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Horror films released in 2016; Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 10 Cloverfield Lane: Dan Trachtenberg: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. United States The Amityville Legacy: Dustin Ferguson, Mike Johnson Mark Popejoy, Julia Farrell, Jennii Caroline United States Amityville: No Escape: Henrique Couto
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery. A young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking. Director: Gerard Johnstone | Stars: Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper.
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In a textilefactory during closing hours, after an employee named Esther says goodbye to her boss Paul, she encounters a silhouette of a strange woman with claw-like hands when the lights are off, but she cannot see it when the lights are on. After she leaves, Paul encounters the woman as well. As he tries to run away, he locks himself into an offi...
Development
Sandberg, along with his wife Lotta Losten, created the initial short film for a film competition. Although the film did not win the competition, the short soon went viral, leading to Sandberg being contacted by several agents, to the point where he had to develop a spreadsheet to keep track of them all. One of the contacts was Lawrence Grey who wanted to collaborate with James Wanin order to produce a feature-length version. Although Wan enjoyed the short, he was hesitant that it could be tu...
Casting
In June 2015, Gabriel Bateman and Teresa Palmer were cast in the film as the child and teenager leads. In that same month, Maria Bello was cast in the film as the mother of Bateman and Palmer's characters, alongside Alexander DiPersia as the boyfriend of Palmer's character, Billy Burke as the stepfather of Palmer's character and father of Bateman's character, and Alicia Vela-Bailey as the main antagonist Dianawere also starring.
Filming
Principal photography for the film began in June 2015 in Los Angeles. Filming was completed on August 5, 2015. Sandberg had not worked with a film crew or visited a film set before directing Lights Out; he had to ask the first assistant director, "So when do I say action?"
The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 8, 2016. The film also screened at Comic-Con on July 20, 2016,and was released on July 22, 2016.
Box office
Lights Outgrossed $67.3 million in the United States and Canada and $81.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $148.9 million, against a production budget of $4.9 million. In North America, Lights Out was projected to gross $13–15 million from 2,900 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $1.8 million from its Thursday night screenings and $9.2 million on its first day. The film exceeded expectations and earned $21.7 million in its opening weekend, finishing at third place b...
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 75% based on 183 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lights Out makes skillful use of sturdy genre tropes—and some terrific performances—for an unsettling, fright-filled experience that delivers superior chills without skimping on story." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by...
In July 2016, a week after the film's release, it was announced that New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures had greenlit a sequel. Heisserer and Sandberg will return to write and direct the film, respectively, while Wan and Lawrence Grey will return to produce under their Atomic Monsterand Grey Matter Productions banners. As of 2024, there has b...
Lights Out at IMDbLights Out at Box Office MojoLights Out at Rotten TomatoesJul 22, 2016 · Lights Out: Directed by David F. Sandberg. With Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke. Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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