Posted on 10/25/2008 3:50:48 PM PDT by paltz
There's been tremdous interest by the public in the box office fate of Oliver Stone's W. for its second weekend in release. Well, it ran out of steam. QED International/Lionsgate's Bush biopic sank 58% to No. 8 with $1.5 million Friday from 2,050 dates for what will probably be a $5.2M weekend. The $30M negative cost film should end up with $23M domestic box office gross by the end of its North American run. That means, with a $25M P&A investment and Lionsgate's distribution fees, the film won't recoup.
Oh really? I must have missed that!
How did an American Carol do?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
If it hadn’t been for the theaters handing out ‘W’ tickets to customers who were seeing other movies it would have tanked in the first week!
I sure do like her..
Good. I figured this would happen. Another example of the left’s hate backfiring on them.
There’s been tremdous interest by the public in the box office fate of Oliver Stone’s W.
The author of the article spelled it tremdous, not paltz.
Dang I was hoping for Dubya commanding a tank division in front of Stone.
Mission Accomplished.
Good
“If it hadnt been for the theaters handing out W tickets to customers who were seeing other movies it would have tanked in the first week!”
Was ACORN doing that?
I had not heard that, did that really happen?
“won’t recoup...”
haha!! they NEVER learn!!!!
The promoted the hell out of it. Unfortunately, the most damage this film will do is overseas. Where does Hollywood think the world gets their negative ideas about America. FROM THEM. Hollywood does more harm in one year than GWBush could have done in a lifetime.
Prejudices are expensive, eh, OStone?
They handed out free tickets to ‘W’?
How sad.
The movie will probably make a profit from overseas revenues.
My local movie theatre didn’t even show ‘W’, I’m happy to report.
But ‘Fireproof’ is still on. (which is a wholesome movie with a powerful positive message.)
I watched ‘American Carol’ a few weeks ago just to support the film and make a stand. It was silly, but I enjoyed to see liberals exposed in a humorous way.
Yes, all over the country!
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