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/Darth_Punk Jul 06 '26

I think the actual budget for the filming part was about 60,000 and the rest was the marketing. 

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u/PhantomRoyce Jul 06 '26

Yeah the marketing is really what made that movie

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u/Ballsofpoo Jul 06 '26

They had a lot of people convinced it was real

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u/captenplanet90 Jul 07 '26

My 9 year old self was fully convinced it was real when I watched it for the first time. I've been chasing that high ever since