Anyone seen Avatar?

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Flop seems an extreme term. You're not 2% bf, you're fat. Perhaps, "not a blockbuster" would be more appropriate.


And besides, it's premature to make conclusions on it's profitability since it's not had to opportunity to earn money on DVD sales. Also, is there gonna be any merch on this flick?

needs to be video game also.

 

[75th]

There's already a video game out.

And razor, for the third time, people get fucked out of back end profit due to creative studio accounting. Literally everyone who's seen a movie knows this. That DOES NOT mean that others don't get ungodly rich off of even a marginally successful movie. Or even one that loses money (eg Uwe Boll).

Your mortgage analogy makes no sense.

 

[75th]

Oh and I'm still waiting to hear how Avatar was a flop.

 

[bakemeacookie]

Flop seems an extreme term. You're not 2% bf, you're fat. Perhaps, "not a blockbuster" would be more appropriate.


And besides, it's premature to make conclusions on it's profitability since it's not had to opportunity to earn money on DVD sales. Also, is there gonna be any merch on this flick?

If next year's budget is dependant on a big profit from a $400M movie - and it doesn't materialize - then yes it's a flop.

Yes kids, there's layoffs and people worried about their jobs too in Hollywood. Most people in Hollywood work 2 months a year and are always looking for f/t jobs.

I have no idea why people think everyone here drives Ferraris and lives in mansions lol. Read that article I posted.

Here's a good article:

It's actually quite tough to get a movie into profit

The usual rule of thumb in Hollywood is that 75% of all studio movies lose money

What percentage of movies lose money overall? | Ask MetaFilter

This book explains everyting I said in FULL detail. Great read:

Edward Jay Epstein is here to tell us that when it comes to Hollywood these days, we've got it all wrong. Each week the box-office grosses rung up by the big new movies are published, and each week it is near universally assumed, reflexively and reverentially, that they represent not merely an accurate ranking of current films but also an accurate record of how much they are making for the studios that produced them.
These seemingly huge earnings are wildly misleading, as the cost of making, distributing and showing new movies almost always far exceeds what they earn in theaters.

Amazon.com: The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood (9781400063536): Edward Jay Epstein: Books

What you still wanna learn more about reality and what cnn says? read this breakdown:
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=8359

If a film does not at the very least recoup its production budget, it almost is certainly a disappointment to the studio releasing it.

Buy that book if anyone wants to learn more (most people on the internet just wanna argue and feel smart - few wanna learn unfortunately)

c

 

[nangiggles]

is it based on the series or is it a coincidence?

 

[the.gladiator1987]

nangiggles is that you in your avi?

Anyway, bakemeafuckincookie I agree with you just because you do your research and I'm the same way. I love chat

 

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nangiggles is that you in your avi?

Anyway, bakemeafuckincookie I agree with you just because you do your research and I'm the same way. I love chat

is that your bike and what kind is it, punk

 

[75th]

is it based on the series or is it a coincidence?

Coincidence. M Night Shaymalanamanayman is making an Avatar: Last Airbender movie now.

Gladiator, just wondering if that's the same amount of research you did on how the swine flu vaccine was a gubment conspiracy to kill us all.

 

[the_alcatraz]

I'm going to see it this week. I'll make a movie review thread about it when I do.

 

[75th]

Do a video review whilst posing in your MMA shorts nugga.

Also do karate moves.