<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $148.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg in his major directorial debut, produced by Lawrence Grey, James Wan and Eric Heisserer and written by Heisserer . It stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke and Maria Bello . It is based on Sandberg's 2013 short film of the same name and features Lotta Losten, who starred in the short . </P> <P> The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 8, 2016, and was released in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2016, by Warner Bros . The film received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $148 million against a budget of $4.9 million . </P> <P> In a textile warehouse, worker Esther sees a silhouette of a zombie - like female figure when she turns the lights off, but sees nothing with the lights on . She warns owner Paul about the apparition, which he ignores, and leaves . Paul is then chased and gruesomely killed by the figure . </P>

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