Needle generates strong box office in Turkey
Australian horror film Needle has taken $US135,000 in 10 days on 62 screens ($2177 per screen) in Turkey.
Needle is about a killer who uses an 18th century machine with supernatural powers to terrorize students at a local college.
The strong box office performance keeps Needle in Turkey’s top 6 films for the second week behind just Harry Potter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Smurfs, Tranformers and Larry Crowne.
“The continuing success of Needle overseas,” said the film’s director, John V. Soto, “now sold in over 65 countries, proves that our strategy is exactly right. If you make a film that has broad international appeal then you have a far greater chance of recouping the cost and going into profit, than if you make a film that maybe only plays in its homeland. The movie only needs to be a hit in one country and you’re halfway there.”
The film performed only modestly in Australia, with a limited release across 6 films, grossing just $18,000. However, said distributor Flimscope’s Deidre Kitcher, “It was a conscious decision not to go any wider than 6 screens because, as has been demonstrated time and time again, Australians generally prefer to watch their horror movies at home.”
Filmed in Perth, Needle features the cream of Australian acting talent including Jessica Marais (Packed to the Rafters), Michael Dorman (Daybreakers, Triangle), Trilby Glover (Righteous Kill), Tahyna Tozzi (Wolverine), Travis Fimmel (The Beast, The Valley), Ben Mendolsohn (Animal Kingdom), Khan Chittenden (West), John Jarratt (Wolf Creek) and Jane Badler (V TV series).
Sold in 65 countries and has made $ in Turkey?
That’s actually quite impressive.
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