MUMBAI: Imax has declared that Paranormal Activity 4 would be released on its screens in North America from 18 October.
The deal with Paramount Pictures will put the fourth installment of the studio‘s supernatural thriller franchise in around 300 Imax digital theatres in the region with the film‘s simultaneous wide release.
Paranormal Activity 4, which is directed by Paranormal 3 helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, will be super-sized by Imax for the big screen release.
The latest Paranormal Activity installment takes place five years after the second film, which ended with Katie kidnapping baby Hunter.
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Imax to release Paranormal Activity 4 on 18 October
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Halloween 3D not to release this year
MUMBAI: Dimension Films has taken off its next Halloween 3D from the release calendar this year. The wing of Weinstein Co. has confirmed that the film won‘t be ready in time for a scheduled 26 October release.
With this Paranormal 4, that is to open on 19 October will now be the only horror film to release in October.
In 2007, Dimension rebooted the long-running Halloween franchise that consisted of eight previous films. The same version, titled Halloween and released stateside through MGM, grossed $80.3 million worldwide. Later in 2009, the company followed up with Halloween II that went on to gross $39.4 million worldwide.
For Halloween 3D, Dimension Films has been working with writer-director Patrick Lussier and writer Todd Farmer, who had earlier collaborated on 2009‘s My Bloody Valentine and 2011‘s Drive Angry.
The new date for Halloween 3D is still to be announced.
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Paranormal Activity 4 to release on October 19
The Paranormal franchise has been a sizable success for the studio and producers Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Steven Schneider (who shifted to a producer role on Paranormal 3 after executive producing the first two films).
The first Paranormal, which cost $15,000 to produce and opened in a limited run in September 2009, went on to gross $193.4 million worldwide. Paranormal 2 cost $3 million to produce and grossed $177.5 million worldwide.
Released Oct. 21, Paranormal 3 opened to a massive $54 million in the U.S. (the top horror launch ever) and grossed $202.2 million worldwide — besting the first two films, an unusual feat for a franchise‘s third outing. The projects are made on shoestring budgets; Paranormal 3 cost $5 million to produce.
But unlike 2011, when Paramount faced no direct competition, there‘s a horror movie set to release on October 26 in the form of Dimension Films‘ Halloween 3D.