‘Obsession’ surpasses $200 million worldwide to become top-grossing film of all time

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The world is obsessed mania. Cary Parker’s stunning horror film has surpassed $200 million worldwide, making it Focus Features’ biggest film ever. It was already the studio’s biggest domestically produced film ever, grossing $151 million.

The news comes as mania It fell just 7 percent in its fourth weekend, with its $25.6 million setting a record for the best fourth weekend ever for a horror film, as well as the best fourth weekend ever for a horror film. He was the previous record holder in both cases The Blair Witch Projectwhich fell 9 percent in 1999 and grossed $24.2 million in its fourth weekend, down from the No. 1 hit since 1982. ET: Extraterrestrial To increase in the second and third weekend.

When I gain focus mania from the Toronto International Film Festival with nearly $15 million, little did anyone know that it would be the best film ever for the Universal-owned specialty label, besting the beloved TV show’s continuation (2019). Downton Abbey$193.3 million worldwide), a blockbuster film from resident horror auteur Robert Eggers (Nosferatu$181.8 million worldwide), the George Clooney/Brad Pitt Coen Brothers film (Burn after reading$164.3 million worldwide) or a historic Oscar winner (Darkest hour$150.3 million worldwide).

Parker shot mania Independently for $750,000 with a group of unknown people. Before that, he was known for his horror short films The chairmovie found Milk and serial He posts for free on YouTube, as well as his sketch comedy channel That’s a Bad Idea, which he runs with partner Dr. Cooper Tomlinson. mania It propelled him onto the list of filmmakers and made him one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood.

He’s already filmed his follow-up film, Anything but ghostswhich is connected to the rudder A Texas saw Film for A24.

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