Putting biases aside, when anticipating the Rent and The Producers movies... — Page 2

Rent will have it's normal cult following but tank at the box office quickly. Middle America and those over 35 won't care a lick about it. The Producers just from the opening date is expected tom be a box office smash. You don't release a movie at Christmas if you don't expect it to be a box office winner. Middle America will go see it just for the star quality. No one off of these boards could care less about Menzel or Dawson.

Think ouside the "Broadway Box", Hollywood is just different. Just because YOU love it will not make it a hit.

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Another hint that the Rent movie will tank. From Playbill:

"The eagerly awaited movie musical "Rent" has canceled its limited release date, Nov. 11, the day the film was to open in select cities across the country.

Instead, the Chris Columbus-directed film will hit all U.S. screens at the same time. "Rent," according to a spokesperson for the movie musical, will open in theatres nationwide Nov. 23."

Hollywood does this so that the crtics don't have a chance to flame the movie. If they expected great reviews, you open in limited to create the "buzz". I'd be amazed if it cracks the top 5 BO it's first week.

Rent opening

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Updated On: 8/25/05 at 11:30 AM

The Producers will clearly do better than Rent because Mel Brooks is more widely known than Rent is, and the fact that although fans of both The Producers and Rent will be seeing the films, there will probably be more packing in to see The Producers because not everyone saw Lane and Broderick during their two runs in the show.

The other cast members will also attract people to see it. I mena more people know Will Ferrell, Uma Thurman, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, and Jon Lovitz. Not that many people know who Idina Menzel and(unless they watch Law and Order) Jesse L. Martin is. Rent might do better awards wise, but it won't beat The Producers in box office totals.
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As a long time Chris Columbus detractor, I am also very worried he is going to do something terrible to the movie (my fears also lie with the ending) but so far it looks better than I ever expected and the initial buzz from critics is not "this is a smaltzy story that Columbus has done his usual syrupy adaptation too"

The Producers really has the power at the moment because Brooks has always been strong with the critics as well.
I made that point about it being released later hence the lack of "buzz" first

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Baz, or Spike Lee. I imagine he could have done some interesting things with it.