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jj.
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Re: Production Budgets
DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib.
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:20 pm |
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DP07
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:26 am Posts: 14480 Location: Everywhere
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Re: Production Budgets
jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib. No, they were set before OW. Bad reactions could have hurt the sequels.
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:29 pm |
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jj.
Child Actor
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Re: Production Budgets
Yep, Cameron is the exception to every rule.
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DP07
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Re: Production Budgets
What about the rule that says the director of the highest grossing movie all time will repeat?
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:31 pm |
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jj.
Child Actor
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Re: Production Budgets
DP07 wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib. No, they were set before OW. Bad reactions could have hurt the sequels. There was certainly pent up demand for both franchises hitting the screen, but they got lucky with the right talent. 9 times out of 10 that's not happening. (Hence: going conservative with the first installment and blowing up with sequels)
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Nazgul9
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Re: Production Budgets
Magnus wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: 250m should only ever go to a very well know and popular property. I can't even think of a property worth that risk for the first installment. Avatar. Avatar was no risk. Cameron delivers. Always.
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Nazgul9
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Re: Production Budgets
jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib. No, they were set before OW. Bad reactions could have hurt the sequels. There was certainly pent up demand for both franchises hitting the screen, but they got lucky with the right talent. What? Harry Potter 1 is the poster child for mediocrity.
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jj.
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Re: Production Budgets
Nazgul9 wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib. No, they were set before OW. Bad reactions could have hurt the sequels. There was certainly pent up demand for both franchises hitting the screen, but they got lucky with the right talent. What? Harry Potter 1 is the poster child for mediocrity. But it was safe and didn't suck (ditto for Spider-Man). As weak as Columbus' entries were: he cast the talent and crafted the on-screen world. Without that, it could have been Narnia.
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Nazgul9
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Re: Production Budgets
I bet Carter doesn't suck either. The difference is, it isn't an adaptation of a hugely popular, contemporary book.
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DP07
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Re: Production Budgets
jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: jj. wrote: DP07 wrote: Spiderman would have been. Harry Potter.
Not that it's needed, or pays off. Maybe. I don't even know if those would justify that kind of scratch for the first film. Wrong director or writers and both franchises could have been smothered in their crib. No, they were set before OW. Bad reactions could have hurt the sequels. There was certainly pent up demand for both franchises hitting the screen, but they got lucky with the right talent. 9 times out of 10 that's not happening. (Hence: going conservative with the first installment and blowing up with sequels) I don't think there is any luck. Even movies like Tomb Raider, POTA, and The Village opened well regardless. Those all had less solid support.
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:27 pm |
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Production Budgets
Well I can't see how the marketing is ONLY $100m they have been marketing this like hell. I was thinking more like $130m-$150m marketing for John Carter but then again this in itself is quite shameful for Disney.
The signs are now ALL pointing at Disney having another Mars failure in March.
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mark66
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$211m BATTLESHIP $40m according to Paramount / $70m according two people familiar with the production A THOUSAND WORDS http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... 26+Buzz%29
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Brian
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Re: Production Budgets
211m?? Wtf, that's even a more outrageous budget than JC
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Mesjarch
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Re: Production Budgets
Wow Good luck with making your money back to both movies. What a waste of money.
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_axiom
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Re: Production Budgets
Kitsch stars in Battleship too? OMG. The kid has some bad mojo it seems.
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Brian
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be.redy wrote: Kitsch stars in Battleship too? OMG. The kid has some bad mojo it seems. haha, forgot about that point!
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MadGez
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Re: Production Budgets
Yeah spending this much on a film like John Carter is ridiculous.
I suspect Carter was the reason Disney freaked out over Lone Ranger's budget and shut it down last year.
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Production Budgets
I think we all knew that Battleship was costly but yeah an exact confirmation is just hitting hard. And yeah Taylor Kitsch is starring in two of the biggest budgeted movies this year, might not be a good idea going big time. Atleast Battleship looks a little better than John Carter, still regardless both movies will have tough time getting their money back from the theatrical run.
That is quite big for A Thousand Words even with troubled production $40m in itself is too damn expansive forget about $70m.
A really pricey weekend coming up with big flops left and right.
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Nazgul9
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Re: Production Budgets
Again, Battleship looks expensive, dunno why you're acting so surprised.
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jj.
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Re: Production Budgets
I think Battleship has more of a chance of breaking out than Carter, but yeah: two big-time failures in a row could smother TK's leading man career before the summer is over.
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Production Budgets
Nazgul9 wrote: Again, Battleship looks expensive, dunno why you're acting so surprised. Agreed Battleship with the latest trailers does look expensive. Plus I remember someone said earlier that shooting films over water is expensive and even though this movie will surely have city scenes I believe majority of it would have been shot over water.
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mark66
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LAT:
$6m CASA DE MI PADRE $42m 21 JUMP STREET
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Production Budgets
That's great for both the openers this weekend.
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Corpse
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Re: Production Budgets
The Hunger GamesBudget: $100 million (or closer to $80 million with tax credits) Marketing: $45 million http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ne ... 1753.story
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Jack Sparrow
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Re: Production Budgets
The budget is still on high end for THG but not a bad investment.
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