{
  "id": 10261942,
  "title": "Netflix Tried to Bring Obsession Straight to Streaming Before It Exploded in Theaters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/netflix-tried-to-bring-obsession-straight-to-streaming-before-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T17:13:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-tried-to-bring-obsession-straight-to-streaming-before-it-exploded-in-theaters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Director Curry Barker recounted the early days of Obsession, a low-budget horror film that became a box office sensation in 2026. He revealed that Netflix had bid to distribute the movie exclusively on their streaming platform before Focus Features secured the rights. Barker expressed concerns about potential changes to his vision, which led to Netflix offering to release the film directly on Netflix. However, the director ultimately sided with Focus Features, resulting in a record-breaking theatrical run that grossed $519.4 million worldwide.",
  "summary": "Director Curry Barker said Netflix bid to put Obsession straight to streaming before Focus Features helped it become the biggest box office success story of 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}