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averyblund on 21 March 2012

As OP poster pointed out midway down the page Disney took a huge write-off for this film. I haven't seen it, but if I know you don't write off for 200 million unless you expect to lose roughly that amount. Anything can happen, and overseas is doing better which is typical for many FX based films (sequels), but I don't think this one is gonna make it too far especially with so-so WoM and terrible advertising. I will say though that it looks like it might be a great blu-ray showcase film for new 3D TV owners. Even with that it launched almost global, and movies like this are almost always hugely frontloaded. So don't expect a sequel.



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Chris Hu on 21 March 2012
spurgeonryan said:
I think the news saying that it flopped came from a basic news site. Overseas is the answer where it is doing well. The boxoffice is full of movies that had unkown actors but still did well. Anyways, just because Litttle Johnny Carter did dismal numbers in America means little. It does need about 375 million worldwide just to break even though. Then to pay for promotion it will need 475-500 million. I cannot multi tab on my phone or I would like to see how many territories it is in.

Uncharted should have no problems if the reviews are decent. I think it is more known than Joh carter. I thought for the longest time we were getting something else, had no idea what it was.

 

Well it needs to make a lot more then that the movie had a $250 million dollar budget and Disney spend another $100 million on advertising that's $350 million dollars total and since the studios only see about half of the total box office it needs to make about $700 million at the global box office to break even and the best they can hope for is maybe a little over $500 million if their lucky since the box office only going to drop more in the next couple of weeks with better competion like The Hunger Games, Wrath of the Titans, American Reunion, the re-release of Titanic, The Avengers, and many more movies that will get better reviews and are more anticipated.



NintendoPie on 21 March 2012

Uncharted movie?! Color me stupid, how'd I not know anything about this?! Preposterous! Also... what does this movie have anything to do with the Uncharted movie? Disney has been declining in sales (for movies) it seems for awhile.



mjk45 on 21 March 2012
spurgeonryan said:
ShadowSoldier said:
John Carter was fucking awesome


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mjk45 on 21 March 2012

I worry about the estimates for this film 350 mill up to 600mill that's a large range, and to make back that amount with out making any money it would have to be huge .
My question I read all the books when I was a kid and loved them ,so will I like this.



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Chris Hu on 21 March 2012
spurgeonryan said:
Chris Hu said:
spurgeonryan said:
I think the news saying that it flopped came from a basic news site. Overseas is the answer where it is doing well. The boxoffice is full of movies that had unkown actors but still did well. Anyways, just because Litttle Johnny Carter did dismal numbers in America means little. It does need about 375 million worldwide just to break even though. Then to pay for promotion it will need 475-500 million. I cannot multi tab on my phone or I would like to see how many territories it is in.

Uncharted should have no problems if the reviews are decent. I think it is more known than Joh carter. I thought for the longest time we were getting something else, had no idea what it was.

 

Well it needs to make a lot more then that the movie had a $250 million dollar budget and Disney spend another $100 million on advertising that's $350 million dollars total and since the studios only see about half of the total box office it needs to make about $700 million at the global box office to break even and the best they can hope for is maybe a little over $500 million if their lucky since the box office only going to drop more in the next couple of weeks with better competion like The Hunger Games, Wrath of the Titans, American Reunion, the re-release of Titanic, The Avengers, and many more movies that will get better reviews and are more anticipated.

I would be willing to agree that they need 500 to break even. Double the budget is usually the safe bet I have always been told. They do usually make about 55 percent. Also disney have  their own studios and deal in the overseas markets so I think they make out pretty well over there as well. Still I am not delusional. I doubt they will be able to make their money totally back in theaters. DVD and Blu Ray world Wide will easily do this though.

 

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Just checked out box office mojo

The movie is fading fast even though it won the weekend overseas. Still Japan on the way though. It would be lucky to make it to 400 million world wide I think.

 

Any merchandise that they can sell will be the only saving grace.

I don't see a lot of merchandise for this movie either.  Also in order to sell a lot of merchandise a movie usually needs to do decent at the box office also.  I don't think that Bu-ray sales will help out that much either.  At least it will only be Disney's third bigest bomb of the decade behind Mars Needs Moms and The Alamo.



SnakeDrake on 21 March 2012

Want to watch a uncharted movie? Then go see mummy 3



 

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Zappykins on 21 March 2012

I thought Marky Mark (Walburg) was already going to be in the Uncharted movie, and somehow they got Nathan Fallon (who should play the role) to say he would do a good job. I wonder what that payback is.

Clearly, Mr. Fallon did not see 'Max Pain' or 'The Happening.' Or I think he would be lest likely to endorse him.



 

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kumagawa on 21 March 2012

John Carter wasn't bad it's just too many films, comics and even games that copied it have come first i.e Avatar, Flash Gordon (which Star Wars copied), Superman and hell even Mario games (guy ends up in other world with no idea how he got there who saves a princess by jumping).



kumagawa on 21 March 2012

Actually just read the books there short and free.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62