a computer faux pas caused about 5,500 extra copies of the BloodRayne film to be created and distributed to theaters that didn’t even want to show it.
Somehow, this fills me with schadenfreudic glee.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Sean K - Jan 18, 2006 8:32:43 am PST #9910 of 10002
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 18, 2006 8:36:47 am PST #9911 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I read something by the creators, saying that the movie's box office was so poor because so many theaters that ordered it didn't show it. He implied it was the theaters' fault.
It was showing in 9 different theaters in the Memphis metro area a week ago. Hopefully with a cricket : ticket buyer ratio greater than 1:1 in each cinema.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 18, 2006 8:39:19 am PST #9912 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The places where BloodRayne briefly showed around here (2 theaters I think - the Globe reviewer snarked that one of the surprises of seeing BloodRayne was having to go to Revere to do so; I call that above and beyond the call myself) only had like one show per day the last time I noticed.
Kalshane - Jan 18, 2006 9:35:13 am PST #9913 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
According to an employee of the UltraStar cinema chain by way of Shacknews.com, a computer faux pas caused about 5,500 extra copies of the BloodRayne film to be created and distributed to theaters that didn’t even want to show it.
My first thought upon reading that was "Wouldn't that be all of them?"
Frankenbuddha - Jan 18, 2006 9:37:52 am PST #9914 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Curse you, Uwe Boll, for coming to "prominence" when there's no MST3K to give you the treatment you deserve! Shakes Fist
O wow - I just had a Weebil and Bob moment without even trying.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2006 9:38:10 am PST #9915 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My first thought upon reading that was "Wouldn't that be all of them?"
I think it showed in about 1500-2000 theaters.
I remain suspicious. I think someone in the chain of supply ordered the extra movies and shipped them to theaters that didn't want them, in the vain hope that it might actually get shown in a few of those theaters.
The producer or director was talking as if he thougth those 5500 copies i were supposed to go to those theaters....
Betsy HP - Jan 18, 2006 11:18:46 am PST #9916 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I love the cricket:ticket ratio, Matt; is that yours?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 18, 2006 12:28:56 pm PST #9917 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So far as I know... I've never heard anyone say something like that before I made it up this morning.
Betsy HP - Jan 18, 2006 2:51:49 pm PST #9918 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Well done, you.
evil jimi - Jan 18, 2006 3:01:13 pm PST #9919 of 10002
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
According to Boxofficemojo.com, Bloodrayne only screened in 985 theatres at its widest release.