<P> The DVD release includes, as a bonus feature, the short film We Interrupt This Program, an expanded version of the fictional live broadcasts shown in the mall's televisions, which chronicles the worldwide effects of the zombie plague and the impact it has on a newscaster . Aside from featuring additional footage of cameos by actors from the original film, the film features Richard Biggs as the newscaster (in his final performance before his death in May 2004), and a voiceover cameo by Bruce Boxleitner as the President of the United States . It also featured another short film titles The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, Dawn of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead were originally scheduled to be released the same week, but due to the similarity in the names of the two films and plot outline, UIP opted to push back Shaun's release by two weeks . It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival . </P> <P> The film grossed $59 million at the US box office and $102 million worldwide . </P> <P> Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes offers the film a 76% approval rating from 184 critics--an average rating of 6.7 out of 10, which provides the consensus, "A kinetic, violent and surprisingly worthy remake of George Romero's horror classic that pays homage to the original while working on its own terms ." The film also has a score of 59 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 37 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore during opening weekend gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale ranging from A+ to F . </P>

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