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Huge Flops Hit the Box Office
www.wsj.com ^ | Oct. 25, 2015 6:46 p.m. ET | By Erich Schwartzel

Posted on 10/26/2015 1:51:51 PM PDT by Red Badger

A frightening showing at the box office this weekend featured five disappointments—including two of the biggest flops in history.

“ Steve Jobs,” “The Last Witch Hunter,” “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,” “Rock the Kasbah” and “Jem and the Holograms” all fell short, with only “Witch Hunter” cracking $10 million. “Kasbah” and “Jem” now rank among the worst openings of all time, and “Paranormal” missed expectations after weeks of anticipation over its divisive distribution strategy.

Instead, holdovers “The Martian” and “Goosebumps” came in first and second place, respectively. “The Martian” grossed an estimated $15.9 million in the U.S. and Canada, bringing the space drama’s total to $166 million.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: entertainment; flops; haha; hollywood; lol; movies
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To: smokingfrog

Actually even the fanboys say the movie is a distortion. Some parts are rooted in truth but there is a lot of ...”poetic license.”


61 posted on 10/26/2015 2:11:30 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: smokingfrog

“I’m surprised the Steve Jobs movie is a flop. Where are all the Apple fanboys?”

IIRC this is the 4th one in the last few years, two being made for TV. Ashton Kutcher did the other made for Big Screen in 2013 “Jobs” Only brought in 16 million, I think it lost money a lot of money after marketing costs.


62 posted on 10/26/2015 2:12:19 PM PDT by DAC21 (.z)
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To: Red Badger

My family went to see the movie Woodlawn for $7.00 each on weekend matinee. Excellent movie—sort of like Remember the Titans with a spiritual (Jesus) dimension. My daughter said one of the best she has ever seen :) Highly recommend it


63 posted on 10/26/2015 2:12:56 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Make 'em squeal!)
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To: grania

I seldom go to the movies. The last one I went to was Jurassic World, but mainly because Mrs. Frog wanted to see it.


64 posted on 10/26/2015 2:13:09 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: God luvs America

Thank you. Makes me very happy to see a propaganda film go belly up.


65 posted on 10/26/2015 2:13:27 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Resolute Conservative

Yes, but I didn’t expect to be told from the very beginning that it was. Princess, handsome young rescuer, evil Darth Vader, all the trimmings....................


66 posted on 10/26/2015 2:13:38 PM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: Red Badger

Did we really need yet another Steve Jobs movie?


67 posted on 10/26/2015 2:14:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Larry Lucido

"Moichandizing!"


68 posted on 10/26/2015 2:14:39 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (No more Bushes. W killed the brand.)
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To: dfwgator

We didn’t need the first one........................


69 posted on 10/26/2015 2:15:48 PM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: SamAdams76

The Jobs movie sounds kind of boring if you ask me.


70 posted on 10/26/2015 2:15:54 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Red Badger

I skipped my last day in High School to stand in line to get tickets for the opening.

When the lights came back up somebody said “Thank God, I was so tired of meaningful movies.”


71 posted on 10/26/2015 2:16:09 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Jeff Chandler
"Moichandizing!"

Wait..! Both?

72 posted on 10/26/2015 2:16:25 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (Cruz or Lose 2016)
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To: doomtrooper99

“...tickets at $12-$15 in LA...”

Yep, it’s just crazy out here. It costs anywhere between $60-$100 for a family of four to go to the movies today. What a joke.


73 posted on 10/26/2015 2:17:11 PM PDT by Roger Kaputnik (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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To: BBB333

Think of it this way. The Steve Jobs movie and Apple have much in common. Overpriced, under performing and generally a pain in the ass ;)


74 posted on 10/26/2015 2:18:28 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Embrace "Existential Cage Theory")
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To: Larry Lucido

"He shot my hair! Son of a b.....!.....Nobody shoots my hair!"

75 posted on 10/26/2015 2:21:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Red Badger

People are flocking to The Martian still. Once people see that, they will go to other movies.


76 posted on 10/26/2015 2:21:50 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: Larry Lucido

"He shot my hair! Son of a b.....!.....Nobody shoots my hair!"

77 posted on 10/26/2015 2:21:52 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: originalbuckeye

No matter when I go, I run into people who shouldn’t be let put of their cages. We’ve even had a couple of shootings and muggings around these fancy theaters.

Still better to watch a movie at home.


78 posted on 10/26/2015 2:22:32 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


79 posted on 10/26/2015 2:23:21 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Liberty Valance

Truth is only on 18 screens. Why they didn’t widely release, who knows?


80 posted on 10/26/2015 2:23:54 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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