The Blair Witch Project
“Everything you've heard is true.”
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Studio
Haxan Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Blair Witch Project performed
Budget
$60,000
Worldwide Gross
$248.6M
Gross Profit
$248.6M
Return
4144.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$49M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Michael Williams
Michael C. Williams
Michael Williams
Short Fisherman
Bob Griffin
Short Fisherman
Interviewee (uncredited)
Jim King
Interviewee (uncredited)
Waitress
Sandra Sánchez
Waitress
Fisherman With Glasses (uncredited)
Ed Swanson
Fisherman With Glasses (uncredited)
Mary Brown
Patricia DeCou
Mary Brown
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Mark Mason
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Interviewee with Child (uncredited)
Susie Gooch
Interviewee with Child (uncredited)
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