<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $37.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Covenant (sometimes stylized as THE COVENAN+) is a 2006 American supernatural action horror fantasy thriller film written by J.S. Cardone, directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, and Jessica Lucas . The film, despite receiving very negative reviews, was a moderate box office success . </P> <P> In the town of Ipswich, four college school boys - Caleb, Pogue, Reid and Tyler, together known as the Sons of Ipswich - are the descendants of colonial witch families and thus wield magical abilities which first manifest on their 13th birthday and grow stronger until they Ascend at 18 . The Power is linked to their life force; the more they use, the faster they age . This becomes more dangerous as, upon Ascending, their powers reach their full strength and become so addictive, seductive as they say, that some can't resist . Caleb - who's closest to his 18th birthday - exhibits restraint . </P> <P> While attending a rave, Caleb meets Sarah, a transfer student from a community college in Boston . The Sons also meet Chase Collins, a new student at Spencer Academy . Their meeting is cut short when cops appear to break up the party . The boys escape by using their combined magics . After a student is found mysteriously dead near their campus, various paranormal occurrences take place, with Sarah and her roommate Kate being the focus of it . Upset, Caleb suspects Reid - the most reckless of the warlocks - but he angrily denies any abusive usage of his powers . </P>

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