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In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
Jessica Tyler Brown
- Kristi
- (as Jessica Brown)
Christopher Nicholas Smith
- Dennis
- (as Chris Smith)
William Juan Prieto
- Hunter
- (as William Prieto)
Jackson Xenia Prieto
- Hunter
- (as Jackson Prieto)
Bailey Michelle Brown
- Bailey
- (as Bailey Brown)
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Did you know
- TriviaMost of the scenes in the trailers are not in the actual movie which angered many fans of the series. According to Inside Pulse, the production team behind this had enough leftover footage to assemble two completely different versions of the same movie; fifty-percent of the footage was what they used to create the TV spots and theatrical trailer.
- Goofs(at around 1h 4 mins) While driving the Mercedes to the house of grandma, the gauges on the dashboard clearly show that the speed is zero and the engine is cold.
- Quotes
Randy Rosen: [arguing about the demon] This isn't... Casper the fucking friendly ghost you're chasing man!
- Crazy creditsIn the middle of the closing credits, in keeping with the 1988 period of the film, the Paramount logo that was used circa 1988 is shown.
- Alternate versionsIncludes an unrated director's cut and "lost tapes" (Dennis' pranking Julie and a commercial of his video company.)
- ConnectionsEdited into Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012)
- SoundtracksHappy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill) & Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)
Featured review
The first two Paranormal Activity films were quite random. They were essentially a contemporary haunted house tale that took things to a comical level. I know I'm not alone in thinking those movies were hilarious. In the third installment, however, the frights start to creep in. We do get a lot of the usual antics that have become trademarks of the franchise, but as the story progresses, we begin to understand the cause of it. Fans of the series will love it... and those who are not, may be tempted to give the franchise a second chance. This is a very effective prequel and allows you to look at the other two films in a whole new light. Plus, now that we know the whole story, the fourth installment sounds very promising.
- MannyCastro
- Oct 18, 2011
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $104,028,807
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $52,568,183
- Oct 23, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $207,039,844
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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