Paranormal Activity 4

As expected, Paranormal Activity 4 (review) came in at number one at the box office, proving that the franchise still has legs.  It did, however, open much lower than its predecessors, grossing an estimated $30.2 million over three days.  Its predecessor, Paranormal Activity 3, took in $52.5 million during its opening and, before that, Paranormal Activity 2 grossed $40.6 million.  Perhaps the even numbered entries are cursed? (Update: Let's hope so, because Paramount have already announced that Paranormal Activity 5 will be out in October 2013.)

Meanwhile, the other Blumhouse Production, Sinister, collected an additional $9 million bringing that film's total to $31.9 million.

After the jump, check out the latest "honest" trailer from Screen Junkies.  This time, they target Paranormal Activity.

Halloween is just a few weeks away which means it's time for another inexpensive way to make money by releasing a low-budget movie with a familiar name that casual horror fans will flock to for equally cheap scares and thrills. For that crowd, it really doesn't matter what we say about the fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity movie, which is probably about as review-proof as those Twilight movies, but unfortunately, it's the first installment that outright fails.

When Catfish directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost were brought on for the third movie, a prequel that flashed back to the '80s, it seemed like an odd choice but they really stepped things up with some original visual ideas while building on the mythos of the demon that's been plaguing Katie Featherston and those around her for two previous movies.

Paramount has dropped a new clip from Paranormal Activity 4 - the sequel that officially opens October 18th, but kicks off with advance screenings tomorrow night.  In the snippet, we see a young woman levitating off of her bed.  Yes, we've seen this imagery before, but here it is in clip-ish form.  Enjoy!

IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures today announced that Paranormal Activity 4, the fourth installment of Paramount’s hit supernatural thriller franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released to approximately 300 IMAX digital theatres in the U.S. and Canada, starting Oct. 18 at 9 p.m., simultaneous with the film’s release.

A new "clip" (or TV spot, as we'll call it, the Paranormal Activity Facebook page calls it a clip) from Paranormal Activity 4 has found its way online.  You can watch it after the jump.  The film opens on October 19th.

Paramount Pictures has revealed a new TV spot for Paranormal Activity 4, opening in theaters at 9 p.m. on October 18. You can watch it in the player after the break!

The fourth installment is once again directed by Paranormal Activity 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and boasts the tagline "All of the activity has led to this..."

Paramount Pictures has revealed the new trailer for Paranormal Activity 4, opening in theaters on October 18th beginning with screenings at 9pm. You can watch it in the player after the break, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers!

The fourth installment is once again directed by Paranormal Activity 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and boasts the tagline "All of the activity has led to this..."

Yahoo! Movies has posted this new teaser clip for Paramount Pictures' Paranormal Activity 4, coming to theaters on October 19.

This entry is once again directed by Paranormal Activity 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and boasts the tagline "All of the activity has led to this."

As usual, the studio is not releasing any plot info before the film's release, but what do you think the fourth installment will be about? Check out the clip after the jump!

Paramount Picture released a new image from Paranormal Activity 4.  It conjurs up the usual questions: What are we looking at?  Who's in the pic?  What's happening?  Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman return to direct - they previously helmed the third chapter in the series and Catfish.  The four film opens October 19th.

A new publicity photo - the first, in fact - from Paranormal Activity 4 hit the web today featuring a teenage girl and an ominous child lurking in the doorway.  As is usually the case with these films, we don't get much before their release, so we do not know who the girl is, moreover, why she's being stalked by a menacing runt.  The film opens October 19th.  We'll have answers then.  Click here for some teaser videos.

The Facebook page for Paranormal Activity 4 has posted an image from the new film which is supposed to offer some clue as to what is hitting us on October 19th.  Maybe you die-hards out there can make sense of this blonde runt.  Baby Hunter all growns up, perhaps?  (Yes, well aware I said "growns.")

In anticipation of Paranormal Activity 4's October 19th release, Paramount has slipped out a second teaser clip - entitled "The Activity Continues" - for your weekend viewing pleasure.  This one focuses on a series of goofy photographs being taken on someone's computer and still doesn't really offer much.  Head inside for a look...

Ominous silhouettes, slamming doors, glitchy footage...yes, it's yet another teaser for Paranormal Activity 4, opening on October 19th.  

Paramount has been rolling out mini-teasers around the time the trailer made its debut.

Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman - who directed the last entry as well as Catfish - return to deliver you the chills.  Plot details?  Totally unknown.  What can you glean from this latest teaser?  Head inside for a look.

After a few days of teasing, Paramount has finally released (via iTunes Movie Trailers) the trailer for Paranormal Activity 4, opening October 19th. This entry is once again directed by Paranormal Activity 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Boasting the tagline "All of the activity has led to this" it appears the series is back on the forward momentum track, picking up where part two left off (three, as it turned out, was a prequel).  Check out the preview inside!

Paramount loves to tease you when it comes to Paranormal Activity 4, it seems.  The studio has released a second video spot that teases the trailer to come tomorrow.  Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Paranormal Activity 3, Catfish) directed the fourth installment that will hit theaters on October 19th.

Paramount Pictures has released a short tease of the full Paranormal Activity 4 trailer that will be available on Wednesday, August 1st. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Paranormal Activity 3, Catfish) directed the fourth installment that will hit theaters on October 19. Check it out after the jump!

Did you forget that there is a Paranormal Activity 4 in the works?  I know, I sometimes forget, too.  After all, the team behind the series keep things so quiet during production, the buzz surrounding the project seems to drop off the radar until the film is ready to be screened.  Today, however, some casting news has hit the web.

Found footage never went away, it has always been here, contrary to the mainstream media’s claims that “found footage” films are smokin’ hot courtesy of The Devil Inside successful opening weekend.  And I’ve waxed philosophical before here on Shock as to why audiences are fascinated with this narrative device.

Some of it has to do with the curiosity and arousal one gets watching home videos on You Tube where the element of voyeurism is amplified.  Found footage – as far as horror films are concerned – eliminates the need for polished visuals, allowing filmmakers to get creative; however, on an audience level, the raw nature serves a more plausible connective tissue between the screen and the viewer, opening the door for immeasurable ways to create frights.  Take Neil Marshall’s The Descent, for instance.  It’s by no means a found footage film, but what is the one scene that elicits the biggest jump?  When Marshall employs the use of a home video camera, in night vision mode, and in a frantic state, the frame finds a creature lurking just over another character’s shoulder.

Found footage is here to stay, at least until movie-goers completely dismiss the sub-genre.  Then it may go into hibernation, only to be rejuvenated years later.  For now, with Chronicle opening on February 3, I thought we could look ahead at what is to come.  

The news is brief, but for those fans of Paranormal Activity who got supremely pumped up over Monday's news, we've got a date you need to mark down in your 2012 calendar.

Paramount Pictures is celebrating today.  The studio announced it has topped all of the other studios in terms of worldwise box office.  They won the pissing contest earning $5.17 billion in worldwide sales.  Interesting?  Sure.  But what some folks are overlooking in Paramount's press release is confirmation that, heretofore has only been speculation, the Paranormal Activity saga will indeed continue this fall.