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Drag Me To Hell Industry Flashcards

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Budget

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$30 million
Low budget by holly wood standards
“Stripped down production compared to Raimi’s Spider-Man films.

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Box office

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$42 million domestic (USA and Canada)

$49 million international. - more important to Hollywood industry than domestic.

Good example of PACKAGE UNIT SYSTEM- typical of mainstream Hollywood studio production

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Finance and distribution

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In US and some international territories

By universal pictures- holy wood major.

Absence of soft public money in films finances compared to DKT

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Distribution

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International- By now defunct mandate pictures- at time was independent production and distribution company owned by lionsgate. - holy wood mini major.

In uk distributed under lionsgate UK brand.

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Scream factory

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Special edition DVD BLU Ray to be released in 2018 by scream factory.

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Production company

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Ghosthouse pictures- founded in 2002 by Raimi and Rob tapert.

Biggest success- don’t breathe- grossed $157 million at box office against budget of just less than $10 million.

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Standalone

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DMTH is standalone feature nkt remKe reboot, adaption or part of a franchise.

More difficult to market.

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Sam Raimi

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Director
Producer
Writer and actor.
Made name with “cult horror” evil dead trilogy.
High concept blockbuster Spider-Man franchise
Each film in the original trilogy took $800m at the box office.

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Film festival.

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Shown unfinished at south by southwest film festival three months before release as a “work in progress”
Marketing and audience point.

Finished debuted at Cannes film festival- out of competition
Reflects Raimis high status as a film director.

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Dates

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Film opened on 29th May in USA on 2,508 screen and ran until 6th August.

Wide release model.

Scheduled for a weekend without blockbuster releases
Previous- Star Trek
Following- terminator salvation

Released on DVD/ BLU Ray in US on October 13th 2009 earning $13.9m
Top ten DVD Releases for first two weeks.

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Opening weekend USA

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Took $15.82 million on opening weekend - disappointing although went on to do well- $7m on second week.

72nd most popular film at the US box office in 2009.

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Opening weekend UK

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£1.9 million going on to take $10.5 m at UK box office.

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Foreign market

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Most successful foreign market followed by France
Spain
Mexico
Russia

Least successful- Uruguay just over $7,000

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Regulation

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BBFC UK 15

MPAA USA PG13

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