|
|
|
|
Author |
Message |
Barrabás
llegó a la casa vía marítima
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:53 pm Posts: 6139 Location: la gran casa de la esquina
|
Re: The Color Purple
Fraudulent mass ticket buying on OD in an attempt to garner publicity?
Or could it be black audiences hate musicals and they didn't realize it was one?
_________________ .
|
Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:38 pm |
|
|
MadGez
Dont Mess with the Gez
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:54 am Posts: 22680 Location: Melbourne Australia
|
Re: The Color Purple
Probably a bit of the latter + those who did go see it went in those OD groups.
_________________
What's your favourite movie summer? Let us know @
http://worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=85934
|
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:47 pm |
|
|
O
Extraordinary
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:53 pm Posts: 11517
|
Re: The Color Purple
There was a precedent here although not nearly as dramatic, Ali, which had the biggest Christmas Day opening of all time I believe in 2001 to $10,216,625 before finishing with just $58,203,105.
Ali ratio: 5.70X The Color Purple: 3.31X
Ali had Christmas on a Tuesday vs Monday so some fluctuation but an avid audience of fans rushing out to see it on opening day.
My feeling is more people saw Ali to give it better legs as well since Smith was still just 5 years off from ID4 and 4 from MIB. Ali was his follow up to Wild Wild West and Bagger Vance so had some stumbles, but enough common moviegoers maybe gave it a chance because he was in it. Ali was an iconic athlete that was globally known.
|
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:42 am |
|
|
MadGez
Dont Mess with the Gez
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:54 am Posts: 22680 Location: Melbourne Australia
|
Re: The Color Purple
Yes, I thought of Ali the day Color Purple opened as well. It had that same vibe that it would drop off heavily (but obviously worse).
Ali was fairly hyped and had Mann coming off The Insider and Will as one of the most famous sportsmen ever was always going to sell. If anything, the final gross was hugely disappointing at the time.
Offcourse, competition for adults in late 2021/early 2002 was mega with FOTR, Oceans 11, Vanilla Sky, The Majestic, Behind Enemy Lines, A Beautiful Mind, Royal Tenenbaums and Black Hawk Down.
_________________
What's your favourite movie summer? Let us know @
http://worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=85934
|
Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:28 am |
|
|
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 140 guests |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
|
|