"1 billion won investment, 300 billion won profit": Horror film 'Obsession' by YouTuber-turned-director explodes

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The low-budget horror film 'Obsession' by director Carrie Barker, a YouTuber-turned-director in his 20s, is causing a box office sensation in North America.

According to reports from foreign media such as Deadline in the U.S. on the 8th (local time), the film 'Obsession' is currently generating revenue equivalent to 300 times its production budget.

'Obsession' is a work that depicts a protagonist who obtains a mysterious antique box that grants wishes, and after getting what they desired, discovers that dark and evil consequences follow their greed.

The film 'Obsession', directed by a Gen Z YouTuber, was made with a production budget of just $750,000 (approximately 1.1 billion won). Through word-of-mouth, it has become a box office hit, surpassing revenue of approximately $224 million (about 300 billion won), achieving more than 100 times the return on investment.

The low-budget horror film 'Obsession' is enjoying a box office run amid praise from audiences and critics, and is scheduled to be released first in Korea through the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

The Hollywood Reporter has also analyzed the box office trend of 'Obsession', where the number of viewers continues to increase as the weekend progresses, as an unusual phenomenon typically seen only in mega-hit films like 'Titanic' released in 1997 or 'The Blair Witch Project' in 1999.

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