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The Pitt actress claims Inde Navarrette lost money filming Obsession after ‘$20k salary’

'I've worked on the contract this was filmed on'

Oreoluwa Adeyoola
9th June 2026, 11:55
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Obsession is sparking an important conversation about pay in the film industry, as rumours about Inde Navarrette’s pay go viral.

Indie horror film Obsession was made on a low $750k budget and has made $224 million – 330 times more than it cost. Last week, the art director of the horror film drew attention to the low salaries, claiming she earned only $6k after taxes for her work on the film.

Several X accounts have circulated claims that the lead actress, Inde Navarrette, made a shocking $20k from the film. These rumours haven’t been confirmed by anyone directly connected to Obsession; however, actress Supriya Ganesh has shed light on this common industry practise. The Pitt actress claimed to have worked on similar contracts, and said most actors experience a loss.

“I also feel like people don’t understand the business expenses for this level of success,” she said in an X post. “You pay for PR, which is usually 5k a month for three months; each event you go to, it costs about 3-5k to pay for HMU and styling. If she’s done 3-5 events, that’s already a loss.”

She continued: “There’s also agent fees, manager fees, lawyer fees– unless she’s on a contract that covers PR expenses (which she might be), this is almost like the Oprah effect- where ur business getting successful too fast may actually be financially stressful.”

Inde Navarrete was in multiple projects before Obsession, such as TV shows 13 Reasons Why and Superman & Lois. Obsession was Inde’s first leading role in a feature film.

“I’ve also worked on the contract that this film was filmed on, and it’s not standard for PR to be covered unless the company that bought the film agrees to, but even so it’s usually not the PR fees itself but reimbursements for HMU + styling which usually don’t cover all of it,” Supriya added.

“Ultimately it is true this movie had to be made on a low budget (otherwise it wouldn’t be made) and the financial success is unexpected. I’m just pointing out that this is actually a uniquely stressful situation for someone in her position. Like the success actually requires u to adapt quickly.”

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