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mary
Indiana Jones IV
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:35 am Posts: 1255
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 2004 movies that were expected to bomb, but didn't
Some of 2004 movies were expected to become box office bombs, but finally can make profit.
Some people in HSX talk about this topic, I think that it is interesting to talk. Would you people like to [suggest] some movies?
I think that those movies made some people (and me) surprised:
You Got Served
The Prince and Me
The Notebook
Saved!
Garfield: The Movie
King Arthur
Shall We Dance
What the #$*! Do We Know?!
The Polar Express
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:11 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm Posts: 36662
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You Got Served
The Notebook
Shall We Dance?
I knew Garfield would be a hit.
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:16 pm |
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Tyler
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:55 pm Posts: 7578 Location: Torrington, CT
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I expected Saved!, The Notebook, and The Polar Express to be modest hits.
King Arthur would still be a bomb, wouldn't it?
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:25 pm |
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Bodrul
All Star Poster
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:21 am Posts: 4694 Location: Cambridge, England.
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White Chicks
Walking Tall
Seed of Chucky
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:29 pm |
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lovemerox
Forum General
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:16 pm Posts: 6499 Location: Down along the dixie line
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seed of chucky didnt bomb? :?
National Treasure
White Chicks
You Got Served
Notebook
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:51 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Definitely White Chicks and You got Served.
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:59 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
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White Chicks was a very underpredicted movie. That's one movie I knew for sure would make over $60 million.
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:12 pm |
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El Maskado
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:17 pm Posts: 21572
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Zingaling wrote: White Chicks was a very underpredicted movie. That's one movie I knew for sure would make over $60 million.
Yup people only hate it because its a Black film yet they get all spazzed about Eurotrip and crap like that
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:14 pm |
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zingy
College Boy Z
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Yup. I just remembered National Treasure. I think the majority of people didn't expect over $100 million, let alone $150+ million.
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:17 pm |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 68308
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National Treasure
White Chicks
Team America (based on my prediction, it was a huge success)
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:30 pm |
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MovieDude
Where will you be?
Joined: Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:50 am Posts: 11675
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National Treasure
You Got Served
White Chicks
The Notebook
Shall We Dance
Ladder 49
The Butterfly Effect
Dawn of the Dead
Man on Fire
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Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:36 pm |
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mary
Indiana Jones IV
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:35 am Posts: 1255
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Jon Lyrik wrote: King Arthur would still be a bomb, wouldn't it?
KING ARTHUR is a $120 million production that grossed $201 million worldwide. I was surprised how well it did oversea.
By the way, can I add DARKNESS and FAT ALBERT on the list? :wink:
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Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:20 am |
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Kris K
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Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:44 pm Posts: 6228
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BUTTERFLY EFFECT
YOU GOT SERVED
WHITE CHICKS
THE FORGOTTEN
FAT ALBERT
NATIONAL TREASURE
ANACONDAS 2
EXORCIST THE BEGINNING
and remember MEAN GIRLS? hehe. it was a massive hit after all. Loves that movie!!
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Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:25 am |
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Tyler
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mary wrote: Jon Lyrik wrote: King Arthur would still be a bomb, wouldn't it? KING ARTHUR is a $120 million production that grossed $201 million worldwide. I was surprised how well it did oversea.
Yeah, but studios only get about 25% of the overseas run. It's still not nearly enough to compensate for the huge costs.
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Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:47 pm |
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Eagle
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Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:09 pm Posts: 14631 Location: Pittsburgh
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Jon Lyrik wrote: mary wrote: Jon Lyrik wrote: King Arthur would still be a bomb, wouldn't it? KING ARTHUR is a $120 million production that grossed $201 million worldwide. I was surprised how well it did oversea. Yeah, but studios only get about 25% of the overseas run. It's still not nearly enough to compensate for the huge costs.
Normally you can take about 45% of a movies worldwide gross and that is the studios take.
In this case it will turn a fairly large profit when it hits DVD.
KJ
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