Scott W. Davis
04-13-2003, 10:32 PM
[I 180w corpses_03 I]HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES finally opened on Friday. Some filmgoers, while they were treated to a violent horror film, were surprised there wasn't more gore on the screen.
In an exclusive story, got in touch with director Rob Zombie's personal assistant (no name given in the article), who confirmed that we will see more violence on the upcoming DVD, although maybe not the buckets of blood gorehounds would expect. Apparantly, in a sentiment echoed by Zombie in a Rug Morgue article several months ago, the film was never the gorefest people were expecting.
"The problems the MPAA had with it as well as Universal was 'moral depravity and indifference,'" Zombie's personal assistant said. "Somewhere along the line people came under the impression that HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES was going to be uber-gory but that is as you can see not the case. Also there will be another unrated directors cut on DVD down the line."
Okay, the film will be a little bloodier. But is it any good? Well, for months, advance word has been mixed. And to be honest, sentiments grew more and more negative over the weekend with several horror fans expressing dissatisfaction over Rob Zombie's feature film.
In the meantime, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES did a respectable bit of business. It opened in seventh place, earning $3.4 million. While this may not sound very impressive, keep in mind that this film boasts a low budget, no stars and a small opening. It opened on only 595 screens, about one fourth the size of your standard big studio release. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES averaged a very impressive $5,714 per screen. It had the second highest per screen average in the top ten, behind the amazing box office of the top U.S. moneymaker, ANGER MANAGEMENT. Lion's Gate will need approximately $10 million to see a profit on HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. Although horror films typically dip 40% or more in their second week, they should recoup their costs easily enough.
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In an exclusive story, got in touch with director Rob Zombie's personal assistant (no name given in the article), who confirmed that we will see more violence on the upcoming DVD, although maybe not the buckets of blood gorehounds would expect. Apparantly, in a sentiment echoed by Zombie in a Rug Morgue article several months ago, the film was never the gorefest people were expecting.
"The problems the MPAA had with it as well as Universal was 'moral depravity and indifference,'" Zombie's personal assistant said. "Somewhere along the line people came under the impression that HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES was going to be uber-gory but that is as you can see not the case. Also there will be another unrated directors cut on DVD down the line."
Okay, the film will be a little bloodier. But is it any good? Well, for months, advance word has been mixed. And to be honest, sentiments grew more and more negative over the weekend with several horror fans expressing dissatisfaction over Rob Zombie's feature film.
In the meantime, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES did a respectable bit of business. It opened in seventh place, earning $3.4 million. While this may not sound very impressive, keep in mind that this film boasts a low budget, no stars and a small opening. It opened on only 595 screens, about one fourth the size of your standard big studio release. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES averaged a very impressive $5,714 per screen. It had the second highest per screen average in the top ten, behind the amazing box office of the top U.S. moneymaker, ANGER MANAGEMENT. Lion's Gate will need approximately $10 million to see a profit on HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. Although horror films typically dip 40% or more in their second week, they should recoup their costs easily enough.
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