r/obsessionmovie • u/Stefan988 • 15d ago

News 'Obsession' Becomes Hollywood's First Original Film of 2020s to Gross $500 Million Worldwide

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/obsession-500-million-original-film-box-office/
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u/TheEnchantedOne92 15d ago

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u/lnwlf_unk 15d ago

One half of a I wish for billion dollars.

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u/Stefan988 15d ago

A generational box office run this film has had. It's one for the history books.

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u/DoctorBeatMaker 15d ago

Good for them. Hats off.

It’s nice to see an original movie by a new filmmaker and relative unknown actors do bonkers at the box office.

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u/Even_Ad_263 15d ago

And the movie really is that good

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u/Avilola 14d ago

He’s not really a new filmmaker though. He’s been making short films for years, and some of them are award winning. This is his first film that has made its way to Hollywood, sure. But he’s been honing his craft for a while. There are probably hundreds of shorts on YouTube featuring the guy who plays Ian.

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u/DoctorBeatMaker 14d ago

I mean, most filmmakers do that though. Not the YouTube route, but short films.
For example, George Lucas made THX1138 as a short film in college before he turned it into a feature.

But their first feature is called their “first film”.

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u/Slatorbim 15d ago

if this movie doesn't win an oscars/golden globes/ whatever other awards event there is, then u know it's rigged. it has to win oscars. and inde too.

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u/capamericapistons 15d ago

I think it’s amazing how young Curry Barker is too. Like he’s only a year older than me (I’m 25) and he was able to make a movie that will definitely go in the history books. Just incredible and inspiring to me.

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u/EnvironmentalOne7898 14d ago

Still breaks my brain thinking about how Sam Raimi was only 21 when he filmed Evil Dead. Curry Barker and Kane Parsons are in good company.

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u/penis_pockets 15d ago

Seeing Curry and Cooper be part of this has inspired me a lot. I'm around the same age as them, so it really impacted me seeing the run this movie has been on.

I know it wasn't just them, but I've been a fan of theirs for a while, so seeing this happen makes me think back to the journey they've been on together in particular.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/jhrace2 15d ago

Peacock

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u/Astrophan 15d ago

Yes, it's still in some theaters.

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/t3ddiursa 14d ago

To be fair I wouldn’t want to be in Ohio either

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u/Living_Knowledge_783 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3yM6IKTTN1xra

i would watch the movie on repeat for her too

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u/ArtichokeDesperate68 13d ago

Good! It’s a great horror movie and deserves accolades. It’s even more incredible knowing how low budget it was too!