PHANTOM FILM go down as one of the greatest cinematic flops!- Page 5
PHANTOM FILM go down as one of the greatest cinematic flops!
#100greatest flops
Posted: 1/9/05 at 9:24pm
ooh I musnt forget you!
Then I correct myself:
I'd like to thank plum, zepka, and spider for sticking up for this movie!
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
#101greatest flops
Posted: 1/9/05 at 9:37pmyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#102Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:30pm
Three weeks after opening...
Yahoo Movies Box Office list
popcultureboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/03
#103Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:48pmNot exactly earth shattering, but we'll see what happens when it goes nationwide on the 21st.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#104Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:53pm
I also work in a music store on the very opposite side of the country than my dear friend Zepka. We could not keep the phantom soundtrack in stock. People were always coming in asking for it and I had to keep telling them that we were sold out.
Think about some of the real movie flops that were out there.... No Way does Phantom even come close to them.
(Hi zepka! You got me to this site, so here I am!)
You may know what you need but to get what you want better see that you keep what you have.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#105Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:56pm
Good grief! Those numbers are ridiculous. Just look at the number of theatres running "Phantom" right now compared with all the rest of those films around it. It's incredible that it's drawing the numbers that it is.
This thread shouldn't even be here.
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#106Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 1:29pm
Thank you Justice...your review did the film justice. :)
Finally someone else who thought it was bad.
#107Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 4:05pm
oh my God!! you joined!! WOOHOO!!! i should so start a welcome thread 
EVERYONE SAY HI TO MEL24601!!!
::bust a move::
#108Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 5:57pm
Hi MEL24601 
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#109Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 8:01pmhellooooooooooo there
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
Kicks8567
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/03
#110Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:20pmI wouldn't call it a flop considering it hasn't even been fully released yet. I have seen the movie twice already and plan to return again with several friends. I also bought the special edition soundtrack. I am not saying this makes a difference, but I do believe the movie deserves recognition as a very entertaining work.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#111Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:35pm
I agree with everyone who has said that POTO is not a film flop, and I happened to LOVE the film version.
Also, you have to look at the cast. Outside of Minnie Driver, there is no one big "name." Not many people are going to see a movie with leads they've never heard of. (And that's going to be a huge problem whenever Rent comes to theaters)
However, the fact that the film is in the Top 10...plus, you need to account for the overseas numbers.
"During this performance, please feel free to let your cell phones and pagers ring willy-nilly. However, do remember that there are heavily-armed knights on stage and you might well be dragged up and impaled."
(Pre-curtain announcement at the new Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot)
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#112Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:45pmFabala, the idea is that the musical itself is the "name."
#113Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:50pm
yes, and im sure many ppl at least recoginzed emmy
im thinking of starting a thread for ppl who did like the movie, good idea or bad?
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#114Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:58pm
May I offer a nonmusical related, but still sorta along what I wanted to say here? Right-
I used to work in a movie theater, and during that time, we were scheduled to get "Looney Tunes- Back In Action." Since we were locally renowned for being a very family friendly theater, the lowly, underpaid employees thought this we could- more kids meant more revenue at the snack counter meaning possible pay raises.
Two weeks prior to the Looney Tunes opening, the posters and stands for it were replaced by ones for "The Last Samurai." We were told that our theater had switched films with a larger theater down the road- one that was already getting big box office draws (ie LOTR, The Matrix, etc.). Our holiday season was only saved by the fact that we had Elf, but it still hurt us a bit.
Now, why did we get "Last Samurai?" Our head manager believed that Tom Cruise was a bigger draw than a bunch of cartoon characters. ANd, while he's right, and both films did okay at the box office, we didn't get many people to see the film after it's release.
"During this performance, please feel free to let your cell phones and pagers ring willy-nilly. However, do remember that there are heavily-armed knights on stage and you might well be dragged up and impaled."
(Pre-curtain announcement at the new Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot)
Updated On: 1/10/05 at 09:58 PM
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#115Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/11/05 at 2:02am
I don't get it LOL But Looney Tunes was a minor flop and Samurai a minor hit, no?
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#116Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/11/05 at 2:31am
SALLYBROWN!!! I DEFENDED IT TOO...
NO ONE EVEN NOTICED I DID...
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#117Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/11/05 at 9:35am
Back to POTO (which I LOVED)
The SAG Awards were announced it didn't get any nominations.
Golden Globes are this Sunday and Emmy, the picture, and the new song are all nominated.
Keep your fingers crossed. I'm just said that no one is recognizing Patrick's performance...
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beachie
Understudy Joined: 7/7/04
#118Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/11/05 at 9:52am
For a film that's a 'flop', the soundtrack is doing great.
At HitsDailyDouble, with almost 35% of sales venues reporting in, the POTO soundtrack is currently in the #10 position on the chart.
I loved this delicious eye-bonbon of a movie.
Understudy Joined: 12/31/69
#119Still at #9 on the list...
Posted: 1/11/05 at 10:09amI don't care about what anyone says, I love Emmy Rossum. More power to her. She sounded great to me.
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