To most box-office analyst’s surprise, the sequel to The Blair Witch Project, titled just Blair Witch, failed to take the expected $20 million at the US box, instead settling for just $9.7 million.
Fortunately, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett are not too phased by either the box office takings or the negative reviews (the film currently holds a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes).
One of the stars of the original Blair Witch film recently spoke candidly about her film becoming a ‘living nightmare’ following the film’s break-out success.
“Well, our horror film may have been a disappointment at the box office this weekend, but at least we got overwhelmingly negative reviews,” wrote Barrett on Twitter.