The 2016 sequel, which follows on from the original movie’s story and returned to the “found-footage” format, didn’t fare any better at the box office, but dropped its budget to $5 million, making it slightly more of a financial success.
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Of course, the sequel couldn’t repeat the trick, and therefore became just a run-of-the-mill horror movie that saw budget costs jump to $15 million, from which it made just $47 million. To prove its point, the film was initially shot on a budget of around $60,000, which went up to somewhere north of $200,000 after post-production, but it grossed almost $250 million and has a place as one of the most profitable horror movies ever made. However, being marketed as “real-life footage” found in the Black Hills, the movie was given a strong element of the unknown when it was released, as well as never actually showing the supposedly horrific entity known as the Blair Witch at all in the movie. It didn’t feature any special CGI effects, essentially had no monster and could have just looked like something that a group of amateur’s had put together in their spare time.
While the film spawned two sequels, both of which are best not mentioned, it is now apparent that Lionsgate are thinking about rebooting the franchise again.Īs many know, The Blair Witch Project was completely shot on handheld cameras by the cast. The “found-footage” style of filmmaking may not have been brand new, but The Blair Witch Project was one of the first films to show exactly what could be done on a micro-budget. The Blair Witch Project hit cinemas in 1999 as something fresh and new and scary that grabbed moviegoers by the collar and gave them a good shake.
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