‘Obsession’ Opening Ratchets Up To $17M – Box Office Update
The film 'Obsession' has opened with a box office of $17.2 million, exceeding initial forecasts. This marks a significant achievement for a movie acquired from a film festival for over $15 million. The film received an A- CinemaScore, which is notably high for the horror genre.
- ▪'Obsession' opened with $17.2 million, placing it third at the box office.
- ▪The film was initially projected to earn between $8 million and $9 million.
- ▪'Obsession' received an A- CinemaScore, which is rare for horror films.
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Inde Navarrette in 'Obsession' Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection 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’s Michael popped back up to No. 1 for a second time with an estimated $26M third weekend, -31%, followed by 20th Century Studios’ Devil Wears Prada 2 with around $17.8M, -57%, in second. The other big pom pom wave for Obsession as we previously told you: this is a fantastic opening for a movie acquired out of a film festival.
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