Obsession Director Curry Barker Receives Massive Offer for Next Film Before Even Making a Pitch
Studios are pursuing Barker after Obsession earned $62.3 million domestically, while one reportedly made a preemptive $10 million offer for his next film.
- Curry Barker has become Hollywood's latest focus after his horror film Obsession defied box office expectations, drawing significant studio interest before he has even pitched his next project.
- Made for just $750,000, Obsession grossed $17.1 million in its opening weekend, then pulled off a rare increase of around 30% to $22 million in its second weekend.
- One studio attempted a $10 million preemptive offer for Barker's next project sight unseen, but Blumhouse-Atomic Monster holds the right of first refusal through its existing deal with Universal Pictures' Focus Features.
- Barker has closed a deal to write and direct Texas Chainsaw Massacre for A24, while his film Anything But Ghosts is currently in the editing phase.
- YouTuber-Turned-Theatrical filmmakers like Barker, Kane Parsons, and Mark Fischback are reshaping Hollywood with high-performing, low-budget projects including Backrooms and Iron Lung, signaling a broader industry shift.
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This Rs 7 crore movie becomes 2026’s biggest surprise hit
Hyderabad: Hollywood has found its newest surprise blockbuster, and it is not a superhero movie or a franchise sequel. A small horror film called Obsession is now creating history at the worldwide box office. Directed by Curry Barker, the film was reportedly made on a tiny budget of around Rs 6.5 crore. But within just two weeks, the movie has already earned nearly Rs 700 crore worldwide and is now racing towards the Rs 850 crore mark. The film…
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'Obsession' Director Curry Barker Is Already Getting Massive Hollywood Offers After Surprise Box Office Hit
Getty Curry Barker is fielding some pretty major offers following the runaway success of his indie horror movie, Obsession. The 26-year-old YouTuber-turned-director, whose directorial debut defied the odds and increased its box office haul in its second weekend, is now getting offers for his next project, which he hasn’t even pitched yet. One studio is so intent on working with him that they’ve “attempted to make a preemptive offer of $10 millio…
‘Obsession’ Filmmaker Curry Barker Gets 8-Figure Offer for His Next Movie. And He Hasn’t Even Pitched It Yet
Studio execs are seeing what's happening with 'Obsession' and the upcoming 'Backrooms' — both from filmmakers who cut their teeth on YouTube — as a watershed moment in Hollywood.
Obsession director Curry Barker lands 8-figure deal for next film
Curry Barker may have just become horror’s newest breakout power player. The director behind indie horror sensation Obsession is reportedly fielding enormous studio interest in his next original project, including an eight-figure offer before he even formally pitches the movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, one studio attempted to offer Barker roughly $10 million for his next film without seeing a script, concept presentation, or official…
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