Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That Monday number is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Why would you rather have a film that makes no money, than a film that is well liked by most people, which in turn makes money for studios which in turn means they can continue making movies?Ask the head of Universal, who specifically called out some of his studio's big movies for being terrible and wished Scott Pilgrim and United 93 made more money: http://movieline.com/2011/11/03/universal-chief-ron-meyer-addresses-tower-heist-vod-fiasco-admits-cowboys-aliens-land-of-the-lost-wo/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ask the head of Universal, who specifically called out some of his studio's big movies for being terrible and wished Scott Pilgrim and United 93 made more money: http://movieline.com/2011/11/03/universal-chief-ron-meyer-addresses-tower-heist-vod-fiasco-admits-cowboys-aliens-land-of-the-lost-wo/The movies he said were awful also flopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasanahmad Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Except it's making less than a million bucks a day now what makes you think WB wont give MOS one final push for 300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That is entirely up to the exhibitor, correct me if I'm wrong. But that has happened before and Elysium is another month away...PR made 7.3m in IMAX this weekend. How much would MOS have made? 900k? Even as demand for PR fades, MOS will keep dropping too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That Monday number is fine.Not fine enough to get a 4 multiplier and strong recovery like many people made cheat they wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasanahmad Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 PR made 7.3m in IMAX this weekend. How much would MOS have made? 900k? Even as demand for PR fades, MOS will keep dropping too. WB would rather tag MOS at 300 rather than push PR to 110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 WB didn't push Potter or Inception to 300. MOS is gonna make 700 worldwide. Why do they care? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) No, Fat Internet Bloggers suck because their whining and "Why everyone must see PR/Scott Pilgrim/another overbudgeted niche flop?" essays about the choice between saving the future of movies vs destroying it is what turns off moderately geeky GA that anjoys tentpoles but draws the line somewhere (as in don't want to be mistaken for those clowns who think obviously dumb movies are thinking man's shit). They said the same things cheerleading John Carter. I mean those 200M tentpoles don't need "Oh my god, go see that original movie because if not it's the absolute end of original moviemaking in Hollywood" massive online support (doing the work PR's marketing failed to do) moaning how GA are so dumb to watch Transformers even if PR would never have been greenlighted if not for Transformers massive success and PR is attempting at the same kind of popcorn entertainment. Fat geeks please. Scifi and geek friendly adaptations will not die just because PR failed at the BO, like it didn't die after John Carter debacle, Speed Racer bomb and Scott Pilgrim flop. The movie still exists on its own so enjoy it. Don't put all doom and gloom on its shoulders like it's the end of artistry and moviemaking putting an unwashable stain on Hollywood's future if GA don't go in droves seeing it. Edited July 16, 2013 by dashrendar44 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 WB would rather tag MOS at 300 rather than push PR to 110 PR is making 6 or 7 times what MOS is making. WB would be flushing money down the toilet if they gave IMAX screens to MOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 WB didn't push Potter or Inception to 300. MOS is gonna make 700 worldwide. Why do they care?Those movies kept IMax for a long time. Up until the point they were making 1 million weekends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ask the head of Universal, who specifically called out some of his studio's big movies for being terrible and wished Scott Pilgrim and United 93 made more money: http://movieline.com/2011/11/03/universal-chief-ron-meyer-addresses-tower-heist-vod-fiasco-admits-cowboys-aliens-land-of-the-lost-wo/ Wishing doesn't pay the bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ask the head of Universal, who specifically called out some of his studio's big movies for being terrible and wished Scott Pilgrim and United 93 made more money: http://movieline.com/2011/11/03/universal-chief-ron-meyer-addresses-tower-heist-vod-fiasco-admits-cowboys-aliens-land-of-the-lost-wo/ And btw...imo, SP sucked, like sucked a golf ball through 25 feet of garden hose sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 And btw...imo, SP sucked, like sucked a golf ball through 25 feet of garden hose sucked.I think it's a fun, creative movie. But I can respect your opinion. I remember when I saw it with a group of friends and I was the only one who liked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 what makes you think WB wont give MOS one final push for 300? I don't think 292M or 300M matters. I'm sure there goal has been met. Perhaps MoS 2 announcement hasn't happened because they're finding a replacement for Goyer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Not fine enough to get a 4 multiplier and strong recovery like many people made cheat they wantedMade cheat? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 As much as I liked Scott Pilgrim, it's certainly niche as hell. I think the main reason more people are upset at PR's performance is that it actually had a relatively good chance of being a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 As much as I liked Scott Pilgrim, it's certainly niche as hell. I think the main reason more people are upset at PR's performance is that it actually had a relatively good chance of being a hit. At face value, yes. But the marketing did nothing but shit the bed and hocked "For Geeks Only" from the get go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandrew Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Yep, the marketplace is getting crowded. My 14 screen theater is showing 10 movies today, 14 come Friday, but only showed 6 or 7 on Memorial and IM3 weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 At face value, yes. But the marketing did nothing but shit the bed and hocked "For Geeks Only" from the get go.This is true. The early marketing really sucks. None of my friends or family members (who are GA) know its coming out. To be honest, I know about the movie cause I follow our forum, otherwise, I would not know till very late cause I don't remember my theater showing any PR teasers/trailers until its near release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
