Dawn of the Dead
When there’s no more room in HELL, the dead will walk the EARTH!
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
- Director
- George A. Romero
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $55M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
21 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Dawn of the Dead actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Dawn of the Dead appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #40
Placed at #40 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Dawn of the Dead returned 85.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $640,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $55M
- Release date
- Sep 2, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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