Obsession’s surge dethrones The Mandalorian and Grogu at box office

Obsession beats – A low-budget horror film, Obsession, is now outpacing The Mandalorian and Grogu in daily domestic box office figures as it enters its second week, fueling talk that it could keep climbing into a third weekend—even with another genre hit, Backrooms, projected t

By Wednesday, the numbers stopped feeling like a surprise and started looking like a pattern.

Daily box office tracking shows Obsession pulling ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu handily. Obsession earned $5.6 million domestically on that day, compared with Mando’s $4.1 million.

This shift lands in a tight moment for both films. Obsession is in its second week of release, and the Wednesday drop is described as “practically a non-existent drop” from last Wednesday. It also marks Mando’s first week.

Earlier milestones for Obsession point to how fast it’s built momentum. The low-budget horror film is reported to have increased 39% in revenue in its second weekend after word-of-mouth spread. Even that was framed as especially striking because it opened while it faced the first new Star Wars movie in seven years—The Mandalorian and Grogu—which won the weekend handily at first.

Now the question isn’t whether Obsession can keep going, but how far it can rise.

There’s talk that Obsession could be headed for a third weekend where its revenue increases from last week’s $24 million. If that happens. its third weekend earnings would collide with both The Mandalorian and Grogu and Backrooms. another low-budget horror film directed by a YouTuber. Backrooms is projected to make $40–60 million, setting up what the tracking described as back-to-back genre hits.

Obsession’s trajectory is also being measured against what the film has spent. The article says Obsession is about to sail past $100 million in earnings globally, and notes that some believe it could reach $200 million—described as 200 times its tiny budget.

For The Mandalorian and Grogu, the news is sharper. The film has already passed its $165 budget. but it is tracking below Solo. the earlier movie that struggled so badly it helped scare Disney off doing Star Wars features entirely. The article references that Solo ended with a $392 million run. while Disney’s other five Star Wars movies each reached a billion or more.

Looking ahead, the next Star Wars release is identified as Star Wars Starfighter, due out next year. The risk. according to the same tracking. is that the film appears to feature no existing Star Wars characters from past movies or TV shows—something described as a first for Disney. The piece also points to uncertainty in the broader pipeline: it says it may take time for the company to find its footing in the film space. and notes that the TV space has “almost zero returning or new shows” publicly known. except for Ahsoka season 2 after a three-year wait.

This weekend’s stakes, then, aren’t just about which title wins the day. With Obsession pushing its second-week momentum. Backrooms projected at $40–60 million. and Mando already in its first week under pressure from daily numbers. the box office could turn into a crowded showdown across horror and franchise fandom.

The only thing that feels settled right now is that the runtime fight has changed hands.

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