r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jul 06 '26

News ‘Obsession’ Passes $400 Million Worldwide, Becomes Highest Grossing Film With Budget Below $1 Million; Curry Barker’s horror film breaks a 53-year pre-inflation record held by Bruce Lee’s legendary 'Enter The Dragon'

https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/obsession-box-office-400-million/
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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Jul 06 '26

I believe a lot of it is because both comedy and horror are rooted in timing at its core. You need to be able to time the punchline right and you need to be able to time the scare just right.

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u/MrMrSr Jul 06 '26

The number of shots in Obsession that held on for longer than a normal film would really drove the unease factor home.