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[calistan]

I was really tempted to say something about being in his fanclub, etc, but I wasn't confident it'd come across as light-hearted as I would have intended

My knowledge of all things Robbie comes mostly from listening to my wife, who would drop me in a heartbeat if he ever showed her any interest!

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

So I skimmed this thread, but to my surprise I couldn't find his most popular song. And I think it's pretty good. But that's basically the only one I like.

That's the only one I like, along with that dinger he did with Kylie

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I saw this trailer in a showing of Nosferatu and even knowing damn well who he is, this was one of the most mindbogglingly stupid looking trailers I've ever seen.

 

[Trogdor1123]

He was sort of popular like... 25+ years ago in Canada...

Much Music pushed him on us, anyway.


Was he a thing in the States at all?

Whatever happens much music? I assume it’s long since dead?

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

It looks at least entertaining despite him being a nobody in the USA and a monkey .

 

[dem]

Whatever happens much music? I assume it’s long since dead?

I honestly don't know if it's around or not
If they are.. its just replaying terrible mtv clip shows and reruns.


I feel like a lot of Canadian culture died with it.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Anyone want to watch a planet of the apes musical? Didnt think so.

I didnt know Robbie W even did Millennium. And I hadnt heard the song on radio in ages or even remembered it until people brought up this movie.

 

[DKehoe]

Anyone want to watch a planet of the apes musical? Didnt think so.

I didnt know Robbie W even did Millennium. And I hadnt heard the song on radio in ages or even remembered it until people brought up this movie.

I was just thinking the other day I would absolutely watch a full adaptation of this. Although it wouldn't be the same without Phil Hartman's Troy McClure and the writing in that minute or so is so good that I can't imagine it could be maintained for a whole show.

 

[kruis]

That was a great musical sequence. The choreography and camera work are tremendous here. Based on this excerpt it's a shame that the movie bombed.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

What an incredible waste of money. Who greenlit this?

 

[kruis]

What an incredible waste of money. Who greenlit this?

Development​

The project was first announced in February 2021 as co-written and directed by Michael Gracey with Oliver Cole and Simon Gleeson also having co-writing credits, and Gracey also producing alongside Jules Daly for Big Red Films and Craig McMahon for McMahon International.[11] Later that year it was reported that funding also came via the Australian government’s Producer Offset and Film Victoria's incentive programmes.[12] The film is set to be distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Roadshow Films with international sales handled by Rocket Science.[13]

Production companies	Sina Studios Facing East Entertainment Rocket Science Lost Bandits Footloose Productions
Distributed by	Roadshow Films (Australia) Paramount Pictures (North America)

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Damn, you would think a Robin Williams biopic would do good in theaters....

Oh that's Robbie Williams....

Seriously though, the only reason I know about this guy is he's into UFO and paranormal stuff and is friends with paranormal investigator George Knapp.

 

[MayauMiao]

Saw the trailer just now, and a word pop up in my head.

"Why?"

 

[Gamerfan81]

Never heard of this Robbie Williams person, hell I thought it was about Robin Williams the actor that died ten years ago.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Never heard of this Robbie Williams person, hell I thought it was about Robin Williams the actor that died ten years ago.

I remember his 15 minutes of fame but at the time I remember thinking it was weird that the radio/MTV talked about him like he was an established super star even though nobody had heard of him.

 

[tamago84]

That was a great musical sequence. The choreography and camera work are tremendous here. Based on this excerpt it's a shame that the movie bombed.

lmao they releasing full scenes trying to salvage this dumpster truck

 

[Jaybe]

That was a great musical sequence. The choreography and camera work are tremendous here. Based on this excerpt it's a shame that the movie bombed.

This is the best scene and musical number in the movie, so them posting this to YouTube saves people needing to drop money on a ticket

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Maybe what people don't realise is.

When they went to Hollywood to green light this, the money people thought they were making a robin williams biopic and was like sure.

Or maybe the plan was to make a robin williams biopic and someone emailed his name wrong.

Enter Robbie williams.

 

[AJUMP23]

We should really stop making biopics about people still living. Are we going to get a Taylor swift movie Taylor played by a cg flamingo.

 

[ahtlas7]

This song was fairly big in the late 90s

Looks like a modern day YouTube thumbnail. Dude was really before his time.

 

[Clear]

The biggest shame seems to be that apparently its a really good movie; I literally could not find a bad review for it!

I really hope people aren't thinking that box-office failure automatically makes a movie a "bad idea", when so many of my favourite movies -and stone cold classics- also tanked in their initial release; Carpenter's The Thing, Blade Runner, Fight Club for example were all bombs and yet...

 

[NecrosaroIII]

The biggest shame seems to be that apparently its a really good movie; I literally could not find a bad review for it!

I really hope people aren't thinking that box-office failure automatically makes a movie a "bad idea", when so many of my favourite movies -and stone cold classics- also tanked in their initial release; Carpenter's The Thing, Blade Runner, Fight Club for example were all bombs and yet...

The Thing is one of the best movies ever made.

 

[Darkkahn]

“Don't touch me, bro!”

 

[Darkmakaimura]

That was a great musical sequence. The choreography and camera work are tremendous here. Based on this excerpt it's a shame that the movie bombed.

The choreography and camera work are really good but the music is actually not that bad either. Pretty catchy.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Ultra bomb. US sales per theatre down to not even $200. It's dead. Maybe tops out at $2M flat. Not surprising since most people here have no idea who he. Even if they remember Millennium, I bet most people wouldnt know who sings it, so makes sense nobody here would care about the movie. The monkey shit probably turned away potential sales than improve it. Thats my guess at least.

International sales $10M. Mostly UK and some Australia. Some countries dont release till right now in Europe or even March, so sales will edge up here. But US/Canada is basically done. Who knows how much Brazil, France, Germany, Japan etc... will contribute when they release. But probably this movie in totality tops out around $25M if UK does a bit more and all these other markets contribute a couple million each. If it's pretty big in France and Germany, maybe $30M is a stretch.

Australia at $2.6M is more than US/Canada at $1.8M. Aussie has 26M people. US/Can has 370M.

Better Man (2024) - Financial Information

Financial analysis of Better Man (2024) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.

www.the-numbers.com

 

[CokeDiet]

He always reminded me of Roger The Dodger out of The Beano comic.

Aaaand another thing about that fucker..he's one of many in the long list of "Cheeky chappy" media twats who always makes a point of reminding every one that they played The Artful Dodger in a stage production of Oliver Twist .

This is the most British post ever.

 

[llien]

I know who he is, I quite enjoy some of his songs, e.g. this one (appreciate the lyrics):



But it is hard for me to imagine why I'd go to a theater to see a documentary about him. (or any other singer)

 

[E-Cat]

So I skimmed this thread, but to my surprise I couldn't find his most popular song. And I think it's pretty good. But that's basically the only one I like.

That piano riff is iconic