Paranormal Activity 3
Two sisters must uncover why an invisible presence is terrorizing their home before it destroys them both.
“Discover how the activity began.”
Synopsis
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity that resides in their home.
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Principal cast & crew: 28
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Gregory PlotkinShot by Magdalena GorkaDesigned by Jennifer Spence
Box Office
2011 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 41× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$207.0M
US & Canada: $104.0M — 50% of worldwide · International: $103.0M (50%)
Opening weekend: $52.6M — 51% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $62.8M — 60% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,321 theaters
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Cast & Crew
28 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chloe Csengery
as Katie
Katie Featherston
as Katie Featherston
Jessica Tyler Brown
as Kristi
Sprague Grayden
as Kristi Rey
Christopher Nicholas Smith
as Dennis
Lauren Bittner
as Julie
Hallie Foote
as Grandma Lois
Dustin Ingram
as Randy Rosen
Johanna Braddy
as Lisa
Marilyn Alex
as Creepy Lady
Brian Boland
as Daniel
Jessica Berger
as Kid
Supporting cast
6Directors
2Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
4Parents Guide
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