the film holds a score of 18 out of 100, indicating "Overwhelming dislike". Much of the film's criticisms referred to a lack of originality, and similarities to other horror films, including Ju-on: The Grudge, Ring, Paranormal Activity, and Pulse. Brian Orndof from Blu-ray.com said, "The trailer for The Apparition contained more story than the picture it was promoting. In fact, I think the trailer for The Apparition is actually more of a movie than The Apparition." Mark Dujsik agreed, saying, "It's so terrible that there might actually be more tension in the numbing first act of monotonous chores than there is in anything that follows." IndieWire called the film a "hauntingly inept chiller", feeling that the film "makes no attempts to transcend or even enliven its genre". RedEye Chicago called the film "hilariously non-scary". Box office The Apparition was a box office bomb. The film opened at number 12 in its opening weekend at the box office, with a gross of $2.84 million. According to Box Office Mojo, "With the unusually-low theater count and a practically non-existent marketing effort, it's clear Warner Bros. was trying to bury this movie, and they appear to have succeeded." It grossed $4.9 million domestically and $6.4 million worldwide. Accolades The film was nominated for Worst Film at the 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. References External links 2012 films 2012 directorial debut films 2012 horror thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s supernatural horror films 2010s supernatural thriller films American horror thriller films American supernatural horror films American supernatural thriller films Dark Castle Entertainment films English-language German films Films produced by Joel Silver Films scored by Tomandandy Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Potsdam German horror thriller films German supernatural horror films Horror films based on actual events 2010s American films 2010s German films