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The Craft | |
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Starring | Various See complete list below |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures |
Release date | 1996–present |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $ million (Cumulative of 3 films) |
Box office | $ (3 films) |
The Craft franchise consists of American supernatural-horror installments, including two theatrical movies, and one stage adaptation currently in development. The movies center around groups of modern-day young witches learning to master their paganistic powers of Mysticism.
While the first film has gained a cult status, the sequel was met with mostly negative response. The series however, will continue with a third film in the early-states of development. ...
Films
[edit]Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producers | Status |
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The Craft | May 3, 1996 | Andrew Fleming | Andrew Fleming & Peter Filardi | Douglas Wick | Released |
The Craft: Legacy | October 28, 2020 | Zoe Lister-Jones | Douglas Wick, Jason Blum, and Lucy Fisher |
The Craft (1996)
[edit]The Craft: Legacy (2020)
[edit]Future
[edit]In October 2020, it was announced that a third film was in development.[5] In November of the same year, Lister-Jones explained that Legacy had been written with a third installment tentatively planned. The filmmaker stated that a potential sequel will include appearances of characters from the original movie.[6][7]
Main cast and characters
[edit]Character | Films | |||
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The Craft | The Craft: Legacy | Untitled film | ||
Nancy Downs | Fairuza Balk | |||
Sarah Bailey | Robin Tunney | |||
Bonnie Harper | Neve Campbell | |||
Rochelle Zimmerman | Rachel True | |||
Lilith "Lilly" Downs Schechner | Cailee Spaeny | |||
Frankie | Gideon Adlon | |||
Tabby | Lovie Simone | |||
Lourdes | Zoey Luna | |||
Helen Schechner-Harrison | Michelle Monaghan | |||
Adam Harrison | David Duchovny | |||
Abe Harrison | Julian Grey | |||
Jacob Harrison | Charles Vandervaart | |||
Isaiah Harrison | Donald MacLean Jr. |
Additional crew & production details
[edit]Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing company |
Running time | ||
The Craft | Graeme Revell | Alexander Gruszynski | Jeff Freeman | Columbia Pictures, Red Wagon Entertainment |
Columbia Pictures | 1 hr 41 mins | |
The Craft: Legacy | Mitchell Amundsen | Peter S. Elliot | Libby Cuenin | Columbia Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 1 hr 30 mins |
Stage
[edit]In October 2023, Peter Filardi stated he has began work on developing a Broadway musical adaptation of The Craft. The writer explained that this was made possible after a legal determination ruled that he had separate rights within the franchise due to his story credit on the original film.[8]
Reception
[edit]Box office & financial performance
[edit]Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Video sales gross |
Budget | Worldwide Total income |
Ref. | |||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide |
North America | ||||
The Craft | $24,819,936 | $30,900,000 | $55,719,936 | #3,256 | #2,527 | $ | $15,000,000 | $ | [9][10] |
The Craft: Legacy | — | $2,012,769 | $2,012,769 | — | #8,039 | $2,811,908 | $18,000,000 | $ | [11][12][13] |
Untitled film | $ | $ | $ | # | # | $ | $ | $ |
Critical and public response
[edit]Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
---|---|---|
Tomatometer | Metascore | |
The Craft | 57% (60 critic reviews)[14] |
/100 ( critic reviews) |
The Craft: Legacy | 49% (111 critic reviews)[15] |
54/100 (24 critic reviews)[16] |
Untitled film | TBD | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Craft". RogerEbert.com. May 3, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Craft". Variety. May 1, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Rooney, David (October 27, 2020). "'The Craft: Legacy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (October 27, 2020). "'The Craft: Legacy' Review: Blah Blumhouse Follow-Up Is Everything the 1996 Camp Classic Rebelled Against". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Squires, John (October 29, 2020). "'The Craft 3'?: Zoe Lister-Jones Says She Wrote 'The Craft: Legacy' With a Third Film in Mind". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Hussaini, Syed Fahadullah (November 1, 2020). "The Craft 3 Will Include More Of This Original Movie Character". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Collider staff (October 28, 2020). "The Craft: Legacy Director Zoe Lister-Jones on Bringing a New Coven to Screen - The Witching Hour". Collider. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (October 6, 2023). "'The Craft' – Writer Peter Filardi Teases a Potential Musical Based on the '90s Movie [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "The Craft". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "The Craft". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "The Craft: Legacy". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "The Craft: Legacy". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Yachika (January 5, 2022). "The Craft Legacy: All About It". Keeper Facts. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "The Craft". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. 3 May 1996. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Craft: Legacy". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Carft: Legacy". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 26, 2022.