Movies

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... 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