This answers first letter of which starts with A and can be found at the end of R. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 6 letters. Steven Schneider served as executive producer.This crossword clue Highest-grossing film of 2009 was discovered last seen in the Septemat the Wall Street Journal Crossword. In PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, after a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night.ĭirected, written and produced by Oren Peli, the innovative thriller stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. All of us at Paramount are proud to have been involved with his revolutionary project." This box-office milestone is also a testament to Oren Peli's considerable talents as a filmmaker. "Adam Goodman, our head of production, believed in the film and championed it from the very first screening. "What is truly amazing about PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is the depth of commitment from fans who demanded to see it," said Paramount Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brad Grey. After more than 1 million such requests, Paramount expanded the film nationally where it has been playing to packed theaters ever since. and quickly developed into a national wide hit, with fans visiting the website and demanded the film be brought to their city. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY began its theatrical life with midnight-only screenings in 12 college towns across the U.S.
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In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of the past decade. HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 12, 2009) – The hit $15,000 thriller PARANORMAL ACTIVITY has grown from its midnight-only showings in a handful of college towns to become this year's biggest movie phenomenon, and will cross $100 million at the box office after only five weekends of national release as of Friday. PARAMOUNT PICTURES' PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SOARS PAST THE $100 MILLION MARKįilm Becomes Highest Grossing R-Rated Thriller of the Past Decade Paranormal is also the #22 highest grossing film of the year, and is set to overtake Zack Snyder's $130-$180 million budgeted adaptation of Watchmen in a week or two. The movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of the past decade. Right now it stands as the fifth largest horror/supernatural movie release of all time, and is on track to unseat The Grudge for the #4 spot. This week, the movie will have been in theaters nationwide for a month, and is still making over $8 million over a weekend, which is enough to beat out Warner Bros' $30 million sci-fi thriller The Box in its debut. Especially considering how little the company spent on marketing for the film. You can try to figure out the multiplier on that, but any way you add it up, it's probably the most successful investment in the company's history. And they should gloat, with a film that was made for only $15,000, and purchased by Paramount for either $300,000 or $350,000, depending on what report you read. Paramount has issued a press release gloating that Paranormal Activity has just passed $100 million domestically.