Into the Woods Official Movie Thread — Page 208

I didn't know I was a BWW journalist...paycheck?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-INTO-THE-WOODS-Meryl-Streep-Christine-Baranski-Tracey-Ullman-Serenade-Rob-Marshall-at-the-Artios-Awards-20150123

207 pages on this thread? Amazing! Especially since those who profess to not liking the film keep coming back to chime in and keep it going.

Great video, thanks so much for sharing!! It sounds like the audience got a real kick out of it too.

After this weekend, Into the Woods will have passed Hairspray in its slot as the #6 highest grossing musical film of all time (in non-adjusted dollars).

It's not likely that it will pass #5, Enchanted, with $127.8 million domestic gross.

The international gross hasn't really taken off for this film, although perhaps it's too soon to call. Still it definitely didn't open big.

So far the international adds only $26 million to the total.

By contrast (and VERY unusual too), the international gross of Mamma Mia far surpassed the domestic with $465.7 million total. Not the norm.

Chicago's international total was $136 million.

Les Mis was $293 million for international (also unusually high, but still nothing like Mamma Mia).

Enchanted - $212 million international.

Hairspray - $83 million.

So while Into the Woods will outgross Hairspray domestically after this weekend, it still has a very long way to go before it outgrosses Hairspray's international.


EDIT: My opinion is that Disney waited too long to open the film in international markets. I can understand a 1-2 week delay, but not 3-5 weeks. The film is already cooling at the box office in the US after a stellar marketing campaign to promote it. They aren't really piggybacking at all on the American campaign at this point. It's "old news" here. I think that's a mistake.

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Updated On: 1/25/15 at 10:40 AM

I don't see why you'd be surprised at mamma mia (and abba) and les miserables international grosses. They are massively popular brands around the world, Into The Woods not really.

January was absolutely the best time to open here in the UK, les mis did the same thing. Into The Woods didn't have much competition unlike it would have at Christmas time and Christmas day itself is not a big day to open movies here

Updated On: 1/25/15 at 05:16 PM

bestie, it's definitely going to pass the "Enchanted" domestic gross, probably by next week, don't you think?

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Those are three incredible and talented women, and it's actually quite endearing to see that they've formed a friendship during their time working on Into the Wood.

All 3 ladies have been friends for years, they didn't just meet on the set of INTO THE WOODS.

Christine Baranski co-starred with Streep in the 2008 film adaptation of MAMMA MIA! and Streep and Ullman have been very close friends for about 30 years since they worked together on the 1985 film PLENTY. Ullman always provides a funny speech or presentation whenever Streep wins or is giving an award. She's been doing so for decades.

Here is Tracey Ullman speaking about Meryl Streep at Streep's AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 (11 years ago):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRwFyiF2JEk

growl---I thought it would have lost more steam by now, but I'm happy to see that while it's increases are slowing, it looks like it will pass "Enchanted" to claim the #5 spot for highest grossing musicals.

Perhaps even this weekend, or shortly after. Very cool!

I love the listed bonus features, too. Looking forward to watching them!

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I've seen it six times now, and I really think James Corden is the unsung hero here. Just watch him during the scene when they buy Milky White from Jack. Lots of stuff going on there.

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This truly is a film that gets even better with each viewing, because you always notice something you missed at first! Yes, it's not the same tone as the stage show--it's a little less self-aware I guess. I will say I think this plays on "Wishes have consequences" and "parent-child relationships", really well, while the stage play played on "community and morality" more. Anyone else feel this way? I appreciated that in the film Jack's Mother's death was handled differently. Though one might argue that it was not possible she could die (though I think she hit her head on a large root or something..giving the same skull impact in the stage show), I did like her final scene more. The "as I wait at death's door save jack" thing always made me laugh, and I always felt I should not have laughed then.

I just can't wait to hear "She'll Be Back" and see it performed!

"Into the Woods" is now a mere $500,000 away from the #5 slot, upsetting Enchanted, for highest-grossing musical. With the home video releases out next week, I didn't realize this was still playing in theatres in the U.S.

(The counts are for domestic only.)

I don't know that it will make it, but it's very close. Still #6 is nothing to sneeze at.


Box Office Mojo link

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I agree I love the song. But I almost feel there should be a bigger dramatic belty moment in the song. I mean there's the "When she knows who to trust". There needs to be more of definite climax.

A sneak peek of Meryl Streep's segment of the "Cast as Good as Gold" featurette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-yTfXUlwo


It includes some fantastic B-ROLL!