Paranormal Activity 2 - wikipedia Paranormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity 2 Theatrical release poster Directed by Tod Williams Produced by Jason Blum Akiva Goldsman Oren Peli Screenplay by Christopher B. Landon Tom Pabst Michael R. Perry Story by Michael R. Perry Starring Sprague Grayden Brian Bolan Molly Ephraim Katie Featherston Cinematography Michael Simmonds Edited by Gregory Plotkin Production company Blumhouse Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date October 22, 2010 ( 2010 - 10 - 22 ) Running time 91 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3 million Box office $177.5 million Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams and written by Christopher B. Landon, Michael R. Perry and Tom Pabst. The film is a prequel / sequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before and following up with the events depicted in the original film. It was released in theaters at midnight on October 22, 2010 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Poland and Ireland. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Marketing 5 Release 5.1 Critical reception 5.2 Box office 5.3 Home media 6 Sequels and spin - off 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot August 2006, a `` burglary '' occurs at the home of Kristi ( Sprague Grayden ) and Daniel Rey ( Brian Boland ). The entire house is trashed except for their infant son Hunter 's bedroom. Daniel installs security cameras throughout the house after the vandalism, which capture many strange occurrences. Martine ( Vivis Cortez ), the Hispanic family housekeeper and nanny, goes into Hunter 's room after hearing a loud bang and senses a demonic presence in his room. She takes him downstairs and attempts to cleanse the house of `` evil spirits '', but when Daniel arrives home and catches her burning sage, Martine is fired. Kristi believes that their home is haunted and tells Daniel. Daniel reviews the footage but dismisses her claims. Kristi talks to her sister Katie ( Katie Featherston ) about being tormented by a demon when they were little girls. Daniel 's daughter, Ali ( Molly Ephraim ), begins investigating the mysterious occurrences, and discovers that humans can make deals with demons for wealth or power by forfeiting the soul of their first - born son. She also discovers that Hunter was the first male to be born on Kristi 's side since the 1930s. The violence quickly escalates ; The family 's German shepherd, Abby, becomes aware of the demon 's presence and is attacked. Daniel and Ali take Abby to the veterinarian, leaving Kristi alone with Hunter. When Kristi checks on the baby, the demon assaults her and drags her down to the basement, where she stays for an hour. Finally, the basement door opens and a possessed Kristi walks out. The following day, Ali is home with Kristi, who will not get out of bed. She finds the basement door covered in scratches and the word meus ( Latin for `` Mine '' ), etched into it. Ali goes upstairs to check on Hunter and sees Kristi there, with a strange bite mark on her leg. When Ali tries to get Hunter, Kristi furiously orders her not to touch him. Now terrified, Ali begs Daniel to come home. After he arrives, she shows him the footage of Kristi 's attack. He immediately calls Martine, who prepares a cross to exorcise the demon ; and tells them that Kristi will have no memory of being possessed. Since the curse can only be transferred to a blood relative, Daniel tells Ali he is going to pass the demon onto Katie, so that Kristi and Hunter will be safe. Ali begs him not to because it is unfair to Katie, but Daniel sees no other way to save his wife and son. That night, when Daniel tries to use the cross on Kristi, she attacks him, and all the houselights go out. Using the handheld camera 's night vision he finds that Kristi and Hunter have disappeared. Furniture starts to topple over, and the chandeliers begin to shake. Daniel chases Kristi into the basement, where she attacks him. After he touches her with the cross she collapses. Daniel hears demonic growls and finally, the shaking stops. Daniel puts Kristi to bed and burns a photo of a young Katie ( the same photo Micah Sloat later finds in the attic of his and Katie 's house in the first film ). Three weeks later, Katie visits and explains that strange things have started happening at her house. She then returns home to her boyfriend Micah. On October 9, the night after Micah is killed, a possessed Katie breaks into Daniel and Kristi 's home and kills Daniel by snapping his neck while he watches TV. She then kills Kristi in Hunter 's room, violently hurling her at the camera, and takes the baby. She leaves, cradling Hunter, and the screen fades to black as Hunter 's crying turns into laughter. An epilogue text states that Ali was on a school trip, and she found the bodies of Daniel and Kristi upon her return home and that Katie and Hunter 's whereabouts remain unknown. Cast Sprague Grayden as Kristi Rey Brian Boland as Daniel Rey, Kristi 's husband Molly Ephraim as Ali Rey, Daniel 's daughter Katie Featherston as Katie, Kristi 's sister Micah Sloat as Micah, Katie 's boyfriend Seth Ginsberg as Brad, Ali 's boyfriend Vivis Cortez as Martine, the nanny / housekeeper Jackson Xenia Prieto and William Juan Prieto as Hunter Rey, Daniel and Kristi 's infant son Production Paramount and DreamWorks hired screenwriter Michael R. Perry to create Paranormal Activity 2. Oren Peli, the director of the first film, served as a producer for this prequel. Kevin Greutert, director of Saw VI, was initially hired to direct the prequel ; however, Lions Gate Entertainment exercised a clause in Greutert 's contract to have him direct the final film in the Saw franchise. Both of the actors from the first film, Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, reprise their roles in the prequel. Tod Williams directed Paranormal Activity 2, which started production in May 2010 and finished filming in only three weeks. Marketing In a special promotion set up by the film 's producers, participants had a chance to win a free movie ticket if they were in the top twenty cities to demand the film, via Eventful.com. The teaser trailer was seen with The Twilight Saga : Eclipse upon its release on June 30, 2010. Cinemark pulled the trailer from several Texas theaters after receiving complaints that it was too frightening. In Mexico, it was attached to the 3D version of Resident Evil : Afterlife. A second theatrical trailer was released on October 1, 2010. The trailer was attached to Devil, My Soul to Take and Jackass 3D. Release The film was released in the United States on October 22, 2010. The film was made available in IMAX format as well as standard. Critical reception Based on 132 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Paranormal Activity 2 has an overall 58 % approval rating from critics, with an average score of 6 / 10. Rotten Tomatoes states that `` Paranormal Activity 2 does n't cover any new ground, but its premise is still scary -- and in some respects, it 's a better film than the original. '' Artist Direct calls it `` one of the scariest films of all time. '' Entertainment Weekly said that the film `` blends shock and suspense and smart and scary '' ; reviewer Owen Gleiberman called it a `` shivery - skillful, highly worthy fear - factor sequel '' and wrote, `` The images all point down, which is subtly disquieting, and each one is composed with enough wide - angle space and distance, and enough nooks and crannies, so that even when nothing is happening, the often dead - silent shots tend to grow scarier the more you look at them... It made me jump, sweat, and chew my fingernails. '' Positive reviews tend to view the film as effectively frightening, whereas negative and mixed reviews focus on the movie 's perceived slow start. By comparison, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received a `` mixed or average '' score of 53, based on 23 reviews. Roger Ebert, who awarded the original film three and a half stars, awarded Paranormal Activity 2 one - and - a-half out of a possible four stars. Box office Paranormal Activity 2 broke the record for biggest midnight gross for an R - rated film with $6.3 million, beating the previous record - holder Watchmen by $4.6 million, and broke the record for biggest opening for a horror movie of all time. On its opening day, Paranormal Activity 2 placed number one at the box office, making $20,100,000 and finished with a total of $41,500,000 estimated over the weekend, placing first at the box office. It has currently grossed $84,752,907 in North America and $92,759,125 overseas, giving the film a worldwide total of $177,512,032. Home media Paranormal Activity 2 was released on DVD / Blu - ray and video on demand / pay - per - view on February 8, 2011, and includes an unrated director 's cut and deleted scenes. Paranormal Activity 2 was placed at # 1 for top Blu - ray and rental sales for its first week of being out. Sequels and spin - off See also : Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity : The Marked Ones, and Paranormal Activity : The Ghost Dimension Paranormal Activity 3 is a 2011 American supernatural horror film, directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It is the third film of the Paranormal Activity series and serves as a prequel, set 18 years prior to the events of the first two films. It was released in theaters on October 21, 2011. The fourth installment, Paranormal Activity 4, was released on October 18, 2012 in the United States. It was planned to take place five years after the events of Paranormal Activity 2. Katie and Hunter have reappeared and live in a house across the street from Alex and Wyatt. Alex and her family begin experiencing paranormal events taking place in their own home. `` Toby '' is mentioned once in the film, said by Ben. Although a box office success, Paranormal Activity 4 was a critical failure. A spin - off Paranormal Activity : The Marked Ones and the sequel to the fourth film Paranormal Activity : The Ghost Dimension, were released in 2014 and 2015 respectively. See also List of ghost films References Jump up ^ `` PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. October 12, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2015. Jump up ^ Fritz, Ben ( October 21, 2010 ). `` Movie projector : ' Paranormal Activity 2 ' looking to scare ' Jackass 3 - D ' out of the top spot ''. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved October 21, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Paranormal Activity 2 ( 2010 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com. Retrieved November 29, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New ' Paranormal Activity 2 ' Trailer Delivers Some Answers -- Finally ! ''. DiChiara, Tom. MTV.com. October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' Saw VI ' Director Hired for ' Paranormal Activity 2 ' ''. Newsinfilm.com. 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Question: what is the movie paranormal activity 2 about
Answer: a prequel/sequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before and following up with the events depicted in the original film