$54,000 4 -Day weekend gross on 20 Screens

[DjfunkmasterG]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=...lofthedead.htm

[bassman]

So is this good or bad? I have no idea how these things work. Quite honestly....I hope it doesn't do TOO well. I don't want another rushed job out of the next flick....

[Trin]

It's not exactly Iron Man 2.... So 20 theaters. And worldwide is under $100,000. On a $4,000,000 budget. Does that bode poorly for it? How should it be doing by this point?

[bassman]

Man, are people still watching this flick? It was released when my granny was born. All I want to know about is the R1 DVD features... This was just recently released for home viewing in the states. Got several months to go before the DVD is released...

[AcesandEights]

Man, are people still watching this flick? Well it was only just released here. In fact, it's only playing in one theater this week that I can find and that's in the city, where I'd expect it to be showing in a few more venues. I may just wait for the DVD release.

[DjfunkmasterG]

There are some films that do that much business on just one screen in NY or LA. The fact it is on 20 screens in major cities LA NY WASH DC etc It should have done a little better. $54,000 doesn't even cover the 35MM film prints.

[bassman]

So if it doesn't pick up sales it's not doing too good? Whew....maybe they'll take a break now. I've just seen that my local independent theater is starting it this friday. I'm tempted to do it just as a fan, but having already *ahem* seen it.....I'm not sure it's worth it. Might be waiting for DVD like Aces...

[DjfunkmasterG]

Hey... I imported the Blu-Ray from UK. The least you can do is go sit through it ont he big screen. Plus it is in 2.35:1. So it may add to the viewing experience

[bassman]

ehhhh. 45 minute drive there, 45 minute drive back, mediocre film, shitty effects, etc etc. I'm thinking dvd sounds like the better deal.

[BillyRay]

Yeh...it's only been released in theory. It's out for real when it's playing by me. Numbers be damned.

[EvilNed]

This was never the sort of film that was going to make money in the theathers anyway. I'm not saying the producers didn't want it too, but if they wanted to make big money, they wouldn't have released it in a bare 20 cinemas. Seriously. A huge part of today's market are DVDs. That's where Diary made it's money, and that's where Survival will make it's money.

[darth los]

It's not exactly Iron Man 2.... So 20 theaters. And worldwide is under $100,000. On a $4,000,000 budget. Does that bode poorly for it? How should it be doing by this point? Don't know. All I know is that they better pray for good dvd sales.

[Trin]

In that LA Time article GAR said that Diary "ended up making a lot of money" and was "still earning." It might be that Survival goes that route as well. If I recall it did poorly in the theater too. Of course, Diary didn't suffer the fact that everyone who ever wanted to see it had seen it prior to it ever being in a purchase-able format. I'd spend my money to go see Survival in the theater just to support GAR. I don't think it's playing anywhere near me. So the best I can do is buy the DVD when it becomes available. Personally, I'd love to see the thing be successful enough to fund a dozen more. I know... glutton for punishment. I'm like that.

[C5NOTLD]

It's not exactly Iron Man 2.... So 20 theaters. And worldwide is under $100,000. On a $4,000,000 budget. Does that bode poorly for it? How should it be doing by this point? Depends on what type of change in % from first to second week of release to see if it builds in box office if more theaters are added or if it drops with the current 20 theaters. Paranormal Activity in it's early release was in 200 theaters and grossed $41,000 per screen. .

[DjfunkmasterG]

Yeah Survival only made about $2700 per screen.