Insidious (film series)

Insidious
	On-screen logo for all of the four films released
Directed by	James Wan (1–2); Leigh Whannell (3); Adam Robitel (4)
Produced by	Jason Blum (1–4); Steven Schneider (1); Oren Peli (1–4); James Wan (3–4); Leigh Whannell (4)
Written by	Leigh Whannell (1–4)
Starring	Lin Shaye (all films); Leigh Whannell (all films); Angus Sampson (all films); Patrick Wilson (all films); Rose Byrne (1–4); Ty Simpkins (1-4); Dermot Mulroney (3); Stefanie Scott (3); (see below);
Music by	Joseph Bishara (1–4)
Cinematography	David M. Brewer (1); John R. Leonetti (1–2); Brian Pearson (3); Toby Oliver (4)
Edited by	James Wan (1); Kirk Morri (1–2); Timothy Alverson (3–4)
Production; company	Blumhouse Productions (1–4); Stage 6 Films (1–4); Entertainment One (2–3); IM Global (1); Alliance Films (1)
Distributed by	FilmDistrict (1–2); Focus Features (3); Universal Pictures (4); Sony Pictures Releasing (all films)
Release date	2010–present
Running time	Total (4 films):; 409 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (4 films):; $26.5 million
Box office	Total (4 films):; $539.4 million

Insidious is a series of American horror films created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. There are four films in the franchise-–Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and Insidious: The Last Key (2018)--which have grossed a total of $539 million worldwide on a combined budget of $26.5 million.

The first two films were directed by Wan, the third by Whannell, who also served as the screenwriter for all four films. Adam Robitel directed the fourth installment. FilmDistrict released the first and second films, while Focus Features and Universal Pictures handled the third and fourth, respectively.

The first two films center on a couple who, after their son mysteriously enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral plane, are continuously haunted by demons of a hellish realm known as the Further until they take from the family what they want most: life. The third film, a prequel, focuses on the same psychic who helped the family; this time she comes to the aid of a young girl who calls out to the dead, and the fourth follows her when her own family becomes haunted. All plots are depicted as case files of demonologists.

Films

Insidious (2010)

Insidious was directed by Wan, written by Whannell, and starred Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension. The film was released in theaters on April 1, 2011,[1] and is FilmDistrict's first theatrical release. A sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, was released on September 13, 2013, with Wan returning as director and Whannell returning as screenwriter. The film's success led to it being used as inspiration for a maze in Universal's 2013 Halloween Horror Nights.

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

Insidious: Chapter 2 was also directed by Wan and written by Whannell. The film stars Wilson and Byrne reprising their roles as Josh and Renai Lambert, a husband and wife who seek to uncover the secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. The film was released on September 13, 2013. It was a box-office success, grossing over $160 million worldwide, but received mixed reviews.

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Insidious: Chapter 3 is the third film in the series, written and directed by Whannell. The film is a prequel to the haunting of the Lambert family in the first two films, and stars Stefanie Scott, Dermot Mulroney, Lin Shaye, and Whannell. It's about a girl—Quinn—who is haunted by a demon after trying to call out to her mother Lillith, who died. It was released on June 5, 2015.

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

Prior to the release of Insidious: Chapter 3, Whannell was asked, "If there is a Insidious: Chapter 4, would that be a sequel to Chapter 3, another prequel to the original or will it continue in this timeline or go to a whole new timeline?" Whannell replied:

"I don't know. I haven't really thought about it yet. But for the purposes of this interview, I'll say that I'd like to explore the time between this film and the first film. That whole area there where Elise has rediscovered her gift, I think you could have a lot of adventures before she arrives. So I think there is a lot of room there. We've kind of established Lin [Shaye] in this particular film as kind of this superhero, so that would be kind of interesting to explore in the other films."[2]

On May 16, 2016, it was announced that Chapter 4 would have an October 20, 2017 release date with Whannell writing, Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Wan producing, Adam Robitel directing, and Shaye returning to reprise her role as Elise Rainier.[3][4] On October 11, 2016, the film was given a new release date of January 2018.

Potential Sinister crossover

Prior to the release of Insidious: The Last Key, Jason Blum stated that a crossover film between Insidious and Sinister had previously been in development, tentatively entitled Insinister, and that he personally believed it had potential for re-entering it, stating that "we're going to cross our worlds at some point".[5]

Recurring cast and characters

Key

A ^Y indicates the actor portrayed the role in a flashback scene as a younger person.
A ^K indicates the actor portrayed the role in a flashback scene as a child or teen.
A ^P indicates a photographic role in the film.
A ^C indicates a cameo appearance.
A ^V indicates a voice role in the film.
A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Character	Films
Character	Insidious (2010)	Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)	Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)	Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Humans
Elise Rainier	Lin Shaye	Lindsay Seim^Y Lin Shaye	Lin Shaye	Ava Kolker^K Hana Hayes^Y Lin Shaye
Specs	Leigh Whannell
Tucker	Angus Sampson
Josh Lambert	Patrick Wilson		Patrick Wilson^C Garrett Ryan^KP	Patrick Wilson^C
Josh Lambert	Josh Feldman^K	Garrett Ryan^K	Patrick Wilson^C Garrett Ryan^KP	Patrick Wilson^C
Renai Lambert	Rose Byrne			Rose Byrne^C
Dalton Lambert	Ty Simpkins			Ty Simpkins^C
Loraine Lambert	Barbara Hershey	Barbara Hershey Jocelin Donahue^Y		Barbara Hershey^V
Carl		Steve Coulter Hank Harris^Y	Steve Coulter
Quinn Brenner			Stefanie Scott
Sean Brenner			Dermot Mulroney
Melissa Rainier				Spencer Locke
Imogen Rainier				Caitlin Gerard
Christian Rainier				Bruce Davison Pierce Pope^K Thomas Robie^Y
Insidious entities
Parker Crane The Bride in Black	Philip Friedman	Tom Fitzpatrick Tyler Griffin^K	Tom Fitzpatrick
Lipstick-Face Demon	Joseph Bishara		Joseph Bishara
Long-Haired Fiend	J. LaRose
Michelle Crane The Woman in White		Danielle Bisutti
The Man Who Can't Breathe			Micheal Reid MacKay
KeyFace				Javier Botet

Crew

Occupation	Insidious (2010)	Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)	Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)	Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Director	James Wan		Leigh Whannell	Adam Robitel
Producer	Jason Blum Oren Peli Steven Schneider	Jason Blum Oren Peli	James Wan Oren Peli Jason Blum	James Wan Steven Schneider Jason Blum Oren Peli
Writer	Leigh Whannell
Cinematography	John R. Leonetti David M. Brewer	John R. Leonetti	Brian Pearson	Toby Oliver
Composer	Joseph Bishara
Editor	James Wan Kirk M. Morri	Kirk M. Morri	Timothy Alverson
Production Companies	Blumhouse Productions Stage 6 Films		Blumhouse Productions Entertainment One Stage 6 Films	Blumhouse Productions Stage 6 Films
Distributor	FilmDistrict		Focus Features	Universal Pictures
Running time	102 minutes	105 minutes	97 minutes	103 minutes
Release date	April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)	September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)	June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05)	January 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office revenue			Box office ranking	Budget	Ref(s)
Film	Release date	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	North America	Budget	Ref(s)
Insidious	April 1, 2011	$54,009,150	$43,000,000	$97,009,160	#1,486	$1.5 million	[6]
Insidious: Chapter 2	September 13, 2013	$83,586,447	$78,332,871	$161,919,318	#853	$5 million	[7]
Insidious: Chapter 3	June 5, 2015	$52,218,558	$60,765,331	$112,983,889	#1,545	$10 million	[8]
Insidious: The Last Key	January 5, 2018	$67,347,895	$100,140,258	$167,488,153	#1,147	$10 million	[9]
Total		$257,162,050	$282,238,450	$539,400,510		$26.5 million
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Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[10]
Insidious	66% (175 reviews)[11]	52 (30 reviews)[12]	B
Insidious: Chapter 2	40% (124 reviews)[13]	40 (30 reviews)[14]	B+
Insidious: Chapter 3	59% (124 reviews)[15]	52 (26 reviews)[16]	B+
Insidious: The Last Key	33% (106 reviews)[17]	49 (23 reviews)[18]	B–

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References

Benardello, Karen (December 30, 2010). "Haunted House Film Insidious To Be Released on April Fool's Day". Shockya.com. Crave Online. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
"Insidious: Chapter 4 Will Take Place Closer To First Film". wegotthiscovered.com. 21 May 2015.
"Insidious 4 is Coming to Theaters October 2017". ComingSoon.net. May 16, 2016.
Barkan, Jonathan (May 15, 2016). "Insidious 4 Announces Writer, Director, and Release Date". Bloody Disgusting.
https://comicbook.com/horror/2018/01/10/insidious-sinister-movie-crossover/
"Insidious (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
"Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
"Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
"Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
"CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
"Insidious". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
"Insidious". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
"Insidious: Chapter 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
"Insidious: Chapter 2 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
"Insidious: Chapter 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
"Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
"Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
"Insidious: The Last Key reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

External links

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[2] "Insidious: Chapter 4 Will Take Place Closer To First Film". wegotthiscovered.com. 21 May 2015.

[3] "Insidious 4 is Coming to Theaters October 2017". ComingSoon.net. May 16, 2016.

[4] Barkan, Jonathan (May 15, 2016). "Insidious 4 Announces Writer, Director, and Release Date". Bloody Disgusting.

[5] ttps://comicbook.com/horror/2018/01/10/insidious-sinister-movie-crossover/

[6] "Insidious (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[7] "Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2012.

[8] "Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

[9] "Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[Ics-10] "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

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[12] "Insidious". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[13] "Insidious: Chapter 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[14] "Insidious: Chapter 2 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[15] "Insidious: Chapter 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2019.

[16] "Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

[17] "Insidious: The Last Key (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[18] "Insidious: The Last Key reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.