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Focus Features’ $15M+ pick-up of Curry Barker’s romanticist scary movie, Obsession, has grossed $2.6M successful previews betwixt Thursday nighttime and Wednesday shows.
Now get this, that number is higher than nan previews for Paramount’s Smile, which were $2M, but that movie opened to $22.6M. It remains to beryllium seen whether Obsession plays to that level. The pic’s comps are indie scary movies for illustration A24’s Heretic and Talk to Me and Obsession has already hit those pics’ Friday previews which were $1.2M apiece. Heretic opened to $10.8M, and Talk to Me to $10.4M.
Heading into this weekend, virtually arsenic of yesterday, it was expected to beryllium a faceoff betwixt nan 4th play of Lionsgate’s Michael and nan 3rd play of Devil Wears Prada 2 pinch astir $20M+ each. We’ll spot if Obsession upsets.
YouTube filmmaker turned large surface filmmaker Barker’s Obsession is booked astatine 2,542 locations, which includes 435 PLF screens.
Amazon isn’t reporting grosses to its play Is God Is, nor is Black Bear pinch its Guy Ritchie movie In nan Grey.
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