Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
#0Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:03am
Ouch. I guess it's only downhill from here:
Weekend Box Office
#1re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:04amI expected this.
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#2re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:18amWell...me and my friends all saw it again :) some of us twice....lol
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#3re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:21amWell, most movies drop around 50% in their 2nd weekend. Very few movies actually have an increase.
#4re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:23amThey'll probably get Golden Globe noms (since most movie musicals get Globe nominations, regardless of their quality), which could boost box office a bit, but probably not much. I doubt the film with get any Oscar Nominations.
AspectsofLoveLover
Understudy Joined: 7/30/05
#5re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:40amNot suprised. My husband and I hated the movie.
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#6re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:48am
#7re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:54am
Its not bad if you look at hte accum gross.
Its at #7 and its sold more than the 2 movies that are above it.
#8re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:55am
And we need yet another thread about this because. . . . . .
Most movies, even Harry Potter dropped over 50%.
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#9re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:08amSorry I'm half awake and couldn't find another thread about the subject. I love BWW but the search function sucks.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#10re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:36amit may have dropped 50% but it only went down 2 spots (it was #2 the day it opened but #5 for that weekend) so #7 is still better than phantom was doing at this point as i recall
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Cugirl
Understudy Joined: 11/22/05
#11re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:49amIt's weird. In terms of ranking, Rent does much better during weekdays than weekends. Last week (on weekdays), it consistently averaged around 3rd and 4th.
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#12re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 12:14pmYeah and most massively promoted movies that make $10 million dollars in their opening weekend are ginormous bombs. Good luck!
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#14re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 12:47pmThe movie is a flop. You all need to take a deep breathe and come to terms.
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Madame X
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/03
#15re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:17pmWell Harry Potter went down 76% 2 weeks after opening. Does that make Harry Potter a bigger flop?
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DAME
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#16re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:21pmNo. Harry Potter made money. Did you skip math at school?
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#17re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:22pmseriosuly, why does everyone keep having to toss around the "f-word"!
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DAME
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#18re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:24pmYou mean flop? What else would you call it? Turkey?
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#19re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:29pmhahah this thread makes me laugh.... sorry I just had to post that!
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"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
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#20re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:31pm
"Yeah and most massively promoted movies that make $10 million dollars in their opening weekend are ginormous bombs. Good luck!"
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron dropped her second box office bomb in two months on Sunday as her superhero saga "Aeon Flux" earned just $13.1 million during its first weekend, opening at No. 2.
From the article Theron's 'Flux' a box office failure
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#21re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:32pmYeah.. that picture is a little more horrendous thatn Rent.
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Madame X
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#22re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:34pm
No. Harry Potter made money. Did you skip math at school?
No, but I do know that there are long-term business plans that do include dvd distribution. While it may not be doing as well as everyone has hoped, it's not as big of a turkey as you keep spouting it to be.
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DAME
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#23re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:42pm
I have said it will make money in DVD's and in the future. That is obvious. It is a flop on the big screen. Did you skip reading in school too? 
( I have not had my coffee yet.. I promise.. the bitch level goes down after my second cup)
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#24re: Rent Drops 54 Percent in 2nd Week
Posted: 12/5/05 at 1:48pm
A drop of 54% in the second week is just....it makes me want to cry a little bit. I don't see a comeback from that. I mean hell...only the 2nd freakin week! That just screams box office flop, which sucks incredibly.
I'll go cry now, not only for the film, but for the actors and especially Chris...they all must feel pretty terrible. On the other hand, we know how powerful the message of the story is...so maybe it's not a cinematic masterpiece. But WE get it. WE know there is heart to the film, even if outsiders don't see that. Jonathan's story is living on, and not in a bad way. So F that...it IS a shame the movie is doing poorly, but ...damnit, it has heart. And maybe it will have a comeback...we can all hope.
Hmph.
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Updated On: 12/5/05 at 01:48 PM
