![]() ![]() It made $187.3 million in global box office takings on a budget of $10 million and spawned three more films in the series. ‘The Grudge’ came after the success of the American remake ‘The Ring’ in 2002, with Sony Pictures hiring its original director Takashi Shimizu to make Sarah’s version. Having a character like Buffy, who is so three-dimensional and hits all those notes… you don’t just want to be the wife or the girlfriend.” “Horror is one of the few genres where you get to do that. “I am sure it’s still in the top 10 because they just don’t make movies with women up front in the lead. I remember when ‘The Grudge’ came out, and I am sure it’s been surpassed, but at the time it was the second-highest, female (fronted) opening ever. “Traditionally, there were only a few genres where women could really lead. She told SFX magazine: “Horror takes you to a totally different place. The ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actress, 45, said she loved how 2004’s ‘The Grudge’, in which she played haunted exchange student Karen Davis, turned out to be one of the biggest smashes in film history. Sarah Michelle Gellar has hailed the horror genre for giving women lead roles. ![]() Sarah Michelle Gellar has hailed the horror genre for giving women lead roles ![]()
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