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Orion Pictures went into Chapter 11 reorganization in December 1991, with $690 million in debt and 10 completed features waiting for release. We are going to take a look at the 10 very delayed movies that were Orion’s last hope to remain a functional financier and distributor post-bankruptcy – an insurmountable challenge when your strongest […] More
Cinergi Pictures was formed by Andrew Vajna after he left Carolco in 1989 and the company was designed to finance big-budget ‘event films’ for Disney. Disney would distribute the movies stateside and contribute 30% – 35% of the budget — but capped their investments on the more expensive fare at $20 million. Most of these […] More
The Fourth Of July frame sees usually two types of releases – the studio’s most expensive tent-poles and the less fortunate movies positioned as counter-programming. Here are the 8 movies that died at the 4th of July box office over the past two decades. 1. The Lone Ranger (2013) The irresponsible production costs, plus a […] More
The Hollywood Foreign Press has been known for handing out nominations to celebs over thesps and crowd-pleasing hits over artistic fare in hopes to increase TV viewership. Some nominations and awards have been bought (2011 “Payola” lawsuit) and others will have you ask “how the hell was that nominated?” The Hollywood Foreign Press Association took […] More
Christmas. No holiday has given us more cloying and irritating movies. Here are 12 movies to ruin the holidays. Black Christmas (2006) Sure, the director claims he’s humiliated by the final product and Bob Weinstein’s interference and it barely makes a lick of sense, but this is one of our guiltiest of guilty pleasures. Director […] More
As it looks like it’s the end of the line for the Blade Runner franchise, here are 26 other canceled franchises. In alphabetical order: Battlefield Earth (2000) Battlefield Earth 2? In a perfect world, it would exist. Instead, we’re stuck with austerity, war, nightmare weather, and no Battlefield Earth 2. Read More Battleship (2012) A […] More
George Clooney has directed a movie every three years since 2002 — here’s a look at his 5 previous movies. 1. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) George Clooney’s directorial career began with 2002’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, based off the book by former game show host and irritant Chuck Barris. The screenplay was written […] More
1. Graveyard Shift (1990) Assistant director of plenty of classic 70s films (Taxi Driver, Network, Three Days of the Condor) Ralph S. Singleton gets a promotion or maybe it’s a demotion to director of Graveyard Shift – his first and last director gig. The plot involves our drifter hero taking a job in a cotton mill, […] More
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When Does a Movie Break Even at the Box Office? The old adage of ‘double your budget = break-even‘ is just not the case for most films in release. So let’s go through everything you need to know about how the box office works – well, not quite everything, but here are a few […] More
In alphabetical order, we continue our look at the 20 biggest movie bombs from 2005 – 2015. Jupiter Ascending (2015) Jupiter Ascending was co-financed by Warner Bros (40% of the production costs), Village Roadshow (40%) and Rat-Pac Dune Entertainment (20%) for a huge $179 million. Jupiter Ascending underwent reshoots in January 2014 and had more […] More
In alphabetical order, we take a look at the 20 biggest movie bombs from 2005 – 2015. 47 Ronin (2013) Universal and Elliot Inc.’s $175 million budgeted samurai film took a $175 million write-down, losing all but the marketing spend for one of the biggest flops not only of 2013 but of all time. 47 […] More