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Ouija (2014 film)

February 07, 2023

Ouija is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Stiles White in his directorial debut, produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, and Bennett Schneir and written by Juliet Snowden and White, who previously together wrote The Possession.[4] It stars Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, and Bianca A. Santos as teenagers who have unleashed spirits from a Ouija board.

Ouija
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStiles White
Screenplay by
Story byStiles White
Based onOuija
by Hasbro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Emmerichs
Edited byKen Blackwell
Music byAnton Sanko
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5–8 million[2][3]
Box office$103.6 million[2]

Ouija was released on October 24, 2014, by Universal Pictures. The film was a commercial success, grossing $103.6 million worldwide over a $5–8 million budget, but was overwhelmingly panned by critics, with many criticizing its performances, inconsistent tone, characters and story. A prequel, Ouija: Origin of Evil, was released in 2016, and was far better critically received.

Plot

Debbie Galardi recalls playing Ouija with her best friend Laine Morris as children. In present day, she throws her Ouija board into the fire and implies to Laine that something strange happened with the board. After Laine leaves, the Ouija board reappears in Debbie's bedroom. Debbie becomes possessed and hangs herself inside her home.

Laine attends Debbie's wake with her boyfriend Trevor, younger sister Sarah, friend Isabelle, and Debbie's boyfriend Pete. The five friends meet at Debbie's house and use her Ouija board to try communicating with her. Strange things happen, and a presence smashes Pete's hand and face into a mirror. The friends start finding the phrase "Hi friend" (a message communicated during the Ouija board session) written in different places, like Isabelle's car and Pete's desk. Thinking Deb is trying to communicate with them, they have another Ouija session and discover that they are actually in contact with a spirit calling itself "DZ". Laine sees the image of a little girl with her mouth sewn shut. The girl warns them to run because her mother is coming. Laine later learns that Deb found the Ouija board in her attic and played alone.

Isabelle is possessed and killed. Laine and Pete search Deb's attic and find a box of old photographs that belonged to the previous residents. While researching the previous family's history, they learn of a little girl named Doris Zander who went missing. Doris' sister Paulina, now an old woman committed to a psychiatric hospital, explains that her mother was a medium and used Doris as a vessel for the dead to speak through. Their mother went mad and sewed Doris' mouth shut, killing her. She tells Laine that there is a secret room in the house where Laine must find Doris' hidden body and unstitch her mouth in order for the girl to banish their mother. The friends go back to the Galardi house, where Laine finds Doris' corpse and cuts the stitches on her mouth. Doris' mother's spirit protests, but Doris chases away the ghost. Pete becomes possessed and is killed.

Laine revisits Paulina, realizing that she was in allegiance with Doris all along and had intentionally lied. Doris is the evil entity and her mother was trying to stop the friends from summoning her.[5] Laine's grandmother, Nona, advises the sisters to destroy Doris' body and the Ouija board. Doris' ghost drowns Trevor and captures Sarah to sew her mouth shut. Laine plays the Ouija board alone to draw the spirit's attention. Doris starts possessing Laine, but Debbie's ghost helps Laine defeat Doris. Sarah and Laine throw Doris' body and the Ouija board into the furnace, stopping the paranormal activity. Later, Laine finds that the planchette has mysteriously appeared back at her home.

Cast

Production

Development

Ouija began development in May 2008 with Universal Pictures attached.[10] David Berenbaum was hired to write the script, while Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Bryan Fuller of Platinum Dunes were slated to produce.[11] In October 2010, the studio had set a release date of November 21, 2012.[12] That same month, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis had written a new script, while Sylvain White, Scott Stewart, and Pierre Morel were in talks to direct.[13] The film was described as a "four-quadrant supernatural adventure" akin to The Mummy and Indiana Jones.[14] By December, the studio had passed on all pitches from the aforementioned filmmakers, including John Moore, and were now considering McG and Breck Eisner to direct.[15] The next month, McG was set to direct.[16] In April, Evan Spiliotopoulos was hired for rewrites when Horowitz and Kitsis where tied to other commitments.[17] In June, Simon Kinberg, who previously wrote This Means War for McG, was brought in for further revisions.[18] In August, Universal abandoned Ouija due to its "tentpole level" budget, leading to the film's producers meeting with Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox.[19][20] Kinberg's draft would have cost $125 million to produce.[21] In October, Hasbro Studios opted to restructure the film to accommodate a lower budget.[22] Marti Noxon was hired to rewrite the script, in order to tone down the film's scale and instead craft a "more intimate, atmospheric -- and scary -- movie".[23] Following the project's reconfiguration, McG was no longer involved while Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and Universal boarded the film in March 2012.[24] A 2013 release window and a $5 million budget were instated.[25] In July 2012, Juliet Snowden and Stiles White were hired to write a new screenplay with White directing.[26]

Pre-production

Across December 2013, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Smith, Bianca Santos, Erin Moriarty, Ana Coto, Vivis Colombetti, Daren Kagasoff, and Matthew Settle joined the cast.[6][7][8][9]

Filming

Principal photography began mid December 2013 in Los Angeles wrapped in January 2014.

Reshoots took place in May 2014 after a poor test screening,[27] which, according to Olivia Cooke, resulted in half the film being re-shot. With the reshoots, Lin Shaye was added to the film to play a newly written character, Erin Moriarty's character was removed from the film entirely, and new plot points were added or changed entirely. The most notable of changes included the character of Doris Zander's physical appearance changing from that of a burnt looking girl to a rotting, decomposing girl with stitches in her mouth.[28] Mike Flanagan contributed ideas to the film prior to reshoots but denied directing the film in any capacity. Flanagan also affirmed the film had a "rough journey to completion" and "a long post-production phase".[29]

Release

Theatrical

Universal released Ouija in the United States on October 24, 2014.[30] A tie-in novelization for the film by Katharine Turner was released on September 16, 2014.[31]

Home media

Ouija was released in the US on DVD and Blu-ray on February 3, 2015.[32]

Reception

Box office

In North America, the film was released to 2,858 theaters and earned $19,875,995[33] on its opening weekend (including its $911,000 gross on Thursday preview nights and $8.3 million on its opening day).[34][35][36] at an average of $7,000 per theater, debuting at number one at the box office ahead of newly released John Wick ($14.2 million).[37] The film played 75% under-25 years old and 61% female on its opening weekend.[38]

Ouija was released in five international markets and earned $1.3 million from 234 screens. The film went to number two in Malaysia ($545,000), number four in Taiwan ($331,000), number two in Singapore ($238,000) and also number four in Poland ($137,000).[39] In its second weekend the film earned $5.7 million from 1,166 screens in 19 territories for a two weekend international total of $7.7 million. It went to number one in the UK, Indonesia and the Philippines. In the UK, the film earned $2.2 million on its opening weekend, which is the second biggest opening weekend for a horror film in 2014 only behind Annabelle ($3.1 million). Ouija made a domestic total of $50,856,010 and $52,618,000 overseas, for a worldwide total of $103,674,010.[40]

Critical response

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 6% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 88 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10. The website's critics consensus states: "Slowly, steadily, although no one seems to be moving it in that direction, the Ouija planchette points to NO."[41] Metacritic, another review aggregator which assigns and normalizes scores of critic reviews, gave the film a weighted average score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[42] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a "C" grade.[43]

Novelization

The film was novelized by Katharine Turner. The novel was released on September 16, 2014.[31]

The plot of the novel differs from the movie in many notable ways, containing an additional flashback sequence at the beginning of the book which occurs two months before Debbie dies, giving a more in-depth backstory to the main characters. Laine's father has a larger role in the novel, snapping at Sarah after she tries to sneak out of the house. There is an additional scene in the novel after the group uses the Ouija board for a second time where Sarah and Laine have a heartfelt conversation at the dinner table. There are longer sequences with Laine's grandmother Nona as well.

The message "Hi friend" from Doris in the novel appears as "Hi frend". When Isabelle approaches her car after work, instead of finding "Hi friend" written in the condensation on the inside of her car, she finds a hand print.

The characters of Pete and Isabelle also die in different ways in the novel. Pete, after seeing Doris' spirit in his room and becoming possessed, slits his wrists with an X-ACTO knife. Isabelle, after being possessed by Doris, sits in her bathtub with a plugged-in hair dryer, electrocuting herself.

The finale of the novel differs greatly from the film. Sarah is not trapped in the altar room with Doris' spirit as in the film, but rather Laine crawls down the passageway into the altar to get Doris' body. While Laine is in the passageway, Sarah is left by the furnace with the Ouija board where Doris manipulates Sarah's arm and has it twist in unnatural positions while touching the planchette. Doris uses Sarah's arm to spell out "D-I-E-F-R-E-N-D" on the board. After throwing Doris' body into the furnace with the Ouija board, Doris appears in spirit form as a normal girl, where her mother joins her. The two hold hands and disappear. Laine suddenly notices Debbie's spirit in the room. She says "Hi friend" to Laine. Laine asks if she is dead, but Debbie tells her everything is okay. Debbie says goodbye to Laine, and Laine falls unconscious.

The epilogue to the novel mirrors the film, with Laine finding the planchette in her room.

Prequel

Main article: Ouija: Origin of Evil

Throughout January 2015, reports of a sequel were announced. In February 2015, it was confirmed the film was in development and had no release date. Jason Blum stated "We're a ways away ..."[44] In April 2015, it was announced that the sequel would be released on October 21, 2016. Mike Flanagan would direct and co-write the sequel with his Oculus co-writer Jeff Howard. The film would be produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Jason Blum, Brian Goldner, and Stephen Davis. Annalise Basso and Kaylee Procter would star in the sequel.[45][46] It was then announced that Ouija: Origin of Evil would serve as a prequel to the first film. It was released in the United States on October 21, 2016, and unlike its predecessor, it gained far more positive reviews.

See also

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Ouija is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Stiles White in his directorial debut produced by Jason Blum Michael Bay Andrew Form Bradley Fuller and Bennett Schneir and written by Juliet Snowden and White who previously together wrote The Possession 4 It stars Olivia Cooke Daren Kagasoff Douglas Smith and Bianca A Santos as teenagers who have unleashed spirits from a Ouija board OuijaTheatrical release posterDirected byStiles WhiteScreenplay byJuliet Snowden Stiles WhiteStory byStiles WhiteBased onOuijaby HasbroProduced byMichael Bay Andrew Form Bradley Fuller Jason Blum Bennett SchneirStarringOlivia Cooke Daren Kagasoff Douglas Smith Bianca SantosCinematographyDavid EmmerichsEdited byKen BlackwellMusic byAnton SankoProductioncompaniesPlatinum Dunes Blumhouse Productions Hasbro StudiosDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease dateOctober 24 2014 2014 10 24 United States Running time89 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 5 8 million 2 3 Box office 103 6 million 2 Ouija was released on October 24 2014 by Universal Pictures The film was a commercial success grossing 103 6 million worldwide over a 5 8 million budget but was overwhelmingly panned by critics with many criticizing its performances inconsistent tone characters and story A prequel Ouija Origin of Evil was released in 2016 and was far better critically received Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Pre production 3 3 Filming 4 Release 4 1 Theatrical 4 2 Home media 5 Reception 5 1 Box office 5 2 Critical response 6 Novelization 7 Prequel 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksPlot EditDebbie Galardi recalls playing Ouija with her best friend Laine Morris as children In present day she throws her Ouija board into the fire and implies to Laine that something strange happened with the board After Laine leaves the Ouija board reappears in Debbie s bedroom Debbie becomes possessed and hangs herself inside her home Laine attends Debbie s wake with her boyfriend Trevor younger sister Sarah friend Isabelle and Debbie s boyfriend Pete The five friends meet at Debbie s house and use her Ouija board to try communicating with her Strange things happen and a presence smashes Pete s hand and face into a mirror The friends start finding the phrase Hi friend a message communicated during the Ouija board session written in different places like Isabelle s car and Pete s desk Thinking Deb is trying to communicate with them they have another Ouija session and discover that they are actually in contact with a spirit calling itself DZ Laine sees the image of a little girl with her mouth sewn shut The girl warns them to run because her mother is coming Laine later learns that Deb found the Ouija board in her attic and played alone Isabelle is possessed and killed Laine and Pete search Deb s attic and find a box of old photographs that belonged to the previous residents While researching the previous family s history they learn of a little girl named Doris Zander who went missing Doris sister Paulina now an old woman committed to a psychiatric hospital explains that her mother was a medium and used Doris as a vessel for the dead to speak through Their mother went mad and sewed Doris mouth shut killing her She tells Laine that there is a secret room in the house where Laine must find Doris hidden body and unstitch her mouth in order for the girl to banish their mother The friends go back to the Galardi house where Laine finds Doris corpse and cuts the stitches on her mouth Doris mother s spirit protests but Doris chases away the ghost Pete becomes possessed and is killed Laine revisits Paulina realizing that she was in allegiance with Doris all along and had intentionally lied Doris is the evil entity and her mother was trying to stop the friends from summoning her 5 Laine s grandmother Nona advises the sisters to destroy Doris body and the Ouija board Doris ghost drowns Trevor and captures Sarah to sew her mouth shut Laine plays the Ouija board alone to draw the spirit s attention Doris starts possessing Laine but Debbie s ghost helps Laine defeat Doris Sarah and Laine throw Doris body and the Ouija board into the furnace stopping the paranormal activity Later Laine finds that the planchette has mysteriously appeared back at her home Cast EditOlivia Cooke as Laine Morris 6 Afra Sophia Tully as young Laine Ana Coto as Sarah Morris 7 Izzie Galanti as young Sarah Daren Kagasoff as Trevor 8 Bianca Santos as Isabelle 7 Douglas Smith as Pete 6 Shelley Hennig as Debbie Galardi 7 Claire Beale as young Debbie Sierra Heuermann as Doris Zander Sunny May Allison as young Doris Lin Shaye as Paulina Zander Claudia Katz Minnick as Mother Alice Zander Vivis Colombetti as Nona 7 Robyn Lively as Mrs Galardi Matthew Settle as Anthony Morris 9 Production EditDevelopment Edit Ouija began development in May 2008 with Universal Pictures attached 10 David Berenbaum was hired to write the script while Michael Bay Andrew Form and Bryan Fuller of Platinum Dunes were slated to produce 11 In October 2010 the studio had set a release date of November 21 2012 12 That same month Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis had written a new script while Sylvain White Scott Stewart and Pierre Morel were in talks to direct 13 The film was described as a four quadrant supernatural adventure akin to The Mummy and Indiana Jones 14 By December the studio had passed on all pitches from the aforementioned filmmakers including John Moore and were now considering McG and Breck Eisner to direct 15 The next month McG was set to direct 16 In April Evan Spiliotopoulos was hired for rewrites when Horowitz and Kitsis where tied to other commitments 17 In June Simon Kinberg who previously wrote This Means War for McG was brought in for further revisions 18 In August Universal abandoned Ouija due to its tentpole level budget leading to the film s producers meeting with Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox 19 20 Kinberg s draft would have cost 125 million to produce 21 In October Hasbro Studios opted to restructure the film to accommodate a lower budget 22 Marti Noxon was hired to rewrite the script in order to tone down the film s scale and instead craft a more intimate atmospheric and scary movie 23 Following the project s reconfiguration McG was no longer involved while Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and Universal boarded the film in March 2012 24 A 2013 release window and a 5 million budget were instated 25 In July 2012 Juliet Snowden and Stiles White were hired to write a new screenplay with White directing 26 Pre production Edit Across December 2013 Olivia Cooke Douglas Smith Bianca Santos Erin Moriarty Ana Coto Vivis Colombetti Daren Kagasoff and Matthew Settle joined the cast 6 7 8 9 Filming Edit Principal photography began mid December 2013 in Los Angeles wrapped in January 2014 Reshoots took place in May 2014 after a poor test screening 27 which according to Olivia Cooke resulted in half the film being re shot With the reshoots Lin Shaye was added to the film to play a newly written character Erin Moriarty s character was removed from the film entirely and new plot points were added or changed entirely The most notable of changes included the character of Doris Zander s physical appearance changing from that of a burnt looking girl to a rotting decomposing girl with stitches in her mouth 28 Mike Flanagan contributed ideas to the film prior to reshoots but denied directing the film in any capacity Flanagan also affirmed the film had a rough journey to completion and a long post production phase 29 Release EditTheatrical Edit Universal released Ouija in the United States on October 24 2014 30 A tie in novelization for the film by Katharine Turner was released on September 16 2014 31 Home media Edit Ouija was released in the US on DVD and Blu ray on February 3 2015 32 Reception EditBox office Edit In North America the film was released to 2 858 theaters and earned 19 875 995 33 on its opening weekend including its 911 000 gross on Thursday preview nights and 8 3 million on its opening day 34 35 36 at an average of 7 000 per theater debuting at number one at the box office ahead of newly released John Wick 14 2 million 37 The film played 75 under 25 years old and 61 female on its opening weekend 38 Ouija was released in five international markets and earned 1 3 million from 234 screens The film went to number two in Malaysia 545 000 number four in Taiwan 331 000 number two in Singapore 238 000 and also number four in Poland 137 000 39 In its second weekend the film earned 5 7 million from 1 166 screens in 19 territories for a two weekend international total of 7 7 million It went to number one in the UK Indonesia and the Philippines In the UK the film earned 2 2 million on its opening weekend which is the second biggest opening weekend for a horror film in 2014 only behind Annabelle 3 1 million Ouija made a domestic total of 50 856 010 and 52 618 000 overseas for a worldwide total of 103 674 010 40 Critical response Edit According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 6 of critics have given the film a positive review based on 88 reviews with an average rating of 3 2 10 The website s critics consensus states Slowly steadily although no one seems to be moving it in that direction the Ouija planchette points to NO 41 Metacritic another review aggregator which assigns and normalizes scores of critic reviews gave the film a weighted average score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 42 Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a C grade 43 Novelization EditThe film was novelized by Katharine Turner The novel was released on September 16 2014 31 The plot of the novel differs from the movie in many notable ways containing an additional flashback sequence at the beginning of the book which occurs two months before Debbie dies giving a more in depth backstory to the main characters Laine s father has a larger role in the novel snapping at Sarah after she tries to sneak out of the house There is an additional scene in the novel after the group uses the Ouija board for a second time where Sarah and Laine have a heartfelt conversation at the dinner table There are longer sequences with Laine s grandmother Nona as well The message Hi friend from Doris in the novel appears as Hi frend When Isabelle approaches her car after work instead of finding Hi friend written in the condensation on the inside of her car she finds a hand print The characters of Pete and Isabelle also die in different ways in the novel Pete after seeing Doris spirit in his room and becoming possessed slits his wrists with an X ACTO knife Isabelle after being possessed by Doris sits in her bathtub with a plugged in hair dryer electrocuting herself The finale of the novel differs greatly from the film Sarah is not trapped in the altar room with Doris spirit as in the film but rather Laine crawls down the passageway into the altar to get Doris body While Laine is in the passageway Sarah is left by the furnace with the Ouija board where Doris manipulates Sarah s arm and has it twist in unnatural positions while touching the planchette Doris uses Sarah s arm to spell out D I E F R E N D on the board After throwing Doris body into the furnace with the Ouija board Doris appears in spirit form as a normal girl where her mother joins her The two hold hands and disappear Laine suddenly notices Debbie s spirit in the room She says Hi friend to Laine Laine asks if she is dead but Debbie tells her everything is okay Debbie says goodbye to Laine and Laine falls unconscious The epilogue to the novel mirrors the film with Laine finding the planchette in her room Prequel EditMain article Ouija Origin of Evil Throughout January 2015 reports of a sequel were announced In February 2015 it was confirmed the film was in development and had no release date Jason Blum stated We re a ways away 44 In April 2015 it was announced that the sequel would be released on October 21 2016 Mike Flanagan would direct and co write the sequel with his Oculus co writer Jeff Howard The film would be produced by Michael Bay Brad Fuller Andrew Form Jason Blum Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis Annalise Basso and Kaylee Procter would star in the sequel 45 46 It was then announced that Ouija Origin of Evil would serve as a prequel to the first film It was released in the United States on October 21 2016 and unlike its predecessor it gained far more positive reviews See also EditList of ghost films Jumanji Zathura A Space AdventureReferences Edit OUIJA 15 British Board of Film Classification October 15 2014 Retrieved October 15 2014 a b Ouija 2014 Box Office Mojo Retrieved March 6 2015 Feature Film Study PDF Film L A Inc 2014 Archived from the original PDF on February 1 2016 Retrieved July 2 2016 Kroll Justin July 16 2012 U recruits pair to rewrite helm Ouija Variety Retrieved February 6 2014 The prequel film 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Game Movie Ouija IndieWire Retrieved July 11 2022 Lyttleton Oliver December 20 2010 Creatures From The Depths Of Hell McG amp Breck Eisner Competing For Director s Chair On Ouija IndieWire Retrieved July 11 2022 Kit Borys December 18 2010 Exclusive McG Breck Eisner Vying to Direct Universal s Ouija The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved July 11 2022 Barr Jason January 4 2011 McG Will Direct Ouija Collider Retrieved July 11 2022 Kit Borys April 19 2011 Evan Spiliotopoulos to Pen Universal s Ouija The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved July 11 2022 Barton Steve June 16 2011 Universal s Ouija Spells Out the Name of Another New Writer Dread Central Retrieved July 11 2022 Lussier Germain August 23 2011 Universal Says Goodbye To Ouija Film Retrieved January 29 2022 Kit Borys August 24 2011 Universal Scraps Ouija Movie as Studios Eye Budgets Closely The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 29 2022 Weinstein Josh November 30 2011 Ouija Gets a Different Spirit From Buffy Writer Marti Noxon TheWrap Retrieved July 11 2022 Hasbro CEO Says Ouija Board Moves to Yes Bloody Disgusting October 17 2011 Retrieved February 6 2014 Weinstein Josh November 30 2011 Ouija Gets Different Spirit From Buffy Writer Retrieved July 11 2022 Kit Borys March 5 2012 Hasbro s Ouija Movie Returns to Universal Set for 2013 Release The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 29 2022 Fleming Mike Jr March 5 2012 Universal Re Conjures Ouija And Sets 2013 Release Deadline Retrieved July 11 2022 Kroll Justin July 16 2012 Universal Recruits Pair to Rewrite Helm Ouija Variety Retrieved July 11 2022 New Ouija Trailer Facebook Retrieved July 27 2015 Olivia Cooke Ouija Bates Motel season 3 interview Collider October 23 2014 Retrieved December 1 2014 Grove David September 9 2016 Exclusive Interview Mike Flanagan Talks Ouija Origin of Evil I Understand the Skepticism iHorror Retrieved July 11 2022 Universal Dates Crimson Peak Ouija Pitch Perfect 2 and More comingsoon net January 30 2014 Retrieved February 5 2014 a b Katharine Turner September 16 2014 Ouija Amazon com ISBN 978 0316296328 Ouija DVD Release Date February 3 2015 Weekend Box Office October 24 26 2014 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 1 2014 Anita Busch October 24 2014 Ouija Box Office Starts With 911K John Wick 870K B O Late Nights Deadline Hollywood Retrieved October 27 2014 Anita Busch October 26 2014 Ouija Says Yes To No 1 John Wick No 2 With A Bullet St Vincent Superb Exit Polls B O Weekend Deadline Hollywood Retrieved October 27 2014 Pamela McClintock October 26 2014 Box Office Ouija Spooks Keanu Reeves John Wick With 20M Debut The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on October 27 2014 Retrieved October 27 2014 Maane Khatchatourian October 26 2014 Ouija Scares Up Box Office Win Ahead of Keanu Reeves John Wick Variety Retrieved October 27 2014 Scott Mendelson October 26 2014 Box Office Ouija Summons 20M Weekend Keanu Reeves John Wick Nabs 14M Forbes Retrieved October 27 2014 Nancy Tartaglione October 26 2014 Int l Box Office Annabelle Still A Doll With 26 5M Frame Fury Wages 11 2M Lucy Outmuscles Hercules In China Guardians Warps To 3 On 2014 Global Hit List More Deadline Hollywood Retrieved October 27 2014 Nancy Tartaglione November 2 2014 Turtles Maze Runner Top Int l Box Office Guardians Is 2014 s 2 Pic Update Deadline Hollywood Retrieved November 3 2014 Ouija 2014 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved December 8 2020 Ouija Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved October 30 2014 McClintock Pamela October 26 2014 Box Office Ouija Spooks Keanu Reeves John Wick With 20M Debut The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media Retrieved January 29 2022 Donguines Arvin February 7 2015 Ouija 2 Plot Spoilers Rumors Producer Jason Blum Talks Sequel Development The Christian Post Retrieved July 14 2015 Petski Denise April 30 2015 Ouija 2 Set For October 2016 Jason Blum Back as Producer Deadline Retrieved May 3 2015 Kroll Justin August 14 2015 Ouija 2 Lands Director Mike Flanagan Actress Annalise Basso 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