Synopsis
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed "Night of the Living Dead," a low budget horror film that shocked the world, became an icon of the counterculture, and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day. Birth of the Living Dead shows how Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers -- policemen, iron workers, teachers, ad-men, housewives and a roller-rink owner -- to shoot a revolutionary guerrilla style film that went on to become a cinematic landmark, offering a profound insight into how our society worked in a singular time in American history.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,239 (12.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 6 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $12,990 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) | 16,834 | $9,802 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) | 34,277 | $9,802 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) | 7,982 | $9,802 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 18th, 2013 (Limited) by First Run Features |
| Video Release: | January 7th, 2014 by First Run Home |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 76 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Movie Business, Zombies, Animated Sequences |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Glass Eye Pix, Predestinate |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |