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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Obsession Grosses $371.2 Million, Sets 2020s Record for Original English-Language Live-Action Film
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 1

Obsession Grosses $371.2 Million, Sets 2020s Record for Original English-Language Live-Action Film

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1

Summary

  • $371.2 million in global ticket sales made Focus Features' horror film "Obsession" the highest-grossing original live-action English-language movie of the 2020s as of Sunday.
  • The total includes $233.9 million domestically and $137.3 million internationally, a striking haul for a film made for under $1 million.
  • "Obsession," directed by Curry Barker and starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, opened May 15 and built momentum despite limited prerelease hype.
  • The record puts it ahead of the previous benchmark held by Michael B. Jordan's "Sinners," underscoring how a low-budget original has outperformed bigger studio formulas.

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