Rent The Movie Financially — Page 2

OrangeSkittle - That was the predictable exuse I was expecting about why Chicago is more popular?

Guess you didn't know - before the movie of Chicago came out. People would camp out over night at the Shubert for tickets - If that does not show that it was a hot ticket before the movie - than you are obviously crazy. Chicago has always been popular, regardless the movie.

Unfortunately I don't see it doing anything even close to Chicago's business. Not that I wouldn't love it too, I adore RENT. But I think you forget that, besides everything else, basically CHICAGO was a GLAMOROUS musical !! To the average cinemagoer, musical means sparkle, glamour and beautiful girls. I will be very happy if RENT does around 60 - 70 million dollars. After all, people are talking about Chicago and Phantom but forget EVITA. The most famous musical at its time, with the world's most recognisable star and it only grossed 55 million in the U.S !!!

i still think that some of chicago's draw was the big name movie stars that were in it. not many people know who wilson is, or even adam. taye, jesse, and rosario will be the bigger names to people. (and yes, adam looks so smokin hot. and i love how they cut to wilson removing his wig when they sing the line about "the way that she died,". i am so excited.

I really really hope its a success; it does lie on the reviews

"(just hoping Columbus didnt absolutley wreck it a la Shumacker (sp)'s Phantom)"
i have more respect for Schumaker for that film as a director as I do for Andrew Lloyd Webber as a composer..

and Chris Columbus *kind of* ruined Harry Potter so I'm really really nervous about this..geez why couldnt they get peter jackson :)

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The X-factor: Rent's rating. If it's done halfway the way it should be, it'll be rated R, while Phantom was PG-13, as was Chicago. The number one moviegoing audience - and the one that any movie needs to be a hit, especially Rent - is 13-17 year olds. If those kids want to see it, most of them will find a way, one way or another, but those that take heed to the ratings may cost Rent some $$.

BTW, if all goes well, Rent could very well make WAY more money than Chicago made, and might even pull out an Oscar or two. Will it? I think it will be fairly successful, weather or not it's really good, but as much as Chicago? I wouldn't bet against it, but I won't say it will, either. More than Phantom? Probably.

Another X-factor (a "Y-factor", I guess) is The Producers. However, if Rent is still box office relevent by the time The Producers is released, then it probably has already done a good job.

Hey, when does The Producers trailer come out?

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