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#3542688 - 03/21/12 12:13 PM Re: John Carter [Re: Master]
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Originally Posted By: Master
I doubt it will be a flop. It will continue to sell worldwide for a few more weeks and probably break even and then it will make it to dvd/bluray and turn a profit. Then it will hit syndication and probably end up being a fairly profitable venture. But it is going to take a few years which is not what a movie executive wants. They want a blockbuster with ever release.
As a general rule, film studios want a film to make double its budget in the domestic box office. The reason for this is that film studios get a much lower cut of foreign ticket sales.
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#3542745 - 03/21/12 01:46 PM Re: John Carter [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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Saw the matinee yesterday. I thought it was great. Of course Ive read the books a few times so was familiar with the source material.

Dejah was indeed hot but would have preferred her to be dressed as the literary version, or at least comic book...

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