Answer to my own question: it was released on 301 screens in December 2002. Grossed a whopping $1.2 mil domestically. Cost $20 mil to make.
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <ravena...@...> wrote: > > Was Equilibrium released in theaters? If not, I think the distributors badly > miscalculated. It may have found an untapped audience the way "Saw" did and > the way "District 9" did. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists@> wrote: > > > > It has to be one of the most underrated Scifi movies ever! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of ravenadal > > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:55 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question) > > > > Wow! I just had one of those deja vu moments like when you fly over your > > house to see if you're home and you are! I was about to chime in on this > > thread and I open it up to see that I already did - two months ago! > > > > ~rave! > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists@> wrote: > > > > > > What he said!! I've been trying to get Keith to watch it for years. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > > > Behalf Of ravenadal > > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 6:08 AM > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Equilibrium (was: Question) > > > > > > Love, love, LOVE Equilibrium! A friend of mine hipped me to it and, > > > frankly, I was blown away. I have subsequently opened the eyes of several > > > other peeps and the reaction has been universally good. At core, I love > > the > > > movie for the same reason I love the first "Saw" movie: it shows how good > > > writing and smart execution can overcome a meager budget. The opening > > > scene, which is basically just silence, voices, flashes of light and sound > > > effects over a completely dark screen, exhibits the genius of minimal > > > filmmaking. > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I saw it on dvd a while back and loved it! The gunkata style of fighting > > > is > > > > a cool and interesting concept. I would love to see it again in another > > > > movie. I also loved the look. I think the movie didn't do so well > > because > > > it > > > > came out in the theaters just after the Matrix. Even with Christian Bale > > > and > > > > Ty Diggs in it. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Augustus Augustus > > > > <jazzynupe_007@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > did anyone other than me watch Equilibrium on spiffy? i did not think > > > that > > > > > i would like it, but nothing else was on so i hit the dvr button. > > just > > > > > finished it, and must say, it was pretty entertaining. enough so 2 > > make > > > me > > > > > want 2 get the dvd so i can se the unedited version. > > > > > > > > > > Fate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > > > > Mahogany at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa > > > hoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa > > hoo! Groups Links > > >
