Serenity still has a chance to break even at the Box Office
POSTED BY: GatorMarc
UPDATED: Saturday, February 4, 2006 02:37
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Want to add that although Box Office Mojo has declared Serenity's domestic BO "closed" as of Nov. 17, that just means the studio stopped tracking it domestically, not that it has actually stopped making money. It's still playing in all sorts of places--like, for instance, Langley, a farming suburb of Vancouver. That is one LONG run, folks! Two months! In Calgary, Alberta, you still have your a choice of several different theatres to see it in.
The increasing international take is heartening.
As for Nitehawk's observation about not enough people knowing and loving the characters, I agree to some extent--but the movie is good enough to have converted a good many people to the series. I, for instance, had seen only three or four episodes of Firefly on TV, and hadn't bought the DVD series, before seeing Serenity. The movie prompted me to buy the series (which actually I meant to do at the time--but $60 was too steep), and the series enhanced the movie, and on and on like that. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I've seen the movie since watching the series all the way through; it took me quite a bit of assimilation time to figure out that the movie was the end of Season Two. Anyway, I just wanted to remind fans out there that the movie, while obviously not as good as the series, was one of the more watchable, engaging, and amusing movies to come out this year, and not a single newbie I took regretted the ticket price.
Vancouver
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Originally posted by StakeTheLurk:
DVD sales will definitely determine whether or not there is a continuation...So we need to be giving out lots of Serenity DVDs this holiday season.
This kind of fallacious thinking will not get us a sequel. Let's face it--there aren't enough people in the core fan base to provide the kind of cash the studio needs to green-light more movies. Proof? $25 mil domestic budget. And that with repeated viewings (even in the double digits) by the core fan base. This means the the movie didn't reach the broader audience it needed to. If repeated viewings won't significantly boost the B.O. take, repeated buyings won't boost the DVD sales either. The only thing (in my view) that will work is conversions. The more people we convert, the more boxsets sell. The more boxsets sell, the more Serenity DVDs will sell. So the message is the same (ignored) message from before the opening of the BDM: convert!
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Originally posted by Vancouver:
Want to add that although Box Office Mojo has declared Serenity's domestic BO "closed" as of Nov. 17, that just means the studio stopped tracking it domestically, not that it has actually stopped making money. It's still playing in all sorts of places--like, for instance, Langley, a farming suburb of Vancouver. That is one LONG run, folks! Two months! In Calgary, Alberta, you still have your a choice of several different theatres to see it in.
Whoo-hoo! Still holding in Canada!
Still holding in the United States.
11th week of Serenity:AK AZ CA IA ID IL IN KY MI MN MO MT NE NJ NM NY OR TN TX UT VA WA
***Over 70 days in US!**** Serenity showing day before the DVD release!!
Check your theaters and newspapers and other online sites for Serenity showings. There ARE
more showings then there are on the IMDB US map.
For example: Theaters with the word brew or draft in their names.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15395
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and didn't I read something about TNT buying the rights to air it on TV for 2 mil? anyone remember that thread?
-e
"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."
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Quote:I agree that conversions will be key to boosting DVD sales, and having been talking about it for months ( http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=14173). But the ultimate goal of getting a sequel/continuation requires that the BDM sets sell in high numbers. Hence, anything that will boost sales is of the good, not just conversions. Some people may have exhausted their circle of potential converts; they can help by buying an extra copy or two as gifts or donations. Fellow you just can’t get to watch the series? Give him a Serenity DVD for Christmas. Someone who might be interested but just doesn’t have time to watch an episode? Show her the River Tam Sessions. And if you want to reach people you’ll never meet, posting some good old-fashioned guerrilla marketing in the appropriate public places can always help.
This kind of fallacious thinking will not get us a sequel.
I was merely trying to stress the importance of the DVD sales, with just one quick suggestion on how to increase them. You seem agree with me that we need to take an active stance towards getting the BDM sales up there rather than just sitting back and expecting it’ll do well. But there’s more than one way to fight the good fight, and I say we try all of them.
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Originally posted by derangedmilk:
and didn't I read something about TNT buying the rights to air it on TV for 2 mil? anyone remember that thread?
-e
"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."
It was USA... they paid $3 million for the "Network broadcast rights" along with Sci-Fi channel for later broadcasts.
They also estimated that HBO paid $5 million for the rights to air the movie.
GatorMarc
Eat 'em up, chomp, chomp.
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Well thats another 8 mil then. I don't see any reasons we can't add that to the total.
-e
"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."
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Do us all a favour and fuck off.
Sorry for my language but I've seen this exact same message time and time again on these boards. We're all doing our part and if you don't want to then we still want you as a fan along for the ride. But don't try to tell us that it's hopeless, because we worked and got a FEATURE FILM.
You've made your opinion very clear, so stop copy-pasting this gorram bullshit onto these boards.
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There was no way Serenity was ever going to be a big success at the box office. If a film with no major stars does well it's a freak happening, and the filmmakers are the talk of Hollywood.
Plus, Firefly/Serenity doesn't lend itself to easy marketing. The first time I saw the King Kong trailer I knew I had to see it. When Naomi Watts is being stalked by a T-Rex, and KK leaps down to protect her, and lets out a roar, my jaw dropped to the floor. The Serenity trailer was composed entirely of pithy quips, which I think put as many people off the movie as it attracted.
Firefly belongs back on tv, where it will surely be a huge success 2nd time around. Nobody has heard of it in Ireland (where I come from), but if it was shown by british or irish tv it would become hugely popular in no time. Then when the fan base has grown exponentially future films will rake in huge box office.
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Originally posted by Byrd101:
drivel
Boy, you really must have a good time. Copy and paste is so much fun.
Seriously, nobody knows what will happen at this juncture. Until an official statement of some sort we won't give up our hopes. Even if you repeat your rant hundreds of times.
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