The first of these took in nearly $30.6 million in domestic opening weekend sales, while the 2009 sequel fared less well with just $16 million in its first frame.
Zombie graduated to bigger studio earmarks when he helmed a reboot of the classic Halloween franchise. Its 2005 follow-up The Devil's Rejects reportedly had a similar budget but made $17 million total in domestic ticket sales. Most rock fans however, will attest that this is a great album, and it remains. In any case, Hellbilly Deluxe is a significantly better album than its disappointing follow-up, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, released earlier this year. According to IMDB, his 2003 feature length debut House Of 1000 Corpses had a $7 million budget and earned $12.6 million during its U.S. An album named in psuedo-tribute/mockery of a Dwight Yoakam album probably isn't going to contain progressive art music. Given the horror themes present throughout Hellbilly Deluxe and the corresponding music videos directed by Zombie himself, it's not surprising that he parlayed his love for the subject matter into a parallel career in film. In 1999, "Superbeast" scored a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance, but lost in the category to Metallica's cover of Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey In The Jar." A seven time nominee, Zombie has yet to win one. A more recently released greatest hits set earned a gold award. As for his solo career, 2001's The Sinister Urge achieved platinum status, as did 2003's retrospective Past, Present & Future compilation. 1 and follow-up Astro-Creep 2000 each went double-platinum, while Supersexy Swingin' Sounds earned gold. His former band's La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. RIAA certified triple-platinum since January of 2000, Hellbilly Deluxe remains Zombie's best selling album, including the White Zombie ones that preceded it. 25 just this past April on Billboard's Vinyl Sales.
Even now, the album continues to chart on occasion, reaching No. Two of its singles charted on Billboard's Alternative Songs: "Living Dead Girl" (No. 5, a higher peak than any White Zombie album and a tie with his 2006 release Educated Horses. Hellbilly Deluxe debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at No. Musically, Hellbilly Deluxe exemplified the industrial-tinged hard rock style Zombie had previously made his name with, albeit revved up and swelled to arena size. Co-produced primarily by Zombie and Scott Humphrey, with some input by Nine Inch Nails' Charlie Clouser, it featured a core band that boasted future Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and White Zombie alum John Tempesta on drums. (Zombie's current band lineup features former Marilyn Manson members John 5 on guitar and Ginger Fish on drums, along with bassist Piggy D.) Other credited contributors included Motley Crue's Tommy Lee and Nine Inch Nails' Danny Lohner.