Sheridan Passell
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« on: May 30, 2010, 04:13:05 PM » |
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http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/$30m opening ain't great for a $200m budget. How the hell did they manage to keep MacGruber in so many theatres for its second week after a $4m opening last week? Woh, look at its average. Shame, looked pretty funny to me.
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dalmatianjaws
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2010, 02:06:26 AM » |
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Robin Hood looks pretty bad at first glance as well, but when you take in box office outside America, it's going alright.
I'm sire Persia will at least break even. I had NO desire to see it, but all my friends really like it, so maybe it will hover for a while. Still ... expect the sequel, if there is one, to have a much smaller budget.
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dnwilliams
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2010, 10:45:05 AM » |
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Do they do that? Reduce a budget for a sequel?
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dalmatianjaws
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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2010, 12:34:29 PM » |
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They did for the Narnia flicks
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dnwilliams
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 01:03:09 PM » |
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No way! Couldn't tell AT ALL. If anything, I think it looked better than the first movie, they used more locations and stuff...just goes to show you how resourceful a production can be when they don't have oodles of money.
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dalmatianjaws
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« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2010, 01:10:24 PM » |
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Not the second one, the third one. Caspian had a bigger budget that Wardrobe and didn't perform as well, so they hacked the budget on the third and filmed it in Mexico. I dont remember the exact numbers, but it was a BIG drop.
You're right, the second film had a MUCH better look. Unfortunately, they also had a scene where the main characters are literally goosed by magic. So ... yeah.
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dnwilliams
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« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2010, 01:25:48 PM » |
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Ah, okay. Then what the budget cut does to the production remains to be seen...
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« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2010, 06:27:44 PM » |
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Just noticed Sex & The City 2 had a budget of $100m. $100m?? What the hell did they spend that on, shoes??
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dnwilliams
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2010, 02:15:53 PM » |
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They should've used it as an effects budget for Sarah Jessica Parker's face.
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2010, 08:19:38 PM » |
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I heard that SJP got $15m for it so I guess the other 3 got between 10-15 as well. That's over half the budget on 4 TV actresses!!!
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