Paranormal Activity 4 (2012): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Paranormal Activity 4 is a 2012 horror film directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes and earned $142.8 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. Critics gave it 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.7/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Directors
- Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $5M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Paranormal Activity 4 About?
The premise of Paranormal Activity 4 without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A new family finds themselves caught in a terrifying ordeal when they care for a strange young boy named Robbie. Five years after Katie’s disappearance with her nephew Hunter, a sinister presence continues to haunt the area. As darkness falls, cameras record the chilling events as Alex and her family are tormented by an unsettling force residing in the house next door, revealing a disturbing connection to the previous haunting.
Paranormal Activity 4 Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- door alarm
- toy
- trail
- supernatural horror
- supernatural power
- no survivors
- paranormal phenomenon
- reference to mexico
- found footage horror
- child in jeopardy
- found footage
- family relationships
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- woman
- laptop computer
- demon
- walking in the dark
- pulled underwater
- boy in a bathtub
- vacuuming
- big wheel
- near miss
- falling chandelier
- swinging chandelier
- home video
- sandbox
- stuffed animal
- fork
- climbing a ladder
- point of view shot
- putting into a coffee cup
- soccer game
- year 2006
- carlsbad california
- german shepherd
- no title at beginning
- no opening credits
- cat
- woman breaks man's neck
- actress shares first name with character
- witch
- cult
- adopted child
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- treehouse
- year 2011
- evil child
- levitation
- filmed killing
- murder
- neck breaking
The Director of Paranormal Activity 4
Directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost.
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Co-director Ariel Schulman -
Co-director Henry Joost
More from Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost
More films directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, best-rated first: Catfish, Nerve, Secret Headquarters and Paranormal Activity 3.
Paranormal Activity 4 Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Paranormal Activity 4 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.7/10.
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IMDb 4.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 23% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 34%
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Metacritic 40 Metascore
User score 4.5
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TMDB 54% User score
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Letterboxd 2.2 /5
47 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.3 /5
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Paranormal Activity 4 Plot Summary
What happens in Paranormal Activity 4 from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Alex, portrayed by Kathryn Newton, captures her younger brother Wyatt’s football game on camera. Later, at her home, she shares with her boyfriend Ben, played by Matt Shively, the joy of the treehouse nestled in their garden. Intriguingly, they stumble upon Robbie, a young boy from the neighborhood, and Alex is left wondering why he is there. Concerned, she takes him back to his home across the street.
As dawn breaks the following day, Alex hears the unsettling sound of an ambulance outside Robbie’s residence. Soon after, Robbie arrives at Alex’s place, as her mother had generously offered to look after him during his mother’s hospital stay. On that very day, while exploring the treehouse, Alex discovers Wyatt engaged in a conversation with Robbie’s invisible friend.
Full summary
The whole story of Paranormal Activity 4, scene by scene
Paranormal Activity 4 Box Office & Budget
Paranormal Activity 4 grossed $142.8 million worldwide on a $5 million budget, 29 times what it cost. $53.9 million came from the US and Canada and $88.9 million (62%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$142.8M
29× its budget
- US & Canada
- $53.9M
- International
- $88.9M
- Budget
- $5M
Paranormal Activity 4 Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Paranormal Activity 4.
How Well Do You Know Paranormal Activity 4?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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- Question 10: not answered
Who is the main character who captures her brother's football match on film?
Cars in Paranormal Activity 4
8 cars on screen, including the 2010 Cadillac CTS and the 2007 GMC Yukon.
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2010 Cadillac CTS Minor role -
2007 GMC Yukon Minor role -
2010 Toyota Prius III Minor role -
2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon B6 Typ 3C Minor role
Paranormal Activity 4 Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “午夜再3來嚇” and “パラノーマル・アクティビティ4”.
- Also known as
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- 午夜再3來嚇
- パラノーマル・アクティビティ4
- Paranormal 4 Activity
- Atividade Paranormal 4
- Паранормальное явление 4
- Parajelenségek 4.
- 灵动：鬼影实录4
- Μεταφυσική Δραστηριότητα 4
- פעילות על-טבעית 4
- Activité paranormale 4
- Actividad Paranormal 4
- 鬼入鏡4
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- Паранормальне явище 4
- Паранормална активност 4
- 파라노말 액티비티 4
- Paranormālā aktivitāte 4
- Paranormalūs reiškiniai 4
- Activitate paranormală 4
- Hiện Tượng Siêu Nhiên 4
- نشاط خارق 4
- نشاط خارق للطبيعة 4
- เรียลลิตี้ ขนหัวลุก 4
- Paranormalno 4, პარანორმალური მოვლენები 4
Seen Paranormal Activity 4?
Movies Like Paranormal Activity 4
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.
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The Fourth Kind 2009 -
Poltergeist 1982 -
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones 2014
Paranormal Activity 4 FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Paranormal Activity 4, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Paranormal Activity 4?
Paranormal Activity 4 runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Paranormal Activity 4 released?
Paranormal Activity 4 was released on October 18, 2012.
Who directed Paranormal Activity 4?
Paranormal Activity 4 was directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost.
More films by Ariel Schulman How much did Paranormal Activity 4 make at the box office?
Paranormal Activity 4 grossed $142.8 million worldwide ($53.9 million domestic, $88.9 million international) on a budget of $5 million.
How is Paranormal Activity 4 rated?
Paranormal Activity 4 has 4.7/10 on IMDb, 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic and 54% on TMDB.
Does Paranormal Activity 4 have a post-credit scene?
No. Paranormal Activity 4 has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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