Battle Royale remake

I don't get it. They can't release the original movie in America, but can get rights to remake it?

The reason Battle Royale doesn't have a US release is because Toei wants an obscene amount of money for what essentially amounts to a indie flick; I'm curious how much New Line paid for the remake rights.

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I read that Toei wants about ~2,000,000$ for distribution rights, which doesn't seem like an unreasonable amount, considering that the budget of the film was ~4,500,000$, and it would almost certainly make a lot more than two million dollars in the States (unless it was actually banned).

No film has ever been banned in America, at least in the last decade or so. The price's unreasonable as it's a niche product, at least from the perspective of American distributors. That's likely to change with the remake, of course.

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The cost has been cited as one reason. Other reason, reading this, is that Toei wants the movie to have a wide release. Both aren't feasible for smaller distributors, and big studios probably don't didn't want the controversy. Of course, that same page has Toei guys saying that the content and themes are the reason. Whatever you pick.

It's also likely that they charged higher for North American distribution, as that would garner more money than France.

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