Curry Barker on 'Obsession' Breakout and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Reboot
Curry Barker's debut feature 'Obsession' has become a box office phenomenon, earning over $22.4 million in its second weekend—a 30% increase from opening—and is projected to gross 100 times its $750,000 budget. The film, which premiered at TIFF and sold to Focus Features for $15 million (a festival record for a genre film), stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette. Barker, 26, has already wrapped his next film 'Anything But Ghosts' (co-written with Cooper Tomlinson, also an EP Jason Blum) and is set to direct an A24-backed 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' reboot. He describes receiving offers for major IP and advice from directors Zach Cregger and Ari Aster. Barker emphasizes his commitment to original projects alongside franchise work.
Key facts
- 'Obsession' earned $22.4M in second weekend, up 30%.
- Film budget was $750,000; projected to earn 100x budget.
- Sold to Focus Features for $15M at TIFF, a genre film record.
- Jason Blum executive produced and praised the film's box office growth.
- Barker's next film 'Anything But Ghosts' has wrapped, also with Blum as EP.
- Barker will direct an A24 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' reboot.
- Barker consulted with Zach Cregger and Ari Aster.
- Barker is 26 years old and started on YouTube.
Entities
Artists
- Curry Barker
- Michael Johnston
- Inde Navarrette
- Cooper Tomlinson
- Sela Shiloni
- Jason Blum
- Zach Cregger
- Ari Aster
- Tim Robinson
- Jim Gaffigan
- Dominic Fike
- Christopher Nolan
- Bill Hader
- Megan Lawless
- Taylor Clemons
- Haley Nicole Johnson
Institutions
- Focus Features
- A24
- TIFF
- CULTURED
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