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Synopsis

Grind House — noun — A downtown movie theater - in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace of the '30s and '40s - known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies.

From groundbreaking directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez comes a double-bill of thrillers that recalls both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. Grindhouse will be presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. Tarantino's film, Death Proof, is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while Rodriguez's film explores an alien world eerily familiar to ours in Planet Terror. Welcome to the grind house - it'll tear you in two.

Besides the two main features Grindhouse also contains 4 trailer to not (yet) existing movies, Machete (by Rodriguez), Thanksgiving (by Eli Roth), Don't Scream (by Edgar Wright) and Werewolf Women of the S.S. (by Rob Zombie)

Budget Note

Grindhouse's budget was rumored (see, e.g., Variety, 2/17/2007) to be approaching $100 million in the latter stages of its production. The Weinsteins gave a figure of $53 million prior to the movie's release (see Hollywood Reporter, 3/29/2007). We are using the latter figure.

Note on International Grosses

After the US release, Death Proof was released on its own internationally. The international figures reported here apply to Death Proof only.

Cast

Rose McGowan		Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")/Pam (segment "Death Proof")
Marley Shelton		Dr. Dakota Block (segments "Planet Terror"/"Death Proof")
Freddy Rodriguez		Wray (segment "Planet Terror")
Josh Brolin		Dr. William Block (segment "Planet Terror")
Stacy Ferguson		Tammy (segment "Planet Terror")
Naveen Andrews		Abby (segment "Planet Terror")
Michael Biehn		Sheriff Hague (segments "Planet Terror"/"Thanksgiving")
Jeff Fahey		J.T. (segment "Planet Terror")
Nicky Katt		Joe (segment "Planet Terror")
Michael Parks		Earl McGraw (segments "Planet Terror'" and "Death Proof")
Tom Savini		Deputy Tolo (segment "Planet Terror")
Quentin Tarantino		The Rapist (segment "Planet Terror")/Warren (segment "Death Proof")
Bruce Willis		Lt. Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
Simon Pegg		Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't")
Stuart Wilson		Old Man (segment "Don't")
Jason Isaacs		Bearded Man (segment "Don't")
Kurt Russell		Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Sydney Tamia Poitier		Jungle Julia (segment "Death Proof")
Vanessa Ferlito		Arlene (segment "Death Proof")
Jordan Ladd		Shanna (segment "Death Proof")/Judy (trailer segment "Thanksgiving")
Tracie Thoms		Kim (segment "Death Proof")
Rosario Dawson		Abernathy (segment "Death Proof")
Zoe Bell		Zoe (segment "Death Proof")
Mary Elizabeth Winstead		Lee (segment "Death Proof")
Eli Roth		Dov (segment "Death Proof")/Tucker (trailer segment "Thanksgiving")
Omar Doom		Nate (segment "Death Proof")
Michael Bacall		Omar (segment "Death Proof")
Danny Trejo		Machete (segment "Machete")
Cheech Marin		Padre Benicio del Toro (segment "Machete")
Nicolas Cage		Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Udo Kier		Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Sheri Moon		Eva Krupp (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Bill Moseleuy		Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Will Arnett		Announcer (segement "Don't")
Jay Hernandez		Bobby (segment "Thanksgiving")
Julio Oscar Mechoso		Romey (segment "Planet Terror")

External Links

IMDb	Complete cast details, plot summary, reviews etc.
Official Site	Official movie home page
ComingSoon.net	Movie trailers, release date news

Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
4/6/2007	4		$11,596,613		2,624	$4,419	$11,596,613	3
4/13/2007	10		$4,331,372	-62.65%	2,629	$1,648	$19,792,200	10
4/20/2007	14		$1,401,345	-67.65%	1,475	$950	$22,716,864	17
4/27/2007	20		$576,130	-58.89%	618	$932	$23,887,068	24
5/4/2007	29		$130,500	-77.35%	180	$725	$24,283,797	31
5/11/2007	42		$70,427	-46.03%	95	$741	$24,437,669	38
5/18/2007	50		$49,570	-29.62%	53	$935	$24,532,700	45
5/25/2007	26		$173,628	+250.27%	175	$992	$24,733,397	52
6/1/2007	33		$63,691	-63.32%	98	$650	$24,928,753	59
6/8/2007	50		$24,447	-61.62%	49	$499	$24,996,559	66
6/15/2007	57		$12,687	-48.10%	28	$453	$25,031,037	73

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
4/6/2007	4		$5,017,197		2,624	$1,912	$5,017,197	1
4/7/2007	4		$4,062,496	-19.03%	2,624	$1,548	$9,079,693	2
4/8/2007	4		$2,516,920	-38.04%	2,624	$959	$11,596,613	3
4/9/2007	4		$1,235,000	-50.93%	2,624	$471	$12,832,000	4
4/10/2007	4		$990,000	-19.84%	2,624	$377	$13,848,000	5
4/11/2007	4		$830,000	-16.16%	2,624	$316	$14,678,000	6
4/12/2007	4		$800,000	-3.61%	2,624	$305	$15,460,828	7
4/13/2007	11		$1,317,367	+64.67%	2,624	$502	$16,778,195	8
4/14/2007	10		$1,793,578	+36.15%	2,629	$682	$18,571,773	9
4/15/2007	8		$1,220,427	-31.96%	2,629	$464	$19,792,200	10
4/16/2007	6		$430,000	-64.77%	2,629	$164	$20,225,000	11
4/17/2007	6		$390,000	-9.30%	2,629	$148	$20,616,000	12
4/18/2007	6		$360,000	-7.69%	2,629	$137	$20,981,000	13
4/19/2007	6		$335,000	-6.94%	2,629	$127	$21,320,000	14
4/20/2007	-		$410,000	+22.39%	1,475	$278	$21,730,000	15
5/28/2007	25		$47,586		175	$272	$24,780,983	53

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
2007-04-12	8		$15,460,828		2,624	$5,892	$15,460,828
2007-04-19	14		$5,854,692	-62.13%	2,629	$2,227	$21,315,520
2007-04-26	30		$1,995,418	-65.92%	1,475	$1,353	$23,310,938
2007-05-03	49		$842,359	-57.79%	618	$1,363	$24,153,297
2007-05-10	48		$213,945	-74.60%	180	$1,189	$24,367,242
2007-05-17	48		$115,888	-45.83%	95	$1,220	$24,483,130
2007-05-24	55		$76,639	-33.87%	53	$1,446	$24,559,769
2007-05-31	48		$305,293	+298.35%	175	$1,745	$24,865,062
2007-06-07	16		$2,359,027	+672.71%	515	$4,581	$27,224,089
2007-06-14	13		$4,434,033	+87.96%	882	$5,027	$31,658,122
2007-06-21	17		$2,327,662	-47.50%	1,027	$2,266	$33,985,784
2007-06-28	23		$2,267,246	-2.60%	780	$2,907	$36,253,030
2007-07-05	35		$919,150	-59.46%	581	$1,582	$37,172,180
2007-07-12	50		$377,849	-58.89%	371	$1,018	$37,550,029
2007-07-26	21		$2,912,167	+670.72%	738	$3,946	$41,155,108
2007-08-02	20		$2,412,840	-17.15%	714	$3,379	$43,567,948
2007-08-09	39		$1,226,303	-49.18%	634	$1,934	$44,794,251
2007-08-16	43		$777,116	-36.63%	545	$1,426	$45,571,367
2007-09-06	37		$2,045,223	+163.18%	651	$3,142	$49,160,455
2007-09-13	45		$1,034,194	-49.43%	715	$1,446	$50,194,649

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