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thedoctor said:
A-man, I agree with your point that Hollywood needs to concentrate on more original and better movies; but it's Hollywood. They're going to do what makes them money; and, as Grimm has said, remakes bring them in the cash. Maybe you don't think Dawn of the Dead did impressive at the box office, but the studios do. It opened at #1 pushing out Mel Gibson's The Passion from the top spot. Another horror remake debuted at #1 also. It was called The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Starsky and Hutch also pulled in decent money. These films weren't released during the Summer Blockbuster season either. They all came out before April. A $58 mill. gross compared to a $26 mill. budget and estimated $20 mill. marketing (I will save my rant on how this is an overly inflated number due to Hollywood creative accounting practices) gives this film a $12 mill. profit. In Hollywood anytime a movie makes a profit, it's considered a big success. They were also part of a trend of theater attendance growth. More people went and saw Dawn of the Dead than they did the #1 movie a year prior. So, yes, remakes do make money. A lot of money.