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itaewonguy
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 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: Nicolas Cage bombs at box office with "Bangkok |
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North Americans are not into Asian ?
I dont get it, its a great action, hitman movie!
it will probably not do so well here either.. of course in thailand it will be a hit.. still went to number #1 which is something.. and will probably gross around 30 million worldwide.. so not a bad effort.. just curious why north americans didnt embrace it.. what you think?
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Nicolas Cage bombs at box office with "Bangkok"
Sunday September 7 2:21 PM ET
Less than a year after starring in the biggest movie of his volatile career, Nicolas Cage led the North American box office to its worst weekend in five years on Sunday with one of his weakest.
"Bangkok Dangerous," a thriller in which the 44-year-old actor plays a jaded assassin, opened at No. 1 with estimated three-day earnings of just $7.8 million, distributor Lionsgate said. While no one was expecting it to be a hit, industry observers had predicted it would earn more than $10 million.
The last box office champ to open lower was the David Spade comedy "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star," which kicked off with $6.7 million during the weekend of September 5-7, 2003.
Overall ticket sales also fell to their lowest level since then, said tracking firm Media By Numbers. The top 12 films earned $51.6 million, up from $50.5 million that weekend.
Early September is traditionally a quiet time at the box office since the summer blockbuster season is over. The studios spend the early fall quietly dumping their underperforming movies on the market. "Bangkok Dangerous" was the only new wide release this weekend.
Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, said it was happy with the film's opening and expected it to be profitable. Although the movie reportedly cost $45 million to make, Lionsgate acquired U.S. and Canadian rights for a modest sum from "The Departed" producer Graham King's Initial Entertainment Group.
The film is a remake of the 1999 Thai film of the same name, with both being directed by Hong Kong-born twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang. The remake was not screened in advance for critics, which is rarely a good sign.
Cage has actually done a lot worse at the box office: His terrorism thriller "Next" opened to $7.1 million in April 2007 and the family drama "The Weather Man" to $4.2 million in 2005. But he was last in theaters with the biggest movie of his career, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," The action sequel opened to $45 million in December on its way to $220 million.
After three weeks at No. 1, DreamWorks/Paramount's Hollywood satire "Tropic Thunder" slipped to No. 2 with $7.5 million, while Columbia Pictures' comedy "The House Bunny" rose one to No. 3 with $5.9 million in its third week. Their respective tallies stand at $97 million and $37 million.
DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures are units of Viacom Inc. Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp
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billybrobby
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicholas Cage is a phenomenon that I will never understand. |
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uberscheisse
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicholas Cage - not a good actor. sorry. |
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seoulsucker
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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I guess the movie is over a year old, and they actually considered shelving it, but decided to sneak it in the deadspot that follows the summer movie rush.
Kind of like how those jagoffs who keep churning out the "Scary/Superhero/Epic/Date Movie" turds seem to hit #1 in January year after year. |
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itaewonguy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| Nicholas Cage - not a good actor. sorry. |
ohh I wouldnt say that! I mean he is a block buster actor.. popcorn action star..
no different to sly, arnie, bruce , although Cage has an oscar! |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| Nicholas Cage - not a good actor. sorry. |
ohh I wouldnt say that! I mean he is a block buster actor.. popcorn action star..
no different to sly, arnie, bruce , although Cage has an oscar! |
Sly has an Oscar, too. |
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nicholas_chiasson
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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I saw the original
And the hitman is not only DEAF but suicidal. As well as SERIOUSLY unloved. Don't see Cage having the 'human' factor. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| gypsyfish wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| Nicholas Cage - not a good actor. sorry. |
ohh I wouldnt say that! I mean he is a block buster actor.. popcorn action star..
no different to sly, arnie, bruce , although Cage has an oscar! |
Sly has an Oscar, too. |
no he hasnt.. he has only been nonimated..
but sly is a good actor, easy to watch and entertaining.. |
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santafly
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| see "raising arizona", and "kiss of the vampire" - great movies |
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BreakfastInBed
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| santafly wrote: |
| see "raising arizona", and "kiss of the vampire" - great movies |
And we can add to that, Valley Girl, Wild at Heart, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas, and hell, Peggy Sue Got Married. His career may be wildly uneven but he's turned in some great performances. Raising Arizona and Adaptation are my favorites. 3 roles in two movies, each character an original and totally compelling. Not to mention uproariously funny. |
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mindmetoo
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mindmetoo
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R-Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:12 am Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Nicholas Cage is a phenomenon that I will never understand. |
Me too, then I saw 'Adaptation'. |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| gypsyfish wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| Nicholas Cage - not a good actor. sorry. |
ohh I wouldnt say that! I mean he is a block buster actor.. popcorn action star..
no different to sly, arnie, bruce , although Cage has an oscar! |
Sly has an Oscar, too. |
no he hasnt.. he has only been nonimated..
but sly is a good actor, easy to watch and entertaining.. |
Mea culpa. I thought he won for writing Rocky. The movie and director won, but not his screenplay. Go figure. |
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sojourner1
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| Maybe this movie sucks, because they say it sucks. It comes out in Korea on Sept. 11th so we will see if it really sucks like they over in America say. I seen the previews 2 weeks ago in a Bangkok theater and it looks good, but many movies look good in the preview and then fail to deliver what it made you expect. |
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