Paranormal Activity 3

Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 3
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Joost; Ariel Schulman;
Written by	Christopher Landon
Based on	Paranormal Activity; by Oren Peli
Produced by	Jason Blum; Oren Peli; Steven Schneider;
Starring	Lauren Bittner; Chris Smith; Chloe Csengery; Jessica Tyler Brown; Katie Featherston;
Cinematography	Magdalena Górka
Edited by	Gregory Plotkin
Production; companies	Blumhouse Productions; Solana Films; Room 101, Inc.;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	October 14, 2011 (Festival do Rio); October 21, 2011 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$207 million

Paranormal Activity 3 is a 2011 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and written by Christopher Landon. It is the third in the Paranormal Activity film series. The film stars Lauren Bittner, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown, and Katie Featherston.

The film follows young sisters Katie and Kristi as their family begins experiencing escalating paranormal activity linked to an entity known as "Tobi", prompting their mother’s boyfriend to install home video cameras that capture the disturbances and uncover connections to a wider coven.

Paranormal Activity 3 premiered at Festival do Rio on October 14, 2011, and was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 21. Made on a budget of $5 million, the film was a major commercial success, grossing $207 million and setting then-record opening figures for a horror film in U.S. It received mixed reviews from critics and was followed by Paranormal Activity 4 (2012).