House of Wax, 2005, Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton
House of Wax is a 2005 horror film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. It is a loose remake of the 1953 movie of the same name starring Vincent Price and the 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum. It was released to theaters May 6, 2005, and to DVD on October 25, 2005.
Opening in 3,111 theaters, the movie grossed a moderate $12 million in its first three days. Though most critics were not impressed, House of Wax earned a decent $68,766,121 worldwide. 46.6% of that total came from domestic receipts. It also earned $42,000,000 in VHS/DVD rentals.
In January 2006 it was announced by Warner Roadshow studio owners Village Theme Park Management and Warner World Australia that they were suing special effects expert David Fletcher and Wax Productions because of a fire on the set during production.
The $7 million lawsuit alleges that the Mr. Fletcher and Wax Productions were grossly negligent over the fire which destroyed part of the Gold Coast's Warner Bros. Movie World studios. The alleged grounds of negligence included not having firefighters on stand-by and using timber props near a naked flame. The set where the fire broke out has now been demolished and a field kept for Movie World for future projects.
House of Wax won three out of the seven awards it was nominated for at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, was nominated for one MTV Movie Award, and won one and was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards.Wikipedia
