Figures, dates, covers
It's great to hear back, I wasn't sure if anyone still checked out the site!
Just to warm up then, I caught some gross DVD rental figures on the Rotten Tomatoes site, quoting an industry market report site, according to which Closure grossed $2,070,000 after 19 days in the top 50 chart in the United States. The site suggested that adding 60% to this figure would provide a good estimate for total gross rental earnings, so that would be just over $3.3m for US alone! I'm not sure how much of that revenue trickles back into the studio's coffers but Sony Pictures bought the movie for North America and the World (exc UK and a couple of smaller territories) for a lot less than that so it looks like a pretty shrewd acquisition on their part, particularly as to my knowledge there was no advertising or publicity (anybody in USA remember seeing posters or ads??). Who knows, I may see my deferrals in 250 years! The Straightheads DVD has sold and rented impressively here in UK, it was in the Blockbuster top 10 for a while and UK distributors Verve are well pleased. Did anyone catch it on Sky Box Office? Or rent it in Australia?
Some release dates for you:
France - 9/4/08
S. Korea - 1/5/08
Germany - 18/3/08
Italy - 30/1/08
and some covers: 
héhé, someone has been on Haven recently since it's my collage! lol Pleased to see that it'll finally be released in France! Thanks for the update Dan!
Posted by: APC | 02/23/2008 at 01:57 PM
Hey Dan!
Seems like Straightheads has done quite well for itself! Congratulations! Certainly well deserved!
I'm very pleased at the sight of those other releases around the globe! My fingers are crossed for it to find success in those countries as its already found in the UK and US.
I look forward to your next update, Dan. Take care.
- Alan.
Posted by: Alan | 02/23/2008 at 03:13 PM
Congrats Dan, for the DVD success!! Well deserved indeed. I'm very curious how it will do here in Germany.
Posted by: Michael H. | 02/23/2008 at 03:33 PM
It was on top rental list here in Sweden and still is. And considering that Sony made no effort whatsoever in the US to promote Straightheads/Closure, I believe it did quite well. Congrats to you, Dan! Couldn't happened to nicer guy! ;)
Posted by: GADD1960(Marie) | 02/23/2008 at 06:23 PM
Nice to hear from you again, Dan!!
Congrats the DVD success!! I`m so happy about it! I have bought it too - an UK version with all those incredible bonus materials :) I don`t have the Polish edition yet, but I`ll buy it for sure, when I only have a chance to do it! By the way I see Polish cover on that photo :D I hope you like it, Dan :D
I would like to have in my collection editions from other countries, too.
I don`t know what was the results of your movie here in Poland coz I haven`t seen any note about it! The promotion of release date also sucked here :/ But be sure that Polish fans of your movie and Gillian have known about it!
I`m waiting for next message from you
Bogusia from Poland
Posted by: Bogusia X | 02/23/2008 at 07:15 PM
It'd be nice to hear from you again on here... please ;-)
Posted by: Lily | 02/27/2008 at 06:18 AM
Here in the US Sony did not promote this DVD in any venues that I saw. It rented well at my local blockbuster, but was not carried on the shelves of most retail outlets. In essence if Sony makes money on this it did not come from any promotion on their part. Indeed there were no special features on their released disc as well.
Posted by: Robert G | 02/28/2008 at 05:55 PM