Unfortunately, this Blair Witch is a shadow of the original's terror and cultural relevance. Simply, Project was orchestrated in the right way at the right time. Recalling Cannibal Holocaust's faux documentary aesthetic, it also all but invented the found footage genre the moment before documenting our every movement with a recording device became commonplace.
More importantly, the film was the original viral sensation, catching the zeitgeist just as the internet first exploded. The 1999 horror benchmark delivered unforgettable chills for some, though it's still debated by others for just how scary it actual is. Though the company behind "Blair Witch," Lionsgate, likely expected more from the release - especially hiring on Barrett and Wingard, who together have become a super duo when it comes to horror movies having made hits " You're Next" and " The Guest" - they can't be too mad at them as the $5 million-budgeted sequel pretty much made back its production budget in its first weekend.Revamping The Blair Witch Project for a new generation comes with a lot of baggage. On Sunday, after the weekend box office numbers went out, Barrett tweeted this: Things didn't look good for the movie going into the weekend as it only had a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.īut the creative team behind the movie, screenwriter Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard, were good sports about the whole thing.
"Blair Witch," the first true sequel to the legendary found-footage horror film released in 1999, underperformed at its opening at the box office over the weekend, taking in an estimated $9.7 million. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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