http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2004-09-17&p=.htm
Hopefully, good word of mouth will help.
Hopefully, good word of mouth will help.
DarienA said:Good lord and the budget is reported at 70 mil.... <warning> <warning>
He (Director Conran) said "Sky Captain's" budget was less than the $70 million that has been reported.
Filming took place on a sound stage in which various areas served as different locales, "and we walked the actors around these different environments."
"Within the span of 10 minutes, you cross the globe," Conran said. "And it was those kinds of economics of scale that made this affordable."
Using computers kept the budget low, especially for a potential big-studio blockbuster (The New York Times reported a budget of $70 million, but Conran says the real figure is much lower) -- and also helped give the picture a unique look, one derived in equal parts from black-and-white films of the '40s, pulp magazine covers and Golden Age comic books.
Ironically, the blockbuster mentality in Hollywood is such that Paramount (and by studio mandate, Conran) is keeping mum about "Sky Captain's" budget, which Conran confirms is well below the $60 million to $70 million quoted in several mainstream publications. Conran won't pretend to understand the logic behind keeping modest budgets secret.
COCKLES said:RE2 held on pretty well.
Wimbeldon bombed. Kirsten Dunst without Spidey = Dudess of Duke Street.
Memles said:RE2 held on pretty well? It's heading towards a drop of about 65%...which is not pretty well at all.
I'm not sure that you're referring to me, but I meant that I hoped it wouldn't bomb.Paradox said:why the fuck would one want or hope a good movie to bomb?
FoneBone said:I'm not sure that you're referring to me, but I meant that I hoped it wouldn't bomb.
Which works better, Bombleton or Wimblebomb?Grizzlyjin said:Poor Kirsten Dunst...I thought her little date movie would do okay.
http://www.movie-list.com/reviews.php?id=skycaptainDuring the age of the motion picture serial, people of all ages would flock to cinemas to catch the next chapter of their favorite heros latest adventure. Their admiration went to epic pulp heroes like Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Commander Cody and of course The Masked Marvel. This golden age of action-adventure paved the way for literally hundreds of other motion picture heroes in the years to come.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is homage to those pioneers with the help of modern day technology. The film opens with the disappearance of the worlds premiere scientists and newspaper reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) is on the case.
Just as Perkins is about to break her story, New York City is invaded by an onslaught of mechanical beings that wage war upon the city and seem to be focused on one particular mission.
The city looks to the heavens for a hero to save the day. That hero happens to be flying-ace for hire, Sky Captain (Jude Law). Like Superman, Sky Captain screams out of the clouds above and into the fray. How can one man stop this army of menacing beings? What is Sky Captains connection to Polly Perkins?
For Sky Captain to save the world he will have to look to the aid of his friends, mechanical wizard Dex Dearborn (Giovanni Ribisi) and fellow flying ace, Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie) of the Royal Air Force. Once he has his allies assembled can they uncover who is behind this sinister plot before it is too late?
When you first look into the world of Sky Captain, you cant help but compare it to the likes of those old ingenious Max and Dave Fleischer Superman cartoons of the 1940s. The rich textures, heavy noir shadowing, invading giant robots and a mad scientist bent on ruling the world are all vintage Fleischer. Then you have throwbacks to so many other epic serials of the same period like the classic that the film becomes a feast of the past.
There are so many clever and magical moments throughout the film that at times it is hard to soak it all in.
It is difficult to look past the films presentation and see what lurks beneath its brilliant execution. But the films simplistic storyline is something modern audiences probably wont appreciate. Storylines from the serials were utterly simplistic to the point where you had one man in a black hat and another in a white hat. The film probably could have used a deeper approach with more fleshing out of characters and more supporting players but it would have probably ruined the illusion of the era it was trying represent. So in that case it is a catch 22, if you will.
The illusion is also maintained in the performances of the films award winning stars. Paltrows performance as Perkins is probably seen as weak but if you look at it as part of the whole films presentation it is actually quite brilliant because that is the way classic female characters of that era, like Lois Lane, were portrayed. The same goes for Law as the epic pulp hero. The only exception might be Jolies female commander. In the serials of the 1940s, her character probably would have been male.
Of the three, my favorite performance was that of Law who seemed born to play the role of a classic pulp hero. He reminded me so much of Buster Crabbe, William Forrest and even some of Van Williams from the 1960s TV Series, The Green Hornet.
Sky Captain is a brilliant reminder of what the past loved so much about science-fiction and how its innocent portrayal made for so many memorable moments.
(4.5 out of 5) So Says the Soothsayer.
Paradox said:why the fuck would one want or hope a good movie to bomb?
COCKLES said:I still can't fathom why Sky Captain is British when the movie is supposed to be based on the 30's serials with the likes of Buster Keaton.
Willco said:I knew it would bomb, but five years from now, it'll be a cult classic that sells a ton on DVD.
teepo said:i always looked at this as fifth element all over again in terms of success. knew it would bomb in the boxoffice, might break even there but it will make a shit load in dvd sales.
Bog said:National Lampoon's Gold Diggers DID come out this weekend, right? Because it didn't even make the top 18.