";s:4:"text";s:2065:"Although its appearance varies depending on the medium, its insides and history are globally identical in all versions: a haunted estate, populated by 999 assorted ghosts, spirits and haunts. It will also take a certain amount of people skills and a real interest in the science of horror. There are many things that can go wrong when opening a haunted house, so it comes down to how well you’ve planned for the catastrophes. Release Date Title Production Budget Opening Weekend Domestic Box Office Worldwide Box Office; Apr 18, 2014: A Haunted House 2: $4,000,000: $8,843,875: $17,329,487 The Haunted Mansion is a franchise that has grown around the long-running attraction at the various Disney Theme Parks, having spawned two movies (a critically disappointing feature with Eddie Murphy and an upcoming film by Guillermo del Toro), a video game, two comic book series (a shortlived anthology series by Slave Labor Graphics and a miniseries at Marvel Comics under the Disney … The franchise is expanding beyond the “haunted house” formula. The Haunted Mansion is the main location in all media pertaining to the franchise. Saw seems to be the horror movie franchise that refuses to die. Atari's early horror title, that spawned a host of quasi-official sequels and official reboots. Haunted house owners are expected to be extremely thorough when it comes to making decisions. “Construction on the exterior of the Mansion was completed in 1963. Prior franchise installments have centered on a haunted house and a curse that causes deeply enraged people who die to become spirits and perpetuate the curse. I was not extensively involved in “Malignant” — all I can say is that you should see it as soon as you have a chance.