'H2', Rob Zombie's sequel to 'Halloween'

[The Apatow Crew]

I never heard of it . Maybe a good thing though.

The worst remake for me goes out to Black Xmas. I was in the theatre with my ex girlfriend and we thought the movie being so bad was some sort of prank.

prom night remake was pretty bad

Almost forgot about April Fools Day...yeah, that's a frontrunner for one of the worst.

April Fool's went straight to dvd also. I just found out .

Prom Night was lame but looking at Dana Davis stopped me from hating it . Until she died , then i got angry.

Trust me April Foos day is about the worst Remake ever made! At least Black Xmas, Halloween and Prom Night tried atleast. Its like there was someine getting rchased by a car and they had this goofy chase music. Its like that movie was one big april fools joke, cause the joke was you actually watched it and wasted 90 mins of your life and will never get them back.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

How is it stacking up to RZH?

Its not gonna make as much as the first one I'll say that. It made 58 million Domestic and about 80 Worldwide. and so far its made about 27 million domestically and still waiting release overseas. it should make about 40-45 million tops all together. Which is almost half of what the first made.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

If I were the Weinsteins, I wouldn't bother releasing H2 in theaters overseas and just call it a day, release it on DVD. Save them the trouble and money of having to fund for the reels. I think they're just waiting for it's run to end here and then just move all the reels overseas.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

If I were the Weinsteins, I wouldn't bother releasing H2 in theaters overseas and just call it a day, release it on DVD. Save them the trouble and money of having to fund for the reels. I think they're just waiting for it's run to end here and then just move all the reels overseas.

Could be true about the last part, since I know someone who lives in Ireland and they said there is no release date for it yet.

 

[Darkness Falls]

If I were the Weinsteins, I wouldn't bother releasing H2 in theaters overseas and just call it a day, release it on DVD. Save them the trouble and money of having to fund for the reels. I think they're just waiting for it's run to end here and then just move all the reels overseas.

god i'd hate that, it'd be like punisher war zone all over again

i wanna see h2 in theatres

 

[Seen]

If Halloween II was made for $15 million and has earned to date about $30 million domestically then it's a success. Not only has it made its budget back but it has doubled it. Now that's not counting marketing costs -- but that's also not counting overseas yet either. I'd say that's pretty decent. Not overwhelmingly good or even great but obviously enough to warrant a third film.

As for the film itself, I thought it was... interesting, to say the least. Rob Zombie has improved visually with this one. It looked gorgeous -- and not in the polished, pristine way, but his shots were well staged, blocked and photographed. Two shots stand out for me -- the one where Myers is covered in headlights, very majestically almost -- and the one sweeping shot of him walking out of the forest, truly foreboding...

Halloween II is not a great film by any means but Zombie tried something different this time and I give him kudos for that. Now do something even more original.

 

[Nivek]

Successful Slasher films anymore usually place about #3 in the box office, and pull in $30-50 million domestic. H2 did pretty good, considering the marketing vanished after the first weekend.

 

[Majik1387]

ESTIMATES FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND ARE OUT!

'The Final Destination' once again comes in first with $12.4 million. 'Rob Zombie's Halloween II' fell to SIXTH with $5.6 million.

I'm happy I pirated FD3D and paid for H2.

H2, though flawed, is leagues above FD3D in terms of horror, plot, acting, and quality.

 

[The Chris]

I'm happy I pirated FD3D and paid for H2.

H2, though flawed, is leagues above FD3D in terms of horror, plot, acting, and quality.

Definitely agreed with that.

 

[hitmanyr2k]

If Halloween II was made for $15 million and has earned to date about $30 million domestically then it's a success. Not only has it made its budget back but it has doubled it. Now that's not counting marketing costs -- but that's also not counting overseas yet either. I'd say that's pretty decent. Not overwhelmingly good or even great but obviously enough to warrant a third film.

Not really. You're assuming the studio gets the entire gross of the profits which isn't the case. The theaters take at least 40% (sometimes more) of what the movie makes. So far H2 has made a little over 25 million at the box office. Take away about 40% of that (10 million dollars) and the movie has really just broken even with its budget. However, when you factor in marketing costs it probably hasn't broken even at all and most likely won't unless it does really well overseas or on DVD.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Successful Slasher films anymore usually place about #3 in the box office, and pull in $30-50 million domestic. H2 did pretty good, considering the marketing vanished after the first weekend.

Didn't Friday the 13th (2009) make alot as well?

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Didn't Friday the 13th (2009) make alot as well?

Yeah, it made alot opening weekend, then WB pulled the marketing after it was released on February Friday The 13th and it dropped the next week, cause of no marketing.

 

[Nivek]

The F13 remake made more than any other film in the series.

 

[The Joker]

The F13 remake made more than any other film in the series.

Not surprising. It's one of the best ones, IMO.

 

[Marx]

Not really. You're assuming the studio gets the entire gross of the profits which isn't the case. The theaters take at least 40% (sometimes more) of what the movie makes. So far H2 has made a little over 25 million at the box office. Take away about 40% of that (10 million dollars) and the movie has really just broken even with its budget. However, when you factor in marketing costs it probably hasn't broken even at all and most likely won't unless it does really well overseas or on DVD.

Good points hitman.

 

[DACrowe]

Yeah, it made alot opening weekend, then WB pulled the marketing after it was released on February Friday The 13th and it dropped the next week, cause of no marketing.

I'm pretty sure it dropped for more than little marketing. Didn't it drop something ridiculous like 70 or 80%? That means TERRIBLE word of mouth.

 

[The Dark Defender]

Or it means that it had one of the biggest openings ever, if not the biggest for a film of its kind, and hence most of its audience saw it immediately...it was very frontloaded with that valentines weekend opening and it was pretty much guaranteed horrible legs, which horror films generally have anyway.
With a different release date it would've just opened around $10 mill lower, had bad, but less bad legs, and probably finished right around the same.

Of course RZH didn't have legs that bad, because it didn't have an opening nearly that strong, hardly any horror films ever have. Jason X had better legs than F1309, which hardly meant it had better word of mouth, it just didn't have nearly as far to fall.

Halloween 2 had a so-so opening based on expectations (actually quite bad from a business standpoint considering how much the Weinsteins were relying on it), and it's still having terrible legs.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I'm pretty sure it dropped for more than little marketing. Didn't it drop something ridiculous like 70 or 80%? That means TERRIBLE word of mouth.

Yeah, cause you know every movie that ha "terrible word of mouth" means its a terrible.

 

[DACrowe]

To each their own. But the studio themselves commented that they'll take the strong drop off into consideration in the formation of a sequel as there is something that kept people from recomending the movie on average to their friends. Personally, I thought it was a piece of ****. But that is just my opinion and does not represent the WOM. I just think people realized it was a run of the mill Jason movie, which we've all seen before.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

The F13 remake made more than any other film in the series.

That was actually quite suprising, but it also made me happy. It truly was an awesome movie. However, part 4 still remains my favorite.

 

[CelticPredator]

Part 6 is the best. Horror-Comedy is the best.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

Part 6 is the best. Horror-Comedy is the best.

part 6 is rly good i agree

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Akkad Offers Some Clarification on Halloween 3D

Last night, producers Malek Akkad and Andy Gould were joined by the lovely ladies of Halloween II and Tyler Mane for a special screening of the Rob Zombie film in Thousand Oaks. During a Q&A, Gould and Akkad was pressed for details on the recently announced Halloween 3D.

The former repeated what was said already: Zombie would not be back for a third round. Akkad, however, jokingly reminded him that the director said he wouldn't return for a sequel after the first film. "There will most likely be a '3,'" Akkad told the audience. "We're trying to figure something out."

I caught up to Akkad outside the theater moments later to ask about the weekend news break that positioned Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine 3D) as the prime contender for the director's chair. The producer stressed that they're looking at a number of directors. Lussier is definitely one and because he's toyed with 3-D once already, that is an appealing factor. Akkad said they're currently waiting to see what Lussier's take is going to be.

So, for now, it appears Halloween 3D does not have a "locked" director.

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11751

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Good. And it seems like they may be trying to woo Rob back in as well. I'd rather have him that My Crappy Valentine 3-D's director.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I really really don't think Rob is gonna come back after the way he was treated after his last experience with the weinsteins.