Horror movies face bloodbath at box office

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Source: yahoo movies

The only thing scary these days about horror movies is the state of their box office grosses.

Since May 6, when "House of Wax" was released, five horror films have been unveiled -- and they have consistently under-performed. Warner Bros. Pictures' much-hyped "Wax" remake sold a modest $32.1 million worth of tickets, zombiefest "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead" stumbled with a meager $20.3 million, Asian horror remake "Dark Water" grossed a murky $23.1 million, and French import "High Tension" yielded a limp $3.6 million.

Lions Gate Releasing held high hopes for this weekend's debut of Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects," but the fright-fest debuted No. 8 at the box office, grossing a modest $7 million, and will likely suffer a steep falloff on its second weekend.

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In the midst of a genre glut, spookmeisters are definitely on edge, wondering if the horror bubble has burst.

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