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Oren Peli

27 credited titles on WatchWise

Oren Peli is an Israeli-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer best known for creating and directing the groundbreaking horror film Paranormal Activity. Produced on a microbudget, the film became a worldwide phenomenon and helped redefine modern found footage horror. Peli has since produced and developed numerous genre projects, including Insidious, Area 51, Chernobyl Diaries, The Bay and entries in the Paranormal Activity franchise.

Oren Peli in one minute

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Insidious: Out of the Further

Budget $18M

Strongest genre

Horror

$457M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Paranormal Activity

$193M

Standout efficiency

12890.4x

Paranormal Activity · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$608M

Combined reported budget

$34M

Gross / budget

18.0x

Bankability Index

74 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.