Jason Blum Ready to Move on from ‘Paranormal Activity’: ‘That Last Movie Was Terrible’ It’s likely that today’s robust international marketplace could have kept that series alive a little longer. But the filmmaking team behind “ Saw 3D” (the seventh film) entered production knowing that it would be the final film, and while it registered the lowest attendance figures of the series, the 3D helped the picture play to a strong international audience in the early days of heavy worldwide theatrical expansion, netting a franchise-best $90 million in foreign territories. Even with bigger grosses, it’s likely ‘Paranormal’ will follow a similar pattern stateside, and it’s very possible the series will crawl to a sixth installment at least. The early model for the “Paranormal Activity” brand name was “ Saw,” a similarly cheap horror series that produced one small-budgeted effort annually, BO takes peaking with the third film. Good on Paramount, who have been MIA for FIVE months, their last release being “ The Dictator.” But, more importantly, worldwide the picture is looking at another $30 million, and like the third entry, its overseas receipts should handily overpower domestic grosses. The latest film in the horror franchise, bringing in $30 million this weekend, was the most expensive of the lot, and it still only cost $5 million. One very obvious reason for this is the series itself, which allows for very low production costs. ![]() No one at Paramount is shedding tears that “ Paranormal Activity 4” is set to open lower than the second and third films in the series.
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