Vacancy- a 2007 horror/thriller which stars Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale was distributed by Screen Gems and was released to the public on April 20, 2007. Production was scheduled to commence in August 2006. Nimród Antal had signed on to direct the movie.
Early on, Sarah Jessica Parker was going to be in the film. A September 2006 article in The Hollywood Reporter announced that Kate Beckinsale had signed on to replace Parker.
Vacancy opened at #4 in its first week at the box office with $7.6 million at 2,551 locations. In its second week the film had a 45.9% drop-off, falling to #8. The film has grossed $18.9 million domestically and $9.5 million in foreign countries making a total of $28.4 million worldwide. The movie received mixed reviews. The site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "rotten" score of 54% and an average rating of 5.4/10 stating that "Vacancy's restraint with gore is commendable.". However, Rotten Tomatoes' "Cream of the Crop" gives the film a score of 60%.
Vacancy was released on DVD on August 14, 2007 in anamorphic widescreen, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Special features include deleted scenes, a making of featurette, the full versions of the snuff films, and a trailer gallery. It was released on DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, and UMD for PSP.
