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Box Office Bust: 'Gemini Man' Faces $75 Million Loss
Hollywood Reporter ^ | October 20, 2019 | Pamela McClintock

Posted on 10/21/2019 7:06:36 AM PDT by C19fan

Ang Lee's action thriller — starring Will Smith — was sidelined by bad reviews and the staying power of 'Joker.' Not even an Oscar-winning director and one of the world's most popular actors could save Gemini Man from getting bumped off at the box office.

Ang Lee's VFX-heavy film, starring Will Smith, faces losses of $75 million or more after opening to $20.5 million domestically over the Oct. 11-13 frame and finishing Sunday with an anemic worldwide total of $118.7 million, according to sources and box office analysts. Hopes were high that Gemini Man would make up ground and open to strong numbers in China. Instead, it launched to just $21 million over the weekend, coming in behind Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ($22.4 million) in a surprise upset.

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


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To: C19fan

Will Smith plays the same character in all his movies , YAWN


21 posted on 10/21/2019 8:19:58 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Opening weekend is the big one. Both in terms of revenue (movies tend to fall 1/3 every week, except for nerdy movies that drop closer to 2/3) and percentage that goes to the studio (80% on opening weekend dropping eventually to 20% on the fifth week, if it lives that long).

But the other big thing is time is finite. If you assume the Joker audience and Gemini audience have a strong overlap (which given that they put a Gemini trailer in front of Joker seems to be the assumption) most folks don’t tend to go to more than 1 movie in a weekend. Joker staying strong with Gemini flopping would seem to mean the shared audience stayed with Joker.


22 posted on 10/21/2019 8:26:27 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: cuban leaf

The John Carter story is funny. Originally it was titled John Carter of Mars, a more useful title by far. But then Mars Needs Moms bombed. And Disney for whatever reason decided the movie going public wasn’t into Mars, so they dropped that from John Carter’s title, and generified the trailer. And it bombed too.


23 posted on 10/21/2019 8:30:36 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: discostu
Should have been titled, "John Carter, Warlord of Mars."
24 posted on 10/21/2019 8:35:07 AM PDT by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: morphing libertarian

His mediocrity caught up with him.

Or, Harvey Weinstein isn’t in a position reward Smith for “services rendered”.


25 posted on 10/21/2019 8:36:11 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: discostu; cuban leaf
The John Carter story is funny. Originally it was titled John Carter of Mars, a more useful title by far. But then Mars Needs Moms bombed. And Disney for whatever reason decided the movie going public wasn’t into Mars, so they dropped that from John Carter’s title, and generified the trailer. And it bombed too.

Part of the issue as well, is that the general populous didn't know it was based on a highly popular series 'Princess of Mars' - so the name John Carter meant nothing to them. Not knowing what a movie is about on a title that is just a name, is going to cost you money at the box office.

26 posted on 10/21/2019 8:37:37 AM PDT by RikaStrom (When picking allies, 2 things to consider: 1) Can they shoot, 2) Will they aim at your enemies?)
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To: Calvin Locke

He’s good looking guy from a movie star standpoint But his acting is kind of one note, sarcastic riffs on other people. I suppose it got old. I saw a couple of his movies and none in the last 10 years.


27 posted on 10/21/2019 8:40:56 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: discostu

FWIW, I watched the “Tracy Lords” remake and to say it was a disaster would be an understatement.

They tried to be too literal. Because we now know that Mars would not support intelligent life as it currently exists, they decided to make it a planet we named “mars” that orbits a distant star, and inject technology into the story to get the guy there.

John Carter is a real sleeper. Awesome story. Great special effects, acting, cinemetography, etc. I really enjoyed it. And the “dog” is a hoot!


28 posted on 10/21/2019 8:44:21 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: butlerweave
Will Smith plays the same character in all his movies , YAWN

That can be a good thing. John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Arnold, etc, have made a career of being basically the same character in their movies.

If you're going to play the same character over and over, though, you have to find the right vehicles.

One thing that's also happened is there aren't a lot of new action heroes coming up. Most of the action movie guys are old enough to collect social security now, and they can't do their own stunts cause medicare won't cover it. The new Hollywood males are mostly betas.

29 posted on 10/21/2019 8:45:14 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (WWG1WGA)
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To: discostu

Don’t forget Mars Needs Women.


30 posted on 10/21/2019 9:04:12 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: cuban leaf

I haven’t heard that name in a while.


31 posted on 10/21/2019 9:05:26 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: Red Badger

I’ll watch the totally unrelated Gemini Man on YouTube for free.


32 posted on 10/21/2019 9:08:36 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: RikaStrom

Yeah. And the trailers did nothing to explain it. It’s funny the industry hires these surveys to see why people pick the movies they pick. Over and over again the results say that subject of the movie is the #1 thing that drives people to it. And over and over again that’s NOT in the trailer. The JC trailers just showed a guy jumping around and aliens. If you didn’t know they sure weren’t telling you. Then they wonder why it bombed.


33 posted on 10/21/2019 9:16:07 AM PDT by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: C19fan

I like Will Smith as an actor. I like most of his movies.

Now his WIFE, and can’t stand. And how they raised their children is just ridiculous.

The kids pretty much grew up with no boundaries and thinking the world revolves around them.


34 posted on 10/21/2019 9:21:22 AM PDT by skinndogNN
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

You’re joking, right?
Will Smith has made some excellent films.


35 posted on 10/21/2019 9:26:23 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: wally_bert

I think she was trying to break into “real” acting. Frankly, she was better than I expected. But she needed a better vehicle.


36 posted on 10/21/2019 10:03:30 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: cuban leaf

First Wave didn’t help.


37 posted on 10/21/2019 10:22:18 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: C19fan

I was very mildly interested in seeing this movie. Then I saw a video of an action scene with a motorcycle in it, and it was so hilariously stupid, I just wrote it off. Maybe there is a book that would be more entertaining?


38 posted on 10/21/2019 10:29:44 AM PDT by vpintheak (I donÂ’t want to gain the whole world and lose my soul. - Toby Mac)
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To: C19fan

I personally know the marketing guys from the studio. Asked them one time, “Ok why is WM’s face on the poster? Nobody knows what it’s about..”

Someone told me (high up in the studio) that Will Smith WANTED his face on the poster. Not Ang Lee etc.


39 posted on 10/21/2019 10:38:50 AM PDT by max americana (Fired ONE libtard at work at every election since 2008 because I enjoy it. I hope every lib die.)
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To: Obadiah

You don’t cast Will Smith to play a role, you cast a roll to play Will Smith.


Sort of like Keanu Reeves. And honestly I think he plays Keanu Reeves pretty dang well.


40 posted on 10/21/2019 10:40:18 AM PDT by freedomlover
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