▁films ▁including ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁through ▁Open ▁Road ▁Films . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁premi ere ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Al amo ▁D raf th ouse ▁Cinema ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas , ▁closing ▁out ▁the ▁Fant astic ▁Fest ▁film ▁festival . ▁ ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁opened ▁in ▁the aters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁film ▁earned ▁$ 7 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place , ▁ear ning ▁$ 1 4 . 6 ▁million ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week end . ▁The ▁film ▁closed ▁in ▁the aters ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁gross ing ▁a ▁total ▁$ 5 0 . 9 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁On ▁Review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 2 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 3 1 ▁reviews ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 . 8 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" The ▁reboot ed ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁la cks ▁the ▁original ' s ▁top ical ity , ▁but ▁at ▁least ▁pays ▁t ribute ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁same ▁short ▁sh rift