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'''''Saw II''''' is a 2005 American [[horror film]] and the second installment in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' franchise]], directed and co-written by [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] and series creator [[Leigh Whannell]]. The film stars [[Donnie Wahlberg]], [[Franky G]], [[Glenn Plummer]], [[Beverley Mitchell]], [[Dina Meyer]], [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]], [[Erik Knudsen]], [[Shawnee Smith]], and [[Tobin Bell]]. |
'''''Saw II''''' is a 2005 American [[horror film]] and the second installment in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' franchise]], directed and co-written by [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] and series creator [[Leigh Whannell]]. The film stars [[Donnie Wahlberg]], [[Franky G]], [[Glenn Plummer]], [[Beverley Mitchell]], [[Dina Meyer]], [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]], [[Erik Knudsen]], [[Shawnee Smith]], and [[Tobin Bell]]. |
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At the scene of Michael's game, Detective Allison Kerry finds a message for her former partner, [[Eric Matthews (Saw)|Detective Eric Matthews]], and calls him in. Despite not wanting to be involved in the case, Eric reluctantly joins Kerry and Officer Daniel Rigg in leading a [[SWAT]] team to the factory, which produced the lock from Michael's trap. There they find and apprehend John Kramer, the [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw Killer]], who is weak from cancer. He indicates several computer monitors showing eight people trapped in a house; including his only known survivor [[Amanda Young]], and Eric's estranged son Daniel. The other victims are Xavier, Gus, Jonas, Laura, Addison, and Obi. A nerve agent filling the house will kill them all within two hours, but John assures Eric that if he follows the rules of his own game, by simply talking with John, he will see Daniel again. At Kerry's urging, Eric agrees in order to buy time for the tech team to arrive and trace the video signal. |
At the scene of Michael's game, Detective Allison Kerry finds a message for her former partner, [[Eric Matthews (Saw)|Detective Eric Matthews]], and calls him in. Despite not wanting to be involved in the case, Eric reluctantly joins Kerry and Officer Daniel Rigg in leading a [[SWAT]] team to the factory, which produced the lock from Michael's trap. There they find and apprehend John Kramer, the [[Jigsaw (Saw character)|Jigsaw Killer]], who is weak from cancer. He indicates several computer monitors showing eight people trapped in a house; including his only known survivor [[Amanda Young]], and Eric's estranged son Daniel. The other victims are Xavier, Gus, Jonas, Laura, Addison, and Obi. A nerve agent filling the house will kill them all within two hours, but John assures Eric that if he follows the rules of his own game, by simply talking with John, he will see Daniel again. At Kerry's urging, Eric agrees in order to buy time for the tech team to arrive and trace the video signal. |
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The victims are informed by a micro-cassette recorder that antidotes are hidden throughout the house; one is in the room's safe, and they have the combination with the "numbers in the back of their mind". Xavier ignores a warning note and uses the key provided with the cassette on the door, which fires a bullet through the peephole as Gus looks through it, killing him. They search the house for more antidotes after the door opens, but with no success. After discovering a door, the group travel to the basement where Obi, who is revealed to have helped with the abductions, is forced into a crematory oven to obtain two antidotes. He inadvertently activates the trap and is burned to death before the others can save him, destroying the antidotes as well. In another room, Xavier's test is to go into a pit full of needles and retrieve the key to the door in two minutes, but he instead throws Amanda into the pit and forces her to do it. Pressured, she searches through the needle pit until finally retrieving the key, which she gives to Xavier, but he runs out of time to unlock the door containing the antidote. Throughout the game, the victims discuss connections between them and determine that each has been incarcerated before, excluding Daniel. |
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Meanwhile, John passes the time with both idle and cryptic chat, eventually telling Eric that his survival of a suicide attempt after his diagnosis is the true reason for his games. With the little time he has left, he wants to inspire in others the new appreciation for life he had found. Not interested in any of this, Eric runs out of patience and returns to the monitors. He destroys several of John's documents and sketches at Kerry's suggestion, but fails to provoke John. As the tech team arrives, John reveals the connection between the victims: Eric has framed all of them for various crimes, and Daniel will be in danger if his identity is discovered. |
Meanwhile, John passes the time with both idle and cryptic chat, eventually telling Eric that his survival of a suicide attempt after his diagnosis is the true reason for his games. With the little time he has left, he wants to inspire in others the new appreciation for life he had found. Not interested in any of this, Eric runs out of patience and returns to the monitors. He destroys several of John's documents and sketches at Kerry's suggestion, but fails to provoke John. As the tech team arrives, John reveals the connection between the victims: Eric has framed all of them for various crimes, and Daniel will be in danger if his identity is discovered. |
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Having left the others, Xavier returns to the safe room and finds a colored number on the back of Gus' neck. After realizing the answer to the clue, he kills Jonas with a spiked bat for his number after a brief fight and begins hunting the others. Laura succumbs to the nerve agent and dies, after finding the clue revealing Daniel's identity. Addison and Amanda abandon him, but Amanda returns after finding Jonas' body. Addison finds a glass box containing an antidote, but her arms become trapped in the arm holes which are lined with hidden blades. Xavier enters the room, reads Addison’s number, and leaves her to die. Amanda and Daniel find a tunnel in the safe room, which leads to the bathroom from [[Saw (2004 film)|the first film]]. Daniel collapses inside just before Xavier finds them. Amanda notes that he cannot read his own number, so he [[Skinning| |
Having left the others, Xavier returns to the safe room and finds a colored number on the back of Gus' neck. After realizing the answer to the clue, he kills Jonas with a spiked bat for his number after a brief fight and begins hunting the others. Laura succumbs to the nerve agent and dies, after finding the clue revealing Daniel's identity. Addison and Amanda abandon him, but Amanda returns after finding Jonas' body. Addison finds a glass box containing an antidote, but her arms become trapped in the arm holes which are lined with hidden blades. Xavier enters the room, reads Addison’s number, and leaves her to die. Amanda and Daniel find a tunnel in the safe room, which leads to the bathroom from [[Saw (2004 film)|the first film]]. Daniel collapses inside just before Xavier finds them. Amanda notes that he cannot read his own number, so he [[Skinning|skins]] a piece of the back of his neck off. As he approaches Amanda as an attempt to kill her, Daniel, who feigned his collapse, jumps in the way and slashes his throat with a [[hacksaw]], killing him. |
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Having seen Xavier chasing his son, Eric brutally assaults John and forces him to lead him to the house. John's sitting area is revealed to be |
Having seen Xavier chasing his son, Eric brutally assaults John and forces him to lead him to the house. John's sitting area is revealed to be a lift, which they use to leave the factory. The tech team tracks the video's source and Rigg leads his team to a house, where they find VCRs playing previously recorded images. As Kerry realizes the game took place ''before'' they found John, the timer expires and a large safe opens, revealing Daniel bound and breathing into an [[oxygen mask]]. Eric enters the house alone and eventually locates the bathroom, where he is attacked by a pig-masked figure. He awakens shackled at the ankle to a pipe, and a tape recorder left by Amanda reveals that she is John's accomplice and intends to continue his work after he dies. Amanda suddenly appears in the doorway, and says "Game Over" before sealing the door, leaving Eric to die. |
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* [[Glenn Plummer]] as [[List of Saw characters#Jonas Singer|Jonas]] |
* [[Glenn Plummer]] as [[List of Saw characters#Jonas Singer|Jonas]] |
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* [[Dina Meyer]] as [[Allison Kerry|Detective Allison Kerry]] |
* [[Dina Meyer]] as [[Allison Kerry|Detective Allison Kerry]] |
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* [[Lyriq Bent]] as [[List of Saw characters#Daniel Rigg| |
* [[Lyriq Bent]] as [[List of Saw characters#Daniel Rigg|Sergeant Daniel Rigg]] |
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* Tim Burd as [[List of Saw characters#Obi |
* Tim Burd as [[List of Saw characters#Obadiah "Obi" Gee|Obi]] |
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* Tony Nappo as [[List of Saw characters#Gus Colyard|Gus]] |
* Tony Nappo as [[List of Saw characters#Gus Colyard|Gus]] |
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* Noam Jenkins as [[List of Saw characters#Michael Marks|Michael Marks]] |
* Noam Jenkins as [[List of Saw characters#Michael Marks|Michael Marks]] |
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}}</ref> but [[James Wan]] and [[Leigh Whannell]], director and writer of ''Saw'', were working on [[Universal Pictures]]'s ''[[Dead Silence]]''. Music video director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] had just completed a script for his first film ''The Desperate'', and was trying to sell it to studios but was getting reactions that the script was very similar to ''Saw''. A German studio eventually approached him with an offer to produce the film for $1 million. Just as they were looking for a cinematographer, the American cinematographer David A. Armstrong, who had worked on ''Saw'', arrived on the scene and suggested showing the script to ''Saw'' producer [[Gregg Hoffman]].<ref name="BDDarren2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/155 |title=Saw II: Director Darren Bousman & Writer Leigh Whannell |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=The Collective |year=2005 |accessdate=August 22, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/617eli0Lg |archivedate=August 22, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Hoffman read the script and called Bousman wanting to produce ''The Desperate''. After Hoffman showed the script to his partners [[Mark Burg]] and [[Oren Koules]],<ref name="BousmanOfficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.darrenlynnbousman.com/films-dlb/saw2/ |title=Saw II |publisher=Darren Lynn Bousman Official Site |last=Bousman |first=Darren Lynn |authorlink=Darren Lynn Bousman |year=2010 |accessdate=August 23, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AVQapvJ |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> the two decided that ''The Desperate'' was the starting script they needed for ''Saw II'' and two months later, Bousman was flown to [[Toronto]] to direct.<ref name="BousmanOfficial"/> |
}}</ref> but [[James Wan]] and [[Leigh Whannell]], director and writer of ''Saw'', were working on [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]]'s ''[[Dead Silence]]''. Music video director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] had just completed a script for his first film ''The Desperate'', and was trying to sell it to studios but was getting reactions that the script was very similar to ''Saw''. A German studio eventually approached him with an offer to produce the film for $1 million. Just as they were looking for a cinematographer, the American cinematographer David A. Armstrong, who had worked on ''Saw'', arrived on the scene and suggested showing the script to ''Saw'' producer [[Gregg Hoffman]].<ref name="BDDarren2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/155 |title=Saw II: Director Darren Bousman & Writer Leigh Whannell |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=The Collective |year=2005 |accessdate=August 22, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/617eli0Lg |archivedate=August 22, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Hoffman read the script and called Bousman wanting to produce ''The Desperate''. After Hoffman showed the script to his partners [[Mark Burg]] and [[Oren Koules]],<ref name="BousmanOfficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.darrenlynnbousman.com/films-dlb/saw2/ |title=Saw II |publisher=Darren Lynn Bousman Official Site |last=Bousman |first=Darren Lynn |authorlink=Darren Lynn Bousman |year=2010 |accessdate=August 23, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AVQapvJ |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> the two decided that ''The Desperate'' was the starting script they needed for ''Saw II'' and two months later, Bousman was flown to [[Toronto]] to direct.<ref name="BousmanOfficial"/> |
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Whannell polished the script, with input from Wan,<ref name="SawIINotes"/> in order to bring it into the ''Saw'' universe,<ref name="FilmMonthly"/> but kept the characters, traps and deaths from ''The Desperate'' script.<ref name="BDFeb2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/215 |title=Saw II DVD: Director Darren Lynn Bousman |last=Lamkin |first=Elaine |work=Bloody Disgusting |publisher=The Collective |date=February 2006 |accessdate=August 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61CC6Ly0l |archivedate=August 25, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Bousman said, "But you could read the script for ''The Desperate'' and watch ''Saw II'', and you would not be able to draw a comparison".<ref name="BDDarren2005"/> Wan and Whannell also served as [[executive producer]]s. All the previous film's crew members returned: editor [[Kevin Greutert]], cinematographer Armstrong, and composer [[Charlie Clouser]]. This was to be Hoffman's last film. He died unexpectedly on December 4, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/15/guardianobituaries.film |title=Obituary: Gregg Hoffman |last=Newman |first=Kim |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=December 15, 2005 |accessdate=August 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61CCxWwLH |archivedate=August 25, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
Whannell polished the script, with input from Wan,<ref name="SawIINotes"/> in order to bring it into the ''Saw'' universe,<ref name="FilmMonthly"/> but kept the characters, traps and deaths from ''The Desperate'' script.<ref name="BDFeb2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/215 |title=Saw II DVD: Director Darren Lynn Bousman |last=Lamkin |first=Elaine |work=Bloody Disgusting |publisher=The Collective |date=February 2006 |accessdate=August 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61CC6Ly0l |archivedate=August 25, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Bousman said, "But you could read the script for ''The Desperate'' and watch ''Saw II'', and you would not be able to draw a comparison".<ref name="BDDarren2005"/> Wan and Whannell also served as [[executive producer]]s. All the previous film's crew members returned: editor [[Kevin Greutert]], cinematographer Armstrong, and composer [[Charlie Clouser]]. This was to be Hoffman's last film. He died unexpectedly on December 4, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/15/guardianobituaries.film |title=Obituary: Gregg Hoffman |last=Newman |first=Kim |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=December 15, 2005 |accessdate=August 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61CCxWwLH |archivedate=August 25, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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===Trap designs=== |
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[[David Hackl]], the film's [[production designer]], took three weeks to construct 27 sets on a single sound stage.<ref name="SawIINotes"/> The puppet [[Billy |
[[David Hackl]], the film's [[production designer]], took three weeks to construct 27 sets on a single sound stage.<ref name="SawIINotes"/> The puppet [[Billy (Saw)|Billy]], used in the series to give instructions to Jigsaw's victims, was originally created by Wan out of paper towel rolls and [[papier-mâché]]. Given the larger budget for the sequel, Billy was upgraded with remote-controlled eyes and a [[Servomechanism|servo]]-driven mouth.<ref name="GreggJoBlopt2">{{cite web|url=http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/saw-2-diary-2 |title=Saw 2: Dairy #2 |last=Hoffman |first=Gregg |publisher=JoBlo.com |page=2 |date=May 13, 2005 |accessdate=August 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AcAwHaK |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> In one trap, "The Needle Room", Smith's character Amanda is thrown into a pit of needles to find a key. In order for this to be done safely, four people, over a period of four days, removed the needle tips from syringes and replaced them with fiber optic tips. They modified a total of 120,000 fake needles. However, this number was insufficient and the pit had to be filled with styrofoam and other materials to make it appear to have more needles. The needles that were apparently stuck into Smith were actually blunted syringes stuck into padding under her clothing. For certain shots, a fake arm was used.<ref>{{cite video |people=[[David Hackl]] (production designer), Jim Murray (property master), Darren Lynn Bousman (writer/director) |date=2005 |title=The Traps of Saw II: The Needle Pit |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] |accessdate=August 25, 2011}}</ref> |
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[[File:Darren Lynn Bousman CC.JPG|thumb|right|''Saw II'' was Bousman's first feature film.]] |
[[File:Darren Lynn Bousman CC.JPG|thumb|right|''Saw II'' was Bousman's first feature film.]] |
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===Box office=== |
===Box office=== |
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''Saw II'' opened with $31.7 million on 3,879 screens across 2,949 theaters.<ref name="BOMWeekend">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1930&p=.htm |title='Saw II' Gores 'Zorro' on Halloween Weekend |last=Gray |first=Brandon |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=October 31, 2005 |accessdate=August 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AgXubSc |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> The three-day [[Halloween]] opening weekend set a Lionsgate record. It became at the time, the widest release for Lionsgate and one of the best opening weekends for a horror sequel.<ref name="CNWGroup">{{cite news|title=Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures Announce SAW III for Halloween 2006|agency=[[CNW Group]]|date=March 3, 2006}}</ref> For its second weekend it fell 47% making $16.9 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1935&p=.htm |title=Welcome to the Cluck: 'Chicken Little,' 'Jarhead' Top Weekend |last=Gray |first=Brandon |work=Box Office Mojo |date=November 7, 2005 |accessdate=August 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AiStFVm |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> The film was closed out of theaters on {{nowrap|January 5, 2006}} after 70 days of release. |
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Dangal grossed ₹716 crore after its initial run. It included ₹511 crore in India and ₹205 crore overseas.[153] After it collected a nett of ₹345 crore over its third weekend from release, it beat the record held by PK for the highest grossing Indian film.[154] Dangal became highest grossing Indian film worldwide in July 2017, with a gross of ₹2,000 crore, after its second phase of release in China and Taiwan.[155][156] The worldwide distributor share of Dangal was ₹525 crore as of 1 June 2017.[157][155] As of June 2017, the worldwide gross of Dangal stood at US$307 million (₹2,000 crore).[17][18] Dangal emerged as 30th highest-grossing film of 2016 worldwide and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film of all time.[18][158][159] The Movie was marketed by a Mumbai Based company named Spice PR owned by Prabhat Choudhary.[160] |
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''Saw II'' opened in the United Kingdom with $3.8 million on 305 screens, 70% larger than the first instalment. It opened in Japan on 67 screens with $750,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1932&p=.htm |title=Around the World Roundup: 'Zorro' Leaves Modest Mark in Mass Foreign Bow |last=Bresnan |first=Conor |work=Box Office Mojo |date=November 1, 2005 |accessdate=August 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AhvJadN |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Opening to $1.3 million on 173 screens it was the number one film in [[Cinema of Australia|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1948&p=.htm |title=Around the World Roundup: 'Harry Potter' on Fire in Foreign Bow |last=Bresnan |first=Conor |work=Box Office Mojo |date=November 24, 2005 |accessdate=August 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/61AisQFwc |archivedate=August 24, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> The film grossed $87 million in the United States and Canada and $60.7 million in other markets for a worldwide total of $147.7 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw2.htm|title=Saw II (2005)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=August 19, 2011}}</ref> The film is the 2nd highest-grossing film of the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' series]], only behind ''Saw III'' and Lionsgate's fourth highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=sawvs.htm|title='Saw' Vs. 'Saw'|work=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=August 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=lionsgate.htm|title=Lionsgate All Time Box Office Results|work=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=September 19, 2011}}</ref> According to [[CinemaScore]] polls, 53% of the audience were males under 25 years of age. The poll also indicated that 65% of the audience were familiar with the first film.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001393198 |title='Saw II' cuts through b.o. with $31.7 mil debut |last=Fuson |first=Brian |work=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]] |date=November 1, 2005 |accessdate=August 23, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/619CK762U |archivedate=August 23, 2011 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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Dangal worldwide gross revenue breakdown |
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Territories Gross revenue Footfalls (est.) |
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India ₹538.03 crore (US$80.07 million)[161] 36,996,000[162] |
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Overseas (2016) ₹217.2 crore (US$31.8 million)[18][163] 2,880,832 |
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United States and Canada US$12.4 million[164] (₹85 crore)[163] 1,406,400[165] |
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Arab Gulf States (GCC) US$8.8 million[164] (₹60.104 crore)[163] 923,400[166] |
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United Kingdom £2.6 million[164] – ₹24 crore (US$3.5 million)[167] 348,134[168] |
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Australia A$2.63 million[164] – ₹14 crore (US$2.0 million)[161] 190,580[169] |
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Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway 12,318[168] |
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Chinese markets (2017) ₹1,344–1,437 crore (US$206 million)[170] 45,984,728 |
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China ¥1,299.12 million[171] – US$196.89 million[170] (₹1,280–1,400 crore)[172][170] 44,897,623[173] |
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Taiwan NT$167 million[174] – ₹41 crore (US$5.9 million)[175] 730,000[176] |
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Hong Kong HK$27,139,998[177] – ₹23.1 crore (US$3.3 million)[178] 357,105[179] |
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Overseas (2018) ₹12 crore (US$1.7 million) 511,669 |
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South Korea ₩906.42 million[180] – US$850,000[181] (₹6 crore) 109,500[180] |
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Turkey ₺1,556,553[182] – US$428,201[183] (₹3 crore) 364,146[168] |
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Japan ¥50 million – ₹3 crore (US$430,000)[184] 38,023[185] |
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Overseas total ₹1,519 crore (US$233 million) 49,377,229 |
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Worldwide total ₹2,024 crore[4] (US$311 million) 86,373,229 |
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Dangal is the first Indian film to gross $300 million worldwide,[18] and one of the top 30 highest-grossing 2016 films. Dangal is also the highest-grossing sports film, and Disney's fourth highest-grossing film of 2017.[186] Dangal is also the first Indian film to exceed $100 million[187] and ₹1,000 crore overseas,[188] grossing around ₹1,459 crore (US$210 million) in overseas markets by June 2017.[189] |
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Dangal collected ₹29.8 crore on its opening day of release in India, and recorded as the second highest non-holiday opening after Dhoom 3.[190][191] On its second day, the film collected ₹348 million (US$5.0 million) and on the third day collections were ₹424 million (US$6.1 million) taking the first weekend collections to ₹1.07 billion (US$15 million).[192] On 9 January 2017, Dangal became the highest grossing Indian film domestically, beating Aamir Khan's previous film PK.[193] It eventually grossed ₹538.03 crore (US$80.07 million) from all languages in India.[161] The film's footfalls at the domestic Indian box office was about 37 million admissions.[162] |
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Deadline Hollywood reported that Dangal would open in 331 North American screens, the hitherto highest for a Bollywood film, on 21 December 2016.[194] Releasing in 279 theaters in the United States, it collected US$282,280 and US$42,816 from 24 theaters in Canada on the first day; an overall occupancy of 65 per cent was reported.[195] It grossed US$12.4 million in North America becoming the highest grossing Indian film there, to be surpassed only months later by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.[196][197] Dangal was released in 95 screens across the Gulf countries and was last reported to have collected ₹59.04 crore from the region.[198] It also received the highest opening in Australia for a Bollywood film (41 screens), and collected US$528,000 in its first weekend, opening at second spot, behind Rogue One.[199] Having collected over ₹12.65 crore in the country,[a] it became the highest grossing Indian film there.[202] It collected US$460,000 (₹2.98 crore) in New Zealand,[203] and was last reported to have collected US$4 million (₹25.78 crore) in the UK.[204] |
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Dangal emerged as highest-grossing Indian film of all time in international markets, when it had grossed around ₹1,459 crore (US$210 million) overseas by June 2017,[189] during its second overseas phase, while running in Taiwan and China.[157][155][205][206] |
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Upon theatrical release in Taiwan, Dangal earned over US$3 million and emerged as the number one film there, also becoming the highest grossing Indian film in the region.[207][208] Its final gross in Taiwan was NT$167 million as of October 2017,[174] or ₹41 crore (US$5.9 million).[209] The film ran in the country for four months, with a final gross 101 times greater than its opening day gross, setting a record at Taiwan's box office.[175] |
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In China, a nation where Indian films were rarely shown, it became the highest grossing Indian film. It was initially released in six Chinese cities and on Youku under the Chinese title 摔跤吧!爸爸 (pinyin: Shuāijiāo ba bàba, "Let's Wrestle, Father").[210][211] It grossed US$2.48 million on opening day,[212] and grossed $14.5 million in just three days from theatrical release.[213] The collections totaled to ₹300 crore at the end of day nine from release, taking the overall collections past ₹1,000 crore, becoming second Indian film to reach the mark.[214][215] |
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In its second week, it emerged as the number one film in the country,[216][217] outselling Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by US$15 million according to China's film ticketing portal Maoyan,[218] with collections totaling to over US$84 million (₹544 crore) by the end of 15 days.[219] In the process, it beat the record held by the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name for the highest grossing foreign-language non-Hollywood film in China.[220] It held the number one position for the second consecutive week taking the overall collections past ₹1,500 crore.[221] As the film neared its one-month run, it had a cumulative gross equal to 70 times its opening day figure, breaking the record set by Zootopia (2016), following which the Chinese government gave the film a "rare extension" beyond the typical 30-day window.[222][223] As of 4 July 2017, Dangal had a cumulative China gross 87 times its opening day haul and 15 times its debut weekend, having been number one for 16 consecutive days and in the top three for 34 straight days, and out-lasting and out-grossing heavily marketed Hollywood movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Life, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Wonder Woman and Alien: Covenant.[224] When its worldwide gross reached ₹1,930 crore on 11 June 2017, it became the fifth highest-grossing non-English film of all time.[18] |
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As of July 2017, Dangal has grossed about ¥1.3 billion ($196 million) in China.[225][171] Its overseas gross in China more than doubled its domestic gross in India.[18] In China, Dangal became one of the top 20 highest-grossing films of all time,[171] the 8th highest-grossing foreign film,[226][227] had the most consecutive days with a ¥10 million ($2 million) gross (surpassing the 30 days of Transformers: Age of Extinction)[228] and $1 million gross[227] (38 days),[229] was the highest-grossing film in May 2017 (ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales[230] and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2),[187] and is the year's second highest-grossing foreign film (after The Fate of the Furious).[231] In the month of May, Dangal drew 35 million viewers at the Chinese box office.[232] In 52 days, the film had 44,897,623 admissions at the Chinese box office.[173] Aamir Khan's earnings from Dangal is estimated to be ₹300 crore (US$43 million),[233] one of the highest paydays for a non-Hollywood actor.[234] By the end of its run in China, its final gross there was ¥1,299.12 million,[171] equivalent to $216.2 million[20] (₹1,400 crore).[172] This was about 86 times its opening day gross, a record in China's box office history.[235] |
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In Turkey, where the film released on 18 August 2017, Dangal grossed US$428,201 as of 15 October 2017.[183] |
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Dangal released in Hong Kong on 24 August 2017,[236] and grossed HK$5.2 million (₹4.26 crore) in its opening weekend including previews.[237] It opened at number-two at the Hong Kong box office in its first day, before rising to the top spot the following day.[238] It held onto the top spot at the Hong Kong box office through to the week ending 17 September 2017.[239] It surpassed the US$3 million milestone of Aamir Khan's previous hit 3 Idiots (2009) to become the highest-grossing Indian film ever in Hong Kong, where Dangal grossed HK$24.57 million (US$3.15 million, ₹20.42 crore) as of 26 September 2017.[240] By 2 October 2017, the film had grossed HK$25,430,761, equivalent to ₹21.31 crore (US$3.1 million).[241] As of 10 October 2017, the film has grossed ₹23.1 crore (US$3.5 million) in Hong Kong.[178] On its eleventh weekend, the film's gross in the city-state reached about HK$27 million, as of 6 November 2017.[242] The film has grossed HK$27,139,998 in Hong Kong, as of 19 January 2018.[177] |
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In Japan, where the film released on 6 April 2018, Dangal has grossed ¥50 million, equivalent to ₹3 crore (US$430,000), as of 22 April 2018.[184] |
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In South Korea, prior to release, the film was number-four at the box office on 24 April 2018, from preview screenings which grossed ₩154.41 million[243] (US$144,443).[181] On opening day, 25 April 2018, the film had grossed ₩220 million[244] ($205,800).[181] It opened at number-three, behind Hollywood film Avengers: Infinity War and domestic Korean film Intention.[244] In eight days, Dangal grossed ₩415.412 million,[245] equivalent to $389,000[181] (₹2.53 crore). In 15 days, the film grossed ₩564 million,[246] equivalent to $528,000[181] (₹3.43 crore). As of September 2018, the film has grossed ₩906.42 million,[180] equivalent to $850,000[181] (₹6 crore). |
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Despite the hype created by the film prior to its release, it was not expected to perform very well on two accounts. Aamir Khan's comment in November 2015 during the ongoing intolerance debate in India had sparked outrage and backlash from certain sections of people. Despite his clarification that the statement made was taken out of context and publicized, the criticism, primarily on social media, continued to the extent that prior to the film's release, campaigns calling for boycotting the film began, on ground that Khan was "anti-national".[247][248] Secondly, after the government of India demonetised India's banknotes in November 2016, film businesses drastically fell owing to the fact that tickets were paid for mostly in cash, more so in the 8,500 single screen theatres of a total of 12,000, which accounted for 45 per cent of the total box-office revenue in India. Following the exercise, it was reported that business fell by 60 per cent and that 700 theatres even shut,[249] including a few that deciding not to renew their licenses, converted into wedding halls. The earnings of films Dear Zindagi, Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh and Befikre that were released around this time were significantly affected, and their corresponding producers had handed out limited prints to single-screen theatres, to keep losses at a minimum.[250] |
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However, that neither of the two affected the performance of Dangal was evident in that the online ticketing platform BookMyShow hit its fastest one million tickets booked before the release. An average occupancy of over 60 per cent was reported on the first few days in multiplexes.[251] The film performed well on single-screen theatres as well that saw a surge, after two consecutive years of fall in business accentuated further by the demonetisation exercise.[252][253] The film proved to be an end to the "dry spell" to cinemas across India.[254] On 25 December, its third day from release, it earned ₹42.35 crore in India, setting a record for the highest ever single-day earning.[255] After strong performance over its first two weeks, it emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film beating PK over its third weekend.[256] |
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Dangal performed particularly well in China. This was attributed partly to Khan's popularity in China owing to the success of his previous films 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014) there.[257] When 3 Idiots released in China, the country was only the 15th largest film market, partly due to China's widespread pirate DVD distribution at the time. However, it was the pirate market that introduced 3 Idiots to most Chinese audiences, becoming a cult hit in the country. It became China's 12th favourite film of all time, according to ratings on Chinese film review site Douban, with only one domestic Chinese film (Farewell My Concubine) ranked higher. Aamir Khan gained a large growing Chinese fanbase as a result. By 2013, China grew to become the world's second largest film market (after the United States), paving the way for Aamir Khan's Chinese box office success, with Dhoom 3 (2013), PK, and eventually Dangal.[258] His TV show Satyamev Jayate also had a cult following in China, establishing Khan as someone associated with quality films and committed to social causes.[259] |
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It was also reported that Chinese audiences could relate to the underlying social theme of Dangal in that it portrayed the success story of sisters in the backdrop of a patriarchal and gender inequal society, much like the conditions inherent in China.[260][261] Another factor was that the film filled a "vacuum" created by lack of interest among filmgoers due to "poor quality of domestic films" and China's ban on the "wildly popular" Korea dramas on television and streaming platforms due Korea's acceptance to the deployment of American THAAD missile defense system, in August 2016.[262][263] Consequently, an earning of between ₹200 crore and ₹300 crore was expected.[264] On the day of its release, 5 May 2017, Dangal had a screen share of 13.3 per cent with 30,000 screenings,[265] much lower than Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, (43.9 per cent), the number one film for the previous week. On its fourth day, the first Monday, it rose to 17.7 per cent, and an occupancy rate of over 33 per cent was reported, as against a highest of 24.7 per cent for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[266] Immediately after, aided by word-of-mouth publicity,[267][268] people reportedly thronged the theatres, and screenings were increased to 35,000 on the second Saturday and 55,000 the following day.[269] During the time, the film began trending in Sina Weibo,[105] where the hashtag #摔跤吧爸爸# (#LetsWrestleDad) has been mentioned over 470 million times.[270][271] The run continued into its third week with 2.7 million tickets sold on the Sunday.[221] With 27 per cent share in ticket sales, it was the highest earning film in China for the month.[272] |
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According to Chinese media, Dangal is one of the highest-rated films on Chinese film sites Douban[273][274][275] and Maoyan,[276] which helped the film generate strong word of mouth.[277] The film's word of mouth was also helped by discussion generated on Chinese social media sites such as WeChat and Sina Weibo, including discussion surrounding Aamir Khan's previous work in film and television, as well as a number of prominent Chinese celebrities recommending Dangal to their fans, including stars such as Deng Chao, Wang Baoqiang, Yao Chen, Feng Xiaogang, Lu Han and Fan Bingbing.[259] According to Maoyan, the film's audiences were 59% female and 41% male, and the majority were in the 20-34 age group.[278] |
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Since Dangal's release in May 2017 through to October 2017, it has significantly out-grossed nearly every Hollywood film released in China during that time, with the only exception being Transformers 5. The big-budget Hollywood films that Dangal out-grossed include Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Wonder Woman, The Mummy, Alien: Covenant, Despicable Me 3, Dunkirk, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Hitman's Bodyguard, and even The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan.[279] Dangal also surpassed the China gross of Captain America: Civil War (2016).[226] According to The Beijinger: "In this atmosphere of poor Chinese films, Hollywood franchise fatigue and an ongoing ban on South Korean entertainment, Dangal has made the most of its opportunity to win over the Chinese film market."[232] Its gross in China is notably higher than the gross of any non-English foreign film released in North America, where the highest is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) with $128 million.[22][280][281] |
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Directed by | Darren Lynn Bousman |
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Cinematography | David A. Armstrong |
Edited by | Kevin Greutert |
Music by | Charlie Clouser |
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Running time | 93 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[3] |
Box office | $147.7 million[4] |
Saw II is a 2005 American horror film and the second installment in the Saw franchise, directed and co-written by Darren Lynn Bousman and series creator Leigh Whannell. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Beverley Mitchell, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Erik Knudsen, Shawnee Smith, and Tobin Bell.
The film features Jigsaw being apprehended by the police, but trapping the arresting officer in one of his own games while showing another game of eight people — including the officer's son — in progress on TV monitors at another location. It also explores some of John Kramer's backstory, providing a partial explanation of his reason for becoming Jigsaw.
After the financial success of Saw, a sequel was immediately green-lit. Leigh Whannell and James Wan were busy preparing for their next film and were unable to write or direct. Bousman wrote a script called The Desperate before Saw was released and was looking for a producer but many studios rejected it. Gregg Hoffman received the script and showed it to his partners Mark Burg and Oren Koules. It was decided that, with some changes, it could be made into Saw II. Whannell became available to provide rewrites of the script. The film was given a larger budget and was shot from May to June 2005 in Toronto.
Saw II was released on October 28, 2005 and, despite mixed reviews from critics, was a financial success, with opening takings of $31.9 million and grossing $88 million in the United States and Canada. It has remained the highest grossing Saw film in those countries. Bell was nominated for "Best Villain" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards for his role as Jigsaw in the film. Saw II was released to DVD on February 14, 2006 and topped charts its first week, selling more than 3 million units. At the time, it was the fastest-selling theatrical DVD in Lionsgate's history.
Plot
Informant Michael Marks awakens in a room with a spike-filled mask locked around his neck. A videotape informs him that in order to unlock the device, he must cut into his eye to obtain the key. He sets off the timer and finds the scalpel, but cannot bring himself to retrieve the key and is killed after sixty seconds when the mask closes.
At the scene of Michael's game, Detective Allison Kerry finds a message for her former partner, Detective Eric Matthews, and calls him in. Despite not wanting to be involved in the case, Eric reluctantly joins Kerry and Officer Daniel Rigg in leading a SWAT team to the factory, which produced the lock from Michael's trap. There they find and apprehend John Kramer, the Jigsaw Killer, who is weak from cancer. He indicates several computer monitors showing eight people trapped in a house; including his only known survivor Amanda Young, and Eric's estranged son Daniel. The other victims are Xavier, Gus, Jonas, Laura, Addison, and Obi. A nerve agent filling the house will kill them all within two hours, but John assures Eric that if he follows the rules of his own game, by simply talking with John, he will see Daniel again. At Kerry's urging, Eric agrees in order to buy time for the tech team to arrive and trace the video signal.
The victims are informed by a micro-cassette recorder that antidotes are hidden throughout the house; one is in the room's safe, and they have the combination with the "numbers in the back of their mind". Xavier ignores a warning note and uses the key provided with the cassette on the door, which fires a bullet through the peephole as Gus looks through it, killing him. They search the house for more antidotes after the door opens, but with no success. After discovering a door, the group travel to the basement where Obi, who is revealed to have helped with the abductions, is forced into a crematory oven to obtain two antidotes. He inadvertently activates the trap and is burned to death before the others can save him, destroying the antidotes as well. In another room, Xavier's test is to go into a pit full of needles and retrieve the key to the door in two minutes, but he instead throws Amanda into the pit and forces her to do it. Pressured, she searches through the needle pit until finally retrieving the key, which she gives to Xavier, but he runs out of time to unlock the door containing the antidote. Throughout the game, the victims discuss connections between them and determine that each has been incarcerated before, excluding Daniel.
Meanwhile, John passes the time with both idle and cryptic chat, eventually telling Eric that his survival of a suicide attempt after his diagnosis is the true reason for his games. With the little time he has left, he wants to inspire in others the new appreciation for life he had found. Not interested in any of this, Eric runs out of patience and returns to the monitors. He destroys several of John's documents and sketches at Kerry's suggestion, but fails to provoke John. As the tech team arrives, John reveals the connection between the victims: Eric has framed all of them for various crimes, and Daniel will be in danger if his identity is discovered.
Having left the others, Xavier returns to the safe room and finds a colored number on the back of Gus' neck. After realizing the answer to the clue, he kills Jonas with a spiked bat for his number after a brief fight and begins hunting the others. Laura succumbs to the nerve agent and dies, after finding the clue revealing Daniel's identity. Addison and Amanda abandon him, but Amanda returns after finding Jonas' body. Addison finds a glass box containing an antidote, but her arms become trapped in the arm holes which are lined with hidden blades. Xavier enters the room, reads Addison’s number, and leaves her to die. Amanda and Daniel find a tunnel in the safe room, which leads to the bathroom from the first film. Daniel collapses inside just before Xavier finds them. Amanda notes that he cannot read his own number, so he skins a piece of the back of his neck off. As he approaches Amanda as an attempt to kill her, Daniel, who feigned his collapse, jumps in the way and slashes his throat with a hacksaw, killing him.
Having seen Xavier chasing his son, Eric brutally assaults John and forces him to lead him to the house. John's sitting area is revealed to be a lift, which they use to leave the factory. The tech team tracks the video's source and Rigg leads his team to a house, where they find VCRs playing previously recorded images. As Kerry realizes the game took place before they found John, the timer expires and a large safe opens, revealing Daniel bound and breathing into an oxygen mask. Eric enters the house alone and eventually locates the bathroom, where he is attacked by a pig-masked figure. He awakens shackled at the ankle to a pipe, and a tape recorder left by Amanda reveals that she is John's accomplice and intends to continue his work after he dies. Amanda suddenly appears in the doorway, and says "Game Over" before sealing the door, leaving Eric to die.
Cast
- Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Eric Matthews
- Tobin Bell as John Kramer
- Shawnee Smith as Amanda Young
- Erik Knudsen as Daniel Matthews
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Addison
- Franky G as Xavier
- Beverley Mitchell as Laura
- Glenn Plummer as Jonas
- Dina Meyer as Detective Allison Kerry
- Lyriq Bent as Sergeant Daniel Rigg
- Tim Burd as Obi
- Tony Nappo as Gus
- Noam Jenkins as Michael Marks
Production
Development and writing
Saw II was immediately green-lit after Saw's successful opening weekend a year earlier.[5] Producers needed a script for a sequel [6] but James Wan and Leigh Whannell, director and writer of Saw, were working on Universal Pictures's Dead Silence. Music video director Darren Lynn Bousman had just completed a script for his first film The Desperate, and was trying to sell it to studios but was getting reactions that the script was very similar to Saw. A German studio eventually approached him with an offer to produce the film for $1 million. Just as they were looking for a cinematographer, the American cinematographer David A. Armstrong, who had worked on Saw, arrived on the scene and suggested showing the script to Saw producer Gregg Hoffman.[7] Hoffman read the script and called Bousman wanting to produce The Desperate. After Hoffman showed the script to his partners Mark Burg and Oren Koules,[8] the two decided that The Desperate was the starting script they needed for Saw II and two months later, Bousman was flown to Toronto to direct.[8]
Whannell polished the script, with input from Wan,[9] in order to bring it into the Saw universe,[6] but kept the characters, traps and deaths from The Desperate script.[10] Bousman said, "But you could read the script for The Desperate and watch Saw II, and you would not be able to draw a comparison".[7] Wan and Whannell also served as executive producers. All the previous film's crew members returned: editor Kevin Greutert, cinematographer Armstrong, and composer Charlie Clouser. This was to be Hoffman's last film. He died unexpectedly on December 4, 2005.[11]
Only those key cast and crew members who were involved in the film's ending were given the full script; the rest received only the first 88 pages. If a particular page was rewritten, the old page was shredded. Members were also required to sign confidentiality agreements requiring them not to release any plot details.[12] Reportedly, "four or five" alternate endings were shot in order to keep the ending a surprise.[9] Bousman gave the actors freedom to change dialogue in the script. He said that 95% of the time, the actors went by the script, with about 5% being adlibs, which he said "made all of the difference in the world".[13] Hoffman said in an interview with Fangoria that they listened to fans' suggestions. For instance, instead of only showing the aftermath of a character violently dying in a flashback, they would allow it to unfold as it happened. This was in contrast to Saw, in which most of the violence was implied off-screen.[14]
Filming and post-production
Saw II was given a larger production budget of $4 million,[15] compared to Saw's budget of a little over $1 million.[16] The marketing budget was an additional $2 million.[17] The first shot, which involved shooting police cars and a SWAT van driving around the industrial docklands outside the soundstage,[18] was filmed on April 29, 2005 in Toronto. After two months of pre-production,[10] principal photography took place over 25 days at Toronto's Cinespace Film Studios from May 2, 2005 to June 6, 2005.[18][19][20] The ending was filmed on May 25 and 26.[21] The music and sound was recorded in July and Saw II was locked on July 16. It was completely finished by September 9.[20] Visual effects were performed by C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures and post-production services were provided by Deluxe.[9]
Trap designs
David Hackl, the film's production designer, took three weeks to construct 27 sets on a single sound stage.[9] The puppet Billy, used in the series to give instructions to Jigsaw's victims, was originally created by Wan out of paper towel rolls and papier-mâché. Given the larger budget for the sequel, Billy was upgraded with remote-controlled eyes and a servo-driven mouth.[22] In one trap, "The Needle Room", Smith's character Amanda is thrown into a pit of needles to find a key. In order for this to be done safely, four people, over a period of four days, removed the needle tips from syringes and replaced them with fiber optic tips. They modified a total of 120,000 fake needles. However, this number was insufficient and the pit had to be filled with styrofoam and other materials to make it appear to have more needles. The needles that were apparently stuck into Smith were actually blunted syringes stuck into padding under her clothing. For certain shots, a fake arm was used.[23]
Bousman came up with an idea whereby a character's hands would get stuck in some sort of vessel and this resulted in the "Hand Trap". It proved to be a challenge but after much discussion, Hackl, property master Jim Murray and art director Michele Brady came up with a suitable design. They arranged a glass box suspended by chains from the ceiling which contained a hypodermic needle with the antidote and which had two hand-holes on the underside. As soon as Vaugier's character Addison put her hands into the holes razor blades would close in on her hands and any attempt to withdraw from the trap would cause her to bleed to death. In order for the trap to be used safely, the prop builders made the handcuffs move inside the box and fake blades that would retract from the actress's hands, thus allowing her to slide her hands out. Hackl subsequently commented that the character did not have to put her hands into the trap as there was a lock with a key on the other side box that would have opened the contraption.[24][25]
The original idea for the "Furnace Trap" came from the house having been a crematorium at some point, but this would have involved turning the house into a funeral parlor, so it was instead decided that the furnace would be part of the house's boiler system. The furnace was visualized in the form of a computer model so that Bousman could better understand how shots could be filmed. Using the computer model as a guide, the furnace was constructed in three days using cement board and tin with removable sides and top so Timothy Burd (Obi) could be filmed crawling inside. The furnace produced real flames and, in place of Burd, a stunt man using a fire retardant gel crawled into the fire.[26]
Soundtrack
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The Saw II soundtrack was released on October 25, 2005 by Image Entertainment.[27] The video for "Forget to Remember" was also directed by Bousman.[28]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Venus Head Trap Mix)" | Marilyn Manson | 3:39 | |
2. | "Sound Effects and Overdramatics" | The Used | 3:28 | |
3. | "Forget to Remember" | Mudvayne | 3:33 | |
4. | "September" |
| Bloodsimple | 3:38 |
5. | "Blood (Empty Promises)" | Papa Roach | 2:56 | |
6. | "REV 22:20 (REV 4:20 Mix)" | Puscifer | 4:47 | |
7. | "Pieces" | Sevendust | Sevendust | 3:06 |
8. | "Rodent (Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall/DDT Mix)" | Skinny Puppy | 5:00 | |
9. | "Burn the Witch (UNKLE Variation)" | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:04 | |
10. | "Holy" |
| A Band Called Pain | 3:43 |
11. | "Three Fingers" |
| Buckethead and Friends & Saul Williams | 3:00 |
12. | "Home Invasion Robbery" | The Legion of Doom | The Legion of Doom | 4:10 |
13. | "Caliente (Dark Entries)" | Revolting Cocks, Gibby Haynes & Al Jourgensen | 4:28 | |
14. | "Step Up" |
| Opiate for the Masses | 3:24 |
15. | "Don't Forget the Rules" | Charlie Clouser | Charlie Clouser | 5:00 |
Total length: | 54:46 |
Release
Saw II was released in New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom on October 28, 2005; and November 17, 2005 in Australia. The original teaser poster showing two bloody, severed fingers, representing the Roman numeral, II, was rejected by the Motion Picture Association of America.[29] Since the poster was already released and managed to "slip by" the MPAA, they issued a release stating the poster was not approved and was unacceptable; Lionsgate removed the poster from their websites.[30] The image was used instead for the film's soundtrack cover.[27] Lionsgate held the second annual "Give Til It Hurts" blood drive for the Red Cross and collected 10,154 pints of blood.[31][32]
Home media
Saw II was released on DVD, VHS, and Universal Media Disc on February 14, 2006 through Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The DVD debuted as number one selling 2.5 million units in its first day. It went on to sell 3.9 million units its first week, becoming the fastest selling theatrical DVD in Lionsgate's history.[33]
On October 24, 2006, an Unrated Special Edition was released, while an Unrated Blu-ray edition was also released with various special features on January 23, 2007.[34][35]
Reception
Box office
Saw II opened with $31.7 million on 3,879 screens across 2,949 theaters.[36] The three-day Halloween opening weekend set a Lionsgate record. It became at the time, the widest release for Lionsgate and one of the best opening weekends for a horror sequel.[37] For its second weekend it fell 47% making $16.9 million.[38] The film was closed out of theaters on January 5, 2006 after 70 days of release.
Saw II opened in the United Kingdom with $3.8 million on 305 screens, 70% larger than the first instalment. It opened in Japan on 67 screens with $750,000.[39] Opening to $1.3 million on 173 screens it was the number one film in Australia.[40] The film grossed $87 million in the United States and Canada and $60.7 million in other markets for a worldwide total of $147.7 million.[4] The film is the 2nd highest-grossing film of the Saw series, only behind Saw III and Lionsgate's fourth highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada.[41][42] According to CinemaScore polls, 53% of the audience were males under 25 years of age. The poll also indicated that 65% of the audience were familiar with the first film.[43]
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October 28, 2005 | $4,000,000 | $87,039,965 | $60,708,540 | $147,748,505 |
Critical response
The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised the acting, particularly the performances of Bell and Wahlberg, while criticizing the gruesome nature of the story. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 37% of 120 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 4.62/10. The site's consensus was, "Saw II is likely to please the gore-happy fans of the original, though it may be too gruesome for those not familiar with first film's premise."[44] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 40 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[45]
Robert Koehler of Variety gave the film a negative review, saying "cooking up new Rube Goldberg torture contraptions isn't enough to get Saw II out of the shadow of its unnerving predecessor".[46] Gregory Kirschling of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B minus, saying "Saw II is just barely a better B flick than Saw" and that both films are "more clever and revolting than they are actually chilling". He praised Bell's performance as Jigsaw, saying "As the droopy-lidded maniac in the flesh, Tobin Bell is, for all the film's gewgaws, Saw II's sturdiest horror, a Terence Stamp look-alike who calls to mind a seedy General Zod lazily overseeing the universe from his evildoer's lair". He ended his review: "Where Saw II lags behind in Saw's novelty, it takes the lead with its smoother landing, which is again primed to blow the movie wide open, but manages a more compelling job of it than the original's cheat finish".[47]
Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, calling Saw II a "worthy follow-up to its grisly predecessor". He said the story was "much more focused on an endgame than the original film. There are fewer credibility gaps and there are plenty of reversals to satisfy fans". He criticized the use of numerous flashbacks, saying that it "rob[s] us of the pleasure of actually remembering for ourselves".[48] Laura Kern, writing for The New York Times, gave it a mixed review, saying that Bousman "delivers similar hard-core, practically humorless frights and hair-raising tension, but only after getting past a shaky beginning that plays more like a forensics-themed television show than a scary movie" and called Greutert's editing "crafty". She called the sequel "more trick than treat" and that it "doesn't really compare to its fine predecessor - though it still manages to be eye-opening (and sometimes positively nauseating) in itself".[49] Empire's Kim Newman gave the film three out of five stars. He said that the film improves upon Saw's "perverse fascination with Seven-style murders and brutally violent puzzles" and that Jigsaw's intellectual games make "Hannibal Lecter look like the compiler of The Sun's quick crossword". He ended his reviews saying, "Morally dubious it may be, but this gory melange of torture, terror and darkly humorous depravity appeals to the sick puppy within us all".[50]
Accolades
Tobin Bell was nominated for "Best Villain" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards for his role as Jigsaw,[51] though the award went to Hayden Christensen for his role as Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.[52]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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Directors Guild of Canada | Outstanding Sound Editing - Feature Film | Rob Bertola; Tom Bjelic; Allan Fung; Mark Gingras; John Laing; Paul Shikata; John Douglas Smith | Nominated |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Villain | Tobin Bell | Won |
MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Tobin Bell | Nominated |
Saturn Award | Best DVD Special Edition Release | — | Nominated |
Best Horror Film | — | Nominated | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Scream | Donnie Wahlberg | Nominated |
Choice Movie: Thriller | — | Nominated |
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External links
- Saw II at IMDb
- Saw II at Metacritic
- Saw II at Box Office Mojo
- Saw II at Rotten Tomatoes