How do you guys think 80 Days is gonna fare out

[careship]

I have to say I almost blame it all on marketing and the guy who decides what the trailers are going to be. Honestly, we loved the movie as a family. I also liked Hidalgo, Raising Helen and the Alamo. I have to say from the trailers for all of these movies I wasn't interested but I went to see them. I really liked Hidalgo, the others were cute but not fabulous and I loved 80 Days, but if I wasn't a huge Disney freak, after seeing the trailers for all of those movies, I probably wouldn't have gone to see any of them except 80 Days because I like Jackie Chan.

 

[speck76]

I have to say I almost blame it all on marketing and the guy who decides what the trailers are going to be. Honestly, we loved the movie as a family. I also liked Hidalgo, Raising Helen and the Alamo. I have to say from the trailers for all of these movies I wasn't interested but I went to see them. I really liked Hidalgo, the others were cute but not fabulous and I loved 80 Days, but if I wasn't a huge Disney freak, after seeing the trailers for all of those movies, I probably wouldn't have gone to see any of them except 80 Days because I like Jackie Chan.

I think marketing is a major problem right now with Disney movies. None of the films that have come out in the last few years (except maybe PotC) have had really catchy trailers. With the Animated films, HotR had one of the worst trailers I have seen. I don't think Disney knows HOW to market these films, or WHO to market them to. I like the movie "The Emperor's New Groove" but I only saw it because someone else rented it....by what I had seen in the trailer for this movie, I thought it looked very dumb.

 

[catinthehat]

Like I said in the other thread, I saw the movie and thought it was good, and much better than I thought it looked in the trailer.

 

[wdwmaniac]

2.5 Million friday barely on top 10 we got a bomb.

 

[speck76]

It will be lucky to crack 12 million by Sunday...including the Wed/Thurs money....very bad

 

[cherrynegra]

Oh, Lord help us. It just barely missed making $10 millon. Not a good sign. Somebody's head is going to roll tommorrow. Wish it were you know who.

 

[james4023464]

:brick: BOMB :brick: didnt even crack 10 million on the 5 day weekend, i am very suprised to see this, but atleast Didgeball got the top spot with 30 million. That movie was hilarious

 

[NemoRocks78]

$6.8 million for the weekend. Ouch!

What's wrong with people and movies these days....Around the World in 80 Days was a great movie, and The Terminal, which was excellent, only managed to make $18 million.....yet Dodgeball, a movie people thought was going to be a huge bomb, comes out to make $30 million.....

 

[speck76]

The interesting note on this weekend is that Dodgeball, with its $50 million total budget ($20 million to make, $30 million to market) has already recouped over half of its cost. Around the World....cost $110 million to make, and $30 million to market.....and has not even made back 10% of costs.

The good news, if there is any, is that Around the World should do well internationally....so all hope is not lost...yet.

 

[careship]

I certainly hope word of mouth will spread for 80 Days as it was such a good movie. Dodgeball has absolutely no appeal for me. Then again I don't like alot of those movies that are made for pure dumb comedy. I don't know what to call them.

 

[wdwmaniac]

How much did disney pay for 80 days? I think Walden paid for alot this time around but with Narnia Disney is sending the big bucks.

 

[cherrynegra]

Well according to boxofficemojo.com, it cost Disney $110 million to make the film and another $30 million to promote it. And the film has only raked in $9,619,000 since its opening on Wed. Even more shocking is the fact that since its opening, it has never made more than "The Day After Tommorrow." A film that has been out since May 28th.

 

[DisneyFan 2000]

Another Disney bomb for 2004.... I wonder when the 30% growth will come?

 

[wdwmaniac]

Didn't Waldeb put up alot of money for this movie not Disney?

 

[DisneyFan 2000]

Didn't Waldeb put up alot of money for this movie not Disney?

Doesn't matter... It has the Disney name on it so it's a Disney bomb. (I think)

 

[catinthehat]

I think it's too bad that this didn't do better. Hopefully word of mouth will help make its box office better.

 

[speck76]

Not a good sign, the film is falling fast.....

6/21/01 daily box office
1 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story FOX $5,561,000 $35,631,000
2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $2,365,000 $193,291,000
3 The Terminal DREAMWORKS $2,239,000 $21,292,000
4 Shrek 2 DREAMWORKS $1,887,000 $380,510,000
5 Garfield FOX $1,515,000 $43,873,000
6 The Stepford Wives PARAMOUNT $1,214,000 $40,230,000
7 The Chronicles of Riddick UNIVERSAL $1,172,000 $43,670,000
8 The Day After Tomorrow FOX $965,000 $168,275,000
9 Around the World in Eighty Days BV $922,000 $11,284,000
10 Saved! MGM $246,000 $6,748,000

 

[wdwmaniac]

hasn't fallen yet it's was 9 this weekend monday and Tuesday, like I said before aleast 2005 looks better and I can't wait for Dis and Wal's Narnia.

 

[Number_6]

further proof that Disney needs a shake-up in marketing. Even if the films were good, the trailers are very bad. I think PotC had the only good trailer of any film they have made in the last 5 years.

Actually, I do like the trailer for "The Incredibles." Unless you just meant the live action films, in which case, you're probably right. Otherwise, nothing beats "Honey, where's my supersuit?" and "Woman, will you tell me where my supersuit is?!" Frozone just cracks me up.