Obsession is setting a brand new benchmark for micro-budget movies day by day with its strong dailies. The movie stays above $1 million on the North American box office, pushing it towards the $450 million global mark in its theatrical run. The Curry Barker movie is inches away from surpassing the worldwide total of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese starrer The Wolf of Wall Street. Keep scrolling for the deets.
How much has the film collected to this point on the worldwide box office?
The horror movie collected a solid $1.1 million on its eighth Wednesday on the North American box office. It joins Inside Out 2’s 55-day streak because the seventh longest of all time on the domestic box office. It’s the 2nd-longest movie to remain above $1 million within the post-pandemic era. It recorded the largest eighth Wednesday ever for a horror movie in North America. The film dropped by 20.3% from last weekend.
Despite being available on digital platforms and losing 325 theaters last week, the film stays above $1 million in North America. Obsession hits the $248.7 million cume on the North American box office. Internationally, the horror movie stands at $158.1 million, and adding that to the newest domestic cume brings the worldwide total to $406.8 million.
Worldwide collection breakdown
- Domestic – $248.7 million
- International – $158.1 million
- Worldwide – $406.8 million
Obsession is ready to beat The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, is a cult hit. The critically acclaimed movie collected $407.04 million on the worldwide box office against a reported budget of $100 million. Meanwhile, Obsession was made on a production cost of even lower than $1 million and is now lower than $1 million away from surpassing Leo’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
In accordance with reports, Obsession is the highest-grossing movie ever made on a budget of lower than $1 million. Directed by Curry Barker, the movie follows a music store worker who buys a supernatural toy that grants his wish for his friend to fall in love with him, leading to horrific consequences. Obsession was released on May 15.
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