AceShowbiz - The horror film Obsession has surpassed $200 million in global box office earnings, The Hollywood Reporter reports, marking it as the highest-grossing release ever for Focus Features. This milestone cements the movie’s status as a standout success in the studio’s history.

Focus Features acquired Obsession at the Toronto International Film Festival for about $15 million, The Hollywood Reporter revealed. Yahoo also noted that the film has earned $151 million domestically, making it the company’s biggest hit in the U.S. market. Furthermore, the movie demonstrated remarkable box office resilience, dropping just 7 percent in its fourth weekend with $25.6 million in revenue—a record hold for a horror film’s fourth weekend. Indiatimes confirms that this performance outpaces the previous record held by the 1999 Blair Witch Project, which fell 9 percent and earned $24.2 million in the same period. The Hollywood Reporter adds that Obsession was the first movie since 1982’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial to increase its earnings between its second and third weekends.

Obsession, released on September 20, 2019, is a drama-thriller produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Goran Dukic. The film stars Mekhi Phifer, Brad Dourif, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The movie’s impressive box office run has been widely covered by AceShowbiz, noting its steady climb and rare weekend gains in the horror genre.

The extraordinary success of Obsession highlights how a modestly budgeted horror film can break new ground in the marketplace. Its ability to sustain strong earnings well into its theatrical run challenges typical genre patterns and raises the bar for Focus Features’ future releases.

This article is based on reporting originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.