The Craft (franchise)

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The Craft
The Craft logo.svg
StarringVarious
See complete list below
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Jeff Freeman (1)
  • Libby Cuenin (2)
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
(Sony Pictures)
Release date
1996–present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

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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

FilmU.S.
release date		DirectorScreenwriter(s)ProducersStatus
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)

[1] [2]

The Craft: Legacy (2020)

[3] [4]

Future

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

CharacterFilms
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
LourdesZoey Luna
Helen Schechner-Harrison Michelle Monaghan
Adam Harrison David Duchovny
Abe Harrison Julian Grey
Jacob HarrisonCharles Vandervaart
Isaiah HarrisonDonald MacLean Jr.

Additional crew & production details

FilmCrew/Detail
ComposerCinematographerEditor(s)Production
companies		Distributing
company		Running time
The Craft Graeme Revell Alexander Gruszynski Jeff Freeman Columbia Pictures,
Red Wagon Entertainment 		Columbia Pictures1 hr 41 mins
The Craft: Legacy Mitchell Amundsen Peter S. ElliotLibby CueninColumbia Pictures,
Blumhouse Productions,
Red Wagon Entertainment		 Sony Pictures Releasing 1 hr 30 mins

Stage

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

Box office & financial performance

FilmBox office grossBox office rankingVideo
sales gross		BudgetWorldwide
Total income		Ref.
North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwideAll 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

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
TomatometerMetascore
The Craft57%
(60 critic reviews) [14] 		/100
( critic reviews)
The Craft: Legacy49%
(111 critic reviews) [15] 		54/100
(24 critic reviews) [16]
Untitled filmTBDTBD

References

  1. ↑ "The Craft". RogerEbert.com. May 3, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Craft". Variety. May 1, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Rooney, David (October 27, 2020). "'The Craft: Legacy': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Hussaini, Syed Fahadullah (November 1, 2020). "The Craft 3 Will Include More Of This Original Movie Character". ScreenRant. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "The Craft". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Craft". The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Craft: Legacy". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Craft: Legacy". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ Gupta, Yachika (January 5, 2022). "The Craft Legacy: All About It". Keeper Facts. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Craft". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. 3 May 1996. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Craft: Legacy". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Carft: Legacy". Metacritic. Red Ventures . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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