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[Ridley327]

Sony really has done a good job this year of having fairly low budget movies that people like and make a solid profit. It is not set the world on fire numbers, but it is still profitable, and that should be commended. And having lower budget also means you can take more risks. Unfortunately, sometimes the risk does not pay off financially. Just look at Cabin in the Woods.

I'm still a little amazed that it didn't end up going DTV after the shit that went down with MGM, but I guess it helped that one of the stars has gotten very big recently and is featured in one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.

It's a shame, but mega-grossing horror films are very few and far between.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I'm still a little amazed that it didn't end up going DTV after the shit that went down with MGM, but I guess it helped that one of the stars has gotten very big recently and is featured in one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.

It's a shame, but mega-grossing horror films are very few and far between.

And honestly, the trailers did not do the film any favors. And it also shows that having Whedon's name prominently in the promotional stuff does not equal box office success.

And before people come in saying his name will get people to see Avengers, that is plain wrong. The Avengers is what will get people to see Avengers. Most people could give less than a tenth of one shit it was Whedon

 

[kswiston]

So Titanic 3D is at around $275M worldwide. Should break 300M by the end of next week.

 

[Femmeworth]

They should have released Cabin in the Woods after The Avengers.

 

[G-Fex]

They should have released Cabin in the Woods after The Avengers.

it would've got the same results.

probably even worse.

 

[Femmeworth]

it would've got the same results.

probably even worse.

I meant like in the fall. Then again, there will probably be another Paranormal Activity to compete with or something.

 

[G-Fex]

I meant like in the fall. Then again, there will probably be another Paranormal Activity to compete with or something.

most likely yes.

 

[kswiston]

They should have released Cabin in the Woods after The Avengers.

Lionsgate paid $12M for the film. It should reach $35-40M domestically, which is pretty good for their investment. It might need to wait until DVD to make a profit depending on marketing costs, but they will make money on the film eventually.

 

[Ridley327]

And honestly, the trailers did not do the film any favors. And it also shows that having Whedon's name prominently in the promotional stuff does not equal box office success.

And before people come in saying his name will get people to see Avengers, that is plain wrong. The Avengers is what will get people to see Avengers. Most people could give less than a tenth of one shit it was Whedon

I was talking about Hemsworth.

It's pretty clear that no one but nerds like us care about Whedon.

 

[artist]

So Titanic 3D is at around $275M worldwide. Should break 300M by the end of next week.

It beat out Phantom Menace (LOL) but wont touch Lion King domestically.

 

[Kreed]

Not going to lie, I got dragged to this movie and I didn't even pay because I didn't want to see it. With that said, it was actually funny and enough fap material to last WEEKS! Megan Good is sooooo damn Mmmmmmmmm. Especially the scene when she had on this tan dress! Oh god. Actually every single one of them were so damn gorgeous!

Best part of the movie is all of the dudes in the movie were protrayed as successful black males!

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The same thing happened to me this weekend. I got talked into seeing this movie thinking it was going to be "Tyler Perry" nonsense (it even had a preview for the next Madea film). But the movie was actually very funny and entertaining despite pretty much knowing the entire plot/how the story is going to go from the trailers. The only thing annoying about the movie IMO was Steve Harvey and the book promotion.

Well the quality of tyler perry movies have little to do with them being black movies, they are just in general poorly written, poorly acted, and poorly directed.

I know that isn't applicable here but for Tyler Perry movies (which get the most attention and box-office for this genre of sorts) the poor scores are very much justified.

And that's fine for Tyler Perry films, but what Dabanton is talking about has nothing to do with Tyler Perry films vs the IMDB (like youtube) having a lot of "racist comment trolls", so as you said it's really not applicable here and there's no point in mentioning those films as an excuse for the behavior.

 

[JdFoX187]

I was talking about Hemsworth.

It's pretty clear that no one but nerds like us care about Whedon.

He's got two big films this year with The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman.

As much as I enjoyed Cabin in the Woods, I wonder if it would have been best held until October. Release it a couple weeks before Paranormal Activity and center the marketing campaign around Hemsworth. I still enjoyed it, and it'll definitely make money, but that was a strange decision.

 

[Eric Hall]

He's got two big films this year with The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman.

As much as I enjoyed Cabin in the Woods, I wonder if it would have been best held until October. Release it a couple weeks before Paranormal Activity and center the marketing campaign around Hemsworth. I still enjoyed it, and it'll definitely make money, but that was a strange decision.

Yeah but no one is going to see The Avengers or Snow White because of Joss Whedon. But I do agree that Cabin in the Woods probably could have done better if it was released at the beginning of October, but for what Lionsgate paid to acquire it, they can be kind of happy about it.

 

[JdFoX187]

Yeah but no one is going to see The Avengers or Snow White because of Joss Whedon. But I do agree that Cabin in the Woods probably could have done better if it was released at the beginning of October, but for what Lionsgate paid to acquire it, they can be kind of happy about it.

No I was talking about Chris Hemsworth. If he really breaks out this summer in those two films like I'm thinking he will, Lionsgate could have marketed Cabin in the Woods around him and drove a few more to the box office.

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

Christ Almighty, I seen more TV ads for Think Like a Man than the Hunger Games, John Carter & Wrath of the Titans combined!

The budget for advertising it must been triple it's regular operating budget.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Christ Almighty, I seen more TV ads for Think Like a Man than the Hunger Games, John Carter & Wrath of the Titans combined!

The budget for advertising it must been triple it's regular operating budget.

It also depends on what you are watching. I see more ads for Toys R Us while watching Criminal Minds on ION TV than anything else, which is odd. It just depends on what they advertise with.

 

[Chumly]

Christ Almighty, I seen more TV ads for Think Like a Man than the Hunger Games, John Carter & Wrath of the Titans combined!

The budget for advertising it must been triple it's regular operating budget.

I haven't seen a single one outside the movie theater's so it must just be highly dependent on what your watching.

 

[gdt]

I swear I've never heard of think like a man before this thread. I watch a lot of tv but no ads at all.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

It beat out Phantom Menace (LOL) but wont touch Lion King domestically.

Who gives a shit about domestic. It's already beat Simba's head in and shit on the corpse where it counts.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Think like a man has had tv spots on ESPN.

 

[WordAssassin]

What is this "CitW only has positive WoM on the internet" talk? I haven't seen it yet (desperately want to) but so far every single person I've talked to in "real life" that's seen it has absolutely raved about it.

 

[JdFoX187]

What is this "CitW only has positive WoM on the internet" talk? I haven't seen it yet (desperately want to) but so far every single person I've talked to in "real life" that's seen it has absolutely raved about it.

Has a dreadful Cinemascore, C- I think. It's D+ with women. I'm the only one of maybe 20 people that I've talked to that has seen it. Very sad.

 

[y2dvd]

Yeah, odd release date for Cabin. If the Avengers did really well, they could've advertise Cabin as being co-written from the director of the Avengers. Sad it doesn't seem like Cabin did very well.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Has a dreadful Cinemascore, C- I think. It's D+ with women. I'm the only one of maybe 20 people that I've talked to that has seen it. Very sad.

And there is why it does not have legs. The people that loved it will talk non stop about it. It is just a smaller number in the grand scheme of things.

 

[tmdorsey]

Saw Think Like a Man yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny and overall enjoyable. Kevin Hart is hilarious. I recommend seeing it and I'm glad it won the box office.

 

[Kusagari]

And there is why it does not have legs. The people that loved it will talk non stop about it. It is just a smaller number in the grand scheme of things.

Basically describes everything Whedon has ever done.

 

[GremlinFool]

Who gives a shit about domestic. It's already beat Simba's head in and shit on the corpse where it counts.

How is that where it counts? Movie studios reap significantly less money from overseas grosses than domestically. I would not doubt for a second that the net profit generated from the Lion King rerelease exceeds Titanic 3D's net profit.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Basically describes everything Whedon has ever done.

Except Avengers. But again, it won't be his name selling tickets.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

How is that where it counts? Movie studios reap significantly less money from overseas grosses than domestically. I would not doubt for a second that the net profit generated from the Lion King rerelease exceeds Titanic 3D's net profit.

Since studios started gearing their business models toward overseas releases. See: Tintin. I'm not saying that is what happened with Titanic, but given the huge overseas marketing ploys (especially in Russia and China), it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[JdFoX187]

Since studios started gearing their business models toward overseas releases. See: Tintin. I'm not saying that is what happened with Titanic, but given the huge overseas marketing ploys (especially in Russia and China), it wouldn't surprise me.

Battleship as well it seems. Studios are going to start targeting international box offices first, I think. We've already seen other countries save movies from failing like On Stranger Tides, both of the 'Titans films and now apparently Battleship.

 

[dvdjamm]

Christ Almighty, I seen more TV ads for Think Like a Man than the Hunger Games, John Carter & Wrath of the Titans combined!

The budget for advertising it must been triple it's regular operating budget.

I know it was connected to all the NBA games on both ESPN & TBS...It even has a commercial that included the Inside The NBA show with Shaq,Charles,Kenny & Ernie.

 

[aznpxdd]

Michael Jordan is in THink like a Man?

I don't see any horribly dressed man on the poster.

 

[TheKaeptain]

What is this "CitW only has positive WoM on the internet" talk? I haven't seen it yet (desperately want to) but so far every single person I've talked to in "real life" that's seen it has absolutely raved about it.

Are most of your friends geeks? Most of the people in my classes that actually watched it hated the movie. The only people I know that likes it are geeks and dudes on the web.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Cabin in the Woods is a terrible movie until the last 20 minutes.

The last 20 minutes is balls to the walls awesomeness, totally makes watching the whole thing worth it.

 

[HK-47]

Battleship as well it seems. Studios are going to start targeting international box offices first, I think. We've already seen other countries save movies from failing like On Stranger Tides, both of the 'Titans films and now apparently Battleship.

So the rest of the world has even worse taste than America? How...how is this possible?

 

[HK-47]

Cabin in the Woods is a terrible movie until the last 20 minutes.

The last 20 minutes is balls to the walls awesomeness, totally makes watching the whole thing worth it.

The last twenty minutes are nothing without the set up of the first seventy.

 

[aznpxdd]

So the rest of the world has even worse taste than America? How...how is this possible?

Well, I think one of the reasons why studios release movies internationally (at least in Asia anyways) is to combat piracy.

 

[Alrus]

Well, I think one of the reasons why studios release movies internationally (at least in Asia anyways) is to combat piracy.

No they do it because it's a huge market and makes them tons of money.

 

[WordAssassin]

Are most of your friends geeks? Most of the people in my classes that actually watched it hated the movie. The only people I know that likes it are geeks and dudes on the web.

Yes, but the majority of rave reviews I've heard were not only from not-geeks, but girls.

My anecdotal evidence is turning everything up-side-down :O

 

[dvdjamm]

Does Romany Malco's head look pasted on or that just a weird angle for his picture?

Here's the cover for the soundtrack...

Why? Did it really make that much of a difference to move him to look like he thinks she smells bad?

 

[Tom_Cody]

$375m domestic final for THG, impressive stuff.

It should pass Deathly Hallows II's 381m at least. HG has been gaining on DH every weekend.

Compare Deathly Hallows II's weekends:

To Hunger Games' weekends:

 

[Tom_Cody]

So the african American Market or even the non White Market is desperate to see movies that represent themselves as funny, good looking and successful and not asexual goofballs. Shocking.

I'm still surprised why many Hollywood companies aren't trying to cash in on this starved Market. It's almost like they hate money......

Do you really think this is why people go to the movies?

 

[VOOK]

America doesn't get The Avengers until May, we get it first?

What madness is this.

 

[Cheebo]

They should have released Cabin in the Woods after The Avengers.

Marvel/Disney have not mentioned Joss Whedon one single time in the marketing for The Avengers. Never in any trailer or tv spot. How would it help?

 

[Dragon]

That guy's head has to be photoshopped.

 

[Discotheque]

Are most of your friends geeks? Most of the people in my classes that actually watched it hated the movie. The only people I know that likes it are geeks and dudes on the web.

I took a girl to watch it, I ended up coming out of the film looking like this:

 

[Tobor]

Marvel/Disney have not mentioned Joss Whedon one single time in the marketing for The Avengers. Never in any trailer or tv spot. How would it help?

Are you kidding? The movie is going to be a huge hit, and it looks like a critical success as well. How would it hurt to be able to print "From the director of The Avengers" or whatever on the poster. It's common business sense. You honestly think it won't say that on the BluRay?

Nolan wasn't a big deal before Batman. I guarantee you the poster for The Prestige mentions Batman Begins.

 

[twinturbo2]

Why is everybody saying that Avengers will save Disney's bottom line or something like that?

I thought Paramount had the distribution rights from a prior agreement with a pre-buyout Marvel, and that Disney only has the home video rights.

 

[artist]

America doesn't get The Avengers until May, we get it first?

What madness is this.

So does Battleship and a lot of other movies.

WE_ARE_NOT_THE_CENTER_OF_THE_UNIVERSE_ANYMORE_

 

[Good Job Bob]

Are you kidding? The movie is going to be a huge hit, and it looks like a critical success as well. How would it hurt to be able to print "From the director of The Avengers" or whatever on the poster. It's common business sense. You honestly think it won't say that on the BluRay?

Nolan wasn't a big deal before Batman. I guarantee you the poster for The Prestige mentions Batman Begins.

I guarantee you that is never going to happen.

If it does, and we are both still on GAF, I'll let you choose an avatar for me to wear for 3 months.