

Asshole Victim: Micah and Dan, to some degree (if you hold him accountable for the passing of the demon to Katie).Arc Words: "'s whereabouts remain unknown".But since the movies use bits and pieces from earlier-made films, a completely accurate viewing would require watching parts of one movie, then watching most of another movie, then going back to the original movie, etc. Anachronic Order: To watch everything in chronological order, you have to watch 3, 2, 1, 4, The Marked Ones, then The Ghost Dimension.Agent Scully: Micah in 1, Dan in 2, Julie in 3, Alex's parents in 4.In the fourth film, it's Alex and her friend Ben.

In the third film, it's actually Dennis and his friend Randy. Agent Mulder: Katie in the first film and Ali in the second.It has since made over $193 million, making it - number verifiability and possible exclusion of marketing costs aside - the single most profitable film ever made. Written, directed, shot and edited by one guy (Oren Peli), it was filmed in a week for $15,000 and had a modest festival run, after which it was given a Steven Spielberg-approved limited theatrical release in late 2009 and given a wider release a month later thanks to an effective fan-driven marketing campaign. The first film chronicles a woman named Katie who's spent most of her life haunted by a supernatural presence, the efforts of her and her boyfriend Micah to set up a video camera to discover what it is, and the paranormal activity that ensues - with dire consequences. Off of the immense success of the first installment, the films played a big role in turning found footage into a prominent and profitable horror subgenre from the end of the 2000s onwards, with many comparing its impact to what The Blair Witch Project did for the subgenre at the end of the 1990s. Paranormal Activity is a supernatural found footage horror film franchise that began in 2007.
