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$100m budget, they downgraded opening weekend expectations to $20m up until this week



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Haus

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Harshaw said:
How many 13 year olds have even played Borderlands?
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I don't think it's just 13 year olds who have or haven't played.

Borderlands is, IMHO, a great game franchise. I've enjoyed the hell out of it. I know some friends who have also played and loved it. But it doesn't have the audience/fanbase as a game to drive a major motion picture. It's nowhere near a game that the average person knows by name if you mention it. (Like Halo, Fortnite, Resident Evil, Super Mario Brothers, etc). Have you ever seen a kid in a Borderlands Halloween costume? (although I'm sure they'll try to market some this year)

Somewhere, someone managed the pitch meeting of a lifetime convincing some execs that there was enough of a "built in audience" for this that it was a sure fire hit.
 
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Haus said:
I don't think it's just 13 year olds who have or haven't played.

Borderlands is, IMHO, a great game franchise. I've enjoyed the hell out of it. I know some friends who have also played and loved it. But it doesn't have the audience/fanbase as a game to drive a major motion picture. It's nowhere near a game that the average person knows by name if you mention it. (Like Halo, Fortnite, Resident Evil, Super Mario Brothers, etc). Have you ever seen a kid in a Borderlands Halloween costume? (although I'm sure they'll try to market some this year)

Somewhere, someone managed the pitch meeting of a lifetime convincing some execs that there was enough of a "built in audience" for this that it was a sure fire hit.
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A movie could be made and be good, but not some PG gayness with geriatric actors.
 
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A movie could be made and be good, but not some PG gayness with geriatric actors.
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Well, there is that as well.... But in this day and age you have to start off with something big going for you (pre-built audience, or top tier talent)
 
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All I remember if Eli Roth is he was Howard Stern's assistant on Private Parts the movie.
Oh and the 'bear jew' in Inglorious Baetards (sp?)
 
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I would have considered watching this, but I pretty much refuse to see anything with Kevin Hart in it. I think the Jumanji remakes were the only exceptions I can remember. I don't find him entertaining at all.
 
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Quick, remind me of the last even moderately successful action movie whose female leads (fucking lol) were 3 over 55 women and one weird looking teenager.... I'll wait. The idea that the target audience, men and boys, would turn their heads a fucking inch for any woman in these trailers is absurd.
 
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Cate Blanchett isn't getting people talking or titilating anyone in 2024. There was a real disconnect here.

The word of mouth has to be beyond nonexistent-- not even an utterance besides to avoid. That's how you go from tracking 20m to 8.8m
 
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Cate Blanchett isn't getting people talking or titilating anyone in 2024. There was a real disconnect here.

The word of mouth has to be beyond nonexistent-- not even an utterance besides to avoid. That's how you go from tracking 20m to 8.8m
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Most of the cupcakes in this show are 30-40 years past their sell by date. How this went into production with this cast is beyond me.
 
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