First weekends box office results!
Posted by norbert_numberguy 12 years, 1 month ago to Movies
And the news continues to be very bad. Looks like it didn't even break the top ten. Relevant quote:
"In 11th place, Atlas Shrugged: Part II bombed with just $1.71 million from 1,021 locations. In comparison, the first movie opened to $1.69 million from just 299 theaters. The issue here isn't the source material, as Ayn Rand's novel is one of the best-selling works of 20th century fiction. Instead, blame it on the terrible execution: only the most die-hard fans are going to show up for what appears to be a cheap interpretation of the beloved novel."
Of course, opinions can vary. Others might argue that movies based on the works of Ayn Rand couldn't do anything *but* bomb.
"In 11th place, Atlas Shrugged: Part II bombed with just $1.71 million from 1,021 locations. In comparison, the first movie opened to $1.69 million from just 299 theaters. The issue here isn't the source material, as Ayn Rand's novel is one of the best-selling works of 20th century fiction. Instead, blame it on the terrible execution: only the most die-hard fans are going to show up for what appears to be a cheap interpretation of the beloved novel."
Of course, opinions can vary. Others might argue that movies based on the works of Ayn Rand couldn't do anything *but* bomb.
SOURCE URL: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3546
Subers wanted the movies to be better than they were, because he thought good versions could actually have succeeded, instead of the two bags of dirt that did nothing but stink up the theaters for a moment.
Personally, I disagree with you; I loved Part II. Success for something like this cannot be measured based on how many people watched it because it is not intended for the typical American.
The vitriol from the collectivists is deafening, but I think it may attact more attention than it prevents for the new movie.
If this goes the way things like this usually do, most of the theaters currently showing the film will do so for two weeks. The number of screens won't change significantly next Friday, but will fall through the floor the Friday after that as theaters wash their hands of it.
Next weekend the take per screen, if Part II acts like Part 1, will be somewhere between half and a third of what it is this week. That means the second weekend will take in less than a million dollars, just as Part 1 took in less than a million dollars its second weekend.
And if you follow the curve, you'll see that this movie will lose the majority of its investment. The degree of your personal faith in the merits of Ayn Rand won't change the laws of movie physics.
I am telling you this now, so that when the theatrical release ends deeply in the red, you'll be prepared emotionally. However, I do not expect all of you to react rationally.