I think they spent abut $80+ million on the movie so a long way from
re-couping investment. However this is not unusual -- the movie doesn't
have that instant appeal to the desireable (mostly male) 14-24
demographic (the group that spends most on movies, apparently) -- they
went for "Real Steel" last weekend, not unexpectedly. I was surprised the
not-well-revewed remake of "Footloose" was #2 but it has dancing and
music so again, appealing to the majority. "The Big Year" is going to have
to make its way by word-of-mouth and the good reviews it has gotten from
some sources. This is not at all unusual, the history of film is littered
with
movies that never did much at first release and ended up being minor ,
enduring classics. It was never meant to be a blockbuster.
I am however annoyed by the studio not putting display ads in the Post
last weekend - they may just have given up on it already (as Phil
warns...).
Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD
Original Message:
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From: James Tyler Bell
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:26:10 -0700
To:
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hurry to See The Big Year
I googled "weekend box office" and found this web site:
http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
It looks like The Big Year was #9 with a take of $3.325 million. Not too
shabby though it'll certainly drop off next weekend unless there's a big
surge from word of mouth positive reviews. Not sure how much they spent
on the movie but it had to be pretty low tech so maybe they recouped their
expenses already?
Tyler Bell
California, Maryland
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From: Paul O'Brien <>
To:
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 11:05 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hurry to See The Big Year
Many of you have already enjoyed The Big Year. Kudos to Greg Miller for
surviving the ordeal and for getting so much of his consulting to stick.
And
thanks to Jack Black for such a sympathetic portrayal of Greg. I really
liked
the movie. Unfortunately, the reports from all over the map correspond
closely to my experience. Barbara and I were in an almost empty theater
populated by maybe 20 people on a Saturday evening. Michael tells me
his group of about 15 was almost alone in the theater in NJ. I read of one
couple who watched the movie with exactly one other couple, who were
not birders, incidentally. My fear is that this movie will be dropped from
most theaters very quickly because of the bottom line. So see it right
away
or wait for the DVD.
Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
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