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Moby Dick "In The Heart of The Sea" flops in first weekend
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:41 am
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:41 am
With an estimated budget of $150 million for "Heart of the Sea," the whaling ship that inspired "Moby Dick," beached itself with an initial domestic haul of only $11 million. Worse, that $11 million was a figure inflated by IMAX and 3D ticket sales.
https://www.ibtimes.com/chris-hemsworths-heart-sea-beaches-itself-opening-weekend-only-11-million-haul-2223497
https://www.ibtimes.com/chris-hemsworths-heart-sea-beaches-itself-opening-weekend-only-11-million-haul-2223497
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Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:44 am to Tiger Ree
This movie looks awful.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:48 am to Tiger Ree
Sad, because Ronnie Howard is a great filmmaker - and he eschewed some of the CGI to shoot a "real" movie, where that was possible. I haven't seen it, but the choice of story seemed okay.
Maybe a disconnect with audience expectations. This more of a survival story than an adventure one - but the trailers tended to push the adventure angle.
Master and Commander was a commercial flop, too, but a great film, regardless.
Maybe a disconnect with audience expectations. This more of a survival story than an adventure one - but the trailers tended to push the adventure angle.
Master and Commander was a commercial flop, too, but a great film, regardless.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:01 am to Ace Midnight
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Maybe a disconnect with audience expectations. This more of a survival story than an adventure one - but the trailers tended to push the adventure angle.
It was a stupid marketing decision to continually repeat: THE STORY THAT INSPIRED MOBY DICK.
The general public immediately associates moby dick with a long and boring thing no one cares about.
Why not bill it as a survival piece about human spirit and grit or something like that.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:03 am to Breesus
The book is good.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:20 am to Tiger Ree
I didn't even know this was a movie.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:21 am to Tiger Ree
I wanted to see it this weekend, but my theater has half of their screen closed (updating to the best seats ever) and only had it in 3d and I hate 3d movies.
Saw Creed instead, and enjoyed it.
Saw Creed instead, and enjoyed it.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:23 am to Tiger Ree
Not a huge shock. Chris Hemsworth has proven himself to be a decent actor but he's not much of a box office draw outside of Thor.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:23 am to Tiger Ree
I think this would have done better with a February release. Marketing a 1800's survival movie about Moby Dick around the same time as Star Wars and The Revenant just spelled disaster from the get-go.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:32 am to Tiger Ree
I figured this would happen. Their were only 10 people in the viewing I saw Friday night.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 9:39 am to tWildcat
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only 10 people in the viewing I saw Friday night.
A bigger turnout then the theater I watched it in. Its a good movie too, but its going to lose tens of millions of dollars.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 10:07 am to Tiger Ree
This is another one that suffered form a bad release time.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 11:56 am to Freauxzen
it was a good movie, and as i mentioned in another thread, it'd bomb at the office. Bad timing release.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 12:01 pm to lsufan112001
I saw it, i was entertained throughout the movie
It's defintely getting killed in reviews and box office
Not sure why they pushed the movie to a week before stars wars release considering it was made in 2013
It's defintely getting killed in reviews and box office
Not sure why they pushed the movie to a week before stars wars release considering it was made in 2013
Posted on 12/14/15 at 12:55 pm to Jack Bauer7
I enjoyed it. don't really care about the critics or the box office numbers.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 1:06 pm to Tiger Ree
If I never had to see Chris Hemsworth on screen again, it would be too soon.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 1:12 pm to Breesus
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It was a stupid marketing decision to continually repeat: THE STORY THAT INSPIRED MOBY DICK.
The general public immediately associates moby dick with a long and boring thing no one cares about.
Agreed. They think, "I had to read that shite in school" or "I saw that movie decades ago."
The book was fascinating. I hope to catch the movie in the theater.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 4:07 pm to Twenty 49
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The general public immediately associates moby dick with a long and boring thing no one cares about.
That is because it's a long and boring thing no one cares about...
Posted on 12/14/15 at 4:15 pm to Geralt of Rantia
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If I never had to see Chris Hemsworth on screen again, it would be too soon.
Sounds like someone is jealous.....
Posted on 12/14/15 at 4:18 pm to Tiger Ree
I know all of Hollywood can't immediately bow to the new Star Wars movie but am I the only one thinking this does have kind of an impact?
Not that, without Star Wars, this Moby Dick movie would have been a blockbuster. But when it comes to movies who the hell is talking about anything else right now? If people are saving their money and their time to go to the movies this month, guess which movie it's going to be circulated around?
I still can't believe the new Chipmunks movie is being released on the same day. (which will probably do better than the Moby Dick movie)
Not that, without Star Wars, this Moby Dick movie would have been a blockbuster. But when it comes to movies who the hell is talking about anything else right now? If people are saving their money and their time to go to the movies this month, guess which movie it's going to be circulated around?
I still can't believe the new Chipmunks movie is being released on the same day. (which will probably do better than the Moby Dick movie)
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