A great possibility there will be a District 10

It seems only a matter of time before we hear that there is going to be a sequel to District 9 and judging from what we saw in the movie, chances are that it will be called District 10.

Let’s see what the movie has going for it:

1. It cost only an astonishing $30 million to make the movie.

2. It made $37 million domestically on its first weekend so the movie will be very profitable.

3. The ending of the movie was a very nice, neat setup for a sequel and even refers to the state of affairs in District 10.

4. There is already buzz in the industry that District 9 is going to receive some serious Oscar consideration (although in my opinion it is way too early to even think about this – don’t forget, the Academy has a very short memory and it is only August).

5. Director Neill Blomkamp wants a sequel. He has told Entertainment Weekly, “I would do anything to go back to the world of District 9 again. Or District 10.”

It seems only logical that another movie will be in theatres sometime within the next 3 years with Blomkamp behind the camera and producer Peter Jackson lending his deep pockets to the project. Hopefully we will see how this one is going to play out in the very near future.

Sorce

P.S. Up there is a picture I've found on the net - funny poster for District 10, including Nicolas Cage as Superman =)

Original District 9 short movie: Alive in Joberg

This a short film from Neill Blomkamp, which the movie District 9 is based off of.

District 9

District 9 opened in 3,049 theaters in the United States and Canada on August 14, 2009, and the film ranked first at the weekend box office with an opening gross of $37,354,308.

Among comparable science fiction films in the past, its opening attendance was slightly less than the 2008 film Cloverfield and the 1997 film Starship Troopers. The audience demographic for District 9 was 64 percent male and 57 percent people 25 years or older.The film stood out as a summer film that generated strong business despite little-known casting.Its opening success was attributed to the studio's unusual marketing campaign. In the film's second weekend, it dropped 49% in revenue competing against the opening film Inglourious Basterds for the male audience, and Sony Pictures attributed the "good hold" to District 9's strong playability.The film enjoyed similar success in the UK with an opening gross of £2,288,378 (447 screens) making it the highest grossing film of the weekend ending September 6, 2009. As of September 7, 2009, it has grossed an estimated $103,274,000 in the United States and Canada and $14,336,708 in other territories for a worldwide total of $117,610,708.