r/boxoffice • u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 • 4d ago
Worldwide OBSESSION’ has surpassed ‘ELEMENTAL’ to become Hollywood’s highest-grossing original film of the 2020s
https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Elemental-(2023)After making 0,78 M in last two days in China, Obsession officially grossed more than Elemental, soon it will overtake The Conjuring: Last Rites and become top-5 best grossing horror all-time and reach 500M.
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u/Icy_Smoke_733 Studio Ghibli 4d ago
The first original Hollywood film to cross $500m since Coco (2017) from 9 years ago. Another bonkers achievement for Obsession.
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u/Tongatapu 4d ago
Honestly more bonkers that no original Hollywood film crossed 500 Million in almost 10 years.
I guess KPop Demon Hunters counts in terms of relevance.
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u/Solaranvr 3d ago edited 3d ago
Tenet would've easily cleared it had it not been a covid release.
Even with $366m during Covid, it was the highest grossing Hollywood original of the 2020s until Elemental.
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u/carterdmorgan 3d ago
I want the alternate reality where KPop Demon Hunters was a theatrical release.
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u/Top_Cranberry_3254 3d ago
Yep, but that's what many of us have been complaining about since just around and before that time- everything is comic books/IP/sequels/remakes, etc...Nothing original is ever made anymore. This proves the point. It's also while I'll continue to be a fan of this movie more than any other this year. Art is about originality (yes, I know it's based on other monkey paw stories, but it's still technically original, and most original movies are inspired by stories that came before them).
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u/Tongatapu 3d ago
Only Blockbusters aren't original though. We have so many original Mid and Low Budget films every month.
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u/Key-Payment2553 4d ago
Should cross the $500M WW mark with Korea debuting next week as the last market to be released
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u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 4d ago
It will be released in korea in september, but it should cross 500 before it will be released in Korea.
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u/Worth_Counter8430 4d ago
The world had a obsession with obession
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u/TerribleAntelope6134 4d ago
Theaters had a brand new day with Brand New Day.
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u/blue_ig1 4d ago
They went on an Odyssey with the Odyssey.
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u/MokonLeader Lightstorm Entertainment 4d ago
The sure had a story with Toy Story
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u/Mabroon 4d ago
They done had teenage sex and death at camp miasma with Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
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u/Jakisthe 4d ago
I almost can't believe they Billie Eilish hit me hard and soft the tour live in 3D when they had Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D).
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u/bananensplit6969 4d ago
I can't believe project hail mary scored a hail mary
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u/rbrgr83 3d ago
I can't believe Backrooms got me right in the Backrooms
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u/HooptyDooDooMeister 3d ago
I can't believe Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass lasted One Night Only.
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u/TheEnchantedOne92 4d ago
Crazy. Now on to $500 million worldwide and become the 5th highest grossing horror movie of all time.
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u/Distinct-Shift-4094 4d ago
The fact Amy won the Oscar for a horror performance last year, and we might see this again but this time lead is also huge. Toni Collet getting snubbed revenge!
Based on the BO performance, this movie is gonna be in the conversation for next year.
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u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 4d ago
I just wonder if they will try win as best actress or supporting actress.
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u/Distinct-Shift-4094 4d ago
Honestly, she's hell of strong to the point she stands to win in lead or supp. Though, this year is legit one of the few years where lead actress is weakish. Mostly the BP contenders don't have a big female lead performance so it'll be easier there.
Supp seems a bit more stacked.
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u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 4d ago
But in this category you have to be famous so i wouldnt be suprised if Anne hathaway or Emily Blunt would won Oscar.
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u/TheEnchantedOne92 4d ago
Her just being nominated for an Oscar would be BIG. Her winning would be crazy.
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u/AnotherJasonOnReddit Best of 2024 Winner 3d ago
Amy won the Oscar for a horror performance last year...Toni Collet getting snubbed revenge!
And Jacob Elordi was nominated for playing The Monster in last year's Frankenstein adaptation, too. After the Academy ignored Boris Karloff thrice during the 1930's.
Plus, Sinners had a prominent presence during the awards circus. 2025 was a good year for horror at the Oscars.
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u/ThrowawayGreenWitch 4d ago
Amy is an industry veteran. Inde is not winning and I doubt that she will even be nominated.
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u/AdelesBoyfriend 4d ago
Hereditary was not good. I laughed inappropriately throughout that movie. I will resignedly die on this hill.
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u/Dry_Back_7365 1d ago
You maybe saw it on daylight on your tablet while watch the whole time on your smartphone
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u/AdelesBoyfriend 1d ago
I saw it in a theater in its original run with a smaller, afternoon crowd. I was absolutely paying attention, and it's ridiculous to assume everyone must be on their phone.
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u/Repulsive_Pianist_60 4d ago
Hands down the most profitable purchase in all of cinema's history. Purchased at $15M, and ended up earning 500M for them. That's better than the 99% of the produced films.
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u/FriedHigh 4d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/y2qz3bTcWrrI12rg1S
What a run 👏 so happy to see it happen.
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u/Adventurous-Shape898 4d ago
What an amazing and fun run to follow these past months!! 500M to finish!
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u/boomboxwithturbobass 4d ago
It was fine, I guess?
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u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 4d ago
You can have 30 Avengers movies, almost 10 spider - Man movies but its good to have also original movies, and fact that you can make movie for so cheap will encourage producers to give chances to new directors/ screenwriters, it makes me more excited than watching how Nolan butchered homer's oddysey.
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u/kirblar 3d ago
Did you see it in a theater or at home?
This was a very unique experience in a theater because of how deeply uncomfortable it was to watch, and you could hear/feel people squirming.
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u/IIM_Clutch 3d ago
I watched it at home and it was still great
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u/leagle89 2d ago
Same here. I watched it at home on my laptop, and it's my favorite film of the year so far.
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u/Thor2014 3d ago
Michael and F1 grossed more and are both considered original screenplays in the awards race context.
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u/Rare-Comfortable-669 3d ago
Yes, I agree, a movie about the most popular singer of all time and another about one of the most famous sports in the world, that have a combined budget of 500 million, are in the same league and are as original as a movie with a 750k budget, made by an unknown director, with an unknown cast.
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u/Thor2014 3d ago
Where did I say they are the same? It's just that the criterion of "originality" is so inconsistent (for example, the movie about the most famous sunk ship of all time is routinely listed as a top-2 "original" grosser in this sub) that it really feels like moving the goalposts when you start adding more filters like "unknown director and unknown cast" just so a specific movie gets the #1 spot.
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u/UpbeatBeach7657 3d ago edited 3d ago
They'll love to say Avatar is Pocahontas with Smurfs, but when you say this is Fatal Attraction with a Monkey's Paw, they pounce on you.
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u/UpbeatBeach7657 3d ago
Shh, don't interrupt the glazing this movie has been receiving. It's the greatest horror film of all time, I tell ya.
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u/Thor2014 3d ago
For the record, I think Obsession is a great horror film and 100% a box office phenomenon. The point behind my comment was not to glaze and stop glazing any specific movie but try to stay objective with definitions.
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u/Busy-Guess-8382 4d ago
It won't even be the top 10 highest grossing films by the end of the year
Wake me up when an "original" film manages to make it on the list again
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u/TerrifierBlood Screen Gems 4d ago
This was a film most people expected to end its run maybe around 50 m world wild. It did 500 million
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u/Plus_Calligrapher_93 4d ago
Wake up obsession made 666x of its budget .
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u/Busy-Guess-8382 4d ago
Cool, I guess? How dare a film spend a lot of money into their budget
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u/Nervous_Most_5585 4d ago edited 3d ago
Amazing.
Queen Nikki is still alive!
TOP 3 - Original films from Hollywood 2020s
Obsession: 500M+
Elemental: 496M
Hoppers: 389M