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Disney reacts to their $250M Star Wars film losing to indie horror Obsession

This meme is an edited version of the official promotional poster for the 2024 indie horror film *Obsession*. Top text jokes that Disney fits the definition of 'obsession' after their $250 million budget Star Wars theatrical release was outperformed at the box office by the low-budget independent horror film. The bottom of the image features a popular reaction meme template: one man in a lab coat gesturing as if explaining the box office results, and a second man in a suit slouched over with his head hanging, representing disappointed Disney executives processing the bad news. The original poster's red background, title text, dictionary definition of 'obsession', and theatrical release date text are retained in the edit.
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Disney, after their $250,000,000 Star Wars movie got beat by an indi horror film: OBSESSION. Definition: A relentless attachment to an idea, feeling, or emotion; often paired with mental strain and physical unease. ONLY IN THEATERS MAY 15

Overview

This meme is an edited version of the official promotional poster for the 2024 indie horror film Obsession. Top text jokes that Disney fits the definition of 'obsession' after their $250 million budget Star Wars theatrical release was outperformed at the box office by the low-budget independent horror film. The bottom of the image features a popular reaction meme template: one man in a lab coat gesturing as if explaining the box office results, and a second man in a suit slouched over with his head hanging, representing disappointed Disney executives processing the bad news. The original poster's red background, title text, dictionary definition of 'obsession', and theatrical release date text are retained in the edit.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of Reddit's r/Meme subreddit, with the original post title referencing the 'Rise of indi film makers'. It references the 2024 real-world box office upset where the indie horror release Obsession outperformed Disney's big budget Star Wars film, combining a popular reaction meme template with the film's official poster to mock Disney's underperformance relative to small independent filmmakers.

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