Comments on: So Much For That Sequel: Disney Announces They’ve Lost $200 Million On ‘John Carter’

By: BJ

BJ — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

This entire article seems to be a complete fabrication. The information doesn't check out. This movie was quite original, and it came out quite strong, thank you very much.

By: Oogle monster

Oogle monster — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

I'm curious… did WB make a statement about how much $ they lost on Green Lantern? Or did the film somehow recoup its budget/marketing costs?

By: Len Ramirez

Len Ramirez — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

I've read so many reviews of this movie with incorrect statements in it. I've sat in early premieres of films with so-called critics who up and leave 20 minutes into the film and then write their reviews of the movie as if they stayed and watched the entire thing.

The fact is, this movie did stand on its own, carried the same mystery and secrets you expect from a Disney film, and actually was entertaining. It was not a blockbuster, but was advertised, and advertised incorrectly as one to the wrong crowds.

Disney needs to give the proper audience a look by showing up at the proper venues to advertise them and stop calling their films classics and blockbusters until after they become classics and blockbusters. Leave that up to us, the paying audience.

Everything from Disney is not golden. This proves it. But let's not call a movie a bomb unless it's a bomb. From the perspective of money spent, the movie has made more than it cost. The money it has not made back is the marketing money. Disney can eat that. Blame it on the right people. You can't exactly call a film that makes $180M and counting a failure. That's a lot of tickets. From a financial perspective it's a failure, but not from an entertainment perspective.

By: Alex Porter

Alex Porter — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Good riddance. This movie was terrible.

By: LeonRaymond

LeonRaymond — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

@LEN RAMIREZ
I agree with you and what angers me is that Disney was so quick to write this film off and close the door behind them. Why do this make a whole bunch of small budgeted films at $1.Million and $2 Million and $5 Million, that's where filmmakers like my self come into play and take those profits and make a John Carter with no dark cloud hanging over it, then let the audience grow without the threat of critics bashing it. Position your studio correctly make Urban films Horror films at a small budget and then make your 1 huge film from the profits and then do it again. it's sheer ignorance to say that the film was a flop cause it didn't make their expectations back x 10

By: Hombre Gato

Hombre Gato — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

If Stanton spearheaded the marketing as you say, that makes the anti-Disney pro-Stanton mob even more laughable. When that fan trailer was released and everyone said "THAT'S how you market John Carter"… it still looked awful. What you have, regardless of how you edit it, is a pretty boy, who's strongest credit is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, saving a princess, who's strongest credit is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with a trusty sidekick… an animated character.

By: SR

SR — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Gosh, it's just like Green Lantern all over again. We'll see what else bombs this summer like say Battelship? Poor Taylor Kitsch.

By: jingmei

jingmei — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

John Carter is a quite good film since it gathered a very good ensemble cast such as William Defoe, Dominique West, Samantha Morton and so on. For this part also for this sci-fi's having more humanity evoirnment sake. Assumed it's technically made by Briliant Brit People, but was distributed by Hollywood, and today's blockbusters world kinda gets such kind of producing big budget stuff sense circle.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

It's only just started worldwide, & it'll make TV/DVD/merchandising money. Of course it'll be a right down with the overspending they did on this, but how can they honestly make that prediction at this point? It's like they wanted to make a public mea culpa as soon as possible to throw the project under the bus rather than the studio making the decisions/marketing. Hence throwing out the, BUT PIXAR & MARVEL ARE STILL ALL OURS SO WE'RE GOLDEN NBD at the end of the statement.

By: JenMur

JenMur — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

This was not only a financial nightmare – it was a creative nightmare. Many fanboys (and girls) dreams for a great "John Carter" movie were crushed by Disney. Here is a hilarious review by a drunken Finnish film critic who loved the books as a boy growing up in Finland (and, yes, his dreams for this one was crushed by Hollywood).

http://mankabros.com/blogs/btp/2012/03/09/john-carter-review/

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

What I find interesting is why a studio would announce that its film is a "failure" not even two weeks after it is released, when it has been listed as the #1 grossing film worldwide for two weeks? The only market it didn't reach that in is the US market and here it was #2 its opening week. Based on the numbers coming in from overseas and with DVD/cable sales added in, there is a chance that this movie will end up making a profit. Perhaps not a blockbuster profit, but it is not the disaster that the studio is making it out to be at this all too early date. I've seen the film and enjoyed it. No, it is not a candidate for best picture of the year, but as a summer adventure flick, it certainly held its own and was entertaining.

By: randyu

randyu — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

who DIDNT see this coming? from day 1 i was like 'no one is gonna care about this'. all these dumb movies with big battles in the desert and spears and horses and crap. they're allllllllllll the same. just huge fight scenes with young hot people running around half naked. garbageeee. this gives me a slimmer of hope that the movie going public have a shred of common sense still in them.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Well i thought john carter was a brilliant movie, and i cant wait for the second one, have any of yous actually read the books? If you havent then i think you should then you will realise what potential this franchise has, once i heard this movie was coming out i bought the whole collection an i can honestly say i havent put them down, how does this movie or movies stand a chance if noone gives it one, people these days are so narrow minded an have no imagination, get your head out your iphone and read a book. by the sounds of it the second one is going to be much better and the third also which has a tense thrilling ending, so what it didnt make as much money as it hoped, you know what to do next time make the next one even bigger and better, put more focus in the production of the film more than the franchise toys n t-shirts as such. If i was a multi millionare i would actually put my own money into production to see a sequel and trilogy, and if they wanted the forth and fifth, sadly im not :(, an i can just hope disney gives it another go. Yes to john carter 2 & 3

By: andrrew meawasin

andrrew meawasin — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

All you steers and queers who enjoyed this movie should suck a fat mandingo. John Carter blew more cock than a teenage pornstar. Disney can go fuck itself. I want my 12 dollars back for seeing this wretched movie. John Farter.

By: Jake gehrke

Jake gehrke — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

I thought it was awesome to it could be a real big thing just like star wars if it had a chance I hope they make a second one my family loved John carter

By: Elliot

Elliot — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

John Carter was awesome! If you didn't like it then you must hate really good movies. I can't wait for another installment and I never listen to critics bs so save your reasons why there won't be another one cause I don't care!

By: JOANNE GRIM

JOANNE GRIM — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

My husband and i love this movie and would love to see the squeal, Disney needs to try again and market the movie right. hope enough people say they want the squeal.

By: Gogar

Gogar — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Isn't a fiscal "loss" equal to not reaching estimated profit? Say you make a movie for 100m… estimate the profit to 400m and only make a total of 200m… Oh, then you've had a loss of 200m!!! Uhmm, no.. You only made 100m instead of 300m… That is the way corporation counts. Just look at the car industry losing money every quarter… When is it time for bankrupcy?

By: jbug

jbug — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Loved it!! Wish they would make part 2!!! I wanna know what happens

By: David

David — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

This was a good movie. Just as good as any of the Star Wars movies. Disney just screwed up the marketing of it. The adds did not make sense. The only reason I watched it later on DVD was because my kids had some friends go to at the theater and said we should watch it. If the marketing would have been better I would have liked to have seen it in a theater on a larger screen. So now they loose lots of money an we loose on seeing a great set of movies. I just hope Disney doesn't screw up the rest of the Star Wars franchise it was great before. I guess we will just have to see.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

Wtf! You guys just lost more than $200M, you guys lost fans as well as supporters. This was a great movies, you just proved how dumb you arr

By: Henry Valencia

Henry Valencia — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

I think your wrong the movie was good and entertaining it was different it may not have brought you the millions that you would have hopped for but it was different from all the blood and guts and animated movies. That already out there this movie reminded my of swiss family robenson a great movie something that not only children can enjoy

By: CHRISTOPHER hOUSE

CHRISTOPHER hOUSE — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

This is such bull shat that Can not be-leave it, that move made over 200,000,000 World wide, and was on the watch movies for three weeks, why would they lie about their own movie? this was a good movie and of course they would not want to make a sequel? what the heck is this guy talking about where did he get his facts. I have completely different figures>? the Shame of this so called critic and scared that people might get into sci fi again?

By: kaku

kaku — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

world disney fuk ur ass The movie was very good .they should make part 2 of hohn carter . madarchod sale money kamane ke liye bol rahe hai movie bahoot achha tha

By: Bob Beaver

Bob Beaver — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:21:03 +0000

JOHN CARTER 2 OF MARS! JOHN CARTER 2 OF MARS! YEAH BABY, BRING IT ONNNN! So they messed up with marketing the first, here's the chance to market both films, afresh and win new fans!