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Blog · 6 Sep 2026

Will Rob Zombie's NEW Firefly Trilogy Boxset Be Worth the Money?

Rachael’s back, Dan’s eyeing a US-import 4K set (about £50–60 per their description), and the big questions are cuts, region quirks and whether grit survives 4K. We’re not spoiling their wallet verdict — watch the video. Fact sheets for the three Firefly films named on YouTube:

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Firefly trilogy fact sheets

Geeky fact sheet

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Year
2003
Director
Rob Zombie
Principal cast
Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Karen Black
Budget (reported)
About $7 million (reported)
Box office (reported)
About $16.8 million (reported)

Geeky trivia

  • Rob Zombie’s feature debut — grindhouse carnival energy, Captain Spaulding and all.
  • Notorious UK physical-media headaches: Dan’s video notes you still struggle to buy it on Blu-ray in the UK.
  • YouTube description lore from their chat: filmed near the old Universal Jaws ride area / theme-park adjacency gossip fans love to dig into.

Mistakes & goofs

  • Couldn’t find well-known, clearly documented goofs for this title in the usual public goof round-ups — shout if you’ve spotted a classic one.

Budget/box office from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_1000_Corpses

Geeky fact sheet

The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Year
2005
Director
Rob Zombie
Principal cast
Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, William Forsythe
Budget (reported)
About $7 million (reported)
Box office (reported)
About $20.9 million (reported)

Geeky trivia

  • Road-movie sequel that many fans rate above the first film.
  • Theatrical vs unrated cuts are a big collector talking point — central to Dan & Rachael’s boxset chat.
  • Sid Haig’s Captain Spaulding remains the trilogy’s grinning mascot.

Mistakes & goofs

  • Couldn’t find well-known, clearly documented goofs for this title in the usual public goof round-ups — shout if you’ve spotted a classic one.

Figures from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Rejects

Geeky fact sheet

3 From Hell (2019)

Year
2019
Director
Rob Zombie
Principal cast
Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Dee Wallace
Budget (reported)
About $3 million (reported)
Box office (reported)
About $2.3 million worldwide (Box Office Mojo worldwide ≈ $2.30M; Wikipedia summarises ≈ $2.2M)

Geeky trivia

  • Late trilogy entry after Sid Haig’s limited involvement due to health.
  • Richard Brake joins the Firefly chaos as Winslow “Foxy” Coltrane.
  • Much smaller theatrical footprint than the mid-2000s entries — hence the “is the 4K boxset worth it?” debate.

Mistakes & goofs

  • Couldn’t find well-known, clearly documented goofs for this title in the usual public goof round-ups — shout if you’ve spotted a classic one.

Budget from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_From_Hell ; worldwide gross cross-checked with https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1141605889/

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