
#BlairWitch had far worse opening w/e at box office then my 2000 BW sequel. Maybe folks were a tad too hard on me?” Check it out: Oh, and it actually made less in its opening weekend than Berlinger’s film, a film that’s long been held up as a gold standard of a “bad” sequel.įilmmaker Berlinger tweeted that the new film “had far worse opening w/e at box office then my 2000 BW sequel. Early buzz on the film quickly dissipated, and the film ended up making just $9.6 million in its first weekend, while also pulling in a surprising D+ CinemaScore. READ MORE: ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Prequel That Never Happened: How the Original Team Missed Their Windowīy the time this year’s “surprise sequel” to the original film, Adam Wingard’s “Blair Witch” (previously known as “The Woods,” before its true nature was revealed at this year’s Comic-Con), unveiled itself to fans, it finally seemed as if the world was ready for a new take on the beloved mythos.
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