couple who encounter the children in Gatlin. The ninth film, Genesis, follows a couple who lodge with a mysterious preacher in the California desert, who appears to be leading a bizarre cult. Releases The first Children of the Corn (1984) was distributed by New World Pictures, receiving a theatrical release in the spring 1984. Its sequel, The Final Sacrifice (1992), was acquired for distribution by Miramax, and was released theatrically in January 1992 under Miramax's Dimension Films division. After Dimension's release of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice, the company would acquire rights to the series and would release numerous follow-up sequels directly to video, beginning with Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, released in 1995. After the release of Revelation in 2001, a television remake of the original film was commissioned by Dimension, but ultimately distributed via Fox 21 Television Studios, airing on the Syfy channel in 2009. In 2011, the ninth installment, Genesis, was released direct-to-video under Dimension's Extreme label. Box office performance Home media The entire series has been released on various home media formats. While all ten of the films have been released on DVD, only the first seven films were released on VHS before the format was phased out. Additionally, Children of the Corn (1984), Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return and Children of the Corn: Genesis have been made available on Blu-ray disc. See also List of Dimension Films films References Works cited External links Children of the Corn I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, 1st Remake, New adaptation, at the Internet Movie Database. American supernatural horror films Film series introduced in 1984 Lionsgate franchises