STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU debuts with a stratospheric $82 million from 4,300 theatres for Walt Disney Studios. It gets a passing 63% on the Tomatometer, and overall ranks in the franchise’s seventh best opening. Best opening belongs to 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. with $247 million domestically.

OBSESSION benefits from word of mouth, taking second spot with $19.9 million from 2,655 theatres for Focus Features, a two week total of $55.1 million for the Horror.

Third is MICHAEL with $18.5 million, still amazing for its fifth frame, taking it to $317 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures.

Fourth goes to THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 with $11.3 million for 20th Century Studios, a tally of $198 million.

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES rounds-out the Top Five with $8 million, taking it to $45.5 million over three weekends for Amazon MGM Studios.

MICHAEL resurges to the top to claim #1 in its fourth week out for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, taking $27 million from 3,560 theatres. Thus far domestically, it has grossed $283 million. It was made for approximately $200 million.

Second goes to two-week champ THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, with a third frame of $20 million. The Sequel has grossed $177 million already in North America for 20th Century Studios.

Buzzy Horror OBSESSION debuts in third with $14 million for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. It gets 94% on the Tomatometer.

Fourth is MORTAL KOMBAT II with $12 million for Warner Bros., a two-week total of $61.8 million.

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES rounds-out our Top Five with $9.8 million for Amazon MGM Studios, taking it to $30 million over two weekends.

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A twisted new horror film from Focus Features, executive produced by Jason Blum and written and directed by Curry Barker.

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Back in Stock soon at OneWishWillow.com, The One Wish Willow is at the centre of OBSESSION and puts a chilling new spin on the classic monkey’s paw tale.

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Focus Features will release OBSESSION in theatres on May 15, 2026

Written and Directed by Curry Barker
Produced by James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell), Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), Roman Viaris (Capstone Pictures)
Executive Produced by Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures)
Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Introducing The One Wish Willow – the mysterious vintage object designed to grant your one true wish!

Now available at OneWishWillow.com, The One Wish Willow is at the center of Focus Features’ and Universal Pictures Canada’s upcoming horror film, OBSESSION, from writer/director Curry Barker, which puts a chilling new spin on the classic monkey’s paw tale.

Want to see it for yourself? Check out our new infomercial HERE:

Still not convinced? Customers are already sharing their experiences online and on Reddit. The device is even available in stores at The Green Man in Los Angeles.

And for those less-than-satisfied with their wish (though we guarantee results), additional support is available through our Help Hotline: call 1-323-747-7118.

Be careful what you wish for!

Writer/Director: Curry Barker
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter
Producers: James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell), Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), Roman Viaris.
Executive Producers: Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures).
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release OBSESSION In Theatres Nationwide on May 15, 2026. Today we get a new Trailer.

Director/Writer: Curry Barker
Producer: James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell),
Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), Roman Viaris (Capstone Pictures)
Executive Producers: Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures)
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless and Andy Richter
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

A new definition of horror. OBSESSION trailer #2 has just dropped!

Director/Writer: Curry Barker
Producer: James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell),
Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), Roman Viaris (Capstone Pictures)
Executive Producers: Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures)
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless and Andy Richter
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release OBSESSION In Theatres Nationwide on May 15th

Focus Features has partnered with Blumhouse, the company behind some of the generation’s most iconic and groundbreaking horror films, for Curry Barker’s breakout debut OBSESSION. Hailed at TIFF as a shocking and unsettling descent into abject horror, the film will hit U.S. theaters on May 15, 2026, with Universal Pictures International handling worldwide distribution. Today we get a Teaser.

Jason Blum will serve as an executive producer on OBSESSION

Following its celebrated midnight screening debut at TIFF, OBSESSION has captivated audiences with sold-out screenings at Fantastic Fest and also won Sitges’ coveted People’s Choice Award.

The film currently holds an outstanding 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Following Blumhouse’s merger with James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the combined companies are responsible for nearly $9 billion in worldwide box office. On Friday, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster will release Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, and has an exciting 2026 planned with the release of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Mortal Kombat 2, Jacob Chase’s Insidious, and Rob Savage’s Other Mommy, in addition to Obsession.

Additionally, Barker’s next project, ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS, set up with Blumhouse and Spooky Pictures, will see him direct, star, and co-write with creative partner Cooper Tomlinson, who will also star.

OBSESSION

Writer/Director: Curry Barker

Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter

Producers: James Harris (Teashop Productions), Haley Nicole Johnson (Under the Shell), Christian Mercuri (Capstone Pictures), Roman Viaris.

Executive Producers: Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures).

Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

By David Baldwin

Bear (Michael Johnston) has been pining for Nikki (Inde Navarrette) for a long time. He is unsure if she has similar feelings and is too nervous and indecisive to tell her how he really feels. So, with the help of a mysterious wooden trinket, Bear wishes that Nikki would fall madly in love with him. Rather suddenly, his wish comes true and the two become the couple Bear always wished they would be. But weird things start happening and Bear quickly realizes that he might not want what he wished for.

What follows is something I can only properly describe as batshit crazy and certifiably deranged. I had heard some insane things going into my screening of Editor/Writer/Director Curry Barker’s feature-length directorial debut OBSESSION earlier this week and shrugged them off as festival hyperbole. What a wild surprise it was for me to realize the hyperbole was actually downplaying how unpredictable and bonkers this film becomes after it puts our two lead characters in place for the madness and viciously gnarly violence to come. I do not want to spoil the fun, but this is a movie tailor made for the Midnight Madness crowd and it should shock absolutely no one that it got picked up for distribution so quickly.

While the scares and cringe humour are plentiful – as are the nasty gross-out moments and the at least partial deconstruction of toxic co-dependent relationships – the real joy of OBSESSION is watching Navarrette’s star-making breakout performance as Nikki, or Freaky Nikki as she loathes being called. It is multi-faceted and for lack of better terminology, almost bi-polar in nature. She switches tones and emotions on the fly, often within the same breath, and goes to some positively haunting and downright devastating places over the course of this journey through Hell. The physicality Navarrette brings to the performance is intense, and the way she captivates even in the freakiest of circumstances is a thing of beauty. Johnston is very good too, but his work here is not what is going to have you keeping the lights on after experiencing OBSESSION. 

OBSESSION screens at TIFF ‘25:

Fri. Sept 5 at 11:59 PM at Royal Alexandra Theatre

Sat. Sept 6 at 6:15 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Thurs. Sept 11 at 6:00 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto