Psychological terror: Michael Johnston and Inde Navarette in Obsession. Photos: Supplied
Two of the biggest movies in the world right now were made by guys in their twenties who started their careers on YouTube.
As of this writing, Backrooms has made $117 million (about R1.9 billion) in just four days since its international release. Sitting right below it at the box office is Obsession, which has taken in $151m since it came out on May 15.
But the thing that’s most striking about the movies is how much they’re making relative to their budgets.
Backrooms was made on a budget of $10m and Obsession $750000. That means Obsession has made more than 200 times its budget back. Its momentum is showing no signs of slowing down. All the while Obsession writer-director Curry Barker is 26 years old and Backrooms director Kane Parsons 20.
