Elizabeth Banks suggests her 'Charlie's Angels' box office bomb is because men 'don't go see'...

Fox ^ | 11/18/2019

[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."

[scrabblehack]

Actually I think it’s a bad sign if the director’s name is in a larger font and printed more often than the movie title.

[DakotaGator]

“If this movie doesn’t make money it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies.”

No, Miss Banks. It won't make money because it's a bad movie. Don't blame customers for your failure.

[Starcitizen]

Get woke, go broke

[asinclair]

So Banks doesn't know how to write an action movie. Or, perhaps she doesn't know how to direct an action movie. Or both. I don't recall Banks being in action movies, as part of the action. (Hunger Games Effie was a social butterfly, not a fighter. Gail was a blogger in the Pitch Perfect franchise. Dunno about the rest of her filmography.)

[Poison Pill]

Men don’t go to movies to watch ugly chicks act poorly.

I don't go to movies as a rule, but I made an exception this weekend for Ford v Ferrari. Movies like Charlies Angels is why the rule exists.

[onona]

Anybody who’s ever been married already knows that everything is the man’s fault.

welp, time for another beer.

[BenLurkin]

“All three of them look like they forgot their glasses.”

True!

[david1292]

Banks is an idiot.

There are tons of movies that did well and have a female protagonist kicking butt.

Maybe if she would come up with an original idea and focus on a good story and plot instead of this social justice crap, people would go see it. But right now people are sick and tired of hollywood remaking old franchises with SJW themes forced on them. It is not entertaining and it’s not helping women at all.

[BenLurkin]

“There are tons of movies that did well and have a female protagonist kicking butt.”

Correct. Case point, and a fine movie at that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpeLsI7yJVA (re-edit)

[willk]

I totally agree with you. Really liked the diesel dyke discription. lol

[Liberal Anti Venom]

“...who farted sneer...” LOL!

Dude, that made me blow snot into my beer. You owe me another one.

[a fool in paradise]

"If this movie doesn’t make money it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies.”

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[VTenigma]

“If this movie doesn’t make money it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies.”

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HELLO, McFLY! Wanna make money? Make movies people want to see, not political or fashion statements.

[a fool in paradise]

Charlie is a womyn in this version, no joke.

[Larry Lucido]

“If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.”

Yogi Berra

[BenLurkin]

And audiences appreciate technical prowess

Kill Bill, long tracking shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCb-iYTSg0

[BenLurkin]

The man is a genius.

[BenLurkin]

Arrival of O-Ren Ishii at “The House of Blue Leaves”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlu_xo79k8

[catnipman]

typical leftist: blames the consumers for the failure of their product ...

[minnesota_bound]

I bet there was no jiggle.
Men want jiggle.