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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
This is gonna sound very random at this point, I know, but I was just going through this year's domestic box-office chart and noticed that Irrational Man topped out with $4 million. It's not like I'd expect a Woody Allen flick with average reviews to do gangbuster business, but even by his standards in recent years, that does seem low. Magic in the Moonlight did $10.5 million a year earlier, To Rome with Love did $16.7 million... Is it because they came right after Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Paris respectively? Adjusted for inflation, Irrational Man is his third-worst performer in the past 25 years (after Cassandra's Dream and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger). |
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| Author: | Shack [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
It looked like the most generically Woody Allen-like movie he could possibly make... I mean a philosophy professor having existential doubts in a relationship with a younger student, cmon |
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| Author: | Thegun [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
Didn't have a good roll out and the film in general is his weakest in years. not even a good performance to build buzz off of. |
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| Author: | Jmart [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
MitM sucked and this (apparently) sucked, and when Allen sucks he sucks. So people stayed away. |
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| Author: | David [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
Mixed-to-negative reviews. An ad campaign which buried the lead (Phoenix's character plots to murder a judge) and emphasized an element which invites disdain in an Allen film (male protagonist romancing a besotted younger woman). Other viable options for upscale moviegoers around the same time: Mr. Holmes, Amy, The End of the Tour, Love & Mercy, Phoenix, etc. Just did not connect. To Rome with Love was hugely buoyed by Midnight in Paris, then cut short by its own mediocrity. It was the immediate follow-up to "Paris" and another European-set romantic comedy. Allen found a niche there for a second as a purveyor of art-house/multiplex tourism. Irrational Man is much closer in scale and tone to You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
And Magic in the Moonlight? |
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| Author: | David [ Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
...did not do very well, petering out at 10 million. Why more than Irrational Man? Who can say? Lingering goodwill from Blue Jasmine? The beautiful countryside setting and Downton Abbey-esque vibe being more outwardly appealing than existential angst at a New England university? |
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| Author: | Dr. Lecter [ Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Why did Irrational Man not do better? |
I suppose. I also think that Colin Firth is certainly a draw to some audiences (and played a role in Kingsman's success too). The reason I brought it up was that $10 million, in my opinion, is still a success story for an Allen flick with very mixed-to-negative reviews nowadays. |
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