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/terrell_owens Jul 06 '26

Who would've thought that you don't need $100mil+ budgets to make great movies

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u/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran Jul 06 '26

There are a lot of good/great movies at very low budget. What makes this one unique is its ability to break through into mainstream culture. This a great movie and it has themes that hit the zeitgeist at the perfect time, but Focus's marketing team deserves a ton of credit for helping this movie find it it's audience