The Razzies, always primed to hit the most obvious targets, nominated 'any two actors' from the film for Worst Screen Couple.

'A little indie masterpiece has been falsified and trashed in this spectacularly bad sequel,' read one of the more favorable reviews. (The original film boasts an 86% Fresh rating.) “Book of Shadows” eventually made $48 million worldwide (adjusted for inflation, that’s about $70 million) did $25 million in DVD sales.The pitchforks and burning torches sure were out in full force when Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was rush-released into cinemas just in time for Halloween 2000.

In its opening weekend back in the fall of 2000, Berlinger’s film made $13.2 million, opening at number 2 against “Meet the Parents” (which, in its fourth weekend, was still pulling in huge numbers). As of this writing, “Blair Witch” currently holds a 36% Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while “Book of Shadows” is sitting tight at a 13% Rotten rating. #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. One Half of Bennifer Thrived This Weekend as the Other Half Flopped

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