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Old 11-16-2009, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus View Post
Not too much bank. They end up in bargain bins pretty fast. And they don't encourage repeat business from even casual gorehounds.
I would guess almost every single remake made cash..

When a Stranger Calls cost $15m made $41m

The RIng cost $48m made $129m

The Grudge cost $10m made $110m

Prom Night cost $18m made $48m

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre cost $9.2m made $80m

The Amityville Horror cost $19m made $65m

Friday the 13th cost $16m made $65m

Thirteen Ghosts cost $20m made $41m

The Omen cost $25m made $54m

My Bloody Valentine cost $25m made $51m

Dawn of the Dead cost $28m made $58m

Halloween cost $20m made $58m

These figure are what they made in US CINEMAS ONLY - so they also made more cash from the foreign market and DVD sales too.

So i'm not really sure where you're getting the idea that they're making 'Not too much bank'.. Remakes are a safe bet and consistantly make money - I don't understand your point that 'they don't encourage repeat business from even casual gorehounds'.

To put it in perspective heres the American Gross' for some 'original script/non-remake' horror:

The Mist cost $13m(?) made $25m

Land of the Dead cost $15m made $21m

30 Days of Night cost $32m made $39m

I am Legend cost €150m made $256m

1408 cost €25m made €71m

28 days Later cost $9.8m made $45m

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