Comments on: Weekend Box Office: Families Complete The Circle Of Life, Pack Theaters For Movie They Own On DVD

By: Amir Syarif Siregar

Amir Syarif Siregar — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:46 +0000

Hey! Where\’s the \’Support your local arthouse theater, boys and girls\’ tagline?

By: Amir Syarif Siregar

Amir Syarif Siregar — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:46 +0000

Nevermind.

By: Julie Wyatt

Julie Wyatt — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:46 +0000

This week\’s MVP: Christina Hendricks
She excels with her performances in \’Drive\’ and \’I Don’t Know How She Does It\’ and proves her talent and once and for all to those who can’t see past her ample cleavage, fuller legs and fuller backside. These roles are taking her to new places – less \’Mad Men\’ and more mainstream movies.

By: AR

AR — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:46 +0000

\”a huge middle finger to those who claim audiences are looking for something “fresh” or “new.”\”
Classics are always fresh and new. and certainly more trustworthy than over hyped movies like \”Drive\”.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

Yes, it is amazing how many people frequent film sites who would seem to love to see cinema fail completely. And It would be great to be able to identify the very first person on the internet who prefaced a snide comment with \”um\” or \”uhhh\” so we could properly thank them for their contribution to the electronic lexicon.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

Um Julie, Henricks has like 2 lines in drive. She just wears makeup and walks into a pawn shot. Yeah, great performance.

speaking of which, drive was terrible. Gosling acts like he has down syndrome and the half the movie is just slow motion shots to music or shots of Cary Mulligan or Ryan Gosling starring straight ahead.

Some cool stuff in it but the director really ruined it with his self indulgence.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

@JD

To each his own. I thought Drive was the most thrilling cinematic experience I\’ve had this year. Of course, I\’m a huge fan of Xavier Dolan (similar self-indulgent slow-motion shots) and I relish many of the filming techniques that I can see people totally hating. The \”down syndrome\” comment seems completely out of line. Gosling and Mulligan are phenomenal in this, even if neither has too much dialogue.

By: cable guy

cable guy — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

How on earth is Our Idiot Brother a success? They paid a 6 million advance, then committed 15-20 million in advertising. Harvey then paid for a new ending to the film to be shot. When you factor in the cut that goes to theaters, cost of prints, your looking at a $30 million break even point for the film. That\’s not even considering possible back-end deals for Paul Rudd that could nudge the break even point to closer to 35 million. This film got one of the most lucrative deals at Sundance. The Weinstein thought that they were going to release it as a summer R-rated raunchy comedy and it was going to be a big commercial hit.

Ditto Apollo 18. The 5 million budget that you guys toss around isn\’t even accurate, as the Weinstein Company did a lot of reshoots and tinkering trying to \”fix\” the movie. They also spent $20 million marketing the film. It needs to gross around $35 million to break even.

Both films are def. in the red.

By: Gabe Toro

Gabe Toro — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

\”The Weinsteins\’ biggest success\” doesn\’t exactly mean \”success.\”

Some of the commentators seem SO DESPERATE to see studios fail, and for us to confirm it with hard, concrete numbers and overwhelming gloating. I never understood this.

By: mekeritrig

mekeritrig — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

\”(here’s an idea: A LIBRARY).\”

HAHA! Americans.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

Gabe, instead of whining about middle fingers to originality, you should be happy that parents are introducing their kids to such a great film. Between a library and seeing The Lion King on a big screen, I don\’t know why anyone would choose the library.

By: Alohaha

Alohaha — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

Gabe – I know it may not seem like it, but Disney only releases its animated films on home video one year in ten for this precise reason. There are a lot of people who legitimately want to see a film that is not readily available to see on DVD, and to that extent, I think we can probably cut them some slack for propelling it to the top of the box office.

Anyone remotely interested in disney\’s DVD strategy can read more about it here:
http://blogcritics.org/video/article/disney-animated-movies/

By: SchiffliFilms

SchiffliFilms — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

I didn\’t go see The Lion King because it was in 3D, I saw it because it was the first time I\’ve seen it in theaters since I was 10 and it is way better than any crappy family movie that has been released this entire year!

By: GCandle

GCandle — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

Why do you treat this like it is a bad thing? It proves that Hollywood needs to step up their game and make some good stuff like they did in the past. Also, you don\’t mention why everyone probably most likely went to see this movie, the nostalgia of it dumbass! It\’s THE LION KING! Probably one of the best films to come out of Disney!

By: aquarius1271

aquarius1271 — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

İt\’s mindless that such a widely known and owned film as The Lion King grossed that much. The American movie going public continues to make even more stupider decisions every new week. They increasingly reject new 3-D releases but flock to see The Lion King just because it is in 3D. I bet they will not bother to see 3D Tintin or Hugo Cabret when they are released later in the fall. And I strongly presume that many people will state headache-inducing glasses and overinflated ticket prices as excuses. For Disney these kinds of excuses do not seem to apply. The only thing the American audiences care about is sheer nostalgic family entertainment presented in a shiny new package. I already feel sorry for Scorsese and Spielberg. Apparently they need not have bothered to create something new.

And yes, I do not like The Lion King that much to begin with. I have always felt bored from watching that one. I am definitely no Disney hater and I prefer older Disney titles such as Sleeping Beauty or later fare such as Tangled or any day over The Lion King.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

@aquarius1271

The 3D is not what\’s driving new business, it\’s the fact that families have a chance to see a, despite what you think, great film on the big screen again. The reason most 3D releases have been rejected lately is because most of them suck. If Scorsese and Spielberg\’s releases live up to their names, they should be fine.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:49:45 +0000

@Julie
Hendricks is gorgeous. But her role was minimal in the film. If anyone, with a small role in Drive, who excelled, it was Perlman.

@JD
I guess i couldn\’t be friends with you.
I found Drive marvellous. Superb cinematography, perfect acting, and a great soundtrack.