Tron might finally beat Narnia

[lebeau]

I don't care what each movie cost to make or how well it did domestically vs. international or on dvd sales........

A tron attraction would rock the socks off of a narnia attraction. The look of tron is cool, geeky, techy. Imagine riding a light cycle in a Test Track type of tron setting or having to shoot discs in a Midway Mania type attraction.

Narnia is more suited for a living with the land dark ride.

I've got very little interest in either movie franchise. But I am far more interested in a Tron ride than a Narnia ride. The thought of a Narnia attraction makes me :snore:

 

[flavious27]

OT, but all the talk of budgets and marketing costs - info that, even if we had it, could be incomplete as studios often try to hide how much movies actually cost (or don't), reminds me of one of those stories from Paramount Pictures, sued by Winston Groom, the author of "Forrest Gump." Once "Gump" passed the $300 million box office mark, Groom inquired as to when he may receive his 3% on the net stipulated in his contract. He was given a lecture about how Forrest Gump actually lost $62 million. There was an out of court settlement.

Depending on the production, the sort of publicity a studio wants or does not want, budgets can be inflated to seem more important, but more often than not, studio accountants try to artificially inflate the budget by every conceivable dime, because then they only have to pay people whose contract stipulate a cut of the gross. Even then, a really powerful and savvy A-lister should fight to get a piece of each ticket sold, regardless of gross OR net. I don't know if it's been tried, but it oughta be.

Truth is, not even much of Disney's accounting staff will ever really know how much Tron made (or lost), but the fact that there's been no serious talk of a sequel doesn't bode well. I'm not saying it won't happen. But if I were a diehard Tronnie or whatever the hell they call themselves, I wouldn't hold out hope, so if it happens, it would seem like a happy surprise.

I think that a better example is hp and the order of phoenix, they grossed 938 but somehow lost 167. looking at the math, the wb accountants tacked on everything on the balance sheet including taxes and charging themselves their own distribution fee.

 

[Timothy W.]

So it seems that the popular opinion is if the studios greenlights more films from the franchise then it's a success. We all do realize that Narnia is on it's third film which is rare for most films to even get a #2. You will see the fourth film for Narnia being made - bet on it. I'm still not understanding the reasoning behind we will never see a Narnia attraction in the parks because Disney only owns the first two films. Disney did not distribute or own any part of Star Wars, Indy, Goosebumps, Wizard of Oz and numerous other offerings that many shows & attractions have popped up in the parks over the years. I can't understand why Disney keeps hanging on to their current Prince Caspian attraction like they do. I personally have never liked that Narnia attraction. We might not be fans of it but it seems like many ladies/girls enjoy getting there picture with Prince Caspian.

 

[T-1MILLION]

So it seems that the popular opinion is if the studios greenlights more films from the franchise then it's a success. We all do realize that Narnia is on it's third film which is rare for most films to even get a #2. You will see the fourth film for Narnia being made - bet on it. I'm still not understanding the reasoning behind we will never see a Narnia attraction in the parks because Disney only owns the first two films. Disney did not distribute or own any part of Star Wars, Indy, Goosebumps, Wizard of Oz and numerous other offerings that many shows & attractions have popped up in the parks over the years. I can't understand why Disney keeps hanging on to their current Prince Caspian attraction like they do. I personally have never liked that Narnia attraction. We might not be fans of it but it seems like many ladies/girls enjoy getting there picture with Prince Caspian.

It is more or less just common sense. A movie based attraction is not going to happen unless they know they can make a big earning off of it. The two Narnia movies Disney had do not have that.

Remember, only the first Narnia movie of Disney's was a hit.

 

[slappy magoo]

I'm still not understanding the reasoning behind we will never see a Narnia attraction in the parks because Disney only owns the first two films. Disney did not distribute or own any part of Star Wars, Indy, Goosebumps, Wizard of Oz and numerous other offerings that many shows & attractions have popped up in the parks over the years. I can't understand why Disney keeps hanging on to their current Prince Caspian attraction like they do. I personally have never liked that Narnia attraction. We might not be fans of it but it seems like many ladies/girls enjoy getting there picture with Prince Caspian.

Disney doesn't "own" the first 2 Narnia movies. They distributed them, and that distribution deal afforded them a lot of control in how they were marketed and merchandised.

Sure, Disney COULD decide to work with Walden on making a Narnia-themed attraction, just like thy worked with Lucas on SW and Indy-themed attractions. But by virtue of the fact that they washed their hands of the franchise after Caspian, it's more than unlikely. And if a fourth Narnia movie is made with Walden and 20th century Fox like Dawn Treader (at least it was Fox in the USA, I don't know if they had worldwide rights), AND it becomes the biggest blockbuster of all time, and Disney is salivating over making a Narnia-themed attraction...how cooperative would Walden even be? What would Disney offer? How much control would Walden want (it could be a Rowling-esque deal killer)? "All signs point to No."