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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
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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Storyline
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)
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Better than the second movie thankfully
I was expecting this movie to be better than the second movie considering it has better reviews and it was. Before watching the movie I wasn't sure if I was going to like the story or find it interesting considering it is set 18 years before the events of the first 2 movies which I was skeptical about. The movie was similar to the first movie as in it had likable characters and their story was really interesting. I thought the paranormal activities were good and did make be flinch a bit just like in the first movie. I also thought it was a good concept of having the 2 children experience most of the paranormal activities.
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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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