Eirikrautha wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 21:19:
The merchandise sales for Star Wars are at an all-time low (even less than when there were no movies being made).
Eirikrautha wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 21:19:Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 17:44:They're not reasonable for Star Wars, though.
The box office sales or the budget numbers? I agree that the box office sales are well below expectation for a Star Wars movie. However, what I had intended to communicate with my imprecise phrasing was that the budget numbers I quoted may not be 100% accurate, but at the least are reasonable estimates that imply that Solo is indeed on track to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for Disney. A loss in the hundreds of millions is, as you note, not a reasonable outcome for a Star Wars film.
You are also forgetting the price Disney paid for Lucasfilm and Star Wars. At this point Disney would have made more on the interest on the $4+ billion they spent. The merchandise sales for Star Wars are at an all-time low (even less than when there were no movies being made). Disney bought the golden goose, then hired a butcher to keep it healthy...
Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 17:44:They're not reasonable for Star Wars, though.
The box office sales or the budget numbers? I agree that the box office sales are well below expectation for a Star Wars movie. However, what I had intended to communicate with my imprecise phrasing was that the budget numbers I quoted may not be 100% accurate, but at the least are reasonable estimates that imply that Solo is indeed on track to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for Disney. A loss in the hundreds of millions is, as you note, not a reasonable outcome for a Star Wars film.
jdreyer wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 11:39:Mordecai Walfish wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 05:43:Ninja turtles with lightsabers? Sign me up!Kxmode wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 01:58:
A Splinter in the Force
This one will be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Star Wars mash-up you never knew you needed. Master Splinter trains with yoda and becomes a galactic bad-ass with his ZANY pizza-loving turtle squadron.
jdreyer wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 11:39:
@KX, I think you have a nice idea for a trilogy there.
Cram wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 12:18:
Scientist Man for President.
They're not reasonable for Star Wars, though.
jdreyer wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 11:35:Creston wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 08:56:The movie cost $250m to make, with an additional $100m in advertising, so that's break even. Not what you want from a summer blockbuster.
Yeah, clearly $350 million box office for Solo, released in the summer schedule, was just TERRIBLE.
Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 09:28:
It's on track to lose several hundred million dollars. $350 in theater sales isn't much when compared to a $250 million original budget + $200 million reshoot budget + $150 million marketing budget. (I'm taking those numbers from a YouTube film critic's video,
jdreyer wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 11:35:Creston wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 08:56:The movie cost $250m to make, with an additional $100m in advertising, so that's break even. Not what you want from a summer blockbuster.
Yeah, clearly $350 million box office for Solo, released in the summer schedule, was just TERRIBLE.
Mordecai Walfish wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 05:43:Ninja turtles with lightsabers? Sign me up!Kxmode wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 01:58:
A Splinter in the Force
This one will be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Star Wars mash-up you never knew you needed. Master Splinter trains with yoda and becomes a galactic bad-ass with his ZANY pizza-loving turtle squadron.
Creston wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 08:56:The movie cost $250m to make, with an additional $100m in advertising, so that's break even. Not what you want from a summer blockbuster.
Yeah, clearly $350 million box office for Solo, released in the summer schedule, was just TERRIBLE.
Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 09:28:Creston wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 08:56:
Yeah, clearly $350 million box office for Solo, released in the summer schedule, was just TERRIBLE.
It's on track to lose several hundred million dollars. $350 in theater sales isn't much when compared to a $250 million original budget + $200 million reshoot budget + $150 million marketing budget. (I'm taking those numbers from a YouTube film critic's video, so they may not be 100% accurate. Regardless, they are reasonable numbers for modern big-franchise films with troubled productions, which Solo definitely was.)
Creston wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 08:56:
Yeah, clearly $350 million box office for Solo, released in the summer schedule, was just TERRIBLE.
jdreyer wrote on Jun 21, 2018, 00:55:Well, yes - that too. But what I said still goes. If Trump was rich enough, and he would profit from it, he would do it.Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 20, 2018, 23:46:The Koch brothers are ideologues. Trump isn't. That's the difference.Cutter wrote on Jun 20, 2018, 23:22:The only reason Trump doesn't do things like what the Koch brothers do is because he isn't as rich as the Koch brothers. If he had the money, and he would profit from it, he would do it. All three are prime examples of capitalism gone bad.
How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country
Just wow. And people think Trump is bad. If they only knew about all the shit these assholes do on a daily basis.
Muscular Beaver wrote on Jun 20, 2018, 22:40:Really, So anywhere someone speaks the truth and hammers the idiocracy and unconstitutional ploys of the current administration you think I'm that poster? Check you meds. smh
@RedEye9
Youre really starting to become a full blown political troll. Arent you active on Videosift as well? Your blabbering sounds familiar.
Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 20, 2018, 23:46:The Koch brothers are ideologues. Trump isn't. That's the difference.Cutter wrote on Jun 20, 2018, 23:22:The only reason Trump doesn't do things like what the Koch brothers do is because he isn't as rich as the Koch brothers. If he had the money, and he would profit from it, he would do it. All three are prime examples of capitalism gone bad.
How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country
Just wow. And people think Trump is bad. If they only knew about all the shit these assholes do on a daily basis.