Dawn of the Dead earned a total of $ 5 million .
Ad campaigns and posters declared the film `` the most intensely shocking motion picture experience for all times '' . < ref name= '' Cinefantastique '' > Dawn of the Dead , a review by Steve Biodrowski for Cinefantastique < /ref > The film earned $ 900,000 on its opening weekend in the United States , with a total estimate at $ 5 million ( $ million in ) .
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