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The Blair Witch Project

Film · 1999 · Viral

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A found-footage horror film and its missing-person myth grossed $248 million worldwide.

Clip · Screen Junkies on YouTube
The Blair Witch Project: poster
Box Office Mojo
Second Sight restored edition
Second Sight Films
Heather Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard reunited
Variety
A 2019 anniversary screening in Frederick, Maryland; Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
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How it works
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Numbers

Worldwide original-release gross, Box Office Mojo
$248.6M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Peak proxy date
Week of Jul 30, 1999
Jan 24 ’99 to Week of Jul 30, 1999
Platforms
6
Started on Box office
Leverage
414×
$248.6M on $600K budget

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Underdog
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

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The film debuted at Sundance, then opened in US cinemas in July. A fictional missing-person website, television special and fan forums carried its story. Its first wide weekend earned $29.2 million; the original release grossed about $248 million worldwide.

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Timeline (14)

  1. January 1999

    Daniel Myrick / Eduardo Sánchez seed · Jan 24 ’99

    The film debuted at Sundance just after midnight Sunday.[1]

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  2. April 1999

    Ain’t It Cool News platform jump · Apr 3 ’99

    AICN premiered the filmmakers’ first teaser and linked the official site.[2]

  3. July 1999

    Sci-Fi Channel platform jump · Jul 12 ’99

    Sci-Fi aired the promotional mock-documentary Curse of the Blair Witch.[3][4]

  1. commercial · Jul 14 ’99

  2. backlash · Jul 16 ’99

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide original-release gross, Box Office Mojo
$248.6M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Evidence
Grade B

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