Katie, on one night, appears to be in a trance she gets up, stands beside the bed staring at Micah for two hours, and goes outside, none of which she recalls the next day. The camera initially captures many strange occurrences in the bedroom during the night they start off as mundane such as only noises, flickering lights, shadows and bedroom door movements before escalating into more violent occurrences such as door slamming, loud thuds, and demonic grunts and screeches. Fredrichs’ advice seriously, while Micah uses a camera to record any ghostly activity and goes against advice of not handling the situation without a demonologist. Fredrichs suggests is feeding off negative energy and intent on tormenting her. In 2006, San Diego couple Katie and Micah are facing a dilemma regarding a demon that has haunted Katie since childhood, which psychic Dr. A video game, The Lost Soul, was released in 2017, while a seventh film, Next of Kin, was released in 2021.
The fifth installment and spin-off, The Marked Ones, was released in 2014, and the sixth installment, The Ghost Dimension, was released in 2015. The success of the first two English language films would spawn additional films in the series: the prequel Paranormal Activity 3 in 2011, and Paranormal Activity 4 (the sequel to the third installment) in 2012. A parallel sequel and prequel, Paranormal Activity 2, and a Japanese language sequel, Tokyo Night, were both released in 2010. The film is the first (chronologically, the third) entry in the Paranormal Activity film series. It is the most profitable film ever made, based on return on investment, although such figures are difficult to verify independently as this is likely to exclude marketing costs. box office and a further $85 million internationally for a worldwide total of $193 million. The film earned nearly $108 million at the U.S. release on September 25, 2009, and then a nationwide release on October 16, 2009.
It was then acquired by Paramount Pictures and modified, particularly with a new ending that cost an additional $200,000. Originally developed as an independent feature and given film festival screenings in 2007, the film was shot for $15,000.
The film utilizes found-footage conventions that were mirrored in the later films of the series. They then set up a camera to document what is haunting them. It centers on a young couple ( Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat) who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American supernatural horror film produced, written, directed, photographed and edited by Oren Peli.