New Line Pulls Racy Viral Marketing Game for 'Running Scared'
Posted on 1, 2006
Filed under 18-35 Males, Action & Adventure, Movie Marketing, New Line, Online Marketing, Theatrical, Viral Marketing
Filed under 18-35 Males, Action & Adventure, Movie Marketing, New Line, Online Marketing, Theatrical, Viral Marketing

Without an announcement, New Line has pulled the sexually-themed portion of the flash game on the 'Running Scared' website, according to Variety. The move comes amidst pressure from the National Institute on Media and the Family, who had made several requests to pull the game. While the game generated considerable buzz throughout the blogosphere (as can be seen here) those conversations didn't translate into box office dollars for the Paul Walker action vehicle -- 'Running Scared' generated a paltry $3.4 million during its opening weekend.