PHANTOM FILM go down as one of the greatest cinematic flops!- Page 5

[SallyBrown]

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!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 1/9/05 at 9:37pm

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[kec]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:30pm

Three weeks after opening...


Yahoo Movies Box Office list

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 12:48pm

Not exactly earth shattering, but we'll see what happens when it goes nationwide on the 21st.

[Mel24601]

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!)

[Mamie]

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.

[operadiva1979]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 1:29pm

Thank you Justice...your review did the film justice. :)

Finally someone else who thought it was bad.

[zepka102]

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!!!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 5:57pm

Hi MEL24601

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 8:01pm

hellooooooooooo there

[Kicks8567]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:20pm

I 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]

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.

[Plum]

Posted: 1/10/05 at 9:45pm

Fabala, the idea is that the musical itself is the "name."

[SallyBrown]

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?

[FabalaCohen]

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.

Updated On: 1/10/05 at 09:58 PM

[Unknown User]

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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[paradox_error]

Posted: 1/11/05 at 2:31am

SALLYBROWN!!! I DEFENDED IT TOO...

NO ONE EVEN NOTICED I DID...

[beacon1]

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...

[beachie]

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.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/11/05 at 10:09am

I don't care about what anyone says, I love Emmy Rossum. More power to her. She sounded great to me.

[zepka102]

Posted: 1/11/05 at 4:16pm

YEAH DUDE!









i agree