Not worthy of its own post because its not Disney, but... I really hate how casually the term "bomb" is thrown around online in general, but if it's going to apply to anything that's in theaters right now that would be The Book of Clarence. It was supposed to open in the UK this weekend, but was just unceremoniously yanked completely off the release schedule there as of today, and it won't be long for our theaters either. Glad I'm going to check it out tonight.
We sort of had a conversation about that a few months as I remember, as there is a difference between "flop" and "bomb". I think "bomb" is the worst scenario, while "flop" is less disastrous but still money losing for the studio. Personally, I would use this scale to describe those box office terms, with recent Disney analogies;
Bomb = Embarassingly bad box office, losing almost the entire budget for the studio, mostly ignored by the marketplace;
Strange World, Haunted Mansion, Chevalier, Wish
Flop = Weak box office, losing at least $100 Million for the studio, no real pop-culture impact and/or mentioned derisively;
Indy 5, The Marvels, Ant Man, A Haunting In Venice
Broke Even = Modest box office but not enough for any real profit, modest pop-culture impact but no real buzz;
The Little Mermaid, The Boogeyman
Hit = Strong box office, made a clear profit of at least $25 Million, excited/positive pop culture buzz;
Guardians 3
Blockbuster = Huge box office, made a strong profit of over $100 Million, the movie everyone's talking about:
Barbie*
*No recent Disney analogy. When was Disney's last true blockbuster? The Black Panther? Frozen II?
Just out of curiosity what would you consider as the most risque movie of all your favorites?
Interesting question. Of my BluRay collection that I really enjoy?... I would list
Valley Of The Dolls (sex, drug use, language, adult themes) and
Airport (adult themes). Of the recent TV shows I've enjoyed immensely and rewatched?...
Schitt's Creek (occasional adult themes, plus it's fun to say out loud) and
Downton Abbey and
The Gilded Age (adult themes). A few of my favorite Irwin Allen disaster movies I enjoy have some blood and violence in them, like
Airport '75 and
The Towering Inferno. I think the original
Airport from 1969 was the best, and coincidentally least risque, out of the follow-ups later in the 70's.
I can't think of a single BluRay movie I own that has nudity, let alone "graphic nudity". Just not my scene on movie night.
I have a DVD of
Return To The Valley Of The Dolls from 1970 which I only watched once. It's far more risque and profane than
Valley Of The Dolls from 1966, but it's done so campy and shlocky that it was just humorous. Still, I wouldn't let a 12 year old watch either one. I would let a 15 year old watch
Valley Of the Dolls, but I doubt they'd enjoy it unless the kid was gay.
