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Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:40 am to TotesMcGotes
The movie is clearly going to make its entire budget back twice over. Maybe even three times once we factor in DVD. If a studio invests a dollar and gets back two, I guarantee you they are not mildly disappointeed.
They may have talked up the movie in the press, saying they thought it was going to be a smash or whatever, but if they are making their money back twice over, studios tend to like that. Everything about this movie says moderate success. There is no way they "expected" this movie to do much better than this.
They may have talked up the movie in the press, saying they thought it was going to be a smash or whatever, but if they are making their money back twice over, studios tend to like that. Everything about this movie says moderate success. There is no way they "expected" this movie to do much better than this.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 11:45 am to TotesMcGotes
there is also the foreign market, some movies like Prince of Persia have made a lot over seas. I do not think Jonah Hex will get a big bump from that, but Toy Story and Greek will.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 12:28 pm to TotesMcGotes
people in the business must assume that megan fox=revenue, which is an absolute lie
Posted on 6/21/10 at 12:51 pm to LSUlunatic
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people in the business must assume that megan fox=revenue, which is an absolute lie
Get her in some porn and watch the money roll in
Posted on 6/21/10 at 12:58 pm to Baloo
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There is no way they "expected" this movie to do much better than this.
Agreed. Jonah Hill and Russell Brand..neither one are bankable actors, not even in the comedy realm. Hill is close, but needs the others in his group..especially Apatow..to be a draw.
I always assume (and maybe I'm off) that, blockbusters aside, if a movie can match or exceed its production costs that it's deemed a success. Because marketing costs should be able to be offset by rentals, DVD sales, merchandise, etc. and the rest is pure profit.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 1:03 pm to RollTide4Ever
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Fox being cast in a lead role was a killer.
It wasn't a lead role (unless you're saying this because she was the lead compared to other women). She played third or fourth fiddle in the movie.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 1:18 pm to CocomoLSU
Apatow produced
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:13 pm to TotesMcGotes
No way jonah hex came in at 35m ...
I was hearing 60+ all last summer
I was hearing 60+ all last summer
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:20 pm to JW
I read 35 and Brolin said something to the effect of it looks like a movie made on a $70 million budget even though they only had less than half of that to work with.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:24 pm to TotesMcGotes
I think it started out as such, but the budget ballooned after production began ... they also had a huge fire that burned that western city a few days before wrap and had to rebuild .... they also built a 100 yard tunnel on stage that wasnt even used. A disaster from start to finish. Sucks because it was shot mostly in La.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:30 pm to TotesMcGotes
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I read 35 and Brolin said something to the effect of it looks like a movie made on a $70 million budget even though they only had less than half of that to work with.
I read that the original film and script were budgeted for like 65 million. Then as shooting began suddenly the studio told them to do it on 25 million so they did. Not sure how.
Then when the studio saw the cheap arse shite fest they ordered new shooting and gave them another 35 to 30 million.
What ever asshat at the studio was responsible for the cuts then the reshoots needs to be taken out back and put down so they never infect another studio with their stupidity.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:37 pm to TigerMyth36
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Then when the studio saw the cheap arse shite fest they ordered new shooting and gave them another 35 to 30 million.
The reshoot was only ten days so if that's true then wow.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:44 pm to TotesMcGotes
That money may have gone into effects. I don't have any idea.
That is just what I read in a review a couple of days ago.
That is just what I read in a review a couple of days ago.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 2:49 pm to TigerMyth36
Yea that's true the vast majority of the budget went toward effects.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 3:18 pm to TotesMcGotes
Didn't the movie have about three different directors? They just keep changing who was in charge. What a crapfest.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 3:19 pm to TotesMcGotes
Wow, thats alot of $$$ for Toy Story. Well worth it.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 3:19 pm to Baloo
I'm going to just pretend John Malkovich wasn't in it. And none of you sons of bitches are going to tell me otherwise.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 3:21 pm to JW
quote:What does this mean? Why does it matter it was shot in La.?
A disaster from start to finish. Sucks because it was shot mostly in La.
Posted on 6/21/10 at 3:42 pm to Baloo
Well they ended up going with Jimmy Hayward to direct, whose only other movie as a director was Horton Hears a Who!
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