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'The Expendables 3' tanks at the box office: 5 things that went wrong
Los Angeles Times ^ | August 18, 2014 | Oliver Gettell

Posted on 08/18/2014 1:22:20 PM PDT by EveningStar

"The Expendables 3" lived down to its title over the weekend as moviegoers shunned the third installment of the shoot-'em-up franchise featuring the action heroes of yesteryear. The movie grossed an estimated $16.2 million, falling short of Lionsgate's projected take of $20 million to $25 million and putting it in the No. 4 spot for the weekend.

"The Expendables 3" also trailed the series' previous two movies, which debuted with $34.8 million and $28.8 million, both good for the No. 1 spot. What happened this time around?

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; cinema; expendables; film; hollywood; movies; review; theexpendables; theexpendables3
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To: cuban leaf

I signed up for Netflix last night. Maybe I’ll put those on my list to check out.


21 posted on 08/18/2014 1:59:11 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: EveningStar

Good. Stallone is an anti-gun schmuck. Arnold is a RINO putz. And Wesley Snipes is a tax-evader.


22 posted on 08/18/2014 2:05:26 PM PDT by montag813
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To: EveningStar

Maybe Bruce Willis knew something? And as far as what went wrong, I’ll go with: Who are sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger for $500 Alex. And thats without even seeing the movie.


23 posted on 08/18/2014 2:26:13 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Leroy S. Mort
"Watched it. My wife said “Why do all these old guys always look constipated?”"

If my wife had asked I would have replied: "Why you asking me?"

To which she would have replied back: "Because you should know." ;-)
24 posted on 08/18/2014 2:31:14 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: EveningStar

Doesn’t matter. I’m still gonna spring for the $1.20 at the Redbox.


25 posted on 08/18/2014 2:34:57 PM PDT by moovova
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To: EveningStar

Last good Stallone movie was Demolition Man.


26 posted on 08/18/2014 2:36:55 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Dacula

I liked it. er.. yes it was available for download....
It could be that the studio itself released it to create a buzz but it backfired. They do this at Youtube all the time.

Summary: The good guys all live. They kill like over 200 others. Explosions and more explosions. The opening 20 minutes were pretty good. They did not talk long sentences too much. Mel took a couple of shots but as the building was coming down around him and Stallone I bet he shows up in another Expendables movie.

Mel Gibson’s presence showed what the newer actors are missing. He and Antonio Banderas stood out. The others were pretty good. I did not care for the newer team members. Just cutouts.

Arnold Schwarzenegger looked old even with the 3 day growth of beard to coverup the wrinkles.


27 posted on 08/18/2014 2:44:48 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: EveningStar

PG 13... also Banderas?


28 posted on 08/18/2014 3:01:04 PM PDT by Viennacon (Liberals are like vomit in a lot of ways)
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To: EveningStar

I enjoyed the movie. But the L.A. Slimes is dead on in its critique.


29 posted on 08/18/2014 4:19:28 PM PDT by Lysandru
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To: EveningStar

reason #1 - it’s a THIRD expendables’movie.

by now it either is or isn’t. apparently it isn’t expendable to the movie company but it is to the moviegoers.


30 posted on 08/18/2014 7:28:41 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Leroy S. Mort

botox and face scrubs.


31 posted on 08/18/2014 7:29:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: driftdiver
The first was was very fun. They made fun of themselves.

The second one sucked almost wholly. Chuck Norris was the only redeeming quality, and even he was bad: his lines, his persona, etc.

32 posted on 08/19/2014 12:45:39 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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