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If everyone thought it was such a great movie, how come it bombed at the box office?
Last time I checked, such a heavily hyped film opening in wide release and only managing the meagre total that Scott Pilgrim made classes it as a bomb (I.e. people thought it was crap and stayed away from it). Even though I was caught up in the hype of it for a while, even I recognized that it wasn't worth my time.
President of Universal Studios: "We make a lot of ****ty movies" Nov 04, 18:17
He's crazy. Babe 2 isn't just good, it's a *Masterpiece* {nm} Nov 04, 20:25
And Scott Pilgrim is one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen. Such tripe. {nm} Nov 04, 20:25
You're alone with Harry Warden there. Congratulations? {nm} Nov 04, 20:32
If everyone thought it was such a great movie, how come it bombed at the box office? Nov 04, 21:36
Exactly. If it was so good, WOM would have carried it to success like it has many other films, {nm} Nov 05, 03:37
Because it was a niche movie, WOM works with some movies because they can attract a wide variety of audience members.... Nov 05, 04:48
So if a movie makes a lot of money, it MUST be good? {nm} Nov 05, 05:23
If it makes a lot of money, a lot of people thought it was entertaining or otherwise worth their time and money {nm} Nov 05, 05:27
Conclusion: $ does not equal quality or popularity, but it can be a reliable indicator. {nm} Nov 05, 17:05
