When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 remake of the 1979 film with the same name. In the film, baby-sitter Jill Johnson (Camilla Belle) receives increasingly threatening calls from a brutal serial killer she first assumes is simply a juvenile prankster.
The film grossed a total of 66.9 million dollars worldwide. In its first week, it grossed 24.8 million dollars.
Critical consensus was negative, with the average grade on Yahoo! Movies being a "D", despite the film's 21.6 million dollar opening setting the record for a movie opening on Super Bowl XL weekend (February 3 - February 5). The biggest criticism of the remake was that it gave away the moment of suspense from the original by revealing the source of the calls in the previews.
As of March 19, 2006, the film grossed a total of 47.9 million dollars in the domestic box office.
The movie was released on May 16, 2006 for PSP and DVD. Special features include two commentaries (one with Camilla Belle and Simon West; the other with Jake Wade Wall), deleted scenes, a 20-minute making-of featurette, and trailers.
Cast
Camilla Belle - Jill Johnson
Tommy Flanagan - The Stranger
Katie Cassidy - Tiffany
Lance Henriksen - The Stranger's voice
