Saw an article in Variety today talking about how horror flicks, typically unsuccessful in the international market, are now kicking ass and taking names overseas. I’m so proud! Here’s some of what they had to say:
Since the demise of the straight-to-video boom, horror pics haven’t sold well overseas. Usually, that’s not such a big problem, since the low-budget titles tend to recoup their costs domestically.
But in the last two years, it’s started to look like distribs can see significant upside for scare fare overseas as well as at home. Pics such as “Saw,” “The Ring 2” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” have narrowed the generally wide gap between the domestic and foreign B.O.
Of course it’s no surprise to genre fans that quality horror pics would lead to quality box office returns – it’s just nice to see the rest of the world getting its head straight on the issue. You can click here to read the rest of the article, or just sit back like a proud mamma or poppa and love the love our beloved scare pix are getting.