| Scoobes said: The Golden Compass. They ended it early to ensure the ending was happy (unlike the book) and left it for the sequel... which is where exactly? Oh right, they're not going to make one c'os the film wasn't that great in the first place, lol. |
I didn't think it was that bad, overall it reviewed well and it was certainly more sophisticated than most films of that type. I agree the ending was a shame, more due to the fact they clearly worried it would hurt the film. Ironically the ending wasn't the problem, it was something else entirely as noted below.
The film made good money internationally, but in US the backlash from religious right killed it dead. Given reviews and the popularity of fantasy subject matter it was expected to easily make over $ 200 Million in US, which added to international would have taken it well comfortably past $ 500 Million worldwide and ensured the rest of the story followed. So you can blame the US religious right for denying you the next movies.
Numbers from Box Office Mojo.
| Domestic: | $70,107,728 | 18.8% |
| + Foreign: | $302,127,136 | 81.2% |
| = Worldwide: | $372,234,864 |
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
