The 3-hour+ double-feature of "Grindhouse" couldn't be helped this weekend despite the publicity push. What do you mean people don't want to see a girl with a machine gun leg killing people? Harvey Weinstein is, according to Page Six, so disappointed in the $11.6 million opening weekend gross for "Grindhouse" - he's considering re-releasing each film separately and in longer versions.
"Death Proof" (road rage revenge) was directed by Quentin Tarantino and "Planet Terror" (zombie flick) was directed by Robert Rodriguez but their crafty ways didn't translate into box office gold - at least not yet. Nor did the bevy of pretty girls in tight clothing!
"I don't think people understood what we were doing," Weinstein told Page Six. "The audience didn't get the idea that it is two movies for the price of one. I don't understand the math, but I want to accommodate the audience." He said the main deterrent to ticket buyers is the length, which "becomes a time commitment."
-- Everyone knows (or maybe just me and the rest of the Hollywood outsiders) the money will be made in DVD sales/rentals as it becomes a cult classic...AND it will surely have its midnight horror flick spot in smaller theaters for crazy teens and scary elders. ;)
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