So...the WB Presents "the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" made 29mil...?
10-19-03, 02:12 PM
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So...the WB Presents "the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" made 29mil...?
'Chainsaw' Massacres Box Office Rivals
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bloodshed continues to rule at theaters.
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,'' the remake of the 1974 horror tale that helped launch the modern slasher genre, debuted as the top weekend movie with $29.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Playing in 3,016 theaters, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' averaged a strong $9,649 a cinema, compared to a $4,298 average in 2,815 theaters for "Runaway Jury'' and a $7,059 average in 1,467 cinemas for "Mystic River.''
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' stars Jessica Biel as one of a group of friends stranded in a Texas town, where they are preyed on by a clan of cannibals, including chainsaw killer Leatherface.
In its first weekend, the movie took in three times its $9.5 million production budget. Three-fourths of the audience was younger than 25, while the crowds were evenly split between men and women.
Biel's presence helped draw women into a gory genre flick that more typically appeals to men, said Russell Schwartz, head of domestic marketing for New Line, which released "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.''
"But also, women love to be scared, perhaps more than men,'' Schwartz said. "It's only the gory part that helps turn off the female audience, not so much the scary part."
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bloodshed continues to rule at theaters.
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,'' the remake of the 1974 horror tale that helped launch the modern slasher genre, debuted as the top weekend movie with $29.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Playing in 3,016 theaters, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' averaged a strong $9,649 a cinema, compared to a $4,298 average in 2,815 theaters for "Runaway Jury'' and a $7,059 average in 1,467 cinemas for "Mystic River.''
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' stars Jessica Biel as one of a group of friends stranded in a Texas town, where they are preyed on by a clan of cannibals, including chainsaw killer Leatherface.
In its first weekend, the movie took in three times its $9.5 million production budget. Three-fourths of the audience was younger than 25, while the crowds were evenly split between men and women.
Biel's presence helped draw women into a gory genre flick that more typically appeals to men, said Russell Schwartz, head of domestic marketing for New Line, which released "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.''
"But also, women love to be scared, perhaps more than men,'' Schwartz said. "It's only the gory part that helps turn off the female audience, not so much the scary part."
Now that it made $29mil, does that mean that there will be more..?
LINK to what fellow DVD Talkers thought about it.
LINK to G. Noel Gross' Texas trip.
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10-19-03, 02:39 PM
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Re: So...the WB Presents "the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" made 29mil...?
Originally posted by Rogue588
It's sad that this will be the first exposure to this story instead of the original.
Now that it made $29mil, does that mean that there will be more..?
It's sad that this will be the first exposure to this story instead of the original.
Now that it made $29mil, does that mean that there will be more..?
10-19-03, 02:47 PM
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Biel's presence helped draw women into a gory genre flick that more typically appeals to men, said Russell Schwartz, head of domestic marketing for New Line, which released "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.''
i'd honestly think her presence would help bring men in (since its a horror movie, they might have been expecting t&a but were disapointed)
i'd honestly think her presence would help bring men in (since its a horror movie, they might have been expecting t&a but were disapointed)
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I doubt Biel's presense helped draw any more women. She might be some nice eye candy for the guys, but I doubt any long time 7th Heaven viewer would be watching TCM. The main reason why women might be drawn to it is it's simply a date movie. Go with your boyfriend. simple as that
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
I doubt Biel's presense helped draw any more women. She might be some nice eye candy for the guys, but I doubt any long time 7th Heaven viewer would be watching TCM. The main reason why women might be drawn to it is it's simply a date movie. Go with your boyfriend. simple as that
I doubt Biel's presense helped draw any more women. She might be some nice eye candy for the guys, but I doubt any long time 7th Heaven viewer would be watching TCM. The main reason why women might be drawn to it is it's simply a date movie. Go with your boyfriend. simple as that
