Paranormal Activity Case Study

Paranormal Activity

Budget

$15,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend

$19,617,650 (USA) (16 October 2009) (760 Screens)
$77,873 (USA) (27 September 2009) (12 Screens)
£3,593,762 (UK) (29 November 2009) (394 Screens)

Worldwide gross - $196,681,656

Filming Locations

San Diego, California, USA

California, USA

USA

Bavarian Drive, Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego, California, USA

Production Companies

Solana Films

Blumhouse Productions – Founded and ran by Jason Blum. The company produces micro and low-budget genre movies.

Distributors

·       Paramount Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

·       DreamWorks SKG (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

·       Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)

·       E1 Entertainment Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

·       FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)

·       Golden Village Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)

·       Icon Film Distribution (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)

·       Presidio (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)

·       Senator Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)

·       Thim Film (2009-2010) (Austria) (theatrical)

·       Village Films (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)

·       Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)

·       Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)

·       Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)

·       Bazuca Films (2009) (Chile) (all media)

·       CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)

·       E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)

·       E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

·       E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (VHS) (limited edition)

·       FS Film (2010) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

·       Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)

·       Intercontinental Video (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

·       Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (VHS) (limited edition)

·       Paramount Home Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD)

·       Paramount Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)

·       Prisvídeo - Edições Videográficas (2009) (Portugal) (all media)

·       Senator Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)

·       Senator Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

·       Wild Bunch Distribution (2009) (France) (all media)

Technical specifications

Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1
Camera	Sony FX1 (Zeiss Zoom Lenses)
Film Length	2,350 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format	HDV (1080i)
Cinematographic Process	DV HDV
Printed Film Format	35 mm D-Cinema