Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) SP and Kick-Ass found tons of attention on DVD/streaming. That's why Kick-Ass is getting a sequel. But a large reason as to why they underperfomed in theaters was crappy marketing that didn't know how to expand beyond the niche audience that would be supporting both films. Edited July 16, 2013 by Gopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Yeah, I'm sorry but Scott Pilgrim wasn't going to make money even with great advertising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott 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.its one of my fav movies ever but I get your ooinion cause it only appeals to a small group of people which is why it bombed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) SP and Kick-Ass found tons of attention on DVD/streaming. That's why Kick-Ass is getting a sequel. But a large reason as to why they underperfomed in theaters was crappy marketing that didn't know how to expand beyond the niche audience that would be supporting both films. KA marketing looks genius compared to KA2 marketing. I suspect that's because KA2 really has nothing new to offer. At least KA had pre-teen Moretz. Edited July 16, 2013 by fishnets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 As someone who enjoyed the first one, but found that it didn't hold up quite as well on repeat viewings, the ads for KA2 are doing nothing for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 SP was always doomed because it is only popular in annoying hipster circles like the Adventure Time franchise. But I love it. One of my favorite movies ever! The soundtrack is simply killer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I flat out didn't like KA. Cage, Moretz and Mintz-Plasse were great, though, deserved a better movie. Have no desire to see KA2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 As someone who enjoyed the first one, but found that it didn't hold up quite as well on repeat viewings, the ads for KA2 are doing nothing for me. Jim Carrey's stunts certainly won't help the film either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bballman24 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Made cheat?He obviously means "made cheetah they wanted"... Not so hard to understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) I wish i liked SP..for no other reason than being patriotic. It starred a Canadian....was filmed Iin Toronto and takes place in Toronto. But it just annoyed the hell out of me.. Edited July 16, 2013 by baumer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) not good # for PR ( speaking of Scott Pilgrim saw it for the 1st time yesterday (yeahhh Im sloow ) Evans was hilar! it was good Now Im def looking forward to Ant man a little bit more Kick-Ass was awesome :wub: & that Pretty Reckless song Edited July 16, 2013 by Leyla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I don't really think Kick-Ass underperformed or anything, it did basically in line with what people were expecting. It cost half as much as Scott Pilgrim and made twice as much worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishment Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Edited July 16, 2013 by Punishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 only here for grown up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarJarBinks Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Daily grosses starting to come in: http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/bo_numbers/daily/2013-07-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarJarBinks Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) BTW, if it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere already, Disney is no longer reporting daily grosses for Iron Man 3. Just weekend (Monday) and weekly (Friday) updates for it going forward. Edited July 16, 2013 by JarJarBinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 BTW, if it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere already, Disney is no longer reporting daily grosses for Iron Man 3. LOL They can't squeeze any money out of TLR and MU. Might as well. Although Oz made quite a bit off IM3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 how come other studios don't do the whole double feature thing like Disney does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 how come other studios don't do the whole double feature thing like Disney does? I didn't know they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpospoke Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Jim Carrey's stunts certainly won't help the film either. I dunno....seems like that got a lot of free pub for KA2. I love the first KA...one of my favorite comic book movies ever (I like it more than Avengers). But I have to admit I'm tempering my enthusiasm for KA2. Will Hit Girl be as cool as a 16 year old? No Big Daddy....no Mark Strong. A lot of stuff I loved in the first one won't/can't be there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
