JoBlo received reports over the weekend that some readers local theaters were running the "Grindhouse" films separately or running them together with an intermission instead of the fake trailers.

After digging they discovered that they tested various concepts of improving "Grindhouse" business in select theaters including two of the various methods above.

Unfortunately none of the methods seemed to have any positive effect on box-office receipts and word from inside the Weinstein Co. last night was that the plan to split "Grindhouse" in two domestically and re-release was very likely cancelled.