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Disney says 'John Carter' to lose $200 million
MSN Entertainment ^ | March 19, 2012 | AP

Posted on 03/19/2012 6:29:06 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer

"John Carter" is now officially a flop of galactic proportions.

The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it expects to book a loss of $200 million on the movie in the quarter through March.

"In light of the theatrical performance of John Carter ($184 million global box office), we expect the film to generate an operating loss of approximately $200 million during our second fiscal quarter ending March 31.

(Excerpt) Read more at movies.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; chat; disney; moviereview
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1 posted on 03/19/2012 6:29:12 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Vince Ferrer

John Carter is as big a flop as Jimmy Carter.


2 posted on 03/19/2012 6:33:20 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Romney ruined Massachusetts. Now he wants to ruin the nation.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

I liked it


3 posted on 03/19/2012 6:33:20 PM PDT by BO Stinkss
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To: BO Stinkss

I liked it too - even saw the 3D version.


4 posted on 03/19/2012 6:34:05 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Vince Ferrer

Clearly the solution is to PO more of their fanbase.

And people like me who haven’t spent a cent on a Disney product in years since they adopted an overtly liberal agenda in their productions? No point in trying to get us back I suppose since the lib market seems to be keeping them in record profits... (snicker).

Well, at least my DVDs of the ‘classics’ won’t wear out anytime soon.


5 posted on 03/19/2012 6:37:49 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: BO Stinkss
I haven't seen it. I read a long article about it before it came out, and the article was pretty accurate that it would lose this much money. The thrust of it was that the director was used to animation, and wasted tons of money doing reshoots. It was predicting corporate heads will roll over this.
6 posted on 03/19/2012 6:38:01 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

More movies like “The Lorax” please. What a great movie that was. I enjoyed it. My kids got a kick out of it. If they would make more movies like this than Hollywood would be making big bucks. It has made 150 million so far.


7 posted on 03/19/2012 6:39:27 PM PDT by napscoordinator (A moral principled Christian with character is the frontrunner! Congrats Santorum!)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Screw it.
I’ve got ALL the books, and they never get old.


8 posted on 03/19/2012 6:39:42 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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I had a feeling this movie didn’t reflect the sensibilities of the author.

I guess I was right.

The tepid, terrible marketing didn’t help much.

Jackson “got” LOTR...

If Disney wants to make some bucks, it is Cthulhu made right... (good luck!)


9 posted on 03/19/2012 6:40:29 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: Vince Ferrer

This is the first I’ve heard about the movie. I haven’t read any Edgar Rice Burroughs for decades, but I think I read just about all of them when I was younger, including John Carter on Mars. And I still have them around somewhere, I think.

Looks like some liberal snit of a movie reviewer managed to kill an entertaining movie because it didn’t suit his ideology or something.


10 posted on 03/19/2012 6:42:05 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I think this film was marketed very poorly. It also didn't help that no big-name star was involved.

I don't understand how it can be a $200 million loss when it cost $250 million to make, and has already made $53 million at the box office. That's not counting Blu-Ray/DVD/download sales which will be substantial.

I hope there's a sequel, I'm a big Edgar Rice Burroughs fan. :-)

11 posted on 03/19/2012 6:43:00 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Real Hope - Santorum '12!!!)
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It couldn’t be that people have finally gotten their fill of alien/zombie/comic book superhero movies?


12 posted on 03/19/2012 6:45:05 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass
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To: Vince Ferrer

CGI can’t carry a lousy movie, guys.


13 posted on 03/19/2012 6:47:07 PM PDT by pabianice (")
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To: PreciousLiberty

I have a book by a naturalist, John Burroughs. I know I can look this up but is he Edgar Rice’s brother or maybe father? The book is Squirrels and Other Fur Bearers and I really love it. Found it in an antique book shop.


14 posted on 03/19/2012 6:48:50 PM PDT by Williams (Honey Badger Don't Care)
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“It couldn’t be that people have finally gotten their fill of alien/zombie/comic book superhero movies?”

Aren’t they loved by children from 4 to 44?


15 posted on 03/19/2012 6:49:24 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: BO Stinkss

I liked it too.


16 posted on 03/19/2012 6:51:05 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: PreciousLiberty
It's actually made $180 million - See Link. I think part of the reason it didn't get favorable reviews is that the bad guys in the movie aren't corporate polluters like they are in Lorax.
17 posted on 03/19/2012 6:51:24 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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Maybe Disney will recover its losses with the series: “Good Christian Bitches”.


18 posted on 03/19/2012 6:54:49 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Newt/Sarah 2012)
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To: PreciousLiberty

As I understand it, the promotional costs and marketing is not included in the figure used for a movie’s cost, but it is substantial. For a block buster, it could be $50-100 million worldwide. For a blockbuster in the past, even printing out the films for distribution to thousands of theaters costs tens of millions. This is why there is a big push for digital download of movies. I don’t know how many theaters still use physical film.


19 posted on 03/19/2012 6:55:38 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: PreciousLiberty

I think it had the same problem as Hellboy II. It’s monsters were too wierd and weren’t recognizable by the audience, so the movie wasn’t relatable.


20 posted on 03/19/2012 6:57:17 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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