ArtVanderlay Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 http://deadline.com/2015/10/jon-chu-jem-and-the-holograms-film-independent-1201593006/ So not only did Jem and the Holograms die a horrible death, grossing only $1.32 million on a $5 million budget, but the very same weekend director Jon Chu was the keynote speaker at a indie film forum. Producer Steve Blum also had to give a speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Eh, $5 million, even with promotion costs, won't be that hard to make up, will it? DVD and iTunes sales can cover it surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 3 movies debuted and all did so shitty that The Martian (in it's 4th week) was #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Also - in it's first week in wide release Steve Jobs did $7.2 million (and $9.9 million total in two weeks) Jobs (the Ashton Kutcher one) did $9.1 million in it's first week Maybe we can stop making movies about Apple now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Also - in it's first week in wide release Steve Jobs did $7.2 million (and $9.9 million total in two weeks) Jobs (the Ashton Kutcher one) did $9.1 million in it's first week Maybe we can stop making movies about Apple now Looking forward to the movie Steve in 2017. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I await 'Gates' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The recent financial failures of films released in the past couple of weeks would make a good read if someone went in-depth into their development history. Pan, Jem, That Vin Diesel Witch movie no one is going to remember in a month, and even Steve Jobs could be included. Pan's history alone is worthy of a novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I will be perfectly content if all the "The Inquisition was totally right, those bitches deserved to be burned" movies could fuck right off. I'm sick of ghost movies falling back on that too. Hey, The Conjuring and LORDS oF SALEM, I'm looking right at you too. I'm not sure why it bugs me that what was essentially a mass crime is now a hack script writers fallback history revision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 The Martian was #1 again since everything new sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Three straight weeks the new movies have combined to do roughly nothing at the box office. Worst weekend if 2015 domestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I so wanted to see the bond movie this weekend, if it had been out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 EDIT: Wrong thread Anyway, uh, Bond is going big, really big. Absolutely no competition except a month-old Martian. I'm saying it's Craig's most successful Bond film and he goes out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Jem and the Holograms bombed so hard, Universal pulled it from movie theaters after only two weeks. They are also no longer reporting the box office for it. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/movie-did-terribly-universal-pulling-190338176.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Did they even advertise Jem? I only knew of the movie's existence from the occasional reference on my Twitter feed to fans of the show not being happy with the film, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I saw a couple commercials for it. It didn't look like something I'd want to see let alone spend ten bucks (rather 20 bucks) and snacks on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This article focuses on Jem but also says they've done the same for Steve Jobs. (They're still reporting the results for it, but they pulled it from theatres after just two weeks.) I get that no one wanted to see another movie about Steve Jobs, but Fassbender and Winslet are both being talked about as potential Oscar nominees for their work there, so I find this pretty surprising. http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/post/133000659476/new-movie-flops-so-badly-its-pulled-from-cinemas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 We went to see Spectre last night on the night before a holiday and there were less than 10 people in the theatre. A little surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Hunger Games did around $100M this weekend. That's down from the previous movie by about $20M. Mixed reviews. I can't say I'm surprised because I didn't like any of the sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The second movie was really great. The third not so much. I'm going to the new one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 I think being sandwiched between the hype for the new Bond and Star Wars movies didn't help matters. All of those are much bigger deals. I was legit surprised when I checked the movie listings on Friday and saw that Hunger Games was out already. I had no idea. But, also Part 1 was boring as shit, and *quasi-spoiler alert because I got dragged to it today* Part 2 is boring as shit, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 In America at least, I think Hunger Games is a bigger deal than Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 In America at least, I think Hunger Games is a bigger deal than Bond. Depends on demo or are you just talking box office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Box office. I don't think Bond hurt Hunger Games at all. Again, just in America, The Hunger Games haven't traveled nearly as well as most big box office franchises in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hunger Games is huge here but Bond is bigger overseas. Like Fast. Which is a shame because Fast should be #1 everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Add another bomb to the pile Taking in an estimated $2.35 million from Friday to Sunday, the James McAvoy-Daniel Radcliffe take on the Mary Shelley classic managed the worst opening weekend ever for a film to open in over 2,500 theaters. On the good front Good Dinosaur made $39 million and Creed made $30 million This might be in the Pixar thread but Dinosaur was actually the worst opening for a Pixar movie since the original Toy Story but it was still the 4th best Nov. opening ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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