Obsession (2026): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• On July 6, it surpassed Enter the Dragon (1973; $400 million) as the highest-grossing film with a budget under $1 million, unadjusted for inflation.
• Barker initially wrote and filmed an ending inspired by Romeo and Juliet where Nikki kills herself after breaking free from Bear's wish.
• The film was shot in Los Angeles in October 2024 on a $750,000 budget.
• Jason Blum joined the film as an executive producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner after the premiere; his involvement was revealed in December 2025 when the first teaser was released.
• Focus Features acquired the distribution rights for $14–15 million, the highest price commanded by a genre film in TIFF history, and Jason Blum joined as an executive producer under Blumhouse Productions.
• Scenes set in Bear's home, a house in Burbank remodeled by production designer Vivian Gray, were shot in the first week and a half.
• After a chemistry read with Navarrette, Michael Johnston was cast as Bear.
• With a total of $105.7 million at the time, it also became Focus Features' highest-grossing film within the United States and Canada, ahead of Downton Abbey (2019; $97 million).
• In September 2026, executive producer Leonora Ann Darby sued Tea Shop Productions' James Harris and Mark Lane, claiming a "seven-year pattern of unequal treatment and broken compensation" and a contractual failure to reward her promised profits from the theatrical success of Obsession.
• In its third weekend, the film made $27.4 million, becoming the first wide release outside of the Christmas season since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) to increase its earnings for three consecutive weekends.
• In its fourth weekend, the film became Focus Features' highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, surpassing Downton Abbey ($194.6 million).
• When producer James Harris approached him to adapt it into a feature film, Barker pitched Obsession.
• Obsession premiered during the Midnight Madness block at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 5, 2025.
• Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.

Source: Wikipedia

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