[thegmangrant]

Originally posted by itsJAMESbitch

I don't see why so many people are hating on the devil inside. It was definitely better than the paranormal activity movies. Idk what people were expecting but I think it has some pretty intense scenes and some creepy imagery. Everyone in the theater was at the edge of their seats yet when the movie was o er they say they hated it. I don't get it. I enjoyed it.

I don't understand why people hate it so much either. Sure, it wasn't the scariest movie ever and the ending was abrupt, but I was fascinated by the concept of the movie and I enjoyed the creepiness of it. I enjoyed it as well. I recommended to my friend, but I don't know if he'll hate it since no one seems to be satisfied with this movie.

[ALA]

Went to the theater and saw Girl With the Dragon Tattoo again (which was surprisingly pretty full), but it was a mad house... Haven't seen the theater crowded in a while, and all the people there were for Devil Inside (or trying to sneak into it...)

[Fireman25]

I think that might change. I went to go see this movie today and the theater was packed. I think the movie is slowly gaining popularity. The movie was flawless! I loved it.

She kinda looks like Dev.

[Human Nature]

^ Yeah, when I went -- there were a ton of people. Both times.
I think it's going to be very successful in the end.

[ALA]

I saw it again today too and it was surprisingly packed as well. I hope it goes over 100 million, here for both sequels being made.

Someone needs to change the title.

[Fireman25]

Originally posted by ALA

I saw it again today too and it was surprisingly packed as well. I hope it goes over 100 million, here for both sequels being made.

Someone needs to change the title.

The movie is gaining more publicity now. All the media outlets are talking about this movie. I think people are curious about it.

[Fireman25]

Rooney Mara is the sister of Kate Mara who plays Hayden on "American Horror Story" I had no idea. They look nothing alike.

[STMG23]

The movie is proving to have great legs and will be a success when all is said and done.

[itsJAMESbitch]

Originally posted by thegmangrant

I don't understand why people hate it so much either. Sure, it wasn't the scariest movie ever and the ending was abrupt, but I was fascinated by the concept of the movie and I enjoyed the creepiness of it. I enjoyed it as well. I recommended to my friend, but I don't know if he'll hate it since no one seems to be satisfied with this movie.

i think a lot of people don't really get the found footage style of movies. i enjoy them and i liked that this movie didn't rely on cheap jump scares and the story at least a bit different

[And Now I Wonder]

I watched it and LOVED it. Why is it flopping?

[JasperX]

Originally posted by And Now I Wonder

I watched it and LOVED it. Why is it flopping?

nope it's not flopping It just turned out to be having great longevity.

[bunnie]

The box office has been pretty late these past few months

[Flanders]

It was pretty good and will do good numbers in the end. The original is still better though, the new one was a bit less gritty and a bit more censored imo, than the original. But I guess that's a good thing, it woulda been kinda lame if it had been exactly like the original.

[QueenBLadyG]

Awards season should give it legs for a bit. It will be nominated for quite a few Oscars hopefully so it should keep people an audience.

[Haus]

In a boost for the domestic box office, Paramount's horror pic The Devil Inside opened to a record-breaking $34.5 million, helping to drive up theatrical revenues by more than 25 percent over last year.

The R-rated movie--acquired by Paramount for only $1 million--scored the best opening ever for early January, and the third biggest for the month after fellow Paramount title Cloverfield ($40.1 million) and George Lucas' 1997 reissue of Star Wars ($35.9 million). Those two films were released in late January.

The Devil Inside is as polarizing as it is successful. Overall, it received an F CinemaScore on Friday night, although almost as many gave it an A (16 percent) as did an F (19 percent). The majority, or 47 percent, gave it a C and a D. Generally speaking, It's not uncommon for horror titles to get lower CinemaScores.

Underpinning The Devil Inside's strength were younger moviegoers, who have been largely absent from the multiplex. Nearly 60 percent of Friday night's audience were under the age of 25, while 85 percent of the audience was under the age of 34.

Males made up 54 percent of those buying tickets.

Paramount president of domestic marketing and distribution Megan Colligan said the campaign for Devil Inside focused on making the film seem real, evidenced by the sogan "the film the Vatican doesn't want you to see." And on Christmas Eve, the stuido released an online trailer that prompted worldwide chatter.

"The campaign was very scary and it was intended to push the envelope," Colligan said. "The conversation online became very robust."

The Devil Inside took the No. 1 spot away from Paramount title Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which itself stayed strong.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-inside-279481

I never expected this seeing as how many horrible reviews it got

[Jake.]

And I guarantee that 90% of those people want their money back, too

[NEUTRON]

I heard it was horrible beyond horrible

[RihMark]

[Auburn]

This baffles my mind!

[omgitsralph]

I think what lead the people to watch it was the trailer.
It looked really scary in the trailer, but ends up those scenes that were in the trailer were the only scary scenes in the movie.
What a rip-off.