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From Box Office Mojo:
Production Budget: $70 million Marketing Costs: $35 million TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES Domestic: $33,932,601 96.5% + Overseas: $1,229,997 3.5% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = Worldwide: $35,162,598 It will still make that easily. So no, the movie is not considered a 'bomb'. |
Originally posted by The Valeyard Are you sure about that? I had read online and in a magazine (either Entertainment Weekly or Starlog) that the budget was closer to $70 million. I'm not saying you're wrong. I was just curious. Andrew "Q. As a free-lancer for the Seattle Times, I recently interviewed Kerry Conran, the writer-director of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," and when we discussed the film's budget, he quoted a figure -- off the record -- which was far below the $70 million that's been quoted in literally dozens of reviews and articles. While I'm familiar with the ego-soothing spin strategies that studios use to inflate a film's budget, in the case of "Sky Captain," wouldn't it make more sense if Paramount had actually boasted about the film's relatively modest budget, since it represents a digital milestone? Jeff Shannon, Lynnwood, Wash. A. I heard the budget was not a million miles away from $38 million, which is the advertising budget for some films in that genre. So "Sky Captain" will win back its cost and turn a profit, despite a relatively tame reception at the box office. Many readers tell me I liked it more than they did, and accuse me of being blinded by its style, as if there's a surplus of style in today's movies." |
Originally posted by Gerry P. From Ebert's Current Answer Man column: "Q. As a free-lancer for the Seattle Times, I recently interviewed Kerry Conran, the writer-director of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," and when we discussed the film's budget, he quoted a figure -- off the record -- which was far below the $70 million that's been quoted in literally dozens of reviews and articles. While I'm familiar with the ego-soothing spin strategies that studios use to inflate a film's budget, in the case of "Sky Captain," wouldn't it make more sense if Paramount had actually boasted about the film's relatively modest budget, since it represents a digital milestone? Jeff Shannon, Lynnwood, Wash. A. I heard the budget was not a million miles away from $38 million, which is the advertising budget for some films in that genre. So "Sky Captain" will win back its cost and turn a profit, despite a relatively tame reception at the box office. Many readers tell me I liked it more than they did, and accuse me of being blinded by its style, as if there's a surplus of style in today's movies." Well straight from the horse's mouth (sort of). Thanks, Gerry! |
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Bad news to all...Paramount has bumped SKY CAPTAIN until February 1st. Who knows, maybe they've decided to include a DTS track? Probably not but we can dream, can't we?
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Originally posted by highdef Bad news to all...Paramount has bumped SKY CAPTAIN until February 1st. Who knows, maybe they've decided to include a DTS track? Probably not but we can dream, can't we? |
I just saw the film last week at a screening and REALLY enjoyed it.
This film got a bad rap. All of this talk about "no plot"...let's talk about "Day After Tomorrow"! |
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