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re: Why did the Burt Wonderstone movie bomb so badly?
Posted on 3/17/13 at 8:23 am to Weebie
Posted on 3/17/13 at 8:23 am to Weebie
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two reasons -
1. people download stuff for free
2. people are too cheap to pay for anything nowadays
Really?
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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.
Oh and I'm going to assume Carrey didn't get his normal $20 million+ payout. So maybe we're getting closer to a true evaluation of media value. This is all good news.
This post was edited on 3/17/13 at 9:01 am
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 8:56 am to eyeran
Wait people are shocked that a goofy, stupid and retarded comedy is stupid, goofy and retarded? Fascinating.
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 9:23 am to Lsut81
Saw it last night. It had its moments, but overall pretty terrible.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 9:29 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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but overall pretty terrible.
Let me guess, he plays an akward, naive guy, that screams when put into weird situations
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 9:36 am to Lsut81
26 posts destroying this movie, one guy's actually seen it.
I didn't realize Carrell was so hated on. The trailer looked somewhere between The Love Guru and Blades of Glory for me.
I didn't realize Carrell was so hated on. The trailer looked somewhere between The Love Guru and Blades of Glory for me.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:07 am to DanglingFury
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I didn't realize Carrell was so hated on.
Carrell's not a lead man, he just isn't. He is very good in the background and small roles but out front and on screen all the time gets old real fast. The best role he has had to me was Crazy stupid love where he wasn't trying to be funny and was just a guy. Even the office is about the cast and not Carrell out front.
As for Carrey, he is in two movies releasing with this and Kick-arse 2 so he is trying to make a comeback but Jenny McCarthy sucked the life out of him a few years ago.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:11 am to Warfarer
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Carrell's not a lead man, he just isn't. He is very good in the background and small roles but out front and on screen all the time gets old real fast. The best role he has had to me was Crazy stupid love where he wasn't trying to be funny and was just a guy. Even the office is about the cast and not Carrell out front.
40 year old virgin was his best I think
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:17 am to DanglingFury
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26 posts destroying this movie, one guy's actually seen it.
Interestingly enough, the NY Times' gave it a halfway decent review. Didn't pan it.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:17 am to Brodeur
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40 year old virgin was his best I think
Like I said earlier in the thread, that movie was all about the surrounding cast. Rogen and Rudd were standouts and that movie really launched both to another level. Malco was really funny in it. The girls, Banks and Lynch, were both funny in their small parts.
That movie had a pretty deep cast that was all good, Carrell was just the main character but not really the main part of the movie.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:18 am to Weebie
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two reasons -
1. people download stuff for free
2. people are too cheap to pay for anything nowadays
Or it just is not appealing at all and sucks arse.
This post was edited on 3/17/13 at 10:19 am
Posted on 3/17/13 at 10:22 am to Warfarer
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Carrell's not a lead man, he just isn't. He is very good in the background and small roles but out front and on screen all the time gets old real fast.
Agree with this... His two best films are 40yr Old and Anchorman. 40yr old was only due to him being fresh on the scene.
EVERY character he plays has the same schtik about him. I don't find him funny at all.
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 10:50 am to Warfarer
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This. Outside of 40 Year Old Virgin, which was carried by the supporting cast, Carell has done shite in the lead role and nothing of note. He isn't a box office draw because people are starting to understand, whether they admit it or not, that his shite gets old and he isn't funny in large doses.
I have no opinion on this particular movie, but I think this statement is patently false (and went to box office mojo to check my thoughts - I think Box Office Mojo is just US box office as wikipedia reflected higher values for these movies when checked on there)). While your conclusion that people are starting to understand that "his shite gets old and isn't funny in large doses" it's simply too soon to say there is a trend that way.
Seeking a Friend was his last starring role prior to Burt Wonderstone. It was a small picture ($10 million budget) and featured Carrell playing far from zany "Steve Carrell role." But aside from that film and Burt Wonderstone, it seems like Carrell movies definitely bring people to the box office.
Sometimes movies just look like non-starters from the promotions, and I think this was the case of one. Carrell, while not my favorite actor by any means, has shown that he can draw people in and make money. It helps if he has a solid cast around him (though let's be honest, Burt Wonderstone has a GREAT cast - Steve Buscemi, James Gandolfini, and Alan Arkin plus Olivia Wilde to look at) so I think you can just chalk this one up as a bad idea with trailers that only served to diminish interest.
Of course if his next two or three movies tank, I'll come back on here and admit you're right. But for now, it's simply false to say Carrell isn't a box office draw.
Hope Springs (non-starring, third billed) - $63,536, 011
Seeking a Friend for End of the World (top billing, independent) - $7,078, 738
Crazy, Stupid, Love (top billing, ensemble flick) - $84,351,197
Dinner for Schmucks (top billing) - $73,026,337
Despicable Me (top billing, animated) - $251,513,985
Date Night (shared top billing w/Tina Fey) - $98,711,404
Get Smart (top billing) - $130,319,208
Horton Hears a Who (shared top billing w/Jim Carrey, animated) - $154,529,439
Dan in Real Life (top billing) - $47,642,963
Evan Almighty (top billing) - $100,462,298 (underperformed mightily)
Little Miss Sunshine (ensemble, 2nd billing after Kinnear) - $59,891,098
This post was edited on 3/17/13 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/17/13 at 11:55 am to Weebie
Bad marketing too. Just saw the first preview to this movie about three weeks ago.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:01 pm to Weebie
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relatively small budget of $30M
We must have different ideas of what a small budget is.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:03 pm to SCTmo
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But for now, it's simply false to say Carrell isn't a box office draw.
You are correct, sir.
Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:43 pm to SCTmo
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Hope Springs (non-starring, third billed) - $63,536, 011
Seeking a Friend for End of the World (top billing, independent) - $7,078, 738
Crazy, Stupid, Love (top billing, ensemble flick) - $84,351,197
Dinner for Schmucks (top billing) - $73,026,337
Despicable Me (top billing, animated) - $251,513,985
Date Night (shared top billing w/Tina Fey) - $98,711,404
Get Smart (top billing) - $130,319,208
Horton Hears a Who (shared top billing w/Jim Carrey, animated) - $154,529,439
Dan in Real Life (top billing) - $47,642,963
Evan Almighty (top billing) - $100,462,298 (underperformed mightily)
Little Miss Sunshine (ensemble, 2nd billing after Kinnear) - $59,891,098
Coming off of Rotten Tomatoes and omitting the two animated series since the voices make no difference in box office on them.
Hope Springs 74% but billed third
Hope Springs (non-starring, third billed) - $63,536, 011 74% Never saw it.
Seeking a Friend for End of the World (top billing, independent) - $7,078, 738 55% Never saw it.
Crazy, Stupid, Love (top billing, ensemble flick) - $84,351,197 78% Not a comedy and also had a hot name Emma Stone and Gosling with Julianne Moore.
Dinner for Schmucks (top billing) - $73,026,337 43% but Carrell was unlikable in the movie. He was easily the worst part of the movie plus Rudd was in it to help it out with a hot name Galifianakis
Date Night (shared top billing w/Tina Fey) - $98,711,404 67% but was an awful movie to me. Unwatchable and I only made it through the first 30 minutes on two or three different watches.
Get Smart (top billing) - $130,319,208 51%. Not as bad as the rating to me.
Dan in Real Life (top billing) - $47,642,963 64% but again, not a comedy.
Evan Almighty (top billing) - $100,462,298 (underperformed mightily) 23%. Comedy but not as bad as the rating to me.
Little Miss Sunshine (ensemble, 2nd billing after Kinnear) 91%. Very good movie but not a slapstick comedy.
Essentially my point is that all the comedies he was 1st billed were pretty bad and people see that now. Big weekends up front help him out and he usually gets another pretty big name with him.
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