<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $14.3 million (US) </Td> </Tr> <P> Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Rob Hedden, and starring Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Peter Mark Richman, and Kane Hodder . It is the eighth installment in the Friday the 13th film series and follows Jason Voorhees stalking a group of high school graduates on a ship en route to, and later in, New York City . It was the last film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States until 2009, with the subsequent installments being distributed by New Line Cinema . </P> <P> The film, like several of its predecessors, was intended to be the final film in the series . Filming took place primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional photography in New York City's Times Square and in Los Angeles . At the time of its production, Jason Takes Manhattan was the most expensive film in the series, with a budget of around $5 million . It received substantial attention for its initial marketing campaign, featuring Jason Voorhees slashing through the "I Love New York" logo with a knife, which was later retracted after the New York City Tourism committee filed a complaint against Paramount Pictures . </P> <P> Released on July 28, 1989, the film grossed $14.3 million at the U.S. box office, which was the lowest gross of the series at that time, second - lowest U.S. gross in the series to date . The film received both criticism and praise from critics for its implementation of humor, while others deemed it the worst film in the series thus far . It was followed by Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, released in 1993 . </P>

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