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Trailer for Joe Lynch’s ‘Mayhem’ Revels in the Ultra Violence
Director Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2) unleashes another gory good time in Mayhem, which was a hit with attendees at SXSW earlier this year. In his review, Brad wrote that Mayhem is “a popcorn munching riot with good vibes and positive energy.”
I’ve also had the pleasure of seeing Mayhem, and I second Brad’s thoughts. It’s a total blast, anchored by fantastic performances from Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead”) and Samara Weaving (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”); Weaving, in particular, totally steals the show and makes herself a star with this one.
Check out the ultra-violent trailer below!
RLJ Entertainment will release Mayhem in select theaters and on VOD and digital HD November 10. The film is then going to make its way onto Shudder at a later date.
In Mayhem…
“After being framed for corporate espionage on the same day that a mysterious virus is unleashed on his company, attorney Derek Cho is forced to savagely fight tooth and nail for not only his job but his life.”
Matias Caruso wrote the script.
Curry Barker’s Obsession has been on a generational run at the box office these last several weeks, with the incredible word-of-mouth driving the box office totals higher and higher and higher with each passing week. After a debut weekend of $17 million, Obsession made a whopping $23 million in its second weekend, and then scared up $26.4 million in its third weekend. In its fourth weekend, Obsession just scared up another $25.6 million in the U.S.!
Deadline notes in a report this morning, “Obsession reps the biggest fourth weekend ever for a horror movie ahead of 1999’s Blair Witch Project which did $24.3M.”
Worldwide, Obsession is now the highest grossing movie in history for Focus Features. The current worldwide total is $224.7 million, while the domestic total is $152.1 million.
That also makes Obsession the highest grossing horror movie of 2026, far exceeding the $207.9 million worldwide total ($121.9 million domestically) of Scream 7 earlier this year!
Yes, the highest grossing horror movie of 2026 is an ORIGINAL HORROR MOVIE!
The best part? The production budget for Obsession was just $750,000, with Focus Features acquiring the film for a reported $15 million. Even when you factor in the marketing spend and the fact that theaters get their own sizable cut, this one is a MASSIVE win for Focus.
From A24 and director Kane Parsons, Backrooms is already nipping at the heels of that record after just a couple weeks in release. The current domestic total of Backrooms is $135 million, while the worldwide total is now sitting at a very healthy $212.6 million. That means Backrooms has also already surpassed Scream 7, and may soon pass Obsession as well.
In Curry Barker’s theatrical debut Obsession, after breaking the mysterious One Wish Willow to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Inde Navarrette (“Superman & Lois”) and Michael Johnston (“Teen Wolf”) star.
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