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Full Limited Release for 'Paranormal Activity' on October 9th
Sunday, October 4, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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Paramount Pictures' new thriller Paranormal Activity (review) sold out all of its Thursday thru Saturday midnight screenings in 33-cities across the country this weekend, earning a per screen of $16,000 for a total estimated gross of $535,000, reports a press release via Paramount. Hundreds of thousands of fans from across the U.S. have overwhelmingly demanded PA in their area, prompting Paramount to expand the hit horror film to over 40-markets, and will begin offering the movie AT ALL HOURS(!), including the previous midnight only venues, beginning next Friday, October 9th. "The fans have spoken, and we are listening," said Paramount Pictures Vice Chairman Rob Moore. Paranormal Activity not playing in your area? DEMAND IT! Bring it to your city by visiting the film's official website. Don't forget to write your own review to tell all of BD what YOU thought.



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tearsdontfall7113
5:38pm, October 4, 2009

YES! YAYAYAYAYAYAY! i'm beyond ecstatic!


Keegsta
5:52pm, October 4, 2009

So when will we see the theater listings?


bonnjer
5:52pm, October 4, 2009

Come on already, just go wide with it. Stop playing around before people start losing interest.


magahmon
6:16pm, October 4, 2009

Yes!!! just found out it's in Toronto now :D


South_park300
6:38pm, October 4, 2009

@ bonnjer: i agree 100%. this marketing scheme is bullshit.


JohnMarrone
6:43pm, October 4, 2009

Yeah fans got sold out and told to show to an impossible screening in NYC. Release wide already. Theyre starting to find a way to put a bad taste on it all...


ultrazilla2000
7:55pm, October 4, 2009

This whole circus is lame as hell. I've never seen such a blatant attempt at drumming up hype in my life. Release the damn movie!


AllMustPay
8:00pm, October 4, 2009

yeah theyre was pretty much almost a full scale riot in Orlando on friday nite...oversold the midnight showing, then oversold the showing for all the people who got boned from the midnite showing...So i got home at like 3am but it was def worth it..awesome movie


MikeScott22
8:20pm, October 4, 2009

They want to keep it alive as long as possible. They could release it wide and have it open big but drop fast, or they could drag it out a bit longer and keep the hype going, therefore making more money. I know what I would do. As much as I can't wait to see the movie, I'm sick of people saying they should just release it wide already. That would be kind of stupid on their part. After next weekend's release in over 100 theaters, I'd go with around 400 for the following weekend, then 600 the weekend of the 23rd (when SAW opens), and 1,100 October 30th, maybe even a bit more. If they keep playing it smart this could definitely become a 100 Million grosser. If they release it wide right away it may just do 45-60 Million. That's still fantastic, but not as great as it could do. Plus, once this goes wide there will be a backlash. From the sound of it mainstream moviegoers aren't going to care for it. They will trash it just like they did with Blair Witch.


ben_tramer
10:13pm, October 4, 2009

Yeah, honestly...I was good until after the first batch of midnights...then by this past weekend I was...ehhh...now I couldn't care anymore. If it goes wide I'll check it out. That's it. Stop getting me to waste gas money and DEMAND IT by being cockteases with it.


kyo2775
10:37pm, October 4, 2009

I agree it's not fair to fuck around with people that LOVE horror. I want this fucking movie out NOW. I already did the whole "Duh you want yer area, beg us for it". It's like, "You know what? Go fuck yourself and show it wide already, It's pissing me off. It's not like they're not going to make more money than what they put out. And like Ben tramer said, about them being cock-teases about it... I completely agree.


flesheater123
11:30pm, October 4, 2009

I keep demanding but nobody else it I only have maybe like 50 or so fro stony brook long island new york.... I need to see this I really do... yeah and I agree with kyo2775...they will make a shit load more money too if they do it wide..look what they did with just a few theater fuck it and go wide make even more money and show h-wood that small nobodys can be huge somebodys.... could you just picture it this movei ruling weeks in number one like discrit 9 did.... that would be brillaint


syn79
11:47pm, October 4, 2009

WOOOOOOOOOOO! Toronto is number 5 right now in the next 10. Im beyond stoked...I hope this film is as scary as everyone says. I havent been actually scared of a movie since I first saw the ring when I was like 14...Im 20 now.


JasonsNutSack
12:02am, October 5, 2009

I wish I had waited - saw it tonight in Orlando with a bunch of ghetto fucks who couldnt shut the hell up for 1 second. I should have known if I didnt see it the first weekend the hype would take it to "middle america" where people with 10 kids who bring in KFC and text and talk as loud as they can the whole movie.... I know it's not just this city but FUCK!!!!! I suggest to any real horror fan who hasnt seen it - see it first thing Sunday when all the tards are in Church....otherwise a perfectly kick ass movie will be ruined now that Soccer Mom Sally and her brood have heard about the film.


ReplicA
12:46am, October 5, 2009

Fucking seattle AGAIN? God dammit, I hate that place, and they already had it the first midnight screenings. Send it to the capital of the state, Olympia. Fuckin hell, Olympia's not that small give it a chance man. Ah, whatever, complaining about stuff like this never gets anywhere. And I'll see it even if I have to wait till dvd.


SpRtn223
2:01am, October 5, 2009

I saw it in Minneapolis. Fucking loved it. I agree this hype is ridiculous, and if you can, don't let it get to you. Walk into the movie and focus on just watching the movie and not thinking about how scary it could possibly be. If you let yourself get absorbed into what is happening and forget that it is a movie, like I did, it will scare the fucking shit out of you. Im still creeped out, and it's three days later.


tom holiday
3:20am, October 5, 2009

thats good thats its expanding. I doubt that its the scariest movie ever made. Some say blair witch was scary. I have to disagree with them. I dind't think it was scary at all. I did like the look of the film though. It had a good marketing campain. ya i probably see it sometime but i doubt it will scare me. Infact i havent seen any movie for along time that was truly scary. I dont think there is a movie out there that will scare me. Infact i think i could scare them. I want to redefine what horror is. I want to redefine the zombie movie, the slasher movie and anything else i can think of. One day i hope to get my chance. Everyone thinks they know what horor is they havent seen nothing yet..


Greekthunder
6:39am, October 5, 2009

I, for one, am glad they got away from the midnight-only movie bullshit. you want to generate real ticket sales? offer the damn movie when people with real / day jobs can actually go see it. no wonder hollywood continues to fail...


Feleron
9:10am, October 5, 2009

Saw this movie tonight at the ARCLIGHT in Hollywood..it was awesome...they just need to release it wide already because it wont be the same on a tv screen..the whole theater atmosphere made it even more enjoyable.


horrorchick81
9:53am, October 5, 2009

thats right i was one of the pa peeps to demand it! yes!


horrorchick81
9:53am, October 5, 2009

i agree with ya john they should just do a wide release everywhere already. it would make alot more money that way.


bobbydevil666
11:53am, October 5, 2009

saw it last night in Chicago at the River East Theater.... it was pretty good. the story was original and good. I definitely recommend going to see it. it's way different than Blair Witch and though Blair Witch was good as well, this blows that away.


anthony1
2:18pm, October 5, 2009

please just relase it wide


Demented D
3:16pm, October 5, 2009

Enough with this bullshit. I've got a big screen TV with surround sound. I'll just rent it on DVD.


Disturbed_Sanctuary
6:27pm, October 5, 2009

I'm with everyone on this one. Instead of trying to keep up the hype, they're just killing it for me. They're starting to toy with us, and I'm getting sick of it. Release it wide or I'll take my money elsewhere.


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