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Box Office Update: 'Obsession' Surpasses Projections

Updated 2026-05-18 15:05 UTC 1 source Positive

'Obsession,' a Focus Features/Blumhouse production, has surpassed its box office projections with an opening weekend of $17.2 million. The film, directed by YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker, is performing strongly in third place at the box office.

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‘Obsession’ Opening Ratchets Up To $17M – Box Office Update

Focus Features/Blumhouse’s $15M+ TIFF acquisition, Obsession, continued to best its forecast, now with a $17.2M opening as of this morning in third place. Heading into the weekend, YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker’s first big screen theatrical was eyed at $8M-$9M in a frame where Lionsgate

2026-05-18 14:59 UTC