Netflix’s Franchise-Ending Thriller Officially Becomes a Global Streaming Hit
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Horror and Netflix go hand in hand, especially during spooky season. This is best exemplified by the streamer's acquisition of the biggest horror movie of the year, scheduled to be added to the catalog on November 17. As an Oscars campaign for Best Actress begins to take shape for Inde Navarrette, even more eyes than before will get to witness the sheer breakout genius of director Curry Barker's Obsession.
The movie earned widespread praise from critics, becoming one of the highest-rated horror films of the year and an outside favorite for awards season.
But Obsession's biggest success came at the box office, where it surprised the world by turning a sub-$1 million budget into more than half a billion, breaking numerous records in the process.
Obsession became the highest-grossing non-animated original film of the past decade, the highest-grossing original horror movie of this century, the fifth highest-grossing horror film of all time, and much more during its memorable theatrical run. Very soon, it will become the horror to watch on Netflix, but what is holding the fort in the meantime?
At the time of writing, the controversial Halloween Ends is one of the ten most-watched movies on Netflix in the U.S. The conclusion to David Gordon Green's modern sequel trilogy to John Carpenter’s slasher classic, Halloween Ends marked Jamie Lee Curtis' final appearance as Laurie Strode, but sadly didn't see the actress go out in glory.
"Halloween Ends seems to be an attempt to give Halloween fans something new, something unique, and something a little different from what they had seen before, and unfortunately, it doesn't work," wrote Alyse Wax in Collider's review at the time.
It might've earned some pretty harsh reviews, but Halloween Ends at least proved popular at the box office. Against a reported budget of $20 million, the film scored a global haul of $105 million, split between $64 million in domestic revenue and a further $41 million from overseas markets. The film opened at the top spot in the domestic ranks, outperforming horror rival Smile during Halloween season.
Alas, poor word of mouth ended in an 80% drop in ticket sales by weekend #2, and a drop out of the top ten within five weeks.
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