Dawn of the Dead (2004)

[Kai Lord]

I'm actually not saying that a drop of 60% isn't bad news, I'm saying that it's not out of line for a horror flick. You think a drop of 50% is "knocking it out of the park" and drop of 60% is "shot in the head". Well and good. It's still only a difference of 10%, not including the general box office figures which are likewise different by about 10%. So one might suggest, based on the evidence, that the difference is very small indeed.

"Knocking it out of the park" is a 9 million dollar movie grossing 80 million (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). FvJ cost 20 million and grossed 82, but interestingly enough dropped 64% its second weekend, compared to TCM's 49% drop. So DotD could get close to or even hit 80 million as well. It appears that TCM was the "home run" anomaly and DotD is pretty much performing on par with the usual course of a successful horror film, as you said.

 

[barsoomcore]

"Knocking it out of the park" is a 9 million dollar movie grossing 80 million (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

Now THAT I agree with.

 

[Caliban]

And no, I didn't overstate the demographics. Scooby Doo and Dawn of the Dead? Don't be silly.

I don't think it's all that silly. I've seen Dawn of the Dead, and I plan on seeing Scooby Doo 2.

Their demographics overlap, in that they both appeal to nostalgia among the 25-40 year old crowd.

 

[Kai Lord]

I don't think it's all that silly. I've seen Dawn of the Dead, and I plan on seeing Scooby Doo 2.

That may be, but you hardly represent the millions of small children and their parents that will be making up the lion share of the PG rated Scooby Doo 2 audience, a collective group not remotely close to crowd lining up to see the gore in a hard R zombie bloodbath.

 

[WayneLigon]

I don't think it's all that silly. I've seen Dawn of the Dead, and I plan on seeing Scooby Doo 2. Their demographics overlap, in that they both appeal to nostalgia among the 25-40 year old crowd.

Hmm. I went to see Dawn again this weekend and got there early to meet with some friends so we could coordinate dinner plans. Watching the people going into the Scooby Doo theater, very few 25-40 year olds were there without some 8-14 year old in tow.

 

[Chingerspy]

I just saw it this evening. Superb! I am so going to break out my Zombies box next time I get a chance to silly game

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Just a quick question.

I finally saw this movie, so there weren't that many people in the audience (about 50).

When they first showed the mall, I was the only one who laughed at the store named "Gaylen Ross" (the name of the actress who played Fran in the original). You see the store name a few times inside the mall, as well.

Those of you who saw this on opening weekend--did the audience get the reference? Just curious.

Through a horrible accident, I was forced to watch "Scooby Doo 2" so I am eternally grateful that I could cleanse my brain by going to "Dawn of the Dead" later the same day.

 

[Caliban]

That may be, but you hardly represent the millions of small children and their parents that will be making up the lion share of the PG rated Scooby Doo 2 audience, a collective group not remotely close to crowd lining up to see the gore in a hard R zombie bloodbath.

Never said I did. But I do represent the group of 25-40 year olds that have some nostalgia for the scooby doo cartoons and enjoyed the previous scooby doo movie.

 

[Cannibal_Kender]

Anbody else like the part where they just barely escape the zombies onto the elevator, and they are all just standing there trying to catch their breath while the elevator music plays, and CJ goes:

"Oh, I like this song".

THAT was cool.

 

[WayneLigon]

Anbody else like the part where they just barely escape the zombies onto the elevator, and they are all just standing there trying to catch their breath while the elevator music plays, and CJ goes:

"Oh, I like this song".

THAT was cool.

I so wanted that song to be 'Girl from Ipanema'.