Moedred said:will be bigger than Avatar: "It will set a record for an original non sequel film. Just wait."
The family film bombed in its North American debut over the July Fourth weekend.
Steven Spielberg and Disney's big-budget The BFG ? short for the Big Friendly Giant ? could go down as a Big Failed Gamble.
At least, that is the case in North America, where it debuted to a dismal $19.6 million over the three-day Fourth of July weekend, only enough for a fourth-place finish. For the four-day holiday weekend, BFG is projected to gross $22.5 million-$23.5 million, a paltry number considering the movie's $140 million budget and the high-profile holiday corridor.
Pale Horse said:I know I'm the current resident snark, but when 99% of the films out of Hollywood are sequels, this isn't a hard accomplishment.Moedred said:will be bigger than Avatar: "It will set a record for an original non sequel film. Just wait."
Joe Brody said:The family film bombed in its North American debut over the July Fourth weekend.
Steven Spielberg and Disney's big-budget The BFG — short for the Big Friendly Giant — could go down as a Big Failed Gamble.
At least, that is the case in North America, where it debuted to a dismal $19.6 million over the three-day Fourth of July weekend, only enough for a fourth-place finish. For the four-day holiday weekend, BFG is projected to gross $22.5 million-$23.5 million, a paltry number considering the movie's $140 million budget and the high-profile holiday corridor.
...and a GMA appearance.Melissa was very patient and very spiritual, and she kept saying, “Now, Steve, you know that this isn’t one of your Indiana Jones movies. You should just relax because this is going to be one of those stories where the pauses are just important as the words I’ve written and the words Dahl has written.
Whenever I see that acronym, I start thinking I've spent too much time on TVTropes.WilliamBoyd8 said:I wonder if some parents thought that the title "BFG" was "Big F..." and not a film for kids.