And another clickbait headline from Apple Insider.
So the move flopped because ticket sales were down 61%... okay... So the Taylor Swift movie that was number dropped 63% from its first week to it's second... So I guess that is a flop as well? Large drops after an initial opening are not terribly unusual and even with the large drop, Killers of the Flower Moon was still the third highest grossing moving in its second weekend. Maybe Apple Insider should refrain from commenting on industries that it really doesn't know much about but at this rate one has to wonder what AI actually has any sort of expertise in.
The Eras Tour earned over $90 million in its first weekend, so even with a drop, its second-weekend take was greater that Flower Moon's opening.
You mean there's a bigger market for teeny-bopper pop music than Native American history drama? Noo!
Well, you have to understand it's a historically based movie by a white guy, about a bunch of other white guys killing native Americans to steal their land for oil.
Scorsese made The Irishman 3.5 hours long too and that felt overly long. Goodfellas was 2.5 hours, that's long enough to tell an epic story.
Apple doesn't need to make a lot at the box office though, it can help boost their streaming service. Each subscriber is $10/month. If they get a couple of million new subs because of it, it's worth the budget.
A, As another poster pointed out, movies ROUTINELY drop hugely on their second week.
B. It’s not in cinemas to make money, it’s in there for award eligibility — and it will almost certainly get some.
C. If it gets some of the more prestigious noms, it will certainly be back in theatres.
D. Scorsese has gone bonkers if he thinks mainstream audiences will sit through a 3.5 film in a cinema. That era is LONG gone.
E. His insistence on no intermissions is further proof that he’s gone bonkers.
F. I sincerely hope the movie is great, because it covers an important moment in US history, but if your movie “needs” to be 3.5 hours long, it “needs” to be made as a mini-series, not a single movie.
I just saw it at the IMAX and thought it was very good. But as RedLetterMedia was saying about Scorsese’s previous film, The Irishman, if it wasn’t for streaming a movie like it or Killers of the Flower Moon wouldn’t have a chance of making a profit with today’s modern theater going audiences. It is amazing that Oppenheimer did so well at the box office.
A, As another poster pointed out, movies ROUTINELY drop hugely on their second week.
B. It’s not in cinemas to make money, it’s in there for award eligibility — and it will almost certainly get some.
C. If it gets some of the more prestigious noms, it will certainly be back in theatres.
D. Scorsese has gone bonkers if he thinks mainstream audiences will sit through a 3.5 film in a cinema. That era is LONG gone.
E. His insistence on no intermissions is further proof that he’s gone bonkers.
F. I sincerely hope the movie is great, because it covers an important moment in US history, but if your movie “needs” to be 3.5 hours long, it “needs” to be made as a mini-series, not a single movie.
What was the last movie released with an actual intermission? Grindhouse had a fake intermission when it was released in 2007. The only times I see movies with intermission is on TCM.
Perhaps the large drop in revenue has something to do with the $30 increase for an annual Apple TV+ subscription happening the same week? Coincidence?
Last night I was listening to a Killers album, smelling a flower, while staring at the moon. Coincidence? Not bloody likely.
Yeah, I don’t get your weird little reference there. And I didn’t realize anybody still listened to The Killers.
I know 2 people that decided to forgo the film because they didn’t want to give Apple anymore of their money. Surely there were others. It’s a valid point to raise.
I don’t think Apple really cares it didn’t perform in theatrical release. It was intended to become an Oscar contender that would garner accolades - then push view-ship to Apple+. There’s nothing bad about this, it keeps theatres alive and relevant, and boosts streaming numbers. I do believe that the excessive duration of 3:30 put audiences off (though Oppenheimer was 3:20 and I had no issues sitting through that). From the reviews it sounds like too much power was given to Scorsese - a common mistake production companies allow the big names, then getting burned. Restraint usually makes for better performances.
I don’t think Apple really cares it didn’t perform in theatrical release. It was intended to become an Oscar contender that would garner accolades - then push view-ship to Apple+. There’s nothing bad about this, it keeps theatres alive and relevant, and boosts streaming numbers. I do believe that the excessive duration of 3:30 put audiences off (though Oppenheimer was 3:20 and I had no issues sitting through that). From the reviews it sounds like too much power was given to Scorsese - a common mistake production companies allow the big names, then getting burned. Restraint usually makes for better performances.
I think you're right. And it's why they don't let authors, for instance, edit their own books, because they feel so invested in every word that they can't see what the reader sees. Scorsese is just too involved (with just a slightly bloated ego) with the process to see that many minutes of a film are not needed. I also agree with others that it will be fine as a mini-series.
A, As another poster pointed out, movies ROUTINELY drop hugely on their second week.
B. It’s not in cinemas to make money, it’s in there for award eligibility — and it will almost certainly get some.
C. If it gets some of the more prestigious noms, it will certainly be back in theatres.
D. Scorsese has gone bonkers if he thinks mainstream audiences will sit through a 3.5 film in a cinema. That era is LONG gone.
E. His insistence on no intermissions is further proof that he’s gone bonkers.
F. I sincerely hope the movie is great, because it covers an important moment in US history, but if your movie “needs” to be 3.5 hours long, it “needs” to be made as a mini-series, not a single movie.
What was the last movie released with an actual intermission? Grindhouse had a fake intermission when it was released in 2007. The only times I see movies with intermission is on TCM.
Oppenheimer would seem to contradict the length comment. Although I would agree that this movie didn't need 3.5 hours to tell a comprehensive story.
A, As another poster pointed out, movies ROUTINELY drop hugely on their second week.
B. It’s not in cinemas to make money, it’s in there for award eligibility — and it will almost certainly get some.
C. If it gets some of the more prestigious noms, it will certainly be back in theatres.
D. Scorsese has gone bonkers if he thinks mainstream audiences will sit through a 3.5 film in a cinema. That era is LONG gone.
E. His insistence on no intermissions is further proof that he’s gone bonkers.
F. I sincerely hope the movie is great, because it covers an important moment in US history, but if your movie “needs” to be 3.5 hours long, it “needs” to be made as a mini-series, not a single movie.
Everyone knows it will hit streaming soon enough that you can add your own intermissions or mini-series breaks.
3 and half hours and still sold over $100M in tickets and climbing which isn't bad in my book.
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Idiotic nonsense.
You know, "woke".
https://www.insider.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-intermission-debate-divides-moviegoers-2023-10
Scorsese made The Irishman 3.5 hours long too and that felt overly long. Goodfellas was 2.5 hours, that's long enough to tell an epic story.
Apple doesn't need to make a lot at the box office though, it can help boost their streaming service. Each subscriber is $10/month. If they get a couple of million new subs because of it, it's worth the budget.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/why-killers-of-the-flower-moon-s-44-million-box-office-is-a-success-despite-its-200m-budget/ar-AA1iLF8L
The trailer looks good but I can imagine a lot of the 3.5 hours moves quite slowly:
Hardly a “flop.”
3 and half hours and still sold over $100M in tickets and climbing which isn't bad in my book.