Movies To Stage Musical - Hit Vs Flop — Page 2
#27
Posted: 7/21/10 at 4:24am
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell - Mamma Mia!
#28
Posted: 7/21/10 at 6:56am
Light In The Piazza (hit)
Saturday Night Fever (flop)
Saturday Night Fever (flop)
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#29
Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:20am
Buona should really be Carmelina
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#30
Posted: 7/21/10 at 8:42am
Either way, it is the most contrived storyline there is.
#31
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.
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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#32
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)
Moving on....
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND -- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (Flop)
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#33
Posted: 7/21/10 at 11:52am
The original Night Music was still a hit, though, wasn't it?
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#34
Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:05pm
SOME LIKE IT HOT -- SUGAR (um...hit?)
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#35
Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:08pm
The Fearless Vampire Killers - Tanz der Vampire (in Germany; hit), Dance of the Vampires (in America; flop)
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#36
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.
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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Updated On: 7/21/10 at 12:13 PM
#37
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.
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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#38
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.
SUGAR ran over a year and still lost money, so it was a flop.
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#39
Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:54pm
Aw, poop!
Inarguable: THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE --- MARTIN GUERRE--flop
Inarguable: THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE --- MARTIN GUERRE--flop
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#40
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
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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#41
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)
The Full Monty - both hits
Cry Baby - (movie hit) Cry Baby (musical flop)
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Updated On: 7/21/10 at 01:24 PM
#42
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
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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#43
Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:18pm
Victor/Victoria was a hit on both screen and stage.
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#44
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.
#45
Posted: 7/21/10 at 2:46pm
And The Full Monty was a flop on stage.
#46
Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:23pm
Paper Moon - Paper Moon never made it to Broadway
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#47
Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:57pm
BILLY ELLIOT -- BILLY ELLIOT (HIT)
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#48
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.
I believe "Sugar" did close with a profit.
#50
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.
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