{"id":2123061,"date":"2026-09-01T12:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123061"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:33:22","slug":"obsession-executive-producer-sues-for-lost-profits-after-500-million-windfall-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123061","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Obsession&#8217; Executive Producer Sues for Lost Profits After $500 Million Windfall at Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ad\/16by9\/2026\/09\/01\/adbfea3f8edf4e5b8c34025860e228b4_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Obsession&#8217; Executive Producer Sues for Lost Profits After $500 Million Windfall at Box Office<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Obsession&#8217; Executive Producer<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">My Colleagues Screwed Me &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Now I&#8217;m Wishin&#8217; For More Dough!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T05:33:22-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:33 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-01T08:19:37-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 1, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:19 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d367e1e2d19797e7b21253bbf59a55db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_adbfea3f8edf4e5b8c34025860e228b4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7d2d13c5-ed2f-4af5-be82-5d44470fc47a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ad\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/adbfea3f8edf4e5b8c34025860e228b4_md.jpg\" alt=\"obesession everett focus features 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Everett\/Focus Features<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-91c2cfa0012b4a4d20540266ee470227\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>An executive producer for the hit 2025 film, &#8220;Obsession,&#8221; says she got screwed out of her slice of the pie after she put the horror movie back on track &#8230; and it raked in over $500 million, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-976c7213cfe7c72a6615a24513fc5055\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Leonora Ann Darby<\/strong> filed the lawsuit Monday against Tea Shop Productions and two other producers, TSP cofounders <strong>James Harris<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Lane<\/strong>, for allegedly violating their agreement by failing to acknowledge her key role in the making of &#8220;Obsession&#8221; and treating her not as an equal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2de31ffd02df57a05dec067b13c5a24a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As a result, Darby claims she was not paid her fair share of the profits even after the movie &#8212; which was made on a reported budget of $750,000 &#8212; made a killing at the box office.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fe56695cfc6f9b9ce54080aa602897cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_36129d02479443bc9d109d43e67802bf\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7d2d13c5-ed2f-4af5-be82-5d44470fc47a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/36\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/36129d02479443bc9d109d43e67802bf_md.jpg\" alt=\"Leonora Darby getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-37282238dd87847c6ad0362f8eceb32e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Darby also says her contributions were critical to the movie&#8217;s success, claiming the director, <strong>Curry Barker<\/strong>, had lost control of the editing process for the film, but she was able to get it back into his capable hands, preventing a disastrous outcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-78170ab4f6c36b66c1fa37256be484f0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition, Darby says she was able to get approval for a few reshoots that addressed problems with the content of the film. Darby goes on to say that because of her leadership, the movie got wrapped up in time for the Toronto International Film Festival, where Focus Features purchased it for $16.2 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2719db452082f2d17c4aa4fe65203afc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Once the movie became a box office success, Darby says, Harris and Lane \u201crepeatedly breached and violated the 2024 Agreement\u201c they had with her. Darby says the two producers iced her out of her share of the profits and all public recognition for the great job she did.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-34a41e60d4d4b97933a062ee848ce0f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Darby is asking for compensatory damages for breach of contract, unpaid project bonuses and a thrid of net profits, as well as other damages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-98f71e2102336e0d8e1b7fc22f31e6b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We reached out to Tea Shop Productions &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div 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