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Inde Navarette in “Obsession.”<\/p>\n
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Focus Features is giving Curry Barker\u2019s Obsession, starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, a longer-than-normal theatrical-to-digital streaming window following the film\u2019s blistering success at the box office.<\/p>\n
Written and directed by Barker, Obsession opened in theaters on May 15. In the film, the lovelorn Bear (Johnston) uses a novelty item, the One Wish Willow, to wish his music store co-worker and secret crush Nikki (Navarrette<\/a>) would love him more than anyone in the world. Bear\u2019s wish surprisingly comes true, and before too long, Nikki becomes dangerously obsessed with him, leading to deadly unintended consequences.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette Pinpoints Where We\u2019ll See Nikki NextBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n Barker, the YouTube filmmaker behind the web sketches That\u2019s a Bad Idea (along with Obsession<\/a> star Cooper Tomlinson), as well as the horror film Milk & Serial featured on the platform, reportedly made Obsession for a shockingly low (by Hollywood standards) $750,000. Produced by Blumhouse, the film was scooped up by Focus Features for distribution for around $15 million at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Focus\u2019 investment has clearly paid off, considering the film opened with $17.1 million in its opening weekend, domestically, followed by an unprecedented 39% increase<\/a> in its second weekend box office for a May 22-24 take of $23.9 million. Business continued to boom for Obsession from May 29-31, when the film earned another $27.3 million at the domestic box office, up 14% from the previous weekend\u2019s take.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette Discusses Her Spellbinding Performance In Hit Horror ThrillerBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n As of Tuesday, Obsession has earned $105.7 million domestically and $4.8 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $150.5 million \u2014 and there\u2019s no indication of the horror thriller anytime soon.<\/p>\n Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston in “Obsession.”<\/p>\n Focus Features\u2018Obsession\u2019 Was Reportedly Scheduled For A June 2 Digital Streaming Release<\/p>\n Because of the film\u2019s monster reception by the audience, Focus Features, not surprisingly, is breaking with its standard 17-day theatrical-to-digital streaming window for Obsession, according to World of Reel<\/a>. The publication reported that Focus Features originally had the film scheduled for a June 2 release on digital streaming via premium video on demand.<\/p>\n The intended release date makes sense, given that the specialty feature arm of Universal Pictures has implemented the 17-day PVOD release pattern for many of its titles in the past couple of years. Among the studio\u2019s films released on PVOD after 17 days in theaters are Michelle Dockery\u2019s Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Qualley\u2019s Honey Don\u2019t! and Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson\u2019s Song Sung Blue.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019: Why Nikki In Horror Movie Hit Looks So FamiliarBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n While changes have been afoot by Universal Pictures with the studio\u2019s theatrical-to-PVOD window since March, the digital release strategy for Focus has largely remained the same. In March, Universal extended its theatrical-to-PVOD window<\/a> for all of its titles from as little as 17 days \u2014 M3GAN 2.0 and Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2 followed the pattern in 2025\u2014 to five weekends in theaters (or 30 to 31 days) before its films arrive on PVOD (which is typically on Tuesdays).<\/p>\n Massive hits like Universal\u2019s The Super Mario Galaxy are given a bigger theatrical-to-PVOD window, of course, because of increased theatrical demand, so it didn\u2019t appear on digital streaming until May 19, 49 days after its April 1 theatrical release.<\/p>\n The Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u2019s PVOD release is essentially a peek into Universal\u2019s near future when it comes to streaming. At the time of Universal\u2019s March announcement about the five-weekend theatrical-to-PVOD window, the studio noted that the release cycle would increase to 45 days in 2027, while Focus titles could still come out on PVOD in as little as 17 days after opening in theaters.<\/p>\n Forbes\u2018Backrooms\u2019 Streaming: Why Film\u2019s Big Box Office Will Likely Change A24\u2019s PVOD StrategyBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n