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I think that it is mostly because of sex and nudity. US audience may don't mind to read [sex] on the book, but....

Posted by: Peterlee (a.k.a Peterlee (from past)) on Dec 29, 17:11 in response to Peterlee's post Anne Thompson on why "The Girl with the Dragon...

they are definitely much less willing to watch sex and nudity in theaters.

Anne Thompson on why "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" underperformed at box office Peterlee Dec 29, 17:05

I think that it is mostly because of sex and nudity. US audience may don't mind to read [sex] on the book, but.... Peterlee Dec 29, 17:11

She didn't even mention nudity. It's not the reason. I seem to recall a $600M+ hit that had nudity. {nm} HarryWarden Dec 29, 19:05

Bad release date and I agree with the budget forcing the issue. Also. the trailer did not do it justice. {nm} dioneta Dec 29, 17:19

I agree with the lack of big enough stars...that's why Se7en did well despite how depressing it was {nm} tealfan Dec 29, 17:29

I saw this movie yesterday, and it was much better than I could have imagined. I forgot it was David Fincher directing, but it became abund- Facto Dec 29, 18:36

If she were asked, "why is it performing less well than X," what could she possibly say? Nothing. "Seven" took 22+ weeks to reach 100M... second gary Dec 29, 18:46

And as for it being "too long." Please. Length really hurt "Titanic" and "Avatar," didn't it? {nm} second gary Dec 29, 18:55

Or King Kong. Or Lord of the Rings... {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Dec 29, 19:03

"We'll re-make it as a musical set in Scotland with Sean Connery and Adele... "The Girl at the Dragon Tattoo," with Julia Roberts as... second larry levy Dec 29, 19:17

It was by far my favorite movie of the year. Spectacular filmmaking {nm} GMov Dec 29, 20:21

Yes this is an adult movie...but the problem of its under performance is due to the strong.....(con't) Latinman4747 Dec 29, 20:37

It is ahead of "The Social Network," "The Tourist" and "Insomnia" after its first seven days; it has already outgrossed "Fight Club"... second gary Dec 29, 20:55

The Feel Good Movie For The Holidays shortit Dec 30, 07:37





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