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Land of the DeadFollow

2005 • R • 1h 37m • Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Universal Pictures

The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth.

🍅 75% 52% MC 71 LB 2.93 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$20.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$47.80M
$27.10M international
Domestic legs2.0x
Budget$19M
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Cast & crew

Full Romero filmography
George A. Romero George A. Romero Director Simon Baker Simon Baker Starring John Leguizamo John Leguizamo Starring Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Starring Asia Argento Asia Argento Starring Robert Joy Robert Joy Starring
ScreenplayGeorge A. Romero Produced byMark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Peter Grunwald CinematographyMirosław Baszak MusicJohnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil Prod. DesignArvinder Greywal StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 24-26 5 $10.2M — 2,249 $4,545 $10.2M
2 Jul 1-3 10 $2.7M −73.4% 2,253 $1,205 $16.2M
3 Jul 8-10 14 $933.3K −65.6% 1,098 $850 $19.1M
4 Jul 15-17 23 $285.1K −69.5% 352 $810 $20.0M
5 Jul 22-24 27 $151.1K −47.0% 229 $660 $20.3M
6 Jul 29-31 34 $93.9K −37.8% 188 $500 $20.4M
Cumulative total$18.2M
Jun 24Jun 27Jul 1Jul 4Jul 7
Weekend grossWk 6 · $93.9K
$10.2M
$2.7M
$933.3K
$285.1K
$151.1K
$93.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Theater countPeak 2,253 → 2,250 −0.1%
2,249 open2,250 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −37.8%
−73.4%
W1→2
−65.6%
W2→3
−69.5%
W3→4
−47.0%
W4→5
−37.8%
W5→6
Steepest −73.4%Best hold −37.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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