Corrected entry: When Arthur returns to the table with the wrapped cardboard box, we never hear the audio of what would be the paper being removed before he opens it. Instead we see and hear a single crinkle of the paper as he removes it from underneath an instantly unwrapped box.
The Box (2009)
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Directed by: Richard Kelly
Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn
Continuity mistake: When the kid & babysitter go down to the basement, she enters the stairs first. The shot changes, and now the boy is in front of her. (00:46:00)
Arlington Steward: I have an offer to make. If you push the button, two things will happen. First, someone, somewhere in the world, whom you don't know, will die. Second, you will receive a payment of one million dollars. You have 24 hours.
Trivia: "The Box" was based on a short horror story entitled "Button Button" by prolific and legendary sci-fi author Richard Matheson. Matheson's original story was first published in a 1970 issue of Playboy Magazine. He adapted his own story for the screen in a 1985 episode of the new "Twilight Zone" TV series, but it was significantly rewritten after he submitted it. Matheson was so angered by the Twilight Zone rewrite that he refused to allow his real name in the episode credits and instead used his pseudonym, "Logan Swanson."
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Correction: The sound of the paper unwrapping is heard just as the boy talks to his dad about Santa breaking and entering.
DavidRTurner