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well, i never did say in my post that the film version of hair didn't get good reviews.
~ it got terrific reviews!
vincent canby of the times went so far as to call it "the 'star wars' of movie musicals..."
~ which goes to show you that even though a movie may get *glowing* reviews it doesn't guarantee "stellar box office".

this thread is depressing me.
maybe when people realize how bad Just Friends and Yours Mine and Ours are, ticket sales will pick up....
i'm just trying to lighten the mood.

I'm gonna cry. I wish the movie was doing better. I really thought it would pick up after Thanksgiving. Does anybody know how it did yesterday and today?

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They don't even hint on any of the heavy stuff, so people might not be expecting all of the tearjerkers in the second half. Also, not much of the plot is shown.

Really? I haven't heard much good about the Producers.

"They don't even hint on any of the heavy stuff, so people might not be expecting all of the tearjerkers in the second half. Also, not much of the plot is shown."

Maybe i'm missing something here, but the trailers showed a eulogy, a graveyard scene, girls kissing, men holding hands, did they not?

As for the plot in the adverstising, stylistically it made sense to play SOL in the background instead of, for instance, Mark narrating - so you lose the "30 second synopsis" that some trailers give. What was missing is AIDS and drug-using, but, IMO, those are catalysts for the story, but I don't think they are the end-all-be-all of the story.

Well said, JenD :)

"It's Broadway--it's a limited audience no matter how much you advertise it.

Such a lame excuse. CHICAGO was a box office champ which goes to prove that if a movie musical is done well and captures the audiences' imagination people will go see it.

Comfort yourselves in *projected* DVD sales and unfortold International box office receipts.

The FACT of the matter is that this film is not doing well and certainly not what Sony/Revolution were expecting.

""It's Broadway--it's a limited audience no matter how much you advertise it.'

Such a lame excuse. CHICAGO was a box office champ which goes to prove that if a movie musical is done well and captures the audiences' imagination people will go see it. "

And that was a lame response. CHICAGO was most likely a fluke. You had three stars not known for singing nor dancing. It was a well made film, but that doesn't mean anything. Transamerica is one of the best films I've seen all year, but I doubt people will flock to it. Evita had Madonna, and people were very curious to see how she would pull it off. While I think The Producers will do better, I can't imagine it will do MUCH better, and it most likely will come nowhere near Chicago's box office.

Also, films that flop at the box office almost always make their money back on dvd sales. Phantom did, Hell, even Gigli made back its money. In fact, Studios are now relying on it. There's been talk for quite some time for studios to release a dvd of the film at the same time it releases the film at theaters. It hasn't taken hold yet because theater-owners are fighting tooth and nail. We'll see how it goes. RENT will clean up when released on DVD.

I'm with Marquise on this one.

Personally, I think some of the advertising of this is misleading; I think if the movie was better made, reviews would have been MORE glowing, and more universally so; I think if the film was better-made, word of mouth would have been better; I think names may have something to do with it, but in the end the quality of the film has a HELL of a lot to do with it as well.

but that doesn't hold water for those of us who feel this IS a quality film...

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That's it BroadwayGirl - - -

*if* the film were better made that all-important word of mouth would have made this movie a hit and the reviews would have been favorable.
~ i don't mean to come off like an @sshole but i'm just looking at this realistically.
i was hoping much success for this film. hell, i've been waiting 9 years for it.
~ it would be one thing if it were a great movie and it was performing this poorly. this isn't the case.

The problem is most of the people who think the film is a great quality film are limited to boards like this. If the word of mouth was as strong as the love for it here, the film would be doing better. Reviews of course count a lot, but many films have overcome bad reviews to become huge hits. Apparently word on the street just isn't that great.