#276
Posted: 3/5/08 at 9:34pm
I didn't realize anyone was still paying attention to this 
Updated.
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The Sweeney Todd Box Office Tracking thread — Page 12
#277
Posted: 3/5/08 at 10:23pm
If you were a REAL fan, you would have driven that hour to see it, and loved all 60 minutes of it!
#278
Posted: 3/6/08 at 6:20am
Wow, $142 million is a lot higher than I expected its total gross to be. But it is telling that 2/3 of that came from overseas.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#279
Posted: 3/6/08 at 6:57am
But it is telling that 2/3 of that came from overseas.
In what way? Honestly not being snarky, just don't understand the comment.
So is Sweeney on it's way to being a hit? It has made nearly three times it's estimated budget (though I understand there were sfx over-runs) back at the box office alone. I should imagine that DVD sales etc will be fairly strong as well...
In what way? Honestly not being snarky, just don't understand the comment.
So is Sweeney on it's way to being a hit? It has made nearly three times it's estimated budget (though I understand there were sfx over-runs) back at the box office alone. I should imagine that DVD sales etc will be fairly strong as well...
#280
Posted: 3/6/08 at 7:12am
Just that normally musicals do not do well overseas.
Hairspray did $200 million wolrdwide, only 40% came from overseas.
RENT did $31 million worldwide, only 8% of that was foreign.
Don't believe all you read about pre-production costs. These are usually rounded up. The studio accountants justify their keep by trying to prove that even with multi-million dollar grosses the films are not profitable.
Hairspray did $200 million wolrdwide, only 40% came from overseas.
RENT did $31 million worldwide, only 8% of that was foreign.
Don't believe all you read about pre-production costs. These are usually rounded up. The studio accountants justify their keep by trying to prove that even with multi-million dollar grosses the films are not profitable.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#281
Posted: 3/6/08 at 9:10am
Just some more numbers from some of the more recent movie musicals:
The Producers: Worldwide gross = $38,058,335, %49 foreign
Dreamgirls: Worldwide gross = $154,566,866, %33.1 foreign
Across The Universe: Worldwide gross = $28,288,119, %13.9 foreign
The Phantom of The Opera: Worldwide gross =$154,648,887, %66.8 foreign
It's interesting that Phantom also did better overseas. Maybe because the musical is so well known around the world?
The Producers: Worldwide gross = $38,058,335, %49 foreign
Dreamgirls: Worldwide gross = $154,566,866, %33.1 foreign
Across The Universe: Worldwide gross = $28,288,119, %13.9 foreign
The Phantom of The Opera: Worldwide gross =$154,648,887, %66.8 foreign
It's interesting that Phantom also did better overseas. Maybe because the musical is so well known around the world?
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#282
Posted: 3/6/08 at 9:15am
I would guess a lot of Phantom's money came from Britian, where Andrew Lloyd Webber is probably a bigger star.
The number that surprises me most in that list is Hairspray. I guess just the John Travolta and Zac Efron fans? It can't be the musical itself that has that much more of a draw than the other films... is it?
The number that surprises me most in that list is Hairspray. I guess just the John Travolta and Zac Efron fans? It can't be the musical itself that has that much more of a draw than the other films... is it?
#283
Posted: 3/7/08 at 5:16am
Of course PHANTOM did well overseas. It's one case where NOT understanding the lyrics could be considered a distinct advantage.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#284
Posted: 3/19/08 at 9:08pm
Sweeney's up to $148,900,000.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
#285
Posted: 4/1/08 at 8:22am
$150.6 million at the Box Office as of March 30.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
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