{"id":62299,"date":"2026-06-20T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62299"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:26:00","slug":"how-youtube-creator-curry-barker-turned-his-filmmaking-dreams-into-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62299","title":{"rendered":"How YouTube creator Curry Barker turned his filmmaking dreams into Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Days before Obsession<\/em> opened in cinemas across the US, its 26-year-old director, Curry Barker, made a bet with his manager and agent. They said if the film opened with more than US$20 million at the box office, they would all get tattoos.<\/p>\n

Obsession<\/em> fell just short. It debuted with US$17 million. They were still thrilled. Barker made the horror film with just US$750,000. It was enormously successful. But then something unexpected happened. The following weekend, Obsession<\/em> easily cleared US$20 million. And then it did again and again and almost a fourth time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just like: holy cow. I didn\u2019t think that was an option,\u201d Barker says. \u201cNow we\u2019ve said if it hits US$300 million, we\u2019ll all get the tattoo. We had to make a new milestone. And I think we\u2019ll reach it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last month, Obsession<\/em> has sent shock waves through Hollywood. Barker\u2019s microbudget thriller has now indeed crossed the US$300 million mark worldwide, and it is still going. The film is scheduled for release in Hong Kong on July 1.<\/p>\n

Barker, who built a following making sketches and short films on YouTube, is living the dream of every aspiring filmmaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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