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
Shaun of the Dead is disembowelled, and an enraged Dianne grabs David's leg and rushes into the horde. The zombified Pete bites Ed, after which Shaun shoots Pete and sets fire to the bar. The fire sets off the rifle ammunition while Shaun, Liz, and Ed flee into the cellar, where they contemplate suicide. Ed volunteers to stay behind with the rifle while Shaun and Liz escape through a hatch that opens to the street. The Army arrives and guns down the remaining zombies. Six months after the outbreak, civilisation has returned to normal, and surviving zombies are used as cheap labour and entertainment.