CloneWars Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 If not an outright flop, THE ABYSS was considered a significant disappointment at the time (financially speaking). James Cameron seemed to have no difficulties coming back from that. This film sort of does seem like Nolan's Abyss to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 James Cameron seemed to have no difficulties coming back from that. This film sort of does seem like Nolan's Abyss to me. It's a good comparison -- both films also have the divisive sentimental, gloopy third act featuring convenient and benevolent Other Beings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 It's a good comparison -- both films also have the divisive sentimental, gloopy third act featuring convenient and benevolent Other Beings. Both are good films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) It's a good comparison -- both films also have the divisive sentimental, gloopy third act featuring convenient and benevolent Other Beings. So Nolans T2 is yet to come? LAWD have mercy Edited November 11, 2014 by MrPink 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 So Nolans T2 is yet to come? LAWD have mercy Memento 2 confirmed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Agreed, it should be in the title. Just letting you know And I thanked you for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Third act in Close Encounters is great! But it's definitely love-it-or-hate-it. I won't go off topic, but needless to say, I agree with your second sentence. No. Legendary gets the money. Legendary is its own production company run by Thomas Tull. In the past Legendary would help finance WB's projects and now going forward they will help finance Universal's projects. The deal for Interstellar was done before Legendary decided to stop working with WB. For Interstellar, the budget and revenue breaks down like this: Paramount - 50% cost, 100% domestic revenue WB - 25% cost, 50% international revenue Legendary - 25% cost, 50% international revenue Wow, I didn't know all that. Thanks for the info; I just thought all of the Legendary stuff went to Universal now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 So Nolans T2 is yet to come? LAWD have mercy Nolan's T2 is totally EXTRACTION. Extracting secrets from a criminally insane man's dreams. Gonna be trippy as duckssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Watching it for a THIRD time tomorrow, bitches. Nolan should send me a thank you card for supporting this film financially more than 99.9% of the audience. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Alfred Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 WB knows how to open a film. I'm pretty certain that Interstellar would have opened over 50m, probably near 55m with WB doing the marketing instead of Paramount. That said WB and Legendary pretty much broke even with the film OS already and will land a huge profit by the ewnd of its run. Nolan is still WB's golden boy, if he wants 150m for his next film, he will get it. Having said that I hope he picks a smaller project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 FYI, for my sanity -- and because it's a worthwhile topic -- I'm going to move these IMAX posts to a new Speakeasy thread. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Paramount would've made more in the long run had they financed the whole thing themselves. I don't get why they thought the deal was a good idea. Yeah, but with home video, HBO and 2 small franchises they picked up they are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando918 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 How many screens will Kirk Cameron's crazy religious movie about saving Christmas be on this weekend? About 500-700 or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Well I contributed to the Tuesday bump for Big Hero. Interstellar was just too long to fit in our schedule. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Wow, that's a huge number for Big Hero 6, at least compared to what I was expecting after this thread started last night. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 How many screens will Kirk Cameron's crazy religious movie about saving Christmas be on this weekend? About 500-700 or so? BOM lists it at 400, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's closer to 800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 FYI, for my sanity -- and because it's a worthwhile topic -- I'm going to move these IMAX posts to a new Speakeasy thread. We've been needing a thread like that for awhile. IMAX, film vs. digital, new camera technology, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 FYI, for my sanity -- and because it's a worthwhile topic -- I'm going to move these IMAX posts to a new Speakeasy thread. Cool, thanks. Sorry for derailing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) It's a good comparison -- both films also have the divisive sentimental, gloopy third act featuring convenient and benevolent Other Beings. A good comparison indeed. I prefer The Abyss though... Characters feel so much more alive. And, Harris and the woman who's name I cannot spell trump everyone in Interstellar. Not to mention, aliens buried deep beneath the sea still seems fresher to me even today than where IS goes. Edited November 11, 2014 by JohnnyGossamer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Oh, yeah, awesome Monday numbers for IS and, especially, BH6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
