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Any hope for Universal's Dark Universe (Monsters)?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:32 pm
Granted I haven't seen The Mummy but I know review are bad. And now I see that the next movie, The Bride of Frankenstein, won't be released until February, 2019. Marvel had 2 movies the first year before waiting a couple of more before IM2. I just think this is a disaster waiting to happen, and I was really looking forward to the series.
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:34 pm to Dale Murphy
Unfortunately yes, thanks to these people who have just shite taste in films:
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:38 pm to Dale Murphy
They need to put out a movie a year for this to work. I would seriously doubt they ever make a third movie in this franchise. I think even Bride of Frankenstein is iffy at this point.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:47 pm to Dale Murphy
I hope so, because I do love these characters. But please make them horror films.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 4:59 pm to RLDSC FAN
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make them horror films
Posted on 6/15/17 at 5:02 pm to Dale Murphy
There doesn't seem to be any set rhyme or reason when it comes to rationalizing sequels these days.
Studios seem to be looking at the long term success of their new series.
No sequel for last year's Tarzan, but we're getting a Daddy's Home 2.
Studios seem to be looking at the long term success of their new series.
No sequel for last year's Tarzan, but we're getting a Daddy's Home 2.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:55 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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No sequel for last year's Tarzan
Wait. You thought that was good??
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:57 pm to swagsurfin7
Good enough for a sequel.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 7:59 pm to RLDSC FAN
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I hope so, because I do love these characters. But please make them horror films.
I said this in my Mummy review in the spoiler thread, I thought they played it too much down the middle. They should have gone as a less CGId horror or campier and made it funny. It had moments both ways but never leaned one way or another.
I saw where they attached Depp to play Invisible Man so not sure how that will work out.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:02 pm to Dale Murphy
You know.. when I first heard they were going to bring back the horror greats and combine them into their own movie world I had hope that filmmakers would appreciate the silence and how it adds fear and uncertainty.
I had hoped that bringing back classic black and white monsters would eventually bring together a squad... let's call them a "monster squad" to bring them down.
From the imaginations of kids would the terrors be brought down.
But how will the phrase " wolfmans got nards" happen if every classic horror monster is a chick?
I had hoped that bringing back classic black and white monsters would eventually bring together a squad... let's call them a "monster squad" to bring them down.
From the imaginations of kids would the terrors be brought down.
But how will the phrase " wolfmans got nards" happen if every classic horror monster is a chick?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 11:14 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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There doesn't seem to be any set rhyme or reason when it comes to rationalizing sequels these days.
A movie has to actually perform well in theaters to get a sequel.
Daddy's Home made $242 million in theaters on a $69 million dollar budget making it a box office success.
Legend of Tarzan made $356 million on a $180 million budget. Once you take out the theater splits, advertising, and other odds and ends it barely broke even. It would have needed to crush on home video to justify making another and while $23 million is nothing to scoff at it's also not enough to justify the financial risk of making another movie.
This post was edited on 6/15/17 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 6/15/17 at 11:18 pm to Dale Murphy
When is the he-man re-make with Thor?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 11:43 pm to OMLandshark
I liked the benecio del toro wolfman, and it was definitely a horror movie. Unfortunately I don't think critics or audiences shared the same sentiment.
I'd love for the universal dark universe to take off, but I'm not optimistic.
I'd love for the universal dark universe to take off, but I'm not optimistic.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 12:12 am to Dr RC
quote:$242 - $69 = $173
Daddy's Home made $242 million in theaters on a $69 million dollar budget making it a box office success. Legend of Tarzan made $356 million on a $180 million budget. Once you take out the theater splits, advertising, and other odds and ends it barely broke even. It would have needed to crush on home video to justify making another and while $23 million is nothing to scoff at it's also not enough to justify the financial risk of making another movie.
$356 - $180 = $176
Add in Tarzan's $23 Million in DVD sales to Daddy's Home's $15 Million... Tarzan was more profitable.
This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 12:17 am
Posted on 6/16/17 at 5:51 am to Fewer Kilometers
It's got a shite ROI compared to Daddy's Home though. 2x compared to 3.5x.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:14 am to RLDSC FAN
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I do love these characters
I do too. That's why I'm very skeptical of these new movies.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:17 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Add in Tarzan's $23 Million in DVD sales to Daddy's Home's $15 Million... Tarzan was more profitable.
No, it wasn't. That's not how it works. It barely doubled it budget which means it barely broke even.
The basic rule is you have to double your budget before you start making any profit. Tarzan did not do that in theaters which means it had to do really big biz on home video to justify a sequel. It didn't.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:41 am to 632627
Yeah, that wasn't a bad film at all.
I love a good werewolf movie, we need more.
I love a good werewolf movie, we need more.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 12:26 pm to 632627
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I liked the benecio del toro wolfman, and it was definitely a horror movie.
This was the route that I thought Universal was taking. Instead they made an adventure movie that just happened to have an evil mummy as the antagonist.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:21 pm to Dale Murphy
I don't think they know what they even want to do with their EU for this. It doesn't help that they made a hype trailer using old monster movies that is really really lame and pathetic.
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