The horror thriller "Obsession" grossed $371.2 million at the global box office, registering an unexpected leadership in the film industry this year.

The significance of this commercial achievement was compounded by the film's extremely limited production budget, which did not exceed one million dollars, which put it directly on the list of the most prominent films that have achieved record and historic investment returns in the history of the modern film industry.

Top box office and current contract

According to statistical data published by the specialized website "ScreenRant", the film succeeded in collecting $233.9 million in theaters in the United States of America, in addition to earning $137.3 million in global markets and cinemas.

With these numbers, the film topped the list as the highest-grossing English-language original of the decade, surpassing the earlier top of the list "Sinners" and setting a new record despite relying on a very limited promotional campaign before its release.

Behind the scenes of the story and psychological horror

The film takes place in a framework of mystery and excitement, reviewing the story of a man who resorts to what he believes is a hidden magic trick to get a woman to fall in love with him, and things later turn dramatically and quickly into a dark journey of psychological horror and unexpected surprises.

This dramatic structure and the escalating tension came to increase the pace of attracting the audience from fans of psychological horror cinema, relying on the quality of the execution and the depth of the proposed cinematic idea.

The film's stellar commercial performance has reopened debate and criticism in the halls of Hollywood studios about the directions and financing policies of major production companies.

Observers and critics believe that these results clearly reflect the continued passion and interest of the global audience for original films that present new and innovative ideas, away from the repetition of adaptations or parts of expendable film series, proving the ability of low-cost productions to achieve sweeping global reach when a strong idea and elaborate execution are available, at a time when films with huge budgets are struggling to reach the threshold of profitability.