Low-Budget Horror Films Are Big Again.TEEN horror-romance movies like the newly released "Valentine Valentine a true friend and constant lover. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona] See : Faithfulness " are hot at the box-office these days and the studios are cleaning up on them. "Horror is huge again, especially with the 'Hannibal' sequel being released," said Robert Buxbaum of Reel Source Inc. Valentine cost a mere $11 million to make - including salaries of $1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, to two of the film's young stars: TV's "Angel" hunk David Boreanaz and Bond girl Denise Richards Rich·ards , Dickinson Woodruff 1895-1973. American physician. He shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for developing cardiac catheterization. . The other actors in the picture each got around $250,000. "Valentine" pulled in $10 million in its opening weekend and is expected to do even better in these days before and immediately after Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , as the ultimate date flick. "We are projecting it to do $28 million domestically and the same abroad, not including commercial tie-ins," said Buxbaum. "Valentine's" Australian director, horror wunderkind wun·der·kind n. pl. wun·der·kin·der 1. A child prodigy. 2. A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age. Jamie Blanks, broke into the genre with his first picture, 1998's "Urban Legend Myths about anything and everything that barely have a shred of truth in them, yet seem to take on a persistent life of their own. Before the Internet, such urban folklore as "alligators in New York City sewers" was carried in magazines and newspapers. ." Made when he was 26 for Sony Pictures and Phoenix Original Films, his freshman effort grossed $100 million worldwide. Blanks was paid around $1 million for "Valentine." |
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