‘Obsession’ Has Dethroned ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ At The Box Office

InnovationGaming‘Obsession’ Has Dethroned ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ At The Box OfficeByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 29, 2026, 09:36am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Obsession/The Mandalorian and GroguBlumhouse, DisneyThere is effectively no precedent to describe what’s happening with Obsession right now, the low-budget horror film that has achieved milestones like increasing 39% in revenue in its second weekend after word-of-mouth spread.But that was even more impressive given that it was going up against the first new Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, which did win the weekend handily. But now? Obsession is…beating it.Daily box office tracking is now showing that Obsession is now beating The Mandalorian and Grogu handily as of this Wednesday, earning $5.6 million domestically to Mando’s $4.1 million on that day. And again, this is the second week of Obsession’s release (this Wednesday is practically a non-existent drop from last Wednesday) and this is Mando’s first week.It also appears that Obsession could be heading into a third weekend where its revenue increases from last week’s $24 million. That would now be going up against both The Mandalorian and Grogu and fellow YouTuber-directed, low-budget horror film Backrooms, which is now projected to make a mammoth $40-60 million, resulting in back-to-back hits for the genre. But Obsession is still in a league of its own in terms of its earning trajectory.ObsessionBlumhouseMORE FOR YOUOne open question about Obsession is when it’s coming to digital. It appears the original plan may have been for it to arrive on June 2nd, just a few days from now, but while that has not been publicly shot down, there would be nothing logical about keeping that da...