2019 Box Office Busts

[SUPERECWFAN1]

How much did Art of Racing in the Rain really cost??? It could not have been 50 million. 18 million and made 33-I can see but not 50 million and only makes 33.

IMDB is placing the budget at $20 million . It did ok for 21st Century Fox and did $26 million domestically. Ford vs Ferreri could end up doing the best for that studio.

[jetengine]

I want to read a dissection of Fox Studios history to see at what point they became massive **** ups.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Knives Out, the ensemble whodunit starring General Chang, Captain America, Laurie Strode, Sonny Crockett and James Bond opened to an impressive $27 million. In a typical year, that would've won the box office easily in late November, but, this year, it finished a VERY distant second place to Frozen II which raked in $85 million in it's second week.

[Kirby101]

Knives Out, the ensemble whodunit starring General Chang, Captain America, Laurie Strode, Sonny Crockett and James Bond opened to an impressive $27 million. In a typical year, that would've won the box office easily in late November, but, this year, it finished a VERY distant second place to Frozen II which raked in $85 million in it's second week.

I can't see how that kind of opening can remotely be considered a bust. Just because a movie isn't #1 doesn't make it a bust.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I can't see how that kind of opening can remotely be considered a bust. Just because a movie isn't #1 doesn't make it a bust.

I never said it was.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I want to read a dissection of Fox Studios history to see at what point they became massive **** ups.

Basically once 20th Century Fox (I'll use the old name here) was put in a sales state things slowed down. Then by the time Disney bought the company they just had the film slate that had begun in 2018/2019 as the sale was becoming final. The executives were placed in a WCW position. When Time Warner was selling WCW the company was in a spot once Bischoff backed off from buying it. So for a month they had to run shows with no idea what the future would be comically.

Imagine being a film studio and you have no clue what projects will go forward after 2019 or if you will have a job in 2020 ? A number of people there now won't be once Disney comes in and streamlines what they want the main film studio to be. And after the results of this year with a number of bombs along the way , there will be some shakeups I'm sure.

This is Fox's 2020 film lineup right now....


Underwater
The Kings Man
Call of the Wild (based on the book)
New Mutants (which Disney claims will release in April 2020)
Free Guy (Disney moved this one to July date before Jungle Cruise and after Black Widow in May)
Bob's Burgers : The Movie (This could end up on Hulu or Disney plus as its animated musical)
Death on the Nile (based on book)
Ron's Gone Wrong
West Side Story (based on musical , directed by Steven Spielberg)


Now its reported Disney will use the Fox name for its main franchises.

Planet of the Apes
Aliens
Predator
Die Hard

They will look at those franchises and R Rated ones and gear the film studio towards those.

[Cyke]

Knives Out, the ensemble whodunit starring General Chang, Captain America, Laurie Strode, Sonny Crockett and James Bond opened to an impressive $27 million. In a typical year, that would've won the box office easily in late November, but, this year, it finished a VERY distant second place to Frozen II which raked in $85 million in it's second week.

I love my sequels and franchises as much as the next guy, but it's good to see a more unique movie do that well these days.

[titanfan]

I would say it's also exactly the kind of movie Rian Johnson needed to be doing to get some good will back after The Last Jedi.

[skyvolt2000]

But apparently even woman were not really interested in Charlie's Angels.

And I would claim that movie was pretty much marked as movie for girls, so it is not really surprising that it didn't attract male viewers.

So the stereotype it in forces is probably more that woman are not particularly interested in action films.

Funny thing both Angels and Terminator are doing way better overseas.

Another 50 million and Angels might break even. Terminator needs $120.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Funny thing both Angels and Terminator are doing way better overseas.

Another 50 million and Angels might break even. Terminator needs $120.

Its long been said that studios don't collect ALL the overseas money. They get a percentage. Charlie's Angels has 9 markets left but they aren't big markets to open in. The films fate seems sealed as a bust due to this and would need $150 million possibly overseas to be considered breaking even for Sony.

Dark Fate itself is DEAD. Its over...there are no markets left for it to open in and its a bomb. Its not gonna get another $100 million and given its price tag ($185 million) it likely would beed $450-500 million worldwide to break even.

[ComicJunkie21]

Its long been said that studios don't collect ALL the overseas money. They get a percentage. Charlie's Angels has 9 markets left but they aren't big markets to open in. The films fate seems sealed as a bust due to this and would need $150 million possibly overseas to be considered breaking even for Sony.

Dark Fate itself is DEAD. Its over...there are no markets left for it to open in and its a bomb. Its not gonna get another $100 million and given its price tag ($185 million) it likely would beed $450-500 million worldwide to break even.

Yeah I think I read somewhere that movie studios only receive 25 percent of movie revenue in China. Which I thought was ridiculous but when I thought about it, that would explain how some of the comic book films make a lot in gross revenue but profits are way lower than expected even when production costs and marketing are taken into account. China is the second biggest market right now and if a film grosses $100 million then the studio only gets $25 million.

[GozertheGozarian]

The best studios can expect are from countries either nearby or have close ties to the U.S., and that's only 55-60%.

[Gaastra]

Even with the "all tickets are only five dollars at most showings" stunt playmobile the movie has one of the worst openings of all time! It's a huge bomb. Even the harry potter actor couldn't save it!

[Kusanagi]

I didn't even know this was a thing, but I find it hilarious

The Playmobil movie fails to make 1 million in US opening.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Even with the "all tickets are only five dollars at most showings" stunt playmobile the movie has one of the worst openings of all time! It's a huge bomb. Even the harry potter actor couldn't save it!

I didn't even know this was a thing, but I find it hilarious

The Playmobil movie fails to make 1 million in US opening.

STX tried to sell the movie as we see. Lucky for them they aren't on the hook for the $75 million budget the film has listed. Those companies took a major loss. STX had $3 million involved with the film to distribute it here.