Paranormal Activity cost just $15,000 to make and was filmed in one week at the director, Oren Peli’s home. Each of the unknown actors in the film was paid $500 to do the project. You probably already knew all of this, right? Well, I came across an article last night that said the film has already taken in more than $100 million at the box office in the past five weeks and had officially become the highest grossing R rated film in the horror/thriller genre of the past decade! I thought that with this week’s discussion on production organization and everything that goes into the making of a project, it was interesting that a film done on such a small budget, in a short amount of time, and with actors who are very new to the business, has become a bit of a phenomenon lately. I haven’t had a chance to see this film myself yet, so I can’t really offer an opinion about what has made it so successful, but it is amazing to see a “little film that could” dominate at the box office.
Has anyone seen the film? Any opinions?
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I have not seen the film; not the biggest fan of horror movies to be honest. However, I'm amazed and fascinated that this "little movie that could" has done so well. At the same time, I'm not that surprised. Many horror movies that come out now are cheaply done and have huge budgets, and a lot of times, movies with enormous budgets don't fare so well at the box office. With this movie, it cost very little to make and it has enormous success because it has been talked about by many people, and rumors spread and reviews spread that it sparks interests in people. They are very eager to see the film just because everyone has seen it, and people are claiming it's one of the scarriest movies of all time. This movie fed off of advertising and word of mouth. It's unbelievable. I'm sure the two people that starred in this film, and the director, are getting offers up the you know what just because this film did so well.
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