To think that Curry Barker actually considered putting this on YouTube at one point. Like he was willing to do that if it was the only way to have it out there.
The stars truly aligned for him.
a horror movie made for $750,000 is about to become one of the most profitable films ever made.
Obsession - shot in 20 days in Alabama by a 26-year-old YouTuber with no stars in the cast - is now eyeing a $250 million+ box office finish. that's a return north of 300 times its budget. it's already the highest-grossing release in Focus Features history.
now look at what the industry spent that same money on:
- Joker: Folie a Deux - ~$200 million budget. a punchline.
- Mickey 17 - ~$118 million. forgotten in a month.
- The Mandalorian & Grogu - $165 million, 7 years, the entire Lucasfilm machine. it's currently losing the weekday box office to... Obsession.
Hollywood keeps insisting you need $200 million, a pre-sold IP, and a marketing budget the size of a small country to make a hit. then a guy with a camera, a wish-granting toy, and three weeks in Alabama outearned all of them on a rounding error of their catering bill.
the most profitable movie of the year cost less than a single second of screen time in the average blockbuster. turns out audiences never wanted the budget. they wanted a good movie.
Imagine walking along the beach and you see a bunch of horseshoe crabs stuck on their backs. Would you walk on by?
This guy looked up to see if it was okay to flip them back over and preceded to help them make their way back to the water.
These dogs didn’t just dig a hole… they built a full-blown tunnel system like a secret underground city. Honestly impressive at this point. Has anybody else ever had dogs build something this crazy, or is this on another level?
P.K. Subban has fulfilled his $10 million commitment to Montreal Children’s Hospital — the largest donation by an athlete in Canadian history ❤️
A decade-long promise kept, with approximately 100,000 children helped. Respect 🫡
Former Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban has fulfilled the $10 million pledge that he made towards Montreal Children's Hospitals over a decade ago.
(via Montreal Gazzette)
Tonight in Buffalo NY, the singers microphone stopped working. Listen to them.
The CDN Govt wants us to turn our back on these people, and choose Beijing