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On [[January 6]], [[2006]] the film opened in 985 [[theater]]s nationwide. It was originally to have played at up to 2500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film. |
On [[January 6]], [[2006]] the film opened in 985 [[theater]]s nationwide. It was originally to have played at up to 2500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001807661</ref><ref>http://www.filmjerk.com/new/article1576.html</ref> In its opening, the film only made $1,550,000 [[USD]].<ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bloodrayne.htm</ref> BloodRayne has received poor reviews on [[RottenTomatoes]] with a freshness of only 4%. The film ended up grossing $3,591,980 [[USD]] (June 2006).<ref>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bloodrayne.htm</ref> The movie was criticized for not having much of a story, and for hiring prostitutes to stand in as actors to reduce production costs.<ref>http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/bloodrayne/default.asp</ref> The movie was also criticized by fans for having little in common with the game. |
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The film has already ranked as low as number 53 on [[Imdb|IMDB.com's]] Bottom 100 list. (The current position, August 2007, is #93.) |
The film has already ranked as low as number 53 on [[Imdb|IMDB.com's]] Bottom 100 list. (The current position, August 2007, is #93.) |
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| BloodRayne | |
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| File:Bloodrayne.jpg Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Written by | Guinevere Turner |
| Produced by | Dan Clarke Uwe Boll |
| Starring | Kristanna Loken Michael Madsen Matt Davis Will Sanderson Billy Zane Udo Kier Michael Pare Meat Loaf with Michelle Rodriguez and Ben Kingsley |
| Distributed by | Romar Entertainment |
Release dates | January 6, 2006 (USA) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 Million |
BloodRayne is a 2006 horror/fantasy film based on the eponymous video game from Majesco and the game developer, Terminal Reality, directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, and Matthew Davis.
The film was the third video game movie adaptation by Uwe Boll who previously made the movies based on House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark.
Story synopsis
Based on the video game of the same name, the film centers on the character of Rayne (Kristanna Loken), an unholy breed of human and vampire called a Dhampir. Dhampir are unaffected by crucifixes and do not thirst for human blood. She is the daughter of the Vampire King Kagan (Ben Kingsley) who has gathered an army of thralls, both vampire and human, in order to annihilate the human race. She was conceived when Kagan raped her mother, and she later witnessed him killing her.
Sebastian (Matthew Davis), Vladimir (Michael Madsen) and Katarin (Michelle Rodriguez) are three members of the Brimstone Society, which fights vampires. When they hear of the Dhampir, Vladimir plans to recruit her in order to kill Kagan. A great portion of the story concerns the three body-parts of an ancient vampire that can make a vampire free of the basic weaknesses: holy water (the eye), crucifixes (the rib) and the sun (the heart). As Kagan wants all these parts it becomes the heroes' mission to stop him.
Response
On January 6, 2006 the film opened in 985 theaters nationwide. It was originally to have played at up to 2500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film.[1][2] In its opening, the film only made $1,550,000 USD.[3] BloodRayne has received poor reviews on RottenTomatoes with a freshness of only 4%. The film ended up grossing $3,591,980 USD (June 2006).[4] The movie was criticized for not having much of a story, and for hiring prostitutes to stand in as actors to reduce production costs.[5] The movie was also criticized by fans for having little in common with the game.
The film has already ranked as low as number 53 on IMDB.com's Bottom 100 list. (The current position, August 2007, is #93.)
It was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards including, Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Kristanna Loken), Worst Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley), Worst Supporting Actress (Michelle Rodriguez), Worst Director (Uwe Boll) and Worst Screenplay.
This is the fastest movie to go to Television Broadcasting ever being out for less than a year.
Release Dates
- United States: January 6, 2006
- Russia - February 16, 2006
- United Arab Emirates - March 15, 2006
- Canada - April 7, 2006
- Kuwait - April 12, 2006
- Japan - April 29, 2006
- Greece - June 15, 2006
- Lebanon - June 15, 2006
- Hungary - June 27, 2006
- Poland - September 14, 2006 (direct to DVD)
References
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001807661
- ^ http://www.filmjerk.com/new/article1576.html
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bloodrayne.htm
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bloodrayne.htm
- ^ http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/bloodrayne/default.asp
External links
- Official site
- BloodRayne at IMDb
- BloodRayne at Rotten Tomatoes
- BloodRayne at Metacritic
- Thorough Recap With Sarcasm at TarsTarkas.NET
- Behind the scenes video
- Interview with Uwe Boll - Now Playing magazine
- Articles needing cleanup from December 2006
- Cleanup tagged articles without a reason field from December 2006
- Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from December 2006
- 2006 films
- 2000s horror films
- American films
- English-language films
- Films based on video games
- Films directed by Uwe Boll
- Monster movies
- Vampires in film and television
- Films shot in Super 35