Why do movies bomb?

A Box Office Bomb (or less severely, a flop) is a movie for which production and marketing cost greatly exceeds its gross revenue, ergo fails to turn a profit for the studio behind the film. The marketing budget is generally not public information but is generally a significant percentage of the film’s overall cost.

Did Waterworld make money?

With a budget of $172 million (and a total outlay of $235 million once marketing and distribution costs are factored in), the film grossed $88 million at the North American box office. The film did better overseas, with $176 million at the foreign box office, for a worldwide total of $264 million.

What is considered a flop?

A box-office bomb or box-office flop is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run.

Is the 47 Ronin a true story?

The film is based on an actual historical event during the Edo Period known as “Chushingura.” It involved a lord who was wrongfully put to death and his followers — ronin — who sought revenge. Rinsch said he took on the film subject and sat down with Keanu Reeves about two years ago.

How much did it cost to film 47 Ronin?

170 million USD47 Ronin / Budget

Why did Kevin Costner have gills in Waterworld?

Since Helen cannot breathe underwater, the Mariner uses his gills to breathe for both of them.

What went wrong with Waterworld?

The nearly year-long shooting period of Waterworld took its toll on the cast and crew. The worst injury occurred when Kevin Costner’s stunt double, Norman Howell, suffered a near-fatal embolism while filming a deep-sea dive.

What happens when a movie gets bombed?

If it was a movie the studio had been very bullish on, a bomb can cause the dreaded “austerity” bandwagon to roll out. A head or two may roll, especially of they were seen as being on the bubble before the bomb.

What is a box office bomb in film?

In the film and media industry, if a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box office bomb (or box office flop), thus losing money for the distributor, studio, and/or production company that invested in it.

What is a bomb in a studio?

Bombs install fear within the studio system. Fear of a particular genre. Fear of casting and budget debacles. And fear drives decisions, which limit creative risks, and lack of creative risks lead to complacency, and complacency leads to… more bombs.

What happens when a movie bombs on Comcast on demand?

When a movie bombs, it will have a very long second life on Comcast’s On Demand Free Movies listing. It will live there almost forever taking a place that a movie that succeeded will never have. A lot of finger pointing among Hollywood execs/producers/directors/actors.