The Grudge is an American horror film franchise released by Sony Pictures, based on the Japanese Ju-on series. The franchise consists of three feature films and several additional merchandise products. The first installment of the franchise is a remake of Ju-on: The Grudge and follows a similar storyline to the Japanese film. The sequel, The Grudge 2, is not a remake and follows a unique storyline, albeit still drawing inspiration from several Ju-on films. The most recent sequel, The Grudge 3, picks up shortly after the events of the second film. The Grudge is the tenth highest grossing horror franchise in the US. The series focuses on those affected by the curse of a deceased family's rage that destroys the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it. Known as "the grudge", this curse causes its victims to become fatally afflicted with it, which in turn leads to a new curse being born and passed like a virus to all those who enter the family residence or come into contact with the ...