| AngryLittleAlchemist said: How is it falling massively short if it is only 5-8 million behind 40 million$? I'm confused ... Also Ryan Gosling is a huge star, not just Harrison Ford. Either way, I doubt it's a good movie, I doubt it's original, and I think we need new franchises. I can't say i'm happy it's failed though, just mixed about it. |
A 40- 45 million dollar opening isn't that high when placed on a scale closer to most triple A movies. Even a 5-8 million dollar decline means a 12.5 - 20 percent decline to the overall opening weekend. If a movie was projected to open with 150 million and faced a similar decline.... they would see a weekend of 120 million - 131 million. Percentage wise.... it's a huge drop. This movie cost upwards of 185 million dollars to make... and it's domestic total is going to fall way under it. Also, Ryan Gosling is a big star... but he's not big enough to bring a considerable amount of viewers who weren't already interested in this movie to go see it.
I understand what you mean about the quality of the movie though. I have my fun with tentpole movies (Marvel, Pixar)... but I want new ideas as well. My favorite movie last year (Moonlight) opened up my eyes to filmmakers who are passionate about the art and are more concerned with quality rather than money.
