Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
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Directed by | Gregory Plotkin |
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Based on | Paranormal Activity by Oren Peli |
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Cinematography | John Rutland |
Edited by | Michel Aller |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[3] |
Language | English |
Budget | $10 million[4] |
Box office | $78.9 million[5] |
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is a 2015 American
The film was released on October 23, 2015. It grossed over $78 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. The Rotten Tomatoes consensus says that the franchise's "thrills are mostly gone". Although this film was initially announced and promoted as the final film in the series, a seventh installment was released in October 2021.
Plot
In 1988, Katie and Kristi watch as Dennis's spine is crushed by a mysterious force. Grandma Lois takes the girls upstairs. A man speaks to the girls about "Tobi" and how they are important to his plan.
In 2013, Ryan, his wife Emily, and their six-year-old daughter Leila are about to celebrate Christmas, when Ryan's brother Mike moves in after breaking up with his girlfriend. Ryan and Emily's friend Skylar, notices that Leila is talking to an imaginary friend named Tobi. Mike finds a box of old video tapes, dating from 1988 to 1992, and a large video camera. The tapes show a young Kristi and Katie with their mother Julie and her boyfriend Dennis in 1988, while others from 1992 are in Lois' house, where the two are practicing supernatural abilities with the mysterious man. Ryan and Mike notice that the girls are seemingly aware of the pair's presence through the videos.
Ryan notices the old camera picks up spiritual beings. He decides to record overnight and several paranormal events occur. Ryan and Emily discover that their house is built on the same property that Katie and Kristi used to live in before it burned down in 1992. The grown-up Katie sold the house to the family, which was built by a coven of witches called The Midwives.
Ryan and Emily call Father Todd, who Leila attacks. Ryan researches the cult, and realizes they killed a family in Nevada related to a boy named Hunter, who was born on the same day as Leila. One of the tapes also shows Hunter in 1992, despite not being born until 2005. Leila's blood is needed to finish Tobi's transformation into a physical being. One night, Leila opens a doorway to another world. Ryan and Emily flee with her to a hotel.
Father Todd attempts to cleanse the house but is dragged away by Tobi. Ryan traps the demon in a white sheet and finishes the prayer. Leila returns to normal. However, Skylar vomits blood all over Mike and the blood burns him, killing them both. Ryan is killed. Leila sprints into the "portal" in her room with Emily following; she arrives at Kristi and Katie's mother's house in 1992, where she finds a young Katie, and confronts the "human" version of Tobi. Emily is killed and Leila and "Tobi" walk off as the camera cuts.
In an alternate ending, the extermination of the demon was successful. Four months later, Emily, Ryan, and Leila have moved into a new house. While Leila is playing outside, she is seen joined hand and hand with young Katie and Kristi. While celebrating Leila’s birthday party, Emily is revealed to be pregnant. Leila blows out the candles on her cake, wishing for a baby brother. Emily states they do not know the sex of their baby yet, and the film ends.
Cast
- Chris J. Murray as Ryan Fleege[6]
- Brit Shaw as Emily Fleege[6]
- Dan Gill as Mike Fleege[6]
- Ivy George as Leila Fleege[6]
- Olivia Taylor Dudley as Skyler
- Michael Krawic as Father Todd
- Chloe Csengery as young Katie[6]
- Jessica Tyler Brown as young Kristi[6]
- Hallie Foote as Lois[6]
- Don McManus as Kent
- Mark Steger as Asmodeus "Tobi" of the Book of Tobit
Production
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension was directed by
Cinematographer John Rutland gave the actors Sony PMW-200
Industrial Light & Magic created the 3D visual effects, especially for the creation of the Tobi demon.[citation needed]
Marketing
A teaser trailer was released on June 22,[9] and promotional stills were released afterwards.[10] The official first trailer was released the following day at midnight.[11][12]
Release
The film was originally slated for October 25, 2013,[13] and was then delayed to October 2014.[14] On September 17, 2014, it was announced that the film would be subtitled The Ghost Dimension, and that it was set to be released on March 13, 2015.[15] On January 27, 2015, Paramount Pictures announced that it had pushed the release date back to October 23, 2015,[16] where it was finally released in 3D and RealD 3D.[17]
In July, Paramount announced that it had struck a deal with
International
The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on October 21, 2015.[20]
Home media
The film grossed $1.5 million in home sales.[21]
Reception
Box office
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension grossed $18.3 million in North America and $60.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $78.9 million, against a budget of $10 million,[22] making it the poorest performing film in the series.[citation needed]
The film opened on October 23, 2015, alongside The Last Witch Hunter, Rock the Kasbah, and Jem and the Holograms, as well as the expanded release of Steve Jobs. In its opening weekend, the film had projected to gross $10–12 million from 1,656 theaters, however, some projections had it earning only in the high-single digits. The film made $500,000 from its early Thursday screenings and $3.3 million on its first day. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $8.1 million, finishing sixth at the box office.[23]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 75 reviews and an average rating of 3.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension ties up some of the franchise's lingering questions, but six films into the series, the thrills are mostly gone."[24] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 30 out of 100 based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.[23]
Andrew Barker of Variety wrote: "There may well be new and novel ways to spark audience shivers from not-so-bright homeowners inexplicably using their cameraphones to check out bumps in the night, but this series clearly has neither the patience nor the inclination to look for them anymore."[26] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Even at this late stage in the evolution of the franchise, logical lapses in filmmaking technique undercut the integrity of the found-footage format, but continuity was never one of the series' strong points, a shortcoming easily forgiven by fans."[27]
Sequel
Although The Ghost Dimension was promoted as a final installment in the series, Paramount announced in June 2019 that a seventh installment was in development.[29] The film was set to be released on March 19, 2021.[30] However, in August 2020, the film was delayed to March 4, 2022.[31] In February 2021, it was announced that William Eubank had been hired to direct the film which was written by series veteran Christopher Landon.[32] The film was moved up to October 29, 2021 and was released straight to Paramount+.[33]
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