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Originally Posted by tony299
The people vs larry flynt and boogie nights two amazing films ,amazing performances and at the box office they were duds. People dont want to watch movies about porn.
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People vs Larry Flynt grossed over $20 million domestically, and Boogie Nights grossed over $26 million at the box office domestically (and over $43 million internationally).
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Originally Posted by Brujah
I think the topic is still interesting enough, and it could make a great HBO or SHO series with good writers. Did the writer just suck? Was the content too "porn" for mainstream to accept?
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The creators (Malick, et al) originally peddled "Middle Men" to cable as a series, but when there were no takers, they decided to try and make it as a film.
Even with the "more traffic than God", traffic from Mansef / Manwin tube sites (built upon stolen content), it bombed big time.
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Originally Posted by Varius
They will make profit. You guys are forgetting selling the pay-cable rights to someone like SHO or HBO and the OnDemand orders.  |
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Originally Posted by lagcam
A movie with this subject matter was never going to be a box office smash at the cinema. I am surprised at how many people are surprised by this.
As many have said before me, it was always going to make most of its money through other channels.
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The money that cable companies pay for a movie is largely based upon it's box office performance. The cable companies previously rejected "Middle Man" as a cable project. How much do you really think they are going to pay for it now?
Anyway you cut it, "Middle Men" was a dismal flop, and will most likely have to be sold as a loss leader...
As the Distributor, Paramount will likely get a lion's share of the ancillary markets, as paltry as that may be, given the poor box office performance numbers.
One more factor to consider is that even box office bonanza movies, only make back about what they make during their theatrical release through the various other markets (DVD, VOD, Cable, etc).
At this point, "Middle Men" has grossed less than $700k (that's not counting the ad budget, or deducting Paramount's distributor share, or even the theater's share), so any chance of this movie breaking even at this point appears to be a total pipe dream.
Not too worry though, because Middle Men is sure to make ~$20 more tonight, because I am heading out to see it shortly, since it will not be playing anywhere near me tomorrow, or much of anywhere for that matter.
I'll post my review tomorrow...
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