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starman9000 11-12-09 07:41 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Boba Fett (Post 9830764)
Oops. My mistake.

Looks like Outlander is a good contender for it.

~$166,000 at the US box office on a $50,000,000 budget.

It did make $6.2mil worldwide though.

A shame, as it was a fun film.

Wow, I liked that movie, but had no idea it actually had a budget.

Wolf359 11-12-09 09:16 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Wow, I am shocked to come into this thread and find the same two people cluttering up the Avatar thread now predicting Avatar to be the biggest flop ever. Shocked!

I will never see a penny of the gross, but please Jesus let it make a bajillion dollars just to shut these people's mouths.

Drop 11-12-09 09:32 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Avatar won't be a huge flop. It's a guaranteed 100 million. Will it disappoint? More than likely, but I'm sure financially it'll work out in the end. And it won't hurt Cameron.

Ash Ketchum 11-12-09 09:42 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by majorjoe23 (Post 9831342)
I thought the driving force for Titanic was the teen girls who saw it a dozen times in theaters. Not that I see Avatar really appealing to them either.
That's a popular conception, but TITANIC wouldn't have been the worldwide hit it was if it was only teen girls going to see it. (In that case, TWILIGHT would be almost as big a grosser.) I know plenty of adults who don't go to the movies much or don't talk about movies much who all went to see TITANIC. It was a cultural phenomenon that tended to cut across age, race, class and sex lines. It's rare to find a movie that can do that. That's why it's the top grosser of all time, whether I like it or not. I don't see AVATAR becoming that kind of phenomenon.

Giles 11-12-09 09:42 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9830825)
Biggest flop of 2008: Delgo
Biggest flop of 2009: Delgo 2: Avatar
:lol:

Hokeyboy 11-12-09 09:47 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by tanman (Post 9831221)
Funny about that. People always remember the 1 exception amongst a see of rules.
I sea what you mean. :(

Josh-da-man 11-12-09 10:57 AM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Drop (Post 9831546)
Avatar won't be a huge flop. It's a guaranteed 100 million. Will it disappoint? More than likely, but I'm sure financially it'll work out in the end. And it won't hurt Cameron.
$100 million against a $300 million budget isn't a very good showing. Someone just lost $200 million.

Gizmo 11-12-09 12:03 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
I have no idea what Avatar is about. Is there smurfs in it?

Groucho 11-12-09 12:06 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9831924)
I have no idea what Avatar is about. Is there smurfs in it?
The plot is exactly the same as Cartman's little movie, except they are blue JarJars, not blue smurfs.

jjcool 11-12-09 03:02 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
So this "avatar" movie is completely seperate from the "Last Airbender" movie?

Josh-da-man 11-12-09 03:42 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9831937)
The plot is exactly the same as Cartman's little movie, except they are blue JarJars, not blue smurfs.
How can anyone think this movie might flop?

Gizmo 11-12-09 03:44 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
I thought Avatar was an Anime?

DthRdrX 11-12-09 03:46 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum (Post 9831577)
That's a popular conception, but TITANIC wouldn't have been the worldwide hit it was if it was only teen girls going to see it. (In that case, TWILIGHT would be almost as big a grosser.) I know plenty of adults who don't go to the movies much or don't talk about movies much who all went to see TITANIC. It was a cultural phenomenon that tended to cut across age, race, class and sex lines. It's rare to find a movie that can do that. That's why it's the top grosser of all time, whether I like it or not. I don't see AVATAR becoming that kind of phenomenon.
I personally thought the story kinda sucked, but then again I expected to go in and see a movie about the actual history of the boat. Don't kid yourself, teen girls helped the movie in the same manner many guys helped Star Wars over and over again. It's a combination of right movie at the right time.

DthRdrX 11-12-09 03:48 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9832482)
I thought Avatar was an Anime?
It is. They are going live action with it.


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Groucho 11-12-09 03:48 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9832482)
I thought Avatar was an Anime?
No, they live actioned it with that guy who puts twists in his movies and has people running from wind.

Hokeyboy 11-12-09 04:37 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by DthRdrX (Post 9832488)
I personally thought the story kinda sucked, but then again I expected to go in and see a movie about the actual history of the boat. Don't kid yourself, teen girls helped the movie in the same manner many guys helped Star Wars over and over again. It's a combination of right movie at the right time.
Don't kid yourself either; NO FILM makes nearly $2 billion on the backs of teenage girls alone. The movie was BEYOND HUGE across all demographics -- especially FAMILIES, which is where (and ONLY where) you can cement mega blockbuster status.

Drexl 11-12-09 05:21 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by jjcool (Post 9832344)
So this "avatar" movie is completely seperate from the "Last Airbender" movie?
In case you were unaware, the reason TLA doesn't have the word "avatar" in the title is to avoid confusion with the Cameron film. They probably don't want confusion with the original Delgo either.

AnonomusBob15 11-12-09 07:34 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Funny People didn't do so well.

Saw the Unrated cut, which runs even longer, and absolutely loved it, one of my tops of the year. This film will definitely find an audience on DVD. Can't believe I missed it in theaters.

Superboy 11-12-09 08:22 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
What is everyone talking about? this movie is going to do great!

Spoiler:
Movies with crying Indians always do well!

Jon2 11-12-09 09:08 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy (Post 9832595)
Don't kid yourself either; NO FILM makes nearly $2 billion on the backs of teenage girls alone. The movie was BEYOND HUGE across all demographics -- especially FAMILIES, which is where (and ONLY where) you can cement mega blockbuster status.
It wasn't just teenage girls... but it was primarily females of all ages. My wife saw it at least twice (once by dragging me to it) and maybe more, and so did most of her friends.

If it was families, it was families drug kicking and screaming. I know few men, and fewer kids, who were that interested in Cameron's Titanic.

Hokeyboy 11-12-09 09:16 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Jon2 (Post 9833073)
It wasn't just teenage girls... but it was primarily females of all ages. My wife saw it at least twice (once by dragging me to it) and maybe more, and so did most of her friends.

If it was families, it was families drug kicking and screaming. I know few men, and fewer kids, who were that interested in Cameron's Titanic.
In late 1997/early 1998, pretty much EVERYONE was interested in Cameron's Titanic. After it dethroned Star Wars as the top box office grosser, the nerds turned on it. Then after it cleared its billions and grabbed 11 Oscars, the backlash kicked in hardcore.

To imply that "few men" were interested in the movie is just silly, revisionist thinking.

My Other Self 11-12-09 10:06 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
I saw Titatic 3 times in the theaters. I was 11 at the time - I saw it once with family, once with friends, and once as a school group.

Say what you want but it was a cultural phenomenon of the 90s. Looking back on it now I still like some parts of the movie for the historical aspect but back then before the internet was king, a lot of people were seeing it multiple times in theaters.

Giles 11-12-09 10:32 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by mcfly (Post 9833169)
I saw Titatic 3 times in the theaters. I was 11 at the time - I saw it once with family, once with friends, and once as a school group.

Say what you want but it was a cultural phenomenon of the 90s. Looking back on it now I still like some parts of the movie for the historical aspect but back then before the internet was king, a lot of people were seeing it multiple times in theaters.
yeah you do see Kate's tits in the movie don't ya ;)

but seriousily though, I know I saw the movie at least three times in theatre as well.

Abob Teff 11-12-09 10:56 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9831937)
The plot is exactly the same as Cartman's little movie, except they are blue JarJars, not blue smurfs.
Gay cowboys eating pudding?

Giles 11-12-09 11:04 PM
Re: The box office flop of the year?
 
^ and ManBearPig


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