American Wedding is number 8, and this one's only 2 back at number 10 on Yahoo's other buzz index, lol. Which isn't bad, I don't think? Don't know, but there's a guy on the box office mojo message board that has been tracking this chart with some success, he's got some pretty interesting inights to this thing. He was wrong about Seabiscuit, but would have won the over for Spy Kids... don't remember what his Tomb Raider predicition was.
It's only 14+ years in Canada and Monday is a holiday for Canadians. So Sunday night will be more busier like a Saturday in Canada. The buzz is that everyone wants to see the movie that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Afleck met and fell in love for real. It's sappy crap, but chicks love this shit. Oh yeah... all the women from 18 - 35 will be checking this flick out.
It's going to be up around 13 - 17... so for the value... Over 15 is a great play. $100 to get back $450
It's going to be up around 13 - 17... so for the value... Over 15 is a great play. $100 to get back $450
I don't usually agree with Gil (wink wink), but, I have to agree on this one, as far as the value goes. Even if this one only opens in 2000 theaters, for it to clear $15mil would require only a $7500 per theater average, and, if you check the other thread that I posted to, that is roughly the average of these two stars' openings in their last few movies. Coupled with the fact that, as Gil said, there is added curiosity with the women as far as how these two met, I think this one has an EXCELLENT shot of going over. Certainly, I feel, better than a 22% chance, which is all it would take to break even on a wager like this one. My prediction for this one was $15mil, and, I am sticking with that. I realize that's going kind of out on alimb, considering the expert predictions, but, so be it.
JP
JP
LOL @ this...
NY POST....RUSSELL SCOTT SMITH
July 30, 2003 -- 'I was shocked," says "Good Morning America'''s Joel Siegel.
"It's very bad
"It's horrible," moans Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com. "The worst movie ever
made."
And those two made it to the end of Monday night's screening of Ben Affleck and
Jennifer Lopez's ultra-hyped "Gigli." More than one person walked out.
The buzz on Ben and Jen's first movie is so bad - think Madonna's "Swept Away"
- Revolution Studios even had trouble filling the L.A. premiere, giving seats
usually reserved for stars to the fans waiting outside.
"It's definitely not a fastball down the middle," Revolution partner Tom Sherak
admitted to The Post. "It's a curve ball."
So how to get people to see it?
"I think that our main point was always Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez," says
Sherak.
Thus the trailers, the poster and endless promotion, which all have presented
the movie as a gooey romantic comedy.
Turns out "Gigli" also contains stomach-churning violence and lots of
gratuitous vulgarity. ("I counted Ben saying the F-word 15 times in the first
10 minutes!" Friedman says. )
Just so you know what you're getting yourself into, here's Pulse's guide to
everything else you should know about "Gigli" that producers have been afraid
to tell you.
1 It's pronounced "jee-lee."
Not "giggly" or "jiggly," despite what you might think of J.Lo's backside.
Revolution considered calling it "Tough Love," but went back to "Gigli," the
last name of Affleck's character.
"We knew people would make fun of it," Sherak says, "but we decided that would
be a good thing because it would get people talking.
"Of course, you can make yourself believe anything in this business."
2 Yep, she's gay.
You'd never know it from the trailer, in which J.Lo tells Ben, "You're not my
type."
But her character is in fact a lesbian - at least at the beginning of the
movie. Later, she changes her mind and beds down with Ben (who pulled off the
same feat in 1997's "Chasing Amy").
3 Al Pacino's role is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.
Despite appearing in TV ads for "Gigli," Pacino is only on screen for about
five minutes - a cameo he reportedly did as a favor to director Martin Brest,
who directed his Oscar-winning role in 1992's "Scent of a Woman."
Even Christopher Walken - whom one critic dubs "the patron saint of bad movies"
- shows up, delivering a rare bright spot, judging by the applause at Monday's
screening.
4 Yes, they airbrushed the poster.
Page Six's report that the "Gigli" poster has been tinkered with to make J.Lo's
butt look smaller and her breasts bigger wasn't entirely wrong.
"We didn't shrink her butt," says Sherak. "But in the original shot, her arm
was alongside her body, blocking her curves. She didn't want people to think we
were covering her up, so we manipulated it so her arm was on his shoulder."
5 What chemistry?
Affleck and Lopez allegedly fell in love while making "Gigli" - but any
on-screen proof is dampened by clunky dialogue.
Monday's audience burst into laughter during the seduction scene, when J.Lo
spreads her legs for Ben and says, "It's turkey time. Gobble-gobble."
Brest and the studio decided to emphasize the romance, after test audiences
didn't like the film's ending, in which (spoiler alert: don't read the rest of
this paragraph) Ben's character died in a hail of bullets.
6 It's finally here!
"Gigli" was supposed to open earlier this summer, but Revolution bumped it so
the couple would have more time to publicize it - which they've certainly been
making the most of.
The release was then moved again, from today to Friday, out of fear of bad
reviews.
"We knew some people would like the movie and some wouldn't," Sherak admits.
Asked whether he likes "Gigli," Sherak launches into a long answer about what
"nice people" the stars are. "I like watching them banter on screen," he says,
"because I'm looking at two people I know and like so much."
But what about the movie?
"Well," he says, "I can't think of a single movie that I liked all the way
through, can you?"
With reporting by Paula Froelich
NY POST....RUSSELL SCOTT SMITH
July 30, 2003 -- 'I was shocked," says "Good Morning America'''s Joel Siegel.
"It's very bad
"It's horrible," moans Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com. "The worst movie ever
made."
And those two made it to the end of Monday night's screening of Ben Affleck and
Jennifer Lopez's ultra-hyped "Gigli." More than one person walked out.
The buzz on Ben and Jen's first movie is so bad - think Madonna's "Swept Away"
- Revolution Studios even had trouble filling the L.A. premiere, giving seats
usually reserved for stars to the fans waiting outside.
"It's definitely not a fastball down the middle," Revolution partner Tom Sherak
admitted to The Post. "It's a curve ball."
So how to get people to see it?
"I think that our main point was always Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez," says
Sherak.
Thus the trailers, the poster and endless promotion, which all have presented
the movie as a gooey romantic comedy.
Turns out "Gigli" also contains stomach-churning violence and lots of
gratuitous vulgarity. ("I counted Ben saying the F-word 15 times in the first
10 minutes!" Friedman says. )
Just so you know what you're getting yourself into, here's Pulse's guide to
everything else you should know about "Gigli" that producers have been afraid
to tell you.
1 It's pronounced "jee-lee."
Not "giggly" or "jiggly," despite what you might think of J.Lo's backside.
Revolution considered calling it "Tough Love," but went back to "Gigli," the
last name of Affleck's character.
"We knew people would make fun of it," Sherak says, "but we decided that would
be a good thing because it would get people talking.
"Of course, you can make yourself believe anything in this business."
2 Yep, she's gay.
You'd never know it from the trailer, in which J.Lo tells Ben, "You're not my
type."
But her character is in fact a lesbian - at least at the beginning of the
movie. Later, she changes her mind and beds down with Ben (who pulled off the
same feat in 1997's "Chasing Amy").
3 Al Pacino's role is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.
Despite appearing in TV ads for "Gigli," Pacino is only on screen for about
five minutes - a cameo he reportedly did as a favor to director Martin Brest,
who directed his Oscar-winning role in 1992's "Scent of a Woman."
Even Christopher Walken - whom one critic dubs "the patron saint of bad movies"
- shows up, delivering a rare bright spot, judging by the applause at Monday's
screening.
4 Yes, they airbrushed the poster.
Page Six's report that the "Gigli" poster has been tinkered with to make J.Lo's
butt look smaller and her breasts bigger wasn't entirely wrong.
"We didn't shrink her butt," says Sherak. "But in the original shot, her arm
was alongside her body, blocking her curves. She didn't want people to think we
were covering her up, so we manipulated it so her arm was on his shoulder."
5 What chemistry?
Affleck and Lopez allegedly fell in love while making "Gigli" - but any
on-screen proof is dampened by clunky dialogue.
Monday's audience burst into laughter during the seduction scene, when J.Lo
spreads her legs for Ben and says, "It's turkey time. Gobble-gobble."
Brest and the studio decided to emphasize the romance, after test audiences
didn't like the film's ending, in which (spoiler alert: don't read the rest of
this paragraph) Ben's character died in a hail of bullets.
6 It's finally here!
"Gigli" was supposed to open earlier this summer, but Revolution bumped it so
the couple would have more time to publicize it - which they've certainly been
making the most of.
The release was then moved again, from today to Friday, out of fear of bad
reviews.
"We knew some people would like the movie and some wouldn't," Sherak admits.
Asked whether he likes "Gigli," Sherak launches into a long answer about what
"nice people" the stars are. "I like watching them banter on screen," he says,
"because I'm looking at two people I know and like so much."
But what about the movie?
"Well," he says, "I can't think of a single movie that I liked all the way
through, can you?"
With reporting by Paula Froelich
Know how many people who don't even read the reviews? Or listen to them? Lots. Not saying it won't take some sort of toll... but not enough to make a major difference. The reasons for why women want to see this movie are still there, trust me. They'll go. For value, 15 million or more at Intertops is worth some cash. And buzz is rising more and more for this flick. Here is one example:
TOP ZAP2IT MOVIES
The most searched Zap2it.com movies are based on the number of requests for a specific movie on our website. Results are recalculated hourly.
Rank Film
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2 Gigli
3 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
4 28 Days Later
5 American Wedding
6 Swimming Pool
7 Seabiscuit
8 Bad Boys II
9 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
10 How to Deal
11 Johnny English
12 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
THIS IS GREAT VALUE... YOU'VE GOT A GREAT CHANCE OF MAKING SOME REAL $$$. Girls love this crap. They all want to see the movie where Jaylo and Ben met and fell in love.
[This message was edited by Gil on July 30, 2003 at 01:31 PM.]
[This message was edited by Gil on July 30, 2003 at 01:32 PM.]
TOP ZAP2IT MOVIES
The most searched Zap2it.com movies are based on the number of requests for a specific movie on our website. Results are recalculated hourly.
Rank Film
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2 Gigli
3 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
4 28 Days Later
5 American Wedding
6 Swimming Pool
7 Seabiscuit
8 Bad Boys II
9 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
10 How to Deal
11 Johnny English
12 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
THIS IS GREAT VALUE... YOU'VE GOT A GREAT CHANCE OF MAKING SOME REAL $$$. Girls love this crap. They all want to see the movie where Jaylo and Ben met and fell in love.
[This message was edited by Gil on July 30, 2003 at 01:31 PM.]
[This message was edited by Gil on July 30, 2003 at 01:32 PM.]
LOL....Gil, there is no "buzz" for this movie. Not the kind that you'd want to have for good business, anyway.
This isn't a question of bad reviews. The press is now treating this flick like the second coming of "Heaven's Gate." People are reading articles exactly like this one and forming an opinion before the weekend. The studio head can't even lie about liking it! LOL!
I have no idea who the target audience for this thing is. "Girls" can't get into it due to the rating. People with an IQ can ascertain from the previews what a turd this is going to be. I'm not sure who's going to show up for it.
All that said...the over $15 mil has a lot of value, but I'm seeing it coming in at around $12 mil. A total bomb.
This isn't a question of bad reviews. The press is now treating this flick like the second coming of "Heaven's Gate." People are reading articles exactly like this one and forming an opinion before the weekend. The studio head can't even lie about liking it! LOL!
I have no idea who the target audience for this thing is. "Girls" can't get into it due to the rating. People with an IQ can ascertain from the previews what a turd this is going to be. I'm not sure who's going to show up for it.
All that said...the over $15 mil has a lot of value, but I'm seeing it coming in at around $12 mil. A total bomb.
