'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs | Drudge Retort

Monday, March 04, 2013

'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs

The new movie Jack the Giant Slayer bombed at the North American box office over the weekend. Warner Brothers and a financing partner spent about $190 million -- and $80 million in marketing costs -- for a film that made $28 million in its first weekend. The movie, a PG-13 adaptation of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale directed by Bryan Singer, could still break even with foreign sales, but it's part of a glut of similar films that followed the $1 billion success of Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

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not sure what the hell they were thinking even producing this.

#1 | Posted by soheifox at 2013-03-04 05:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

Actually, the old version was a good movie in it's time.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2013-03-04 05:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

Well they are trying to ruin all the classics because there isn't an original thought in Hollywood these days... Look how many of these did bomb. The marketing on this movie was ridiculous. Someone will depart over this one.

To heck with the story - action and more action!

John Carter or Water World part Deux.

#3 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2013-03-04 05:24 PM | Reply | Flag:

'Jack the Giant Slayer' Bombs.

Duh.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2013-03-04 05:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

not sure what the hell they were thinking even producing this.

We got 3D and we've seen Lord of the Rings?

#5 | Posted by northguy3 at 2013-03-04 06:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

I saw it and actually enjoyed it, it is rather bland but for family entertainment it was pretty good. didnt hurt that the theater put in leather recliners to watch from

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2013-03-04 06:30 PM | Reply | Flag:

How many magic beans did you pay to watch this crap?

#7 | Posted by cookfish at 2013-03-04 07:39 PM | Reply | Flag:

He traded a cow for 2 tickets.

#8 | Posted by Harry_Powell at 2013-03-04 07:53 PM | Reply | Flag:

waste of a cow.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2013-03-04 08:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

it was a good idea...it just didn't work

I hope "OZ" is better.

and speaking of movies....I was DRAGGED to see 'safe haven'and ended up loving it

same way with being drug to see "indentity theft...and I Liked that..melissa mccarthy is FANTASTIC in it..

#10 | Posted by afkabl2 at 2013-03-04 09:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

Saw the flick, it was fun. I was not challenged or offended. I would not be uncomfortable having my grandchildren at the theater with me. It was campy and silly but I went to the movies to be entertained, not to show folk I have no regard for how sophisticated I am.

#11 | Posted by docnjo at 2013-03-04 09:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

So many [...] movies.

I saw Metropolis (www.imdb.com) this weekend. So cool. Local celeb and keyboardist extraordinaire Jonathan Best played the entire score live. He did all 153 minutes without any kind of sheet music. So cool.

#12 | Posted by justanoversight at 2013-03-05 11:12 AM | Reply | Flag:

The trailer looked it was designed for someone with a chronological age and IQ of 12. If the trailer was supposed to be the best of the film, I can't imagine what the rest of it was like....

#13 | Posted by robertaxel at 2013-03-05 05:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

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