Demand To See “Paranormal Activity 2” First and For Free Dan Koelsch, September 20, 2010September 26, 2010 Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity had a unique trip to its $108 million domestic gross last year. Paramount bought the distribution rights after the $15,000 horror flick made the film festival rounds, but didn’t give it a wide release for its theatrical debut in September. However, the possible audience response got the studio to use Eventful’s “Demand It” feature, and a month later was making over $20 million a weekend. Now the “Demand It” tool is being used again for the sequel, but in a different way. Get the details after the break. Paramount is using Eventful to find 20 cities to that will get a free screening of Paranormal Activity 2. There’s not many more details on the screenings, including the dates, but Paramount and Eventful are advertising it as early screenings (“You decide who sees it first!”). Right now the obvious metro areas are in the lead (#1 is LA, #2 is New York, etc.), but with less than 3,000 entries for even the top spot, you could get your area in the running with just a little effort. So, if you want an early free screening, spread the word. Otherwise, you can see Paranormal Activity 2 in theaters on October 22nd. Viral Marketing Demand ItEventfulParamountparanormal activityParanormal Activity 2
Dan’s High Five: 5 Places to Avoid If You Don’t Like Monsters October 25, 2009October 25, 2009It’s October, so the blogosphere is filled with Halloween-themed articles and lists. Why should we be any different? Last week we talked about zombies on the High Five, so this week we’ll move on to monsters. Sure a monster could turn up anywhere, but if you’ve seen enough monster movies,… Read More
“Amazing Spider-Man 2” Viral Site Makes Dr. Octopus Connection To Latest Trailer December 7, 2013December 7, 2013The first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has just been released, and already the viral site is making connections to it. While we don’t know the extent of BJ Novak‘s role in the sequel, rumors are swirling that it could be anyone from Donald Menken, Norman Osborn’s assistant, to… Read More
Cloverfield Cloverfield 2 Still In Discussion January 16, 2010February 2, 2025In an interview with MTV, J.J. Abrams, once again, was asked to comment on the possibility of a sequel to the 2008 film, Cloverfield. And, once again, his response was basically the same…..”Early stages”. How many early stages can there be? But, instead of coming at this negatively, I will… Read More