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‘Tomorrowland’ tops box office with $32.2 million during slow Memorial Day Weekend (Clooney/Disney)
NY Daily News ^ | 5/24/15 | Reuters

Posted on 05/24/2015 12:20:15 PM PDT by jimbo123

There weren't as many fireworks at the Memorial Day weekend box office this year as newcomer "Tomorrowland" disappointed with a $32.2 million debut.

The science-fiction adventure stars George Clooney and was directed by Brad Bird of "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" renown. The Disney release is expected to pull in a lackluster $40.7 million for the four-day period.

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"Tomorrowland" had been expected to generate $40 million over the three-day period and $50 million over the four-day stretch. With a $180 million price tag, Disney faces an uphill climb to profitability. Not helping matters, overseas figures were an underwhelming $26.7 million.

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KEYWORDS: chitchat; disney; georgeclooney; hollyweird; moviereview; tomorrowland
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To: Cowboy Bob

Exactly!

When Clueless Clooney is given the LEAD in any movie, it is sure to
disappoint.

I hope the bottom falls out of this Clooney movie.


21 posted on 05/24/2015 1:14:50 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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To: jimbo123

I’m gonna spend my box-office dollars tomorrow, renting ‘American Sniper’.


22 posted on 05/24/2015 1:20:12 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: jimbo123

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/05/24/weekend-box-office-pitch-perfect-2-snags-30m-mad-max-nabs-23m/

The “pitches” are singing their way past George Clooney. Pitch Perfect 2 will make 125 million by Monday according to the article. Now I don’t care about the movie, but anybody that slams Georgie is alright by me.


23 posted on 05/24/2015 1:20:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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To: RginTN

I liked him in, ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Or maybe it was the music? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOSB5krk9VE


24 posted on 05/24/2015 1:21:29 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

When T Bone Burnett is in charge of the music, you won’t go wrong.


25 posted on 05/24/2015 1:29:38 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Claire Wolfe should check her watch. It's time.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I’ve worn out that CD, LOL!


26 posted on 05/24/2015 1:33:16 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: jimbo123

gee that’s too bad. Is this the same disney that has gay characters on its channel now?


27 posted on 05/24/2015 1:33:30 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: dp0622

Clooney’s gay. And a drunk.


28 posted on 05/24/2015 1:36:24 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

I read an article where one of his ex model girlfriends said it was more like a father daughter relationship without much physical contact.


29 posted on 05/24/2015 1:41:34 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: jimbo123
I will not give a liberal like Clooney any of my hard earned money. I will not pay Hollywood or Disney for any movie that has any leftist agenda. Soon this movie will be in the $5 bin at WalMart along with the other crappy movies.
30 posted on 05/24/2015 1:43:24 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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To: jimbo123
Clooney’s gay. And a drunk.

Most actors are.

31 posted on 05/24/2015 1:43:56 PM PDT by x
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To: jimbo123

My daughter wanted to see it, so we went Friday afternoon.

Not really bad, just kind of pointless. And long. It never seemed to get around to what it was trying to get around to.

A little preachy but in more of an upbeat way than usual Hollywood.


32 posted on 05/24/2015 1:45:51 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Disney’s vision of the future is $500 admission prices!


33 posted on 05/24/2015 1:46:56 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan
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To: Do the math

The good news is that Disney is going to lose a LOT of money on this movie.


34 posted on 05/24/2015 1:49:09 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
The good news is that Disney is going to lose a LOT of money on this movie.

The bad news is that any loss on this movie will be a insignificant compared to the profits from the next Star Wars movie.

35 posted on 05/24/2015 1:54:32 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: jimbo123

Let me guess.. Another ‘girl power’ psy ops flick?


36 posted on 05/24/2015 1:57:32 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Yeah it’s expensive at the parks. I have a friend who works in Orlando and he tells me no matter what price increases they have there is no shortage of people coming. The reason being people want escapism and don’t care what the price is.


37 posted on 05/24/2015 1:59:00 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: jimbo123
Brad Pitt saw how to make a money maker and a film that will be timeless with “Fury”. Clooney needs to stand back and distance himself from the Demo/lib/homo types he plays to and try making a movie that appeals to the fly over Americans that really pay the bills.
38 posted on 05/24/2015 2:06:37 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: jimbo123

The funny part of this is that idealistic fantasy was long a mainstay of the Soviet Union and eastern bloc because of their censorship. The future always had to be perfectly communist.

The irony is that Disney always imagined a technologically advanced capitalistic future. So for Disney to make this flotsam means that it has truly discarded its old vision.

That the movie is showing signs of being a stinker is no great surprise.


39 posted on 05/24/2015 2:15:05 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: Vince Ferrer

I’m not going to see the next Star Wars movie either.


40 posted on 05/24/2015 2:18:55 PM PDT by jimbo123
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