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Elizabeth Banks suggests her 'Charlie's Angels' box office bomb is because men 'don't go see'...
Fox ^ | 11/18/2019

Posted on 11/18/2019 6:48:28 PM PST by BenLurkin

Charlie's Angels" lost its wings over the weekend, earning just $8.6 million while the racing drama "Ford v Ferarri" topped the box office with a $31 million debut and the war film "Midway" came in second earning $8.75 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Banks -- who wrote, produced, directed, and starred as Bosley in the reboot -- hinted to the Herald Sun prior to the film's release that a form of sexism from a male-dominated audience may be to blame for its current lack of financial success.

“Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie too. This movie has to make money,” Banks told the Sun. “If this movie doesn’t make money it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies.”

The "Hunger Games" actress seemed to dismiss the box office success of "Captain Marvel," the Brie Larson-led Marvel film that earned $1.1 billion worldwide earlier this year, as well as "Wonder Woman," which grossed $821 million in 2017, because they belonged to a "male genre."

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxofficepoison; brielarson; captainmarvel; charliesangels; elizabethbanks; fakenews; hungergames; insulttheaudience; marvel; wonderwoman
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To: BenLurkin

There’s only so much time and money for movies, so when I go, I see the ones that are interesting to me. I am not stuck in any particular genre. Make something worth my time and money and that looks interesting, and I’ll think about seeing it.


41 posted on 11/18/2019 7:31:31 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Liberal Anti Venom

Hah!

My apologies, please allow me to give you this ice cold, delicious and potent Abita Andygator.

42 posted on 11/18/2019 7:31:56 PM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: BenLurkin

Any failure of woman is clearly the fault of men. Clearly.


43 posted on 11/18/2019 7:31:57 PM PST by discipler (How's that 'hope and change' working for 'ya? - RL)
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To: Secret Agent Man

How about a terminator vs Charlie’s Angels?


44 posted on 11/18/2019 7:32:58 PM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....)
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To: BenLurkin

How about it’s because I heard it was a crappy movie with stars I don’t like?

And I am sick of seeing women fight with roundhouse leg kicks.


45 posted on 11/18/2019 7:33:28 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: willk

Thanks lol :D


46 posted on 11/18/2019 7:33:57 PM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: BenLurkin

No cameltoe for Elizabeth.


47 posted on 11/18/2019 7:35:13 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: a fool in paradise

So, that means she’s bossing the others around. Bet that goes over real well. because you know how swell women like working with, but especially FOR, other women.


48 posted on 11/18/2019 7:36:13 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: discipler

Of course.


49 posted on 11/18/2019 7:37:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Objectively I ask everyone here for an honest answer.

When has any male director criticized the lack of women going to a movie that has four male charscters as the lead actors? And effectively blamed the lack of success of said movie on the fact women weren’t buying tickets?

I cannot recall one time, ever.


50 posted on 11/18/2019 7:38:10 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: chris37

Well they all can’t be full trout pout. Its supposed to be a professional movie, not a selfie with friends.


51 posted on 11/18/2019 7:41:02 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin
“Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie too. This movie has to make money,”

i think i see the problem...

listen you stooopid frunt you people don't have to do ANYTHING they don't want to when it comes to spending their own money let alone spending it on some man hating dyke fest!

52 posted on 11/18/2019 7:41:43 PM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Poison Pill
Remember men stayed home to watch Colin Kaepernick NFL tryout. How can three chicks compete against a legend?
53 posted on 11/18/2019 7:42:00 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: catnipman

Typical socialist - blame the voters for the failures of their politicians...

Typical religious con artist - blame the follower for the failure of ‘prosperity’ or ‘healing’ to not come about...

they are all libtard liars, just different flavors.


54 posted on 11/18/2019 7:44:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

Fact is, this movie should have either been straight to Red Box, Lifetime, or the bargain bin at your grocery store.


55 posted on 11/18/2019 7:46:00 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

Jackie Chan’s Hong Kong films of the late 80s and 1990s (up to 1997) had female co-stars in action roles landing kicks and taking hits (sometimes even suffering accidents on the set doing stunts similar to those Jackie was doing and getting injured doing):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpXMJ3wo0kI

This isn’t that crap New Line Cinema trimmed down, rescored, and redubbed.

Action films mean action on the screen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNdIi_S3KA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww2r72OR6ME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Fc5X8Hqt8

The original editions of Jet Li’s movie’s kicked ass too.

But the stakes were raised to high. American films haven’t had dangerous stunts in a very long time. And even with ropes and things they’d rather just do quick edits and stunt doubles and now drop frame and cgi.


56 posted on 11/18/2019 7:46:47 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: Secret Agent Man

She’s uses a fake voice to sound like a man.


57 posted on 11/18/2019 7:47:37 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m waiting for the release of Force Fox Five.


58 posted on 11/18/2019 7:48:57 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: BenLurkin
The Aliens series proves that men absolutely will buy tickets to see a woman in an action role if the woman is a good actress and the movie has a plot that tells a story.

Virtue signaling airhead SJW 'actresses' chattering like teenage girls between green screen & CGI action shots with no plot is the problem, not the customers refusing to pay for inferior garbage.

59 posted on 11/18/2019 7:52:01 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: SamAdams76

I kinda liked Honey West ...


60 posted on 11/18/2019 7:52:32 PM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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