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Why did the Burt Wonderstone movie bomb so badly?
Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:49 am
Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:49 am
It'll be lucky to make 15M this weekend.
I have no interest in seeing it in theaters and the previews don't look all that great, but you'd think the premise and the star power alone should have been good for at least a $20M opening.
Nowadays with the cost of movie tickets, $20M should be a pretty easy mark to attain with proper marketing.
I have no interest in seeing it in theaters and the previews don't look all that great, but you'd think the premise and the star power alone should have been good for at least a $20M opening.
Nowadays with the cost of movie tickets, $20M should be a pretty easy mark to attain with proper marketing.
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Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:52 am to xenythx
two reasons -
1. people download stuff for free
2. people are too cheap to pay for anything nowadays
also if you notice this film was put together on a relatively small budget of $30M. if this same film had been put together 5 years ago, it likely would have had a budget of at least double that amount. studios are doing everything they can do adjust to the "Give me everything for free" generations coming up.
1. people download stuff for free
2. people are too cheap to pay for anything nowadays
also if you notice this film was put together on a relatively small budget of $30M. if this same film had been put together 5 years ago, it likely would have had a budget of at least double that amount. studios are doing everything they can do adjust to the "Give me everything for free" generations coming up.
This post was edited on 3/17/13 at 12:58 am
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:01 am to xenythx
Probably because it looks fricking retarded and no one wants to go pay $10 to see shite that isn't even worth a download.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:12 am to xenythx
Looks stupid
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:37 am to xenythx
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Nowadays with the cost of movie tickets
You answered your question. People aren't going to pay $10 a ticket to see that crap.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:41 am to xenythx
Steve Carell's wig looks so ridiculous
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:50 am to xenythx
Because it looks stupid.
Some cheap off color laughs set in a movie set in Vegas. Again.
Some cheap off color laughs set in a movie set in Vegas. Again.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:56 am to xenythx
Steve Carell can't carry this kind of movie.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 7:36 am to xenythx
I don't know but I'm glad it isn't doing well.
Maybe kids are getting smarter and the adults that have been supporting crap like this are growing up.
Maybe kids are getting smarter and the adults that have been supporting crap like this are growing up.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 8:48 am to xenythx
If you have ever wondered if Hollywood is run by retards, look no further than Shakespeare in Love winning best picture, and Burt Wonderstone getting the green light.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 9:13 am to xenythx
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Why did the Burt Wonderstone movie bomb so badly?
Maybe people are finally waking up and realizing that Carrel's shite is regurgitated over and over again for every role he plays
Posted on 3/17/13 at 9:30 am to xenythx
My Mom and Bro saw it. They said it sucked. bad.
"Go in with no expectations and it's 'meh"
"Go in with no expectations and it's 'meh"
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:34 am to xenythx
Long story short. Audiences are catching on, jack and the beanstalk flopped. 2 years ago, if would have killed at the box office.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 2:19 pm to xenythx
It was marketed really poorly.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 3:49 pm to xenythx
customers getting more picky?
that's probably not it, but I've found myself staying home more and more instead of going to see things in the theater because the price of a ticket and the mediocre product makes it just an unenticing idea to go to the movies
that's probably not it, but I've found myself staying home more and more instead of going to see things in the theater because the price of a ticket and the mediocre product makes it just an unenticing idea to go to the movies
Posted on 3/17/13 at 5:32 pm to xenythx
It looks awful and people are getting tired of Steve Carell.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 5:42 pm to xenythx
So glad Steve carrell quit the office to do hit like this
Posted on 3/17/13 at 5:59 pm to xenythx
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but you'd think the premise and the star power alone should have been good for at least a $20M opening.
I hope that movies like this fail just so they won't make shite movies with "star power" and try to sell them to me
Posted on 3/17/13 at 6:37 pm to xenythx
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But "Burt Wonderstone," which was in 3,160 theaters, pulled just $10.3 million out of its box-office hat. That's about $5 million less than analysts projected for the PG-13 film, produced by New Line and BenderSpink for an estimated $30 million.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 10:30 am to xenythx
I plan on seeing it. I love me some Steve carell and a few parts of the trailers have made me lol a bit. Mainly the "my next trick will be to stay in this box for seven days" then you see him up in the box touching the walls going "wow this box is smaller than I thought it would be." That's typical Steve carell and I'll take that. I'm obviously not expecting it to be the greatest comedy ever, but if it makes me laugh throughout then I'll like it.
You answered you're question with the first sentence of your post. Maybe bc the general public feels that way.
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Why did the Burt Wonderstone movie bomb so badly?
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I have no interest in seeing it in theaters and the previews don't look all that great,
You answered you're question with the first sentence of your post. Maybe bc the general public feels that way.
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