Topic!Cindy - What ita said. Hee
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Narrator - Oct 09, 2005 2:30:22 pm PDT #6159 of 10001
The evil is this way?
beekaytee - Oct 09, 2005 2:54:35 pm PDT #6160 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Because even "Underworld" gets a sequel.
Exactly.
Zenkitty - Oct 09, 2005 2:57:00 pm PDT #6161 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
These numbers from this weekend make me more optimistic. Only a 40% drop from last Saturday to this, is good. If it makes 2.5M by Friday, it'll have made back half its budget in two weeks.
Tom Scola - Oct 09, 2005 3:12:14 pm PDT #6162 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I walked by the theater before, and the 4:00pm Serenity was sold out. Granted, it was the tiny theater at the top floor, but still.
Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2005 3:14:31 pm PDT #6163 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I don't know the economics at all. A friend of mine told me recently that, as far as profits go, showing a movie in-theater is a loss leader designed to promote the DVD, which is where the real money is made. If this is true ( and I don't know if it is), Serenity is fine; the DVDs are pre-sold.
Eddie - Oct 09, 2005 4:14:52 pm PDT #6164 of 10001
Your tag here.
Huh: Amazon does movie showtimes [link]
victor infante - Oct 09, 2005 5:21:38 pm PDT #6165 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
as far as profits go, showing a movie in-theater is a loss leader designed to promote the DVD, which is where the real money is made. If this is true (and I don't know if it is), Serenity is fine; the DVDs are pre-sold.
There's some truth in that, although honestly if a film doesn't make it's money back in the theater, the studio is probably sweating a bit on the DVD. Still, the studios generally know what they're doing, money-making wise. They'll make their buck of Serenity, and if there's more bucks to be made, there'll be another one.
MechaKrelboyne - Oct 09, 2005 5:47:40 pm PDT #6166 of 10001
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Last time I saw Serenity, there was a Doom trailer -- first time I saw it I recognised it right away, because I knew they were making it, knew it was starring Dwayne, and knew the basic plot. But listening to the Serenity audience gradually realise what it was for -- hilarious -- you could track the realisations by the bursts of laughter popping up around the theatre.
Same thing when I saw it. I think it's telling that they didn't even put dude's name up on the trailer. I gotta say, I've never seen The Rock draw much money outside of a ring. Did The Rundown set the world on fire and I didn't notice? From what I can see, it seems like The Rock's treading water, making just enough back with each film to get him another role.
Jesse - Oct 09, 2005 5:59:01 pm PDT #6167 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Scorpion King made a shitload of money. [link]
MechaKrelboyne - Oct 09, 2005 6:18:44 pm PDT #6168 of 10001
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
A point. But I'd call that Rocky's LOTR. The only picture he's been in since to get more than half that was Be Cool, and he was hardly the biggest name in that one.
Don't get me wrong. I think his acting is perfectly acceptable for the kind of roles he takes, and he's easily the best actor ever to hold a Pretend Fighting Championship bet ... Well, make it a maybe on that last. I'd have to watch some of former WCW champion David Arquette's work before I discount him.
Nice site by the way. I was going to do some research along those lines before I posted, but didn't know where to look.