will be exclusive to strings Regal in the United States.
Take a look at the new 4DX poster at the end of the note and get your tickets now.
The exhibition of Obsession in theaters in the United States concluded on August 14. While it is still playing in several international markets.
The horror thriller rakes in $520 million at the global box office; It is the only original film – of any genre – released in the 2020s to exceed $500 million worldwide. It is also the highest-grossing original film of the post-pandemic era, after surpassing the animated film Elemental (2023) from Pixar ($494.6 mdd).
The project was produced with a micro budget of just $750,000 dollars. It already collects more than 665 times the production cost.
Obsession was acquired by Focus Features for $15 million at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival, thus becoming a highly profitable phenomenon. It is the studio's highest-grossing film of all time, and the biggest film acquisition for a film festival.
Other notable milestones: It's the movie highest-grossing original horror movie in historyand the highest grossing horror film of 2026; saw consecutive increases in its box office receipts during its first three weekends ($17.1 million in its first weekend, $23.9 million in its second weekend, $26.4 million in its third weekend), something that had not happened since the release of Spielberg's classic, E.T., in 1982.
In addition to a highly effective marketing campaignhe Word of mouth has been extremely positive. to Obsession.
Other curious fact What we want to highlight: Obsession occupies the fifth position in the ranking of the 10 highest-grossing horror movies in history:
- IT (2017): $719.7 mdd
- The Sixth Sense (1999): $672.8 mdd
- I Am Legend (2007): $585.4 mdd
- World War Z (2013): $540.4 mdd
- Obsession (2026): $520 mdd
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025): $499.2 mdd
- Jaws (1975): $490.7 mdd
- IT: Chapter Two (2019): $473.1 mdd
- The Exorcist (1973): $430.8 million ($441 million with adjustments for inflation)
- Signs (2002): $408 mdd
With figures from The Numbers.
The plot of Obsessionstarring Inside Navarrette y Michael Johnstonfocuses on a boy's selfish and desperate longing for his platonic love, which triggers a sinister spell with the use of the “Willow of a Wish”, with which Nikki (Navarrete) becomes irrationally obsessive until she becomes the shadow of Bear (Johnston). A seemingly harmless fantasy that turns into a disturbing nightmare.
In addition to Navarrete and Johnston, the main cast includes Cooper Tomlinson (Milk & Serial) y Megan Lawless (The Girl from Plainville).
The film's impressive commercial success is propelling its cast towards higher-profile projects; the protagonist Navarrete, was confirmed by Marvel Studios to play the mutant superhero Rogue in the next X-Men that is preparing for the MCU; Johnston, for his part, joined Brendan Franser and Rachel Weisz in the new sequel being prepared for the franchise. The Mummy de Universal Pictures.
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.
The producers of Obsession 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.
Poster 4DX:
Source: https://cine3.com/hit-terror-obsession-regresa-cines-formato-4dx/
