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Regardless of how hyperactive the film may be, the kids are not very interested in the trials and tribulations of an 80 year old man.
I hope you’re right and people are actually getting out and doing things. I’m personally struggling with a long-term illness so I’m homebound right now, but my teenage family members(nephew and niece) have both been incredibly active all summer.I seem to remember reading about that too, in the past. Many movies are profitable down the road, but I suspect the rich people who run Hollywood want the quick return, like investors everywhere really. I also heard that when a movie is done they shut down the production company which was formed for that single film, file it away, and aren't interested in anything long-term with it. I wonder if the "summer blockbuster" isn't a a thing anymore and although people love watching movies they are doing other things in summer now than going to cinemas?
Regardless of how hyperactive the film may be, the kids are not very interested in the trials and tribulations of an 80 year old man.
Break even in this context means massive loss.Dial of Destiny breaks even at the box office. Neither in terms of quality or profitability is it as bad as some feared/hoped.
https://collider.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-global-box-office-302-million/
This is certainly topical what with other films explosive box office garner. Mission Impossible raked the table
at outset with a lesser known Sound of Freedom scoring handsomely and stoking the fire by way of exceedingly
favourable press. And fan word of mouth. Theatre to pub, pub to theatre.
Soutd
Sound of Freedom now has a higher North American gross than MI! And it is catching up to Geriatric Jones domestically, consistently outgrossing it daily.
I wouldn't read too much into that. Support for that movie has been significantly astroturfed through donated tickets.Soutd
Sound of Freedom now has a higher North American gross than MI! And it is catching up to Geriatric Jones domestically, consistently outgrossing it daily.
Uh-huh.I wouldn't read too much into that. Support for that movie has been significantly astroturfed through donated tickets.
Uh-huh.
Don't know why you want to feign incredulousness , it is not exactly secret. The studio is openly advertising this ticket donation program.
I wouldn't read too much into that. Support for that movie has been significantly astroturfed through donated tickets.
This reminds me of how some books become "best sellers" in those newspaper lists. Basically, whoever wants to promote the book (or its contents) buys a bunch in bulk and it's reported as sales technically speaking. But the average person would not consider those to be legitimate sales, and certainly not legitimate enough to be breathlessly reported in the media as if they reflect genuine interest in the book. With regard to movies, bums on seats or stfu.Well, I think astroturfing is a bit harsh given it's crowd funded and using a pay it forward model. Still, in the end, the dollars are in the bucket, so while unconventional, it seems to be working.
Comp tickets aren't the $$$millions reaped profits garnered. And a $15million production cost is paid pub ale.But the average person would not consider those to be legitimate sales, and certainly not legitimate enough to be breathlessly reported in the media as if they reflect genuine interest in the book. With regard to movies, bums on seats or stfu.
That's a really interesting observation. You're probably right that it's no longer "a thing" given how media formats other than books dominate pop culture today. On a side note, and to reverse the direction of travel, I was always annoyed when books that were adapted into movies were re-published with the movie poster on the cover. I'm pleased to report that I own a copy of Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas which does NOT have the movie poster cover, hahaI've noticed that there doesn't seem to be a novelization of the movie. Every Indy film had one (Even Crystal Skull) but I don't see one for Dial available.
Then again, I can't remember the last time I saw a novelization of any film in the last decade or so. Maybe it's no longer a thing.