Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop- Page 2

[Jordan Catalano]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#25

Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:35am

Tarzan - Tarzan

[chewy5000]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#26

Posted: 7/21/10 at 4:24am

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell - Mamma Mia!

[madbrian]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#27

Posted: 7/21/10 at 6:56am

Light In The Piazza (hit)

Saturday Night Fever (flop)

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[Mr Roxy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#28

Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:20am

Buona should really be Carmelina

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[chewy5000]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#29

Posted: 7/21/10 at 8:42am

Either way, it is the most contrived storyline there is.

[songanddanceman2]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#30

Posted: 7/21/10 at 10:11am

Now i know that some people on here seem to think that Broadway is the centre of the world and determins if a show is a hit or a flop

But

The post was about which stage show versions of movies flopped etc
It did not mention Broadway.

So actually Legally Blonde the musical and film was a hit. Legally Blonde only lost some money on Broadway after a healthy run, however touring and the huge UK hit production would mean the show is a hit.

The same for Footloose, even though it ran for over 700 performances on Broadway it still did not recoup. However the tour did very well and went in to the black and the european productions especially the UK tour and West End production were brig hits.

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[Borstalboy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#31

Posted: 7/21/10 at 10:22am

Likewise, I don't think A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC was a huge hit its first time around.

Moving on....

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND -- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (Flop)

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#32

Posted: 7/21/10 at 11:52am

The original Night Music was still a hit, though, wasn't it?

This thread makes my brain itch.

[Borstalboy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#33

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:05pm

SOME LIKE IT HOT -- SUGAR (um...hit?)

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[gvendo2005]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#34

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:08pm

The Fearless Vampire Killers - Tanz der Vampire (in Germany; hit), Dance of the Vampires (in America; flop)

"There is no problem so big that it cannot be run away from." ~ Charles M. Schulz

[StageManager2]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#35

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:13pm

songanddanceman2, Broadway was implied. According to you, a movie that has a dismal run in theaters but makes most of its money (recoups and then some) on DVDs/Blu-ray is still therefore a hit. No, it's not. If it bombs at the box office it's still a bomb. DVD/Blu-ray sales and other merchandise don't figure into the equation.

ETA: Yes, there's the whole synergy thing, but for all intents and purposes LEGALLY BLONDE and FOOTLOOSE flopped on Broadway.

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Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
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Updated On: 7/21/10 at 12:13 PM

[orangeskittles]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#36

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:46pm

I knew a pissy Legally Blonde fan would be the first to whine about the flop designation. Give it up, it failed on Broadway, that's what counts.

If you count tours, CDs, DVDs, revivals, London productions and licensing fees, Sondheim hasn't had a flop yet, but his fans don't throw tantrums every time someone calls his shows flops.

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Wanting life but never knowing how

[D2]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#37

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:50pm

The original production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC returned its investment and made a modest profit after 601 performances, so it was a hit.

SUGAR ran over a year and still lost money, so it was a flop.

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[Borstalboy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#38

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:54pm

Aw, poop!


Inarguable: THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE --- MARTIN GUERRE--flop

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[songanddanceman2]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#39

Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:57pm

songanddanceman2, Broadway was implied

No it was not

"I knew a pissy Legally Blonde fan would be the first to whine about the flop designation. Give it up, it failed on Broadway, that's what counts."

Im fully aware it was a flop on Broadway, my point was nobody said it was about Broadway, and check your attitude

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[tazber]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#40

Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:24pm

Carrie (movie hit) Carrie (musical flop)

The Full Monty - both hits

Cry Baby - (movie hit) Cry Baby (musical flop)

....but the world goes 'round

Updated On: 7/21/10 at 01:24 PM

[StageManager2]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#41

Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:12pm

^^^
The CRY-BABY movie wasn't a hit. It had a budget of $12 million and only grossed $8 million.

But if you count video/DVD/soundtrack sales/rentals from the past two decades then it most certainly made its money back and made a hefty profit. :-P

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Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

[madbrian]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#42

Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:18pm

Victor/Victoria was a hit on both screen and stage.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[newintown]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#43

Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:43pm

Re: Victor/Victoria, the show - I doubt that a 734 performance run and an abbreviated tour count as a hit. It's difficult to imagine the investors saw profit. And the critical reception certainly wasn't good.

[newintown]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#44

Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:46pm

And The Full Monty was a flop on stage.

[Mr Roxy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#45

Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:23pm

Paper Moon - Paper Moon never made it to Broadway

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[IdinaBellFoster]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#46

Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:57pm

BILLY ELLIOT -- BILLY ELLIOT (HIT)

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[After Eight]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#47

Posted: 7/21/10 at 9:31pm

"SUGAR ran over a year and still lost money, so it was a flop."

I believe "Sugar" did close with a profit.

[After Eight]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#48

Posted: 7/21/10 at 9:38pm

"Georgy Girl"- "Georgy" (flop)

[zamedy]

Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop#49

Posted: 7/21/10 at 9:58pm

I'm not a huge fan of LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL.. But I do think it just may have recouped and been a 'hit' if it played in a smaller Broadway house, versus the cavernous Palace.