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| Mossburg wrote: | Well, it really sounds like I would have the same opinion of the book.
I don't really like it when the writers feel the need to spell everything out, that was really my main gripe with the movie, that and how awful the actually games were portrayed. I'd expect a Hollywood blockbuster to do better at least in that aspect. |
Only this movie hardly went into production with a blockbuster budget. The rights were won by Lionsgate, they aren't a major movie firm. The Hunger Games had a budget of like 80 million dollars, with a great chunk of that going towards cast salaries. Of course once the movie was done, and began to be promoted, that is when Lionsgate figured out the movie may be a hit. That is why they gave the movie an additional $45 million just to market it. That obviously worked well, as evidenced by the success it had this weekend. I can guarantee you any spotty CGI or whatever that was present in this movie will be corrected for "Catching Fire" You know that movie will have a lot more than $80 million to work with.
Just a few months ago this movie went from "maybe" $50 million opening weekend to what it actually hauled this past weekend. It was never expected to turn into a hollywood blockbuster, if it was it would have been allocated a lot more money. |
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| At first when I was watching The Hunger Games in the theater this past weekend, it reminded me of some great oppression that the world is destined to fall into in the future. The storyline had shades of 1984 in the beginning but that resemblance quickly dissolved for me into more of a Matilda meets Book of Eli. Then it felt like Harry Potter crossed with Alice and Wonderland and The Chronicles of Narnia. Suffice to say once the actual Hunger Games began, it felt like it's own interesting movie but the action was short-lived and turned into another wait-it-out love conquers all storybook ending. Overall the movie was rather underwhelming for my tastes but it satisfied and made me want to think about watching the sequel when it comes out. I give it a 6/10. |
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| Dwight_Schrute wrote: | | Mossburg wrote: | Well, it really sounds like I would have the same opinion of the book.
I don't really like it when the writers feel the need to spell everything out, that was really my main gripe with the movie, that and how awful the actually games were portrayed. I'd expect a Hollywood blockbuster to do better at least in that aspect. |
Only this movie hardly went into production with a blockbuster budget. The rights were won by Lionsgate, they aren't a major movie firm. The Hunger Games had a budget of like 80 million dollars, with a great chunk of that going towards cast salaries. Of course once the movie was done, and began to be promoted, that is when Lionsgate figured out the movie may be a hit. That is why they gave the movie an additional $45 million just to market it. That obviously worked well, as evidenced by the success it had this weekend. I can guarantee you any spotty CGI or whatever that was present in this movie will be corrected for "Catching Fire" You know that movie will have a lot more than $80 million to work with.
Just a few months ago this movie went from "maybe" $50 million opening weekend to what it actually hauled this past weekend. It was never expected to turn into a hollywood blockbuster, if it was it would have been allocated a lot more money. |
The movie was always going to be a blockbuster with over 26 million books sold in the US alone. Projections were around 80 million or so for the first weekend a few months ago.
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Even an 80 million projection is far off from the 152.5 million it made.
I think he was more trying to say that it wasn't always pegged as the blockbuster as it has became, at least not at the time of production. It was only given a budget around 80 million, which would be very mild for a 'blockbuster.' In comparison, John Carter, which Disney pegged to be a blockbuster, had a 350 million dollar total cost of production/marketing.
I wouldn't have called the Hunger Games as always going to be a blockbuster. The content matter could be very hit and miss for those unaware with the books.
Adding on here:
Your number is way off. 26 million copies of the Hunger Games haven't been sold in the U.S. The entire series hasn't even sold that much in the U.S. to date.
Even so, at the time Lionsgate acquired film rights to the Hunger Games in 2009, less than 500,000 copies had been sold. It was never a sure thing.
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Donald Sutherland has a role in this, right?
how'd he do?
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Yup. He plays President Snow, the main villain of the story.
I loved his casting before the film, and he did not let down.
Though, his role is sort of limited in this movie.
He plays a much larger role in the next two.
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His role will expand a great deal in the sequel(s).
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I went into it today thinking I wouldn't like it because books are usually 1000x better. But I thought the movie did a good job keeping everything intact. I'd give it a 7/10. Really enjoyed it. My friends I seen it with, who never read the book, liked it also.
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It was a good movie but easily forgettable. It's really aggravating because it had a lot of untapped potential. Nothing really stood out to make me remember the movie. It really could have been amazing though. But it was just alright.
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| devils1854 wrote: |
The movie was always going to be a blockbuster with over 26 million books sold in the US alone. Projections were around 80 million or so for the first weekend a few months ago. |
Do you know how many popular books didn't turn out to be blockbusters?
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| ThePythons8451 wrote: | Even an 80 million projection is far off from the 152.5 million it made.
I think he was more trying to say that it wasn't always pegged as the blockbuster as it has became, at least not at the time of production. It was only given a budget around 80 million, which would be very mild for a 'blockbuster.' In comparison, John Carter, which Disney pegged to be a blockbuster, had a 350 million dollar total cost of production/marketing.
I wouldn't have called the Hunger Games as always going to be a blockbuster. The content matter could be very hit and miss for those unaware with the books.
Adding on here:
Your number is way off. 26 million copies of the Hunger Games haven't been sold in the U.S. The entire series hasn't even sold that much in the U.S. to date.
Even so, at the time Lionsgate acquired film rights to the Hunger Games in 2009, less than 500,000 copies had been sold. It was never a sure thing. |
26 mil in print
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-20/entertainment/bs-ae-hunger-games-20120320_1_hunger-games-fandango-baltimore-s-senator-theater
36.5 mil in print as of yesterday actually
http://en.hungertimes.com/
24 million in the US alone, 9.5 thru mid 2011, when marketing started:
http://mockingjay.net/2012/03/18/how-lionsgate-built-the-hunger-games-into-2012s-must-see-film/
Im sorry, but The Hunger Games isnt the little engine that could. It built a huge fanbase, even before the marketing started. It was tabbed at $80 million a few months ago, which would have grossly outdone the first Twilight.
Of course the printing of the book was small in 2009, when Lionsgate bought the rights. The first book had just come out the year before. How else would Lionsgate have been able to buy the rights? The fact is, when marketing started, printing had reached almost 10 million. Thats a good number to start with a year before the movie is released.
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| Buzzman wrote: | | devils1854 wrote: |
The movie was always going to be a blockbuster with over 26 million books sold in the US alone. Projections were around 80 million or so for the first weekend a few months ago. |
Do you know how many popular books didn't turn out to be blockbusters? |
Did you not see the early projections? It was guaranteed to be a hit.
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| devils1854 wrote: | | Buzzman wrote: | | devils1854 wrote: |
The movie was always going to be a blockbuster with over 26 million books sold in the US alone. Projections were around 80 million or so for the first weekend a few months ago. |
Do you know how many popular books didn't turn out to be blockbusters? |
Did you not see the early projections? It was guaranteed to be a hit. |
Those projections came LONG after it filmed when the budget had to be set.
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I haven't seen this movie yet. Is it worth seeing?
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