In the wake of a disappointing U.S. box office performance for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse, it appears that the U.K. release of the film has now been put on hold temporarily as the Weinsteins and U.K. distributor Momentum Pictures try to regroup and figure out the best possible strategy. Officially the movie was planned for release on June 1st, with the same double feature format as North America. However, now it sounds like they are seriously considering splitting the two movies up (this approach has already been confirmed for the rest of the world as well), and they may also be rethinking the release date. I’m not sure how many of this year’s massive summer blockbusters will be released simultaneously in Europe, but there could be some stiff competition (incidentally June 1st is one of the few summer dates that doesn’t have a huge tentpole picture attached as of yet). I guess I can understand being cautious about the release, but it remains to be seen whether or not anything can really be done to recoup the losses that Grindhouse has incurred. Will U.K. audiences react more favourably toward the movie?