{"id":243437,"date":"2026-05-31T16:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/obsession-rises-again-in-third-weekend-at-box-office-first-to-do-so-since-e-t-in-1982\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:21:29","slug":"obsession-rises-again-in-third-weekend-at-box-office-first-to-do-so-since-e-t-in-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/obsession-rises-again-in-third-weekend-at-box-office-first-to-do-so-since-e-t-in-1982\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Obsession&#8217; Rises Again in Third Weekend at Box Office, First to Do So Since &#8216;E.T.&#8217; in 1982"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2221559\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Focus Features<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/obsession\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\"><strong><em>Obsession<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/a> is defying all the box office odds.<\/p>\n<p>The hit Curry Barker-directed indie horror movie rose an incredible 10% in its third weekend for an additional $26.4 million, following a 39% increase in its second weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s now the first movie since 1982\u2019s <em>E.T. The Extraterrestrial<\/em> to have second and third weekend increases outside of the holiday season according to Focus Features, via <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/box-office\/backrooms-box-office-record-opening-weekend-obsession-jumps-star-wars-crumbles-1236763355\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=newsalert&amp;utm_content=685275_05-31-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The movie has now made over $106 million domestically and $148 million worldwide, and was made with a $1 million production budget.<\/p>\n<p>It also broke the record for highest-grossing movie of all time for Focus Features, beating 2019\u2019s <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> haul of $96.8 million in North America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curry Barker on why comedians make great horror directors | Interview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE4GobCWY1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Will there be a sequel? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/18\/obsession-2-director-curry-barker-addresses-a-big-plot-hole-sequel-anthology-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s what <strong>Curry Barker <\/strong>has to say<\/a>, and find out what lead actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/17\/obsession-ending-explained-inde-navarrette-addresses-what-happens-to-nikki-original-ending-possible-sequel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Inde Navarrette<\/strong>\u00a0thinks about a possible sequel.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OBSESSION - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters May 15\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TaaDkbG3I7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The indie horror movie, which currently commands a glowing 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes among critics and 95% score among audiences, hit theaters on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>In the movie, after breaking the mysterious \u201cOne Wish Willow\u201d to win his crush\u2019s heart (<strong>Navarrette<\/strong>), a hopeless romantic (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/michael-johnston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael Johnston<\/strong><\/a>) finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old YouTuber-turned-director is now getting offers for his next project, which he hasn\u2019t even pitched yet.<\/p>\n<p>One studio is so intent on working with him that they\u2019ve \u201cattempted to make a preemptive offer of $10 million for\u00a0<strong>Barker<\/strong>\u2019s next original project, sight unseen,\u201d a source tells\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/obsession-filmmaker-curry-barker-gets-7-figure-offer-1236606967\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&amp;utm_content=684871_05-27-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=1779919845-Breaking+News&amp;utm_content=684871_5-27-2026&amp;utm_id=684871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>THR<\/em><\/a>. Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/27\/curry-barker-hollywood-offers-obsession-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more about the deals.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/24\/megan-lawless-addresses-obsession-scene-that-almost-got-the-movie-a-nc-17-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out which scene almost got them a NC-17 rating.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/box-office\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Box Office<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/curry-barker\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Curry Barker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Movies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/obsession\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Obsession<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/31\/obsession-rises-again-in-third-weekend-at-box-office-first-to-do-so-since-e-t-in-1982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Focus Features Obsession is defying all the box office odds. The hit Curry Barker-directed indie horror movie rose an incredible 10% in its third weekend for an additional $26.4 million, following a 39% increase in its second weekend. It\u2019s now the first movie since 1982\u2019s E.T. The Extraterrestrial to have second and third weekend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-243437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}