Shaun of the Dead responded to a casting call organised through a fan website. Shaun's place of work is an actual electrical appliances shop located at Tally Ho, North Finchley. The scenes filmed in and around the "Winchester Tavern" pub were shot at the "Duke of Albany" pub, 39 Monson Road, New Cross, South London – a three-story Victorian pub. It was turned into flats in 2008. In the United Kingdom, "Shaun of the Dead" took £1.6 million at 366 cinemas on its opening weekend and netted £6.4 million by mid-May. In its opening weekend in the United States, "Shaun of the Dead" earned
Edgar Wright 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Mint Royale and The Bluetones. Wright has a brother, Oscar, who is a comic book artist, contributing storyboards, conceptual art and promotional pictures for Edgar's films. For example, he designed comic book interpretations of the characters of "Shaun of the Dead" and created the animation for the flickbook PC Danny Butterman uses in "Hot Fuzz", as well as the art for the "Plot Holes" features on both the "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead" DVD releases. Oscar also was on set for the "Hot Fuzz" poster shoot to help Edgar out with the design. Oscar