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De Palma on ‘Paranormal Activity 2′ Director List

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Last month Paramount set Saw VI director Kevin Greutert to direct a sequel to Paranormal Activity and scheduled the low-budget follow-up for October 22.  Upset by another direct challenge to their Saw franchise, Lionsgate recalled Greutert to work on Saw VII by exercising a contract option that put him in 3D production almost immediately.
Of course, [...]

‘Saw 3D’ vs. ‘Paranormal Activity 2′ Heats Up

Published on: 26th January, 2010

Last week Paramount Pictures announced screenwriter Michael R. Perry and Saw VI director Kevin Greutert were working on a sequel to Paranormal Activity for an October 22 release.  Their poaching of Greutert from the torture series and positioning the sequel on the same day as Saw VII (Saw 3D) directly challenged Lionsgate and reignited the studio rivalry from last October.
Not [...]

‘Saw VI’ Director Hired for ‘Paranormal Activity 2′

Published on: 19th January, 2010

Paramount has hired screenwriter Michael R. Perry and Saw VI director Kevin Greutert to create a sequel to Paranormal Activity in time for an October 22 release.
Oren Peli, who dreamed up the first, is on as a producer.  He told the Hollywood Reporter, “These guys get it, and the fans won’t be disappointed.” Of course he’s going [...]

Paramount May Make Paranormal Activity Sequel

Published on: 26th October, 2009

Paramount Pictures is “actively considering” a Paranormal Activity sequel to its low-cost acquisition. The inevitable news of a follow-up comes after the $15,000 production rose to the top of the box office this weekend and boasted a cumulative total of $62.5 million.
“We have the rights on a worldwide basis to do ‘Paranormal 2′ and [...]

Paranormal Activity Tops Saw VI at Box Office

Published on: 25th October, 2009

Paramount Pictures’ low-budget phenomenon Paranormal Activity rose through the ranks to first place this weekend, beating horror competition from Lionsgate’s Saw VI.  Astro Boy and Cirque du Freak took a harsh beating too.
The $15,000 production added another $22 million as it expanded to roughly 1,945 theaters across the country.  It’s $62.5 million gross screams profitability, [...]

‘The Wild Things Are’ Atop the Box Office

Published on: 19th October, 2009

Warner Bros’ moody Where the Wild Things Are landed on top of the box office with $32.7 million, beating analyst expectations and competition from the Gerard Butler/Jamie Foxx movie Law Abiding Citizen.
The children’s book adaptation may be PG, but it certainly didn’t play like a kids movie on the screen or in the numbers. [...]

Paranormal Activity Alternate Endings, Expansion

Published on: 14th October, 2009

Back slappings are in order for the small team of marketers pushing Paramount’s Paranormal Activity.  When actual weekend totals were revealed Monday, the micro-budgeted horror flick had scored $7.9 million from Friday to Sunday and an impressive jump to fourth in the fall competition.
The roughly $11,000 budget movie has made over $10 million in 160 [...]

Paranormal Activity Review

Published on: 11th October, 2009

At the risk of sounding cliche and redundant, Paranormal Activity is bone-chilling, goosebump-inducing, and spine-tingling.  It’s an effective, affecting little horror flick that will leave you breathless and restless.
Oren Peli’s micro-budget film uses a hand-held camera and viral marketing approach inspired by 1999’s The Blair Witch Project to lure audiences in, but it’s his creative [...]

Couples Retreat Wins, Paranormal Activity Huge

Published on: 11th October, 2009

The ensemble comedy Couples Retreat made $35.3 million this weekend, well over expectations and competition only from holdovers.  But the big story is Paranormal Activity’s massive success on just 159 screens.
The PG-13 comedy’s win is finally good news for Universal who has been in a slump with box office bombs all year.  The win comes [...]

‘Paranormal Activity’ Crew Headed to Area 51

Published on: 7th October, 2009

Oren Peli, the writer/director of the viral horror hit Paranormal Activity, is set to begin next week on production of his second feature, Area 51.
The film will be more “found footage” style horror made popular originally by The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield.  Though details are being kept under wraps, it was described in the [...]

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