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
Hsien of the Dead Matrix" (1999), appeared as terrorist "Mas Alamak" in the film. Inspired by the British horror-comedy "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), "Hsien of the Dead" was collaboratively produced by three companies – Monkeywrench, Genetix S, and Arte Associates. Filmmaker Gary Ow signed on to direct, produce, and write the screenplay. Ow had previously been in charge of scripting the comedy play, "Vampire Monologues". The film was reportedly "[s]hot entirely with a handheld Canon EOS 7D camera and wireless Sennheiser body microphones". Funded by Arte Associates, the film was made on an estimated budget of S$350,000, inclusive of promotion costs. The film