Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week — Page 2

again, look at all the other drops in the other movies in the top 10...It is not fair to call RENT a 'failure' just yet.

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Updated On: 12/5/05 at 02:08 PM

You're right. Sunchips are good.

I saw it three times, and one is when I took 24 students from my afterschool program. I suppose our little trip didn't help.

I expect at least a golden globe nod at the least, aside from that I expect the smaller, more specified awards, like the Black Film awards, to give a nod to Jesse or something. The reviews aren't a disaster, it's really polarized actually

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Yes. It should do very well at the Hoodies.

The movie is not a flop... a flop would be something that doesn't even make it two weeks, something like Gigli... It made money and was at #5 and now #6... since when is that considered a flop? Maybe it didn't do as well as expected but it isn't a flop. I can't stand such pessimism...

We need more people to see Rent.Go more and more LOL I want it to beat gay Harry Potter and the ppl are greedy on the radio today the though it would be better. OH well

I predict Golden Globe nods for Wilson, Rosario, and Best Picture (Musical or Comedy).

I mean, hell, if Phantom (which I found to be all style and absolutely NO substance) garnered quite a few GG nods, why cant RENT?

Aeon Flux is a flop, because it is an action hero film (usually big box office draws) with no competing new film and has an Oscar-winning starring actress wearing really skimpy clothing. A movie such as this is clearly just crying out for box office tickets rather than any critical acclaim or recognition.

Rent, on the other hand, a) is a musical, b) stars a cast full of Hollywood/movie unknowns except for a starlet who hasn't had real big break, and c) talks about AIDS, poverty, gays, and other less popular subjects. Moreover, as I mentioned before, Rent seems to do better than the other movies on weekdays for some strange reason. What we are looking at right now are only weekend rankings.

Most of the more artsy type of movies rarely are big box office draws. What matters with those films is not simply the money they earn, but also the buzz they can create and the good reviews they get. The buzz is being created, as can be seen by the box office rise for the stage production. Rent got a "B" in Yahoo Movies. That is NOT (hell no!) disastrous. An average movie on Yahoo is listed with "C". To compare, even A Beautiful Mind got only a "B+". The reviews are simply polarized.

It's all relative and there's a difference. Rent has not been a hit so far, but it's certainly not a flop by any means. I really wonder where those who claim to be math and business experts come from with these conclusions.

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Updated On: 12/5/05 at 04:16 PM

well, I saw it again! and i know my friend is going with her theatre group on the weekend, when i went to the movie, it wasn't full, but it was a good crowd considering it was their second week

You don't think Aeon Flux will even make the top ten????

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rent may be a box office flop but not a financial flop yet. until final box office, merchandise, soundtrack sales, and dvd sales are totaled, an official "flop" title cannot be given. the term flop is for those that dont make their money back. it might not do that with just the box office ( which thus gives it the title of a box office flop) but i have no doubt that with the other factors it will make the production and advertising money back, no problem.