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Why 'Baywatch' Drowned at the Box Office
Hollywood Reporter ^
| 6:40 AM PDT 5/30/2017
| Pam McClintock
Posted on 05/30/2017 1:50:50 PM PDT by drewh
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posted on
05/30/2017 1:50:50 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
I’m sort of sick of classic action-dramas being turned into comedies. But Bay Watch? Why even bother?
To: drewh
Gee they sound surprised the masses didn’t want to watch this re-make. Gee they sound surprised we are sick and tired of Hollywood and the way they spew hate towards us on a daily basis.
Just today, Kathy Griffin has a pic of her with Trumps head in her hand. Yeah we really want to spend our money on them.
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posted on
05/30/2017 1:55:37 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
To: drewh
Johnson, who stars opposite Zac Efron. Which one is the chick?
To: Telepathic Intruder
this is exactly the problem, you don't sell a Baywatch pic with male leads..
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posted on
05/30/2017 1:56:24 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
There are so few comedy movies that aren’t formulaic that I dont to that genre.
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posted on
05/30/2017 1:56:57 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: drewh
So $70m before P&A = at least $100m budget. Rule of thumb is you have to make back production costs in 1st 2 weeks to be profitable.
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posted on
05/30/2017 1:57:33 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: drewh
Why 'Baywatch' Drowned at the Box OfficeI'll go out on a limb and say, "Because it Stunk?".
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:02:08 PM PDT
by
wbill
To: drewh
Who?
Classic?
Don’t believe the hype.
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:05:15 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The so-called mainstream media resembles a sixth grade lunchroom these days.)
To: LS
Baywatch should pull even overseas and with red box/DVD, it is hugely popular worldwide. They shot it Georgia with tax breaks and came in way under budget at 70 million
Still needed more female star power though...
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:05:39 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
Dwayne doesn’t have to act in his action movies. Why bother? He’s rich. The only thing left for him is 2020.
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:07:12 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: drewh
They didn’t know their audience.
Guys watched Baywatch. David Hasselhoff was there to move any plot (thin as they were) along.
It was a good excuse to ogle Pamela Anderson - as if one needed an excuse.
Trying to make the guys the sexual attraction was never going to work. Women hear “Baywatch”, think “Babe-watch”, and go no further.
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:07:18 PM PDT
by
Crusher138
("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
To: drewh
R-rated, any nudity or is it just 2 hours of penis jokes and f-bombs?
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:07:31 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The so-called mainstream media resembles a sixth grade lunchroom these days.)
To: drewh
There was no internet to speak of when Baywatch was hot. There were only two reasons to watch Baywatch on TV, and both are available en masse on the internet. Free. Is there no such thing as a new idea for a movie?
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:07:52 PM PDT
by
bk1000
(A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
To: drewh
I'd like to see a biography of N.B. Forrest adapted to the big screen. If they were to stick to true facts it would have a significant impact upon those educated with revisionist history and warped historical facts. It would not be pc but IMO it would be a seller.
To: Crusher138
exactly crush, they were plenty of good looking women. but no STARS...you just cant cast them and hope
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:08:38 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: bk1000
Emily Ratawhatever was auditioning on instagram!
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:10:17 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: LS
I know! How about a “gender neutral” version of Baywatch?
It’s just an idea, I know, but I think I can get money to turn it into a concept.
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:10:26 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Liberals think in propaganda)
To: a fool in paradise
it really wasn’t that bad, Chips was much worse. just no real female leads....
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:12:08 PM PDT
by
drewh
To: drewh
One must use the Joe Bob Briggs rating system for such a film: How many pairs of breasts are in the film?
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posted on
05/30/2017 2:12:13 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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