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Disney says ‘John Carter’ to lose $200 million, putting it among biggest flops ever
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| News Date | Monday, March 19, 2012 09:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | LOS ANGELES — “John Carter” is now officially a flop of galactic proportions.
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it expects to book a loss of $200 million on the movie in the quarter through March. That ranks it among Hollywood’s all-time biggest money-losers.
Directed by Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, the 3-D effects-laden movie about a Civil War veteran transplanted to Mars was already headed to the “Red Ink Planet,” according to Cowen & Co. analyst Doug Creutz. Yet he expected a write-down of about half that size.
Disney said “John Carter” has brought in about $184 million in ticket sales worldwide so far. But ticket sales are split roughly in half with theater owners. The movie’s production budget is estimated to be about $250 million with about $100 million more spent on marketing. |
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 D:2109 | Andy ( 4160.6357 points)
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Thu, March 22, 2012 09:59:25 AM UTC0:00
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I'm guessing he's asking if you'd prefer whether they were always targeted towards gay men or teenaged girls.
I'm guessing he's asking if you'd prefer whether they were always targeted towards gay men or teenaged girls.
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Not always. But if you were forced to choose for some scifi/fantasy movie or tv program what would you choose.
And the straight boys on OC need to not be wusses and answer the question damn it!
Give a reason if the answer leaves you emasculated! :)
Not always. But if you were forced to choose for some scifi/fantasy movie or tv program what would you choose.
And the straight boys on OC need to not be wusses and answer the question damn it!
Give a reason if the answer leaves you emasculated! :)
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| PC:549 | kal ( -57.2262 points)
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Thu, March 22, 2012 05:04:06 PM UTC0:00
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Not that it left me emasculated:-) but I chose gay men.
I'd rather watch a movie like 300 with buff men fighting than some sappy movie like Twilight.
Captain America was by far my favorite movie of 2011. One of close gay friends said he and a lot of his firends liked it because of Chris Evans.
Not that it left me emasculated:-) but I chose gay men.
I'd rather watch a movie like 300 with buff men fighting than some sappy movie like Twilight.
Captain America was by far my favorite movie of 2011. One of close gay friends said he and a lot of his firends liked it because of Chris Evans.
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"Twilight" is marketed at the bulk of the female population under 50 in the USA, I'm afraid. I work in retail; middle-aged women love that "Twilight" shit.
"Twilight" is marketed at the bulk of the female population under 50 in the USA, I'm afraid. I work in retail; middle-aged women love that "Twilight" ****.
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Gay men like hot guys. So do teen girls.
The difference is that gay guys aren't wrapped up in absurd romantic fantasies.
Gay men like hot guys. So do teen girls.
The difference is that gay guys aren't wrapped up in absurd romantic fantasies.
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What makes a romantic fantasy any more absurd than a sexual fantasy? Both can come true, and both usually don't.
What makes a romantic fantasy any more absurd than a sexual fantasy? Both can come true, and both usually don't.
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Took my 13-year old son to see "The Hunger Games" this evening. He freakin' loved it; I thought it was pretty good.
Took my 13-year old son to see "The Hunger Games" this evening. He freakin' loved it; I thought it was pretty good.
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Oh, and while I was at "The Hunger Games," I saw the cinematic trailer for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (as well as for "The Avengers," and the way-too-soon "Spiderman" re-imagining). I wasn't sure this whole "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" thing was really going to happen, but apparently it is.
Oh, and while I was at "The Hunger Games," I saw the cinematic trailer for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (as well as for "The Avengers," and the way-too-soon "Spiderman" re-imagining). I wasn't sure this whole "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" thing was really going to happen, but apparently it is.
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Took my 13-year old son...
Oh God, he reproduced!
Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!: Took my 13-year old son...
Oh God, he reproduced!
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| PC:549 | kal ( -57.2262 points)
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Wed, March 28, 2012 02:01:46 AM UTC0:00
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I had no interest in watching the Hunger Games, but being the contrarian that I am, with all the hatred directed against it, especially by people who have not seen it...I might have to pay the $2.50 matinee price and watch it.
I had no interest in watching the Hunger Games, but being the contrarian that I am, with all the hatred directed against it, especially by people who have not seen it...I might have to pay the $2.50 matinee price and watch it.
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