Posted on 12/15/2019 11:54:30 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
‘Richard Jewell’ Posts Worst Wide Opening for Clint Eastwood With Just $4.7 Million
“Richard Jewell” was a passion project for Clint Eastwood, but this weekend it became the Hollywood legend’s worst wide opening weekend in his directorial career with just $4.7 million.
Released by Warner Bros. on 2,502 screens, “Richard Jewell” was projected by trackers to earn a $9-10 million opening this weekend — instead, it is opening to half that amount. To find a wide release that low in Eastwood’s career, you have to go all the way back to 1997, when “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” grossed a $5.2 million opening.
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Clint’s movies are almost always profitable, in part because he knows exactly what he’s looking for, and inevitably finishes ahead of schedule and under budget.
There was a Chicago-based actor who appeared in several Eastwood films who used to post of this forum. As I recall, he said once you’ve proved yourself as an actor or technician, you will be invited to audition for future projects, or hired as part of the crew. He also affirmed many of the legends associated with an Eastwood film; among them: Joel Cox, Clint’s longtime editor, had the easiest job in Hollywood. Eastwood rarely films more than three takes per shot, so the editor doesn’t have to spend hours going through dozens of takes to find the right bit of footage.
Also: crew members used to collecting lots of overtime on film sets are always disappointed on an Eastwood production. If it’s a daytime shooting schedule, everything is always wrapped up by five pm, often earlier, and that also helps hold down production costs. Finally, Clint likes actors who can give him exactly what he wants and those who do will be hired again (and again). One famous example: Albert Popwell, who played the wounded bank robber in the original Dirty Harry film, on the receiving end of one of the most famous questions in film, “Do you feel lucky?” Popwell was a fine actor and he appeared in the next four films in the series, graduating to the role of Harry’s partner in Sudden Impact.
Richard Jewell will find its audience and make money. It’s also no accident the press has been trying to chase audiences away, since Eastwood had the courage to go after them.
This sounds like a great movie, and I haven’t seen or been interested in a new movie since forever.
The most important point is that Richard Jewell should be vindicated. RIP.
It sounds like the kind of movie that would have been better suited to HBO, or Netflix.
In general, the target audience for this doesn’t like to go to theaters, unless it’s something special.
Got it.
Thanks; I just found that out.
so sad I thought he was still with us.
Did the FBI ever figure out who planted the bomb? It is notable that this bombing happened just ten days after flight 800 went down.
I plan to see it and hope it is still out there after Christmas.
Maybe all the theater goers were busy seeing BOMBSHELL.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 27 during the 1996 Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed 1 person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack.
It was the first of four bombings committed by Eric Rudolph.[1] Security guard Richard Jewell discovered the bomb before detonation and cleared most of the spectators out of the park. Rudolph, a carpenter, and handyman, detonated three pipe bombs inside a U.S. military ALICE back pack.
After the bombings, Jewell was initially investigated as a suspect by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and news media aggressively focused on him as the presumed culprit when he was actually innocent. In October 1996, the FBI declared Jewell was no longer a person of interest.
Following three more bombings in 1997, Rudolph was identified by the FBI as the suspect. In 2003, Rudolph was arrested, and in 2005 he agreed to plead guilty to avoid a potential death sentence. Rudolph was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his crimes.
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Yep, the sheeple need Marvel crap, with the same jokey, hokey scripts.
I saw Richard Jewell Saturday. The theater was half full mid afternoon. The entire theater seemed much thinner than I had anticipated for Christmas season. I’ve been to that theater many times. This was the first time they had nobody at the ticket window. You bought tickets at the long popcorn counter lines where everyone was confused.
It was Regal. Regal has new parents, Cineworld of London. Many theater goers are unhappy with the changes, very moviegoer unfriendly.
I had high expectations of Richard Jewell. It exceeded my expectations. Excellent story, excellent acting, editing, etc. Very entertaining while clearly making a political point.
It is making exactly the same point, same message, as Quenn & Slim which came out in November. People who represent the government have too much power. They abuse that power. Power corrupts.
My question:
If Dems (and many Rs) don’t follow the Constitution now, why would they follow a new one?
Richard Jewell is very relevant this December as it highlights how the FBI abuses its power. It highlights how the media and government lynch any convenient scapegoat.
One thing I wonder. The movie, and reality, are hard on the fake news of the media, especially that of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Why have the media made no attempt to clean up their act since the embarrassment of 1996?
Never heard of the man nor the movie. Is it a true story?
It wouldn’t be the first time there was box office fraud.
I haven’t been to a theater in years. Is seating ticketless now? If not, folks should check their tickets. If seats are now ticketless, I wonder how receipts are verified.
I saw it this afternoon and enjoyed it. I had forgotten that the “Macarena” song and dance were the big fad at the time.
Saw it last night and the theatre was packed.
It’s a serious movie, not brain-dead Christmas fare the masses crave.
Yes, it’s a true story.
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