After the 2007 film used the same house including props and tones , Robert Koehler of '' Cineaste '' wrote that this " proves for certain that — whether he uses the great cinematographer Jurgen Jurges ( for the 1997 version ) or the great Darius Khondji ( for the new film ) — Haneke is fundamentally his own cinematographer exercising considerable control over the entire look of his films . " The film made its British premiere at the London Film Festival on 20 October 2007 . Its United States premiere was at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on 19 January 2008 . It began a limited release in the United States and Canada on 14 March 2008 , distributed by Warner Independent . A wider release to more theaters came on 8 April 2008 . The film was shown at the Istanbul Film Festival in April 2008 . It did not receive a wide theatrical release in the United States before coming out on DVD . '' Funny Games '' was a box office failure , grossing a little more than half of its $ 15 million budget . '' Guardian '' writer Geoffrey Macnab included '' Funny Games '' s lack of success among the reasons for the closure of Tartan Films , which co-produced the film and released it in the United Kingdom . In Germany , the film was released under the title " Funny Games U.S. "
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Funny Games (2007 film)