Breakout Horror Movie Hit Officially Beats 'Star Wars' at the Box Office
Made for less than a million dollars total on the budget, the horror movieObsessionis making a truly unprecedented mark on the film industry since hitting theaters on May 15th, 2026. Written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker, the film has already grossed almost $100 million at the box office worldwide in just a couple of weeks.
As Obsession moves into its third weekend in theaters, it's done something truly unexpected. The small budget, indie film is beating a massive franchise at the box office. The first new Star Warsmovie in almost a decade, The Mandalorian and Grogu, is being outrun in ticket sales by the horror movie. As of Thursday, May 28th, Obsession made $5.6 million to The Mandalorian's $3.5 million.
Obsession is a supernatural, psychological horror film which follows Bear, an awkward introvert who has a big crush on his coworker, Nikki. Bear goes to a witch shop and obtains a magic "One-Wish-Willow" and uses it to wish for Nikki to reciprocate his feelings. However, the wish backfires after stripping Nikki of her free will and transforms her into a violently obsessive, possessed being who will stop at nothing to be with Bear.
The movie has been described by reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes as "dauntingly disturbing" with "deviously crowd-pleasing ends." The New York Timeswrote:
"Barker shows real promise as a horror storyteller; his instincts about when to hold back and when to plunge the knife are scalpel sharp."
Moving into its third weekend there's no telling what else this horror story is going to do, the movie is clearly in its own race as it comes to an earning trajectory. It will now be up against Star Wars, as well as the highly-anticipated Backrooms.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM.