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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Obsession<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is defying the odds at the box office.<\/p>\n The Curry Barker<\/strong><\/a> directorial debut just increased its earnings in its second weekend at the box office amid positive word-of-mouth reviews and critical acclaim.<\/p>\n The Focus Features indie horror, which already started at an impressive $16 million haul in its opening weekend, rose to an additional $22 million in its second weekend, on track to end off with an estimated $28.2 million additional tally through the Memorial Day holiday, per Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s an incredibly rare 30% increase over the opening weekend, resulting in an overall $58.5 million <\/strong>haul in North America thus far. <\/p>\n Last week, it officially became the cheapest movie to top the box office in 17 years since 2009\u2019s\u00a0Paranormal Activity.<\/em> The movie was made on a reported $750,000 budget, per\u00a0Forbes.<\/a><\/p>\n