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In it's second weekend, ''Annabelle'' earned $28.1 million from over 4.7 million admissions from 5,020 screens in 44 markets, bringing it's international cume to $62 million and a worldwide total of $122.4 million. The film went number one in [[France]] ($3.4 million from 219 screens) and [[Brazil]] ($3 million from 366 screens) and number two in the [[UK]] ($3.1 million). Other high openings include [[Spain]] ($1.45 million from 228 screens) and [[Germany]] ($1.14 million from 188 screens). In [[India]] ''Annabelle'' debuted at number 2 ($1.3 million from 218 screens) behind Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Bang Bang (2014 film)|Bang Bang]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.screendaily.com/5078554.article | title = Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date. | author = Jeremy Kay | publisher = ''Screen Daily'' | date = October 12, 2014 | accessdate = October 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.screendaily.com/5078554.article | title = Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date. | author = Jeremy Kay | publisher = ''Screen Daily'' | date = October 12, 2014 | accessdate = October 13, 2014}}</ref>
In it's second weekend, ''Annabelle'' earned $28.1 million from over 4.7 million admissions from 5,020 screens in 44 markets, bringing it's international cume to $62 million and a worldwide total of $122.4 million. The film went number one in [[France]] ($3.4 million from 219 screens) and [[Brazil]] ($3 million from 366 screens) and number two in the [[UK]] ($3.1 million). Other high openings include [[Spain]] ($1.45 million from 228 screens) and [[Germany]] ($1.14 million from 188 screens). In [[India]] ''Annabelle'' debuted at number 2 ($1.3 million from 218 screens) behind Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Bang Bang (2014 film)|Bang Bang]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.screendaily.com/5078554.article | title = Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date. | author = Jeremy Kay | publisher = ''Screen Daily'' | date = October 12, 2014 | accessdate = October 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.screendaily.com/5078554.article | title = Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date. | author = Jeremy Kay | publisher = ''Screen Daily'' | date = October 12, 2014 | accessdate = October 13, 2014}}</ref>

As of October 13, 2014, ''Annabelle'' has become the highest-grossing horror film in [[Philippines]] (P 121.33 million). The film surpressed ''[[Insidious: Chapter 2]]'''s record (P 113 million) and doing so after 12 days of release.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.philstar.com/314190/show/a62f10dc4eddae6d9fd2dc9e72517186/? | title = ‘Annabelle’ now the highest-grossing horror film in Philippines | author = | date = October 15, 2014 | accessdate = October 16, 2014}}</ref>


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===

Revision as of 16:34, 16 October 2014

Annabelle
File:Annabelle-poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn R. Leonetti
Written byGary Dauberman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJames Kniest
Edited byTom Elkins
Music byJoseph Bishara
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch
Budget$6.5 million[2]
Box office$129.6 million[2]

Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, produced by James Wan, and written by Gary Dauberman. It is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring.[3] The film stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. The film was released worldwide on October 3, 2014.[4]

Annabelle premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on September 29, 2014.[5]

Plot

The film starts with the same opening scene from The Conjuring, in 1970, in which two young women and a young man are telling Ed and Lorraine Warren about their experiences with a doll called Annabelle they believe to be haunted.

In 1969, John and Mia Form are expecting their first child. John gives her a doll that she has been trying to find. Mia loves it and puts it with the rest of her doll collection. At night, Mia hears a murder occurring at their neighbours, the Higgins', and is attacked by a woman holding the doll and a male accomplice. John and the police arrive and kill the man while the woman kills herself. She leaves a bloody symbol drawn on the wall and a drop of her blood falls on the face of the doll in her arms. A news report shows that the assailants were Annabelle Higgins and her boyfriend. They had murdered her parents and are said to have been part of a satanic cult.

Thinking the doll is involved with the mysterious happenings, Mia asks John to throw it away. Later, Mia gives birth to a healthy baby girl named Lea. The family moves into a new apartment. Mia unpacks her dolls and finds the one which they had thought discarded, now known as Annabelle. As expected, more strange activity plagues Mia and her new baby. She contacts the detective, who informs her of Annabelle and her boyfriend's history in a cult that seeks to summon a demon by claiming a soul. Mia goes to a bookstore run by a woman named Evelyn and determines from a book that the presence haunting her wants Lea's soul. The couple contacts their church's priest, Father Perez, who takes the doll with him to church. The ghost of Annabelle attacks him with a demonic-looking creature, and the doll disappears. Evelyn tells Mia that she had a daughter named Ruby that was around Mia's age when she died in a car accident caused by Evelyn. She was so distraught and guilt-ridden that she attempted suicide. However, she claims to have heard Ruby's voice telling her it wasn't her time.

Perez warns John that it was indeed Annabelle's spirit that caused his injuries, and that she will take a soul that night. John rushes to warn Mia. In the apartment, the demonic presence pushes Evelyn out of the apartment and taunts Mia. Mia attempts to kill Annabelle and the demon then asks for Mia's soul instead. John and Evelyn break open the door to find Mia ready to jump out the window with Annabelle in her hands. John saves Mia; Evelyn grabs Annabelle and decides to make the sacrifice, knowing this is the way she can atone for Ruby's death. She jumps out of the window and dies. Lea is then found safe and sound in her crib.

Six months later, the Forms have moved on and have not seen Annabelle since then. Elsewhere, the mother of one of the girls in the opening scene purchases Annabelle as a gift for her child. The ending text states that the real Annabelle doll resides in a case in Ed and Lorraine Warren's museum and that it is blessed by a priest twice a month to keep the public safe from the evil that still resides in the doll.

Cast

Production

On November 8, 2013, a spin-off film of The Conjuring, featuring Annabelle the Doll from the film, was announced to be in development by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. It is based on "the supposedly factual exploits of ghost-hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren".[9] With Peter Safran and James Wan producing, John R. Leonetti directed the film from a script written by Gary Dauberman.[3]

Casting

On January 15, 2014, news confirmed that Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton would play the leads of the film.[6] Two more actors, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe, joined the film in late January before award-winning veteran Alfre Woodard also joined the cast.[7][8]

Filming

Principal photography began on January 27, 2014 at The Book Shop in Covina.[7][10][11][12] On February 25, 2014, filming continued at an apartment in South Normandie Avenue where the 55-member crew shot for several days.[13]

Director John R. Leonetti and producer Peter Safrantold told reporters that the Annabelle set was "haunted" and that they thought "supernatural phenomena" occurred. [14]

Release

Warner Bros. released the film an October 3, 2014, worldwide.[4] It was released in over 52 foreign markets on its opening weekend.[15]

Box office

As of October 8, 2014, Annabelle had earned $43,922,000 in North America and $23,000,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $66,922,000.

North America

Early analysis projected that Annabelle could gross over $25–27 million on its opening weekend,[16][17][18] however, this was down to a range between $20 – $22 million at the end of the week.[19][20] Annabelle was released on October 3, 2014 in 3,185 theatres in North America.[21] The film earned $2.1 million from Thursday night showings[16][22] and $15,453,016 on its opening day (including the Thursday gross).[23] The film debuted at number two at the box office on its opening weekend with $37,134,255 ($11,659 per theater) from 3,185 theaters in a neck-and-neck race against Gone Girl ($37,513,109). The two releases were separated by a mere $378,854.[24] Its opening weekend gross is the eleventh highest in October and the biggest for a horror genre film of 2014, surpassing The Purge: Anarchy's $28.9 million opening. Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. said about the opening box office peeformance, "we had a wonderful campaign for the film and a good date," she added "being a spinoff of The Conjuring set it up really well and we just hit the right note."[25] It is the second time that an October weekend has produced two $30 million or more debuts, with the first being in 2008; High School Musical 3 ($42 million) and Saw V ($31 million).[26] According to Rentrak, the opening weekend crowd was evenly split between female with 51% and under 25 years with 54%. The film earned a B from Cinemascore, which is lower than the A- grade earned by The Conjuring. On it's second weekend the film earned $16.3 million (down 56%).[27][28]

Outside North America

The film was released in Russia on September 26, 2014 a week prior to its wide release and grossed $2.1 million on its opening weekend from 793 screens, debuting at number three at the Russian box office.[29][30] Overseas on its opening weekend the film earned $23.6 million from nearly 3,300 screen and 39 foreign markets for a first weeked worldwide total of $60.8 million.[31][32][33]

In it's second weekend, Annabelle earned $28.1 million from over 4.7 million admissions from 5,020 screens in 44 markets, bringing it's international cume to $62 million and a worldwide total of $122.4 million. The film went number one in France ($3.4 million from 219 screens) and Brazil ($3 million from 366 screens) and number two in the UK ($3.1 million). Other high openings include Spain ($1.45 million from 228 screens) and Germany ($1.14 million from 188 screens). In India Annabelle debuted at number 2 ($1.3 million from 218 screens) behind Bollywood blockbuster Bang Bang.[34][35]

As of October 13, 2014, Annabelle has become the highest-grossing horror film in Philippines (P 121.33 million). The film surpressed Insidious: Chapter 2's record (P 113 million) and doing so after 12 days of release.[36]

Critical reception

Annabelle has been met with negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 31% based on 100 reviews. The site's consensus is: "Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring."[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[38]

Scott Foundas of Variety gave the film a favourable review, calling the film "inspired" but periodically cheap. He added "a cut-rate spinoff from James Wan's superlative haunted-house hit The Conjuring that (partly) makes up in crude shock effects what it lacks in craft, atmosphere and just about every other department. Designed mainly as a starring vehicle for the eponymous, creepy-as-hell doll (who easily outclasses her human co-stars), this WB/New Line quickie will slake the thirst of die-hard genre fans put out by the abysmal "Dracula Untold"".[39] Pete Hammond of Deadline said that the not-scary doll show has left him pining for Chucky in Child's Play. He further added, "Annabelle may still draw horror fans in this Halloween month, and they will be quaking over the scares in this film."[40]

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