Posted on 10/27/2008 2:16:40 PM PDT by DogBarkTree
If recent trends continue Hollywood may be looking for a government handout. A surge of liberal style patriotism has gripped the movers and shakers in Hollywood, they have produced movie after movie critical of the war in Iraq. Every one a box office dud. The red ink flowing faster than the blood of Al Qaeda in Iraq as our brave troops hunt them down in every corner of the country.
Hollywood reporters seem perplexed -- why isn't the public interested in Iraq war movies? Could it be the clear majority of Americans who consider themselves conservative -- According to this article in Newsweek nearly twice as many people call themselves conservatives as liberals (40 percent to 20 percent) -- are tired of seeing America and our armed forces vilified. For proof look at Vantage Point, that little pro-American thriller cost $40m to produce and made $73m here and $78m overseas.
And now we have W. Oliver Stone's vision of the Bush presidency. Nikki Finke reports on the latest egg laid by Hollywood: There's been tremendous interest by the public in the box office fate of Oliver Stone's W. for its second weekend in release. Well, it ran out of steam. QED International/Lionsgate's Bush biopic sank 58% to No. 7 with a $5.3M weekend from 2,050 dates and new cume of $18.7M. The $30M negative cost film should end up with $23M domestic box office gross by the end of its North American run. That means, with a $25M P&A investment and Lionsgate's distribution fees, the film won't recoup.
American Carol has taken in $6.9 million against a budget of $20 million. W. has taken in $18.7 million against a $25-$30 million budget.
Americans are interested in Iraqi war movies, just not ones that lie about what our troops do. Show our American troops fighting for Iraqi freedoms and Iraqi people and they will sell. Just not the anti American crap they’ve come out with so far.
Awesome and successful movie.
Very satisfying for me to see the good ones succeed and the liberal ones fail.
It was pretty good. Some parts were hilarious, others were duds.
It's amusing, but not a Great Movie by any measure. I'd give it 3 out of 5 stars.
American Carol will recoup after it’s out on DVD. Rentals and sales will more than make up the shortfall. My husband and I rarely see movies in the theaters. It’s too expensive. I’m sure we aren’t the only ones.
Too bad it wasn’t a jagged-ey edged, cantaloupe sized one.
You are on to something there! Where can we get some financing?
Well, I would be. But in this particular one, James Brolin plays the Bush character. James Brolin is married to Barbra Streisand.
That says it all.
I watched it on a DVD rental today.
It’s definitely a hit piece attempt by Oliver Stone, but it will leave people admiring George W. Bush.
“W” is a President I voted for twice and am missing more and more; especially now, as the obama disaster thickens.
its funny how that happens
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