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Line 40: Producers [[Eric Newman (producer)|Eric Newman]] and [[Marc Abraham]] developed the film rather as a "re-envisioning" of the original ''Dawn of the Dead'', aiming to reinvigorate the [[Zombie film|zombie genre]] for modern audiences. Newman and Abraham were handed the rights to the original courtesy of its producer and rights holder [[Richard P. Rubinstein]]; and then Gunn was brought in to write the script, borrowing the original's basic premise and updating it with a storyline that is more [[Action film|action-oriented]]. Snyder came on board to direct with a goal of keeping every aspect of the production as grounded in [[Realism (arts)|reality]] as possible. Filming took place from June 9 to September 6 of 2003, on location in [[Toronto]], Canada where a now-defunct shopping mall that was slated for demolition was used. The [[Prosthetic makeup|special makeup effects]] for the film were created by [[David LeRoy Anderson]]. Released on March 19, 2004, the film topped the box office on its United States opening weekend, and went on to gross $102.3 million worldwide against a budget of $26 million. Upon release it received favorable reviews from film critics, some of whom considered it an improvement over its predecessor in terms of acting, production values, and scares; though others found it lacking in character development, excessively gory, and indifferent to the sociopolitical subtext of the original. Retrospective reviews have cited ''Dawn of the Dead'' as Snyder's finest work, and it was ranked as one of the best films in the horror and zombie genres ==Plot== | |||