10 Awesome 2023 Movies That Didn't Deserve To Flop
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- The Year of Flops has had some unfortunate casualties.
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Any of these been your favourite movie of the year? If not, what was?
Oh yes! Air, Killers Of The Flower Moon is the best movie of the year, one of the very best of the century. Also Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part 1.
I just watched Killers of the Flower Moon in a theater, it was great. I mostly liked the new Mission Impossible too, but Dungeons & Dragons was one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in a theater
you missed the Creator. Just watched it and man-oh-man was that movie fun. The last act being the weakest link, it was still a great watch, easily the best movie I've seen this year. (admittedly, haven't seen that many this year)
@@LoudAngryJerk Wow, I didn't know that one flopped commercially. Shame, I saw it in the theater and thought it was great too
Infinity pool was good. I haven't seen 8 of these films though.
Honor Among Thieves is a BRILLIANT movie! It really did deserve better, and I do hope they take a chance on another one.
There is apparently a spinoff TV series in production
@@najhoant I didn't know that, thank you!
Ya this movie was really good. One of the main factors that caused this movie to underperform was some licensing decisions implemented by the D&D management that had hard core players infuriated. Those players and their followers essentially blockaded the game and some of the peripherals for months until the company reversed their licensing policy. No martter how excited players were for the movie, most of them simply decided not to support the project out of protest.
Dungeons & Dragons was great. I've never played D&D but you didn't need to. It's hillarious, I watched it with a group of friends, some who play D&D others who haven't & everyone loved it.
Same! I loved it and really hope they green light a sequel, even if it's a different cast/story
It was fantastic, unlike the attempt previously.
As it stands today, D&D has made $208.2 million in box office. It’s really weird that a movie that brings in that much money flopped. I work at a local theater and people loved it and came out to see it quite a bit. Having seen it myself, I’m sorry to hear that it flopped. I was looking forward to a sequel. Specifically one with these actors.
It had a huge $150m budget. Of the goss the cinemas get 50%. It’s a bit sad but they could have made it cheaper as the amazing part of the movie was the script and the acting delivery. It was just really fun. But hopefully we’ll get more D&D movies, if they can learn to control costs a bit.
The fact that Beau Is Afraid cost $35 million and not $3.5 million sealed its fate.
I think another unintended consequence of Covid was that people learned how to find content online where they really didn't realize they could previously. I think movies post Covid have taken a hard hit at the theaters because many people just don't need to go out to the theaters anymore. It is really just a novelty now. It is just easier to watch a new release online than dealing with expensive snacks, sticky floors and crying babies. Movie theaters seem to be circling the drain.
It doen't help when the streaming companies decide to release the films in cinema and online the same day, why pay extra to go to the cinema when you can watch it from home.
NGL, as someone with an elderly parent with health issues at home and my own health issues, I'm not comfortable sitting in a movie theater for a couple of hours with a bunch of strangers anymore. I still mask when I go out and probably always will at this point. We haven't even had a cold in almost 4 years. Used to love going to the movies but Covid killed that. I'm happy to stream whatever I want to watch.
LOL. Masks are useless. Try grabbing some facts and not living in fear.@@Ceares
Doesn’t help when the tickets for a family of four is $50+
As for the expensive snacks I couldn't agree more about I go to the movies once or twice a month and I couldn't tell you last time I bought anything from the concession stand I always sneak in a bottle of water or a can of soda and some candy 🍬🍭 and then have lunch out before or after the movie I also drink very very little before and during the movie because I absolutely hate to use the restroom during the movie
THE CREATOR also didn't deserve to flop
It's was an original standalone movie that had more merits than most franchise movies we got to see recently
I actually saw that one. I forgot that movie existed.
Really wanted to watch that one, but just ran out of time tbh. Same with most decent flicks lately, I just don't have time to watch them.
It was film that I’m glad I saw on a the big screen.
its gay
I think it will absolutely find its audience on streaming. Tons of people are going to have that "I've discovered a hidden gem" experience with it.
The reason why these movies and so many others flop is because there is way, way, too much movie releases, one after another after another and on and on, not all will be successful because people don't have time in their day too watch everything nor the funds, I'm a movie buff since I was 12 in 1993 and I struggle to watch everything that gets released, it's just way too much for me to handle.
There are also good streaming movies. Also, you can wait a few weeks to stream a movie rather than see it in cinema
It has more to do with money imo than time… if I could afford it, I’d watch a movie every day after work with my GF… either way after work we watch a movie or an 2 episodes etc… but why would I go spend a ton of money (tickets/snacks/parking in my country is expensive AF) of if I could just go home whip up a meal and cuddle on the couch and stream something?
Nowhere does this video say (or even imply) that you have to watch every single thing that comes out in order for a movie to not be a flop...
If money isn’t the issue then it’s time. It’s always one of the other why these movies are flopping. Not everyone has the funds or just the time to sit for 2hr plus movies on the regular with so many releasing. I loved covenant but waited until it came to streaming because it was more convenient 🤷🏾♂️
Same with Super Mario and D&D too. Just waited until I could watch it on streaming
The D&D movie was also hampered by a January fiasco from D&D owners WotC (subsidiary Hasbro) threatening to destroy the gaming market through stupid means.
Millions of would-be moviegoers boycotted based on that whole unnecessary drama.
Also, it was sandwiched between John Wick 4 and Super Mario Bros. Honor Among Thieves released just a week after John Wick 4 and that movie had a long tail. It was still raking a sizeable amount during Easter. The target audience for the 3 films have an overlap and people decided to spend their money on a proven franchise and/or a beloved character instead. It didn't help that Honor Among Thieves was marketed poorly. Production was over budget so they skimped on marketing.
Perhaps if they released it later during Thanksgiving or pre-Christmas, after Baldur's Gate 3's success, and ride it's coattail, they may have had the chance to at least even breakeven. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess as no one could have predicted how successful BG 3 will be.
Came down to the comments to make this point. My D&D group had been planning on going to see it as a group in place of one of our regular sessions. Then the OGL mess happened, multiple members of the group swore they would never give WotC another cent, and the idea was promptly scrapped. I have a feeling if you were to ask around in the RPG community you'd find a whole lot of similar stories
I would also add that, at least for us "older" D&D players, we remember the abomination that was the movie in the '90's and were very hesitant to see the franchise destroyed again with something similar. That was certainly one reason I didn't want to see it. Regardless of how good Jeremy Irons normally is, even he couldn't save that one and his hamming it up actually hurt it, I think.
I refused to see the D&D movie or buy anything from D&D until they put the word perpetual into the OGL. I was never a fan of the OGL but now that they have shown they are willing to "unpublish" a license and take anything ever published under the OGL for free, backing down isn't enough. They need to make it impossible for the same tactic to be tried again later.
Just reading about this - haven't played AD&D since the late 80''s , no idea what's going on. Had no idea about mess, looks like they angered a crap ton of players. We were never sticklers for the rules anyway. Wish I still had my original hardback books, dungeons. etc - I had it all - still have my dice. No idea what happened to them, maybe my crazy granny burned them b/c she was always going on about D&D being Satan's tool🙃
People used to be able to afford taking a chance going to see a movie that's not a blockbuster or event. People would still go see movies if they could afford them.
I hear you, but I'll turn this one on its head: I would NEVER waste that much money on today's "Blockbusters". Unimaginative trotting out of the same tired characters and tropes in various franchises that do not interest me. Give me something even remotely original, and I am willing to take risks. I went to see The Creator and thoroughly enjoyed it despite its trotting out of tropes and slightly patchy plot BECAUSE it was not tied to all those same-old, same-old things.
Loved D&D and Dead Reckoning. Shame they didn't do better.
Dungeons and Dragons was amazing, I never would've expected to enjoy it so much.
Covenant was a solid movie. I was very surprised to how much this film just flew under the radar. Solid acting. There were some slow moments, but the story was captivating enough to keep me watching for two hours.
I think the ultimate nail in the coffin for the D&D movie was most fans were still mad due to the Downright Evil BS Wizards of the West Coast tried to pull just before the movie came out.
Lack of advertising definitely killed some of these. Even as a movie fan, I didn't know about half of these films until this list.
Another thing is how sad some of these movies look/will be. There was no scenario where anybody left Killers of the Flower Moon feeling good. The Gamestop Short is still a sore spot for most people I know. Drop $15-20 per ticket and the movie's going to bum us out? Yeah, no.
Operation Fortune was an absolute cracking good action comedy that deserved to do so much better. One of the most underrated films of 2023.
Operation fortune was basically just like The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Of all of the movies you have mentioned (bar the obvious M:I dreck) I remember hearing about approximately four of them, approximately once. I made a mental note to look out for them and then never heard anything more about them ever again. If production companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing, then it's not reaching the right places.
I literally just watched the covenant yesterday and it’s an amazing film, could have done with being about 10 maybe 15 minutes longer, but that’s my only criticism
I'd put Operation Fortune on here. I had a fun time but I had never heard of it while it was in theaters, the first time I heard of it was my firestick was constantly showing ads for it. I think it's a shame that it flopped as bad as it did
That movie is awful
I can't say anything about the quality of Operation Fortune as I haven't seen it but it was released back in January, otherwise known as part of the dump months. The studio probably had no confidence about the movie doing well and left it to die in the box office.
Great movie.
I think some of the dialogue is too cringy
The covenant is indeed a very good movie. Must watch for anyone who likes quality movies.
DnD failing was such a massive shame, the potential to carry on was there, even as an anthology series of movies and they wouldn't even have the shared-universe drawbacks that the Marvel movies struggle with.
@@user-ph4mv1mw3j unfortunately the two things aren't mutually exclusive, great movies can fail and terrible movies can succeed. Nobody here is denying it was a great movie, but by the metric used by Hollywood, it did fail.
The movie I really hated to see underperform was Renfield, an absolute delight that deserved a lot more love than it got.
The Covenant has quickly become one of my most favourite movie. It's a damn shame that it bombed in the box office
it bombed because its shit and u have no sense about what makes a movie good..loser😂💩
The Covenant was a very pleasant surprise. Even if I didn’t get to finish it because our theatre was evacuated prior to the third act.
What happened?
@@AliceHope78 We never found out.
The movie was going on and then out of nowhere the screen went black, lights came up and a fire alarm went off as we were being eschewed out the emergency exits.
In a time where I find few movies to care about, The Covenant really stands out. It's one I will go back to a few more times for sure.
D&D was a pretty good movie. It didn't blow me away, but I don't think it deserved to fail. I have to agree that it was just a matter of the budget being overblown. There just aren't enough people out there who wanted to see a D&D movie.
I'm actually really surprised Dead Reckoning failed. You can usually count on Cruise and Mission Impossible.
I'm kind of surprised The Creator didn't do better than it did at the box office. I think it earned its money back, but I thought it deserved to do a lot better.
And then there's The Flash. I wish they had recast the title role. I think Ezra Miller dragged the movie down. I thought his performance was fine, but he as a human being isn't going to help your movie, because of his off-screen criminality.
Who would've guessed going into 2023 that the three most successful movies of the year would end up being the Super Mario Bros movie, the Barbie movie, and Oppenheimer, all while nearly every super hero movie tanked this year?
D&D was the only movie I saw at the theatre and it was Awesome. I can't believe Mario movie was something anyone over 12 had any interest in seeing. I did watch Infinity Pool on streaming and found it interesting, bazarre and confusing. Did not see any of the others but I do wonder was Joy Ride a remake/sequel to an earlier movie? If so does Rusty Nail show up?
Pretty much all these movies are great, air is my unexpected gem of the year. Matt Damon's salespitch near the end gave me chills.
Joy Ride was the only movie I saw in the theater this year, mainly to remind Hollywood to make midsized comedies again. It was a fun movie and I recommend it to everyone.
Sadly, streaming has changed movies forever and I think we can’t go back.
Streaming has got to go. People need to start buying/ renting home releases again. Hollywood should simply refuse to licence its movies to netflix.
ALLLLLSO: Mobile phones, no intermission, and people loudly talking all the way through have ruined an expensive night out! Back in the 90's I SWEAR there was much less talking, and no phones. Apparently Alamo drafthouse or something in America "Keep the tradition" of keeping people quiet and no phones enforced... but there's none in the UK. You can even get beers and such there!
I mean streaming services are bankrolling their own movies, plus Hollywood makes plenty of money from streaming so they aren't going to do that. If you really want to tank the movie business, try and force people to cough up $3.99 plus to rent a movie or $20 bucks to buy one every time they want to see something instead of paying that for a months worth of as many movies they can watch. Streaming changed things, just like VCRs did and cable did. @@jamescarlile4279
I liked The covenant a lot, Guy Ritchie almost never dissappoints
Guy Ritchie films: not very excited to watch them, but if you do, you'll enjoy the hell out of them. Case in point: Wrath of Man.
I have only seen Infinity Pool, and it was very good. Not a popcorn movie but sticks with you for a while. I waited for streaming though, which is what I think a lot of people are doing now. The studios assume that everyone will keep spending money but fail to realize that audiences are paying more for entertainment than ever before. I’m not going to pay $40 to go watch a movie in theaters, plus $200 on cable and another $100 on streaming platforms. When people had free television and limited cable, they didn’t mind paying for movie tickets.
I didnt and havent watched Killers of a Flower moon is because of the runtime. 3 and a hf hrs is too long for a movie at the cinemas
There was a lot of movies on this list I never heard about
Scorsese’s best movie is Goodfellas, period.
Agreed
except, of course, for "Raging Bull" which is arguably his greatest masterpiece
Not wise to speak in absolutes. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, the Departed....yes, it is open for discussion.
@@playerthirteen9695 The discussion has already been had but we can do it again, to prove it's absolute...
Taxi Driver-Not bad for what it is. For it's time. But overall, doesn't hold a candle to Goodfellas. I dare you to sit through it today, and act like it's better.
Raging Bull-Next, just next.
the Departed-About one of the only ones that can put up a decent fight. But still no...The plot is...borrowed. First of all. But its needlessly confusing, for something that doesn't need to be. At least for first time watchers. And it ends like a Shakespearean play. And not in a good way. More of a "and then everyone died" kind of way. The only one left is the cheater. Ugh.
@@whateverwhatever4026 lol🤣🤣🤣No one gives a fudge about "your discussion."🤣🤣🤣
The biggest reason movies are flopping in this economy is just that. The economy.
Who has money to go out week after week and watch movies in a theater? If you inculded popcorn and drink it costs between 40-60$ now.
It's the plague of hyper-inflation. If it wasn't for Black Friday this year, X-mas shopping would be almot non-existent in bigger stores because a suspect a lot of people will be looking for gifts at Dollarama because thats all they can really afford.
Rent eats up about 70-80% of people's income and then they have food and bills on top of that.
Prices both in the film industry and the overall economy at large are the main reason so many businesses are seeing a drop on consumers. It's just not sustainable. Businesses need to find ways to get prices down or this trend will continue.
Everything you said is 100% true and well articulated.
You then include the modern convenience of the internet and streaming services, gaming consoles. Why would I waste a entire evening and 60$ when I can stay at home on my couch?
It also hasnt helped that Hollywood worked overtime the last few years to tell half the country they dont like them very much. When on the fence whether to stay home and play Elden Ring drop 60$ watching a movie. I recall Hollywood award shows and their entertainment media calling me a bigot, makes my decision a bit easier.
Its not just one thing, but many pieces to a puzzle and everyone is different, but it does seem the non blockbuster film is on the endangered species list.
Movies aren't that expensive. I don't buy food and drink during the movie either.
@@zachtwilightwindwaker596 Well you must be very lucky to have that kind of money available on a constant basis. And who wants to go to see a movie without popcorn and a drink?
Iny my city a movie costs between 41$ and 63$ to go see depending on which showing you go to.
It's just not something most people have the money to spend on when there are things like rent and food to think about.
I think many people don't understand just how bad this economy is and how high the poverty rates truly are/
@@StephenLeGresley The reason why I don't get food or a drink is because I don't want to have to use the bathroom halfway through the movie. This can be difficult if the movie is 3 hours long. Besides I can always eat afterwards.
@@zachtwilightwindwaker596 But thats you. not 7 billion other people.
Killers Of The Flower Moon and The Covenant are really good movies. Happy to support these movies with my money and support for cinema.
Killers of the flower moon is a great movie but absolutely did not justify its 3.5 hr runtime. The covenant flopped exactly because Ritchie ditched his normal style
For my personal needs, after watching this video and reading the comments, I thank myself for having never relied on a box-office as a guidance to cherish a movie. The financial success or drop of a movie can find its rational explanations in many external factors, which undoubtedly, do not alter its intrinsic value in a good or bad way, whatsoever. A commercial flop does not necessarily mean that the movie is bad. I only trust my judgment when it comes to movies. It's all about tastes and feelings, and it's personal, intimate. I stongly keep myself away from being instructed or influenced and my choices never disappoint or betray me, they never flop.
Dead Reckoning and the covenant were great and didn’t deserve to flop, but I don’t think Air And Killers of the Flower Moon should count as flops since they were streaming movies given short releases for award purposes. Also KotFM would not have made money at the box office regardless of what era it was released.
Dumb Money and Beau is Afraid we’re just trash films tho
Guy Ritchie was done dirty this year. While his name might not draw what it used to, there had to be damage done by releasing Operation Fortune and The Covenant within 3 weeks of each other. They might be very different movies for very different audiences, but who would even think to cannibalize box office returns from the same filmmaker?
So true. What were they thinking releasing both so close? And both movies were excellent, made for the cinema as his movies are always special in the cinema. They’re visually so well directed.
I am not watching a 3.5 hour movie in theaters, especially if I don't know I'll like the movie. The only Scorsese film I saw was Gangs of New York so I don't know if I have a favorite Scorsese flick.
5:27 That flopped? I've seen this one. No part 2? GODDAMMIT!
9:02 I've seen this too. I also watched the Mario movie.
Some of these films were released during the actors strike. The actors didn’t promote their films because it was crossing the picket lines.
Most of the movies on the list was before the actor strike ever happened except killers of the flower moon
Covenant was one of the best I’ve seen this year. (I’m at 74 right now)
Fav Scorsese movies are After Hours and The Color of Money
Why go to a theatre when it can be streamed a month later
I totally agree with Dungeons and Dragons. That was the most fun I had watching a movie this year. I wish I would have watched it in the theater instead of streaming with my huge disappointment on watching Guardians 3 instead(sorry I just didn’t enjoy such a downer compared to this one).
I honestly believe people just aren’t going to the theater anymore, kind of like how people want to work remotely more and more. I have a large screen tv with surround sound at my home with 2, young kids. I can just wait til the movie drops on Amazon or some other streaming service. It has to be a super special event, like a Star Wars film, before I even think about going to the movies. And with all the recent flops out there, why would I waste the time and energy to go see a movie when I can just watch it at home.
It would help if they didn’t keep closing cinemas in the UK, going to the cinema would now set me back about £40 and that’s not viable.
New idea make films fans want to watch
In today's society there is to many ways to watch a movie. It's hard to call a movie a "flop" when you don't have to go to the theater anymore. So many streaming services, it'll be on one of them in a few weeks. 😂
And still even illegal streams.
I have not been to the theatre since CoViD, well Endgame, but then I had no desire to go back since Covfefe. And now it is too expensive. I'm looking for that Deflation thing that Economists kept talking about while we all lost PPP in the CPI.
D&D honor among thieves was one of the last movies I got on bluray from netflix.
A night out at cinema for 2 isn't cheap even when you do it on the cheap it's still a good £50 for something I know I can simply download for free and keep
I pay £17 a month and see as many movies as I like at Cineworld
There was also the WGA, SAG-AFTRA strike where there was no promotion of these movies.
The Marvels looks like it will be a flop but is a fun movie to watch. Much better than Quantum Mania and deserves much better than it is getting.
I know a crap ton of hardcore DnD fans who still won't watch the movie because of the shit Wizards of the Coast pulled last year with the OGL. They turned a lot of fans off them entirely with that.
Why pay to go see a movie when there are always so many movies to watch? No matter what the movie is, you only have to wait a few weeks, to a few months to see it on a streaming service anyway.
I never even seen an ad for half of these movies. Were they even trying with the marketing?
Movies “flopping” are 100% on the theater industry. Tickets are $13-15 (20+ for 3d or something special)
$15 for popcorn. $12 for a drink. Your avg theater visit for 2 becomes like $50-60. This list alone is a $500 watch list. F that. I’ll happily rent it for $10 at home or wait for it to go on streaming that I pay like $10-15/mo per service already.
D&D largely impacted by the Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro licensing shenanigans where the game maker upset its entire player base. As such, most fans chose to boycott the movie.
Personally I think The Marvels deserved better, should have at least done better than Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantamania. Better acting, better editing and better CGI (for the most part). Do have the feeling when it comes out on Disney+ it'll be the top filim on there for a couple of weeks.
I’m too broke to enjoy movies lately, I’m sure I’m not the only one and that isn’t doing the industry any favors…
Infinity Pool was very good, and another reminder that Mia Goth is just on a higher level than most actresses.
Beau Is Afraid and Infinity Pool deserved better, but it's audience was always going to be niche.
The Marvels is also conspicuously missing. It was a fun movie, addressed the "wooden" acting criticism aimed at Brie Larson, Iman Vellani was amazing and the plot addressed the consequences of Carol's adventures. Not to mention, the most important end scene and post credits for a Marvel movie in a looooong time.
Are you joking?
Surely, you have to be joking.
PLEASE!! Tell me this comment is pure sarcasm.
Lol. I feel bad for your taste in movies.
The alien cat scene was pretty hilarious but it was just an average Marvel movie.
Agreed. It's not the best Marvel movie by a long shot but it was still fun and not nearly as bad as all the people who haven't even seen it like to tell everyone.
@@miguelgonzalez6213 What's wrong? Emotionally unequipped to handle someone having an opinion that you don't like?
tbh, i had no idea about many of these - gotta blame marketing for many failures here
The Convenant was really underrated. Dhar Saleem stole the movie.
Who the hell wants to see a movie about sneakers?
Why do people listen to podcast about television rewatch
What killed movies in theaters:
- The tickets for a family of four is $50+
- Movies being available online 30-60 days after release
- All those clear, big screens people bought since COVID offer a better viewing experience than the noisy, overpriced theater.
I wanted to see most of these, but my cheap theater closed down and the good one costs 50% more. I saw D&D and didnt know it flopped.
Of the ten movies discussed, I’ve seen 3 in the theaters : Killers of the Flower Moon, Air and Infinity Pool. Infinity Pool probably didn’t do so good because it’s not an easy film to watch. Much like his father, Brandon Cronenberg’s films are very subjective and unsettling.
Watched a lot of these via rental as they are quite niche. All were interesting. Dead Reckoning in the cinema. Great time.
I was alone in the theatre when i saw Infinity Pool... saint a good sign when that situation happen
The OGL Debacal that had just preceded the D&D movie launch massively hurt the movie.
Now I’m feeling bad about not going to the theater enough
Dude they found every way possible to talk about the Joy Ride cast being super asian without actually talking about the Joy Ride cast being super asian.
I have not seen Killer of the Flower Moon, but loved the book I just can’t sit for 3 1/2 hours without a bathroom break so I will wait until I can watch it at home. For a movie that long it should have an intermission.
I watched it over two days and found it devoid of anything memorable. Very nice production values though.
Any moviegoer who refuses to see a movie because it's long doesn't deserve to enjoy movies, PERIOD. Some of the best movies ever made have been three hours or longer.
Studios may need to reevaluate how they are marketing movies. Outside of the Covenant and Dead Reckoning. I didn't know most of these movies were actually in the theathers.
INIFINITY POOL was brilliant, but it flopping does not surprise me because it is not a popcorn movie and there's no way to advertise a movie that cerebral and disturbing. And I also loved KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, but can also understand how people stayed away from it. For the record my fave Scorsese movies are CAPE FEAR and ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
My favorite Martin Scorsese movie was Casino and Goodfellas.
I haven't seen Killers of the Flower Moon yet, so I can't give it a ranking. For now, my favorite Scorsese movie is Goodfellas.
Honor among thieves deserved so much better 😢
I think one problem with "Air" was its title. It leaves me feeling...so what? I have no idea what the film is about, just based on the title. ( which when deciding on a night out, makes it lower on the list of other movies where I have a better idea of the theme.)
Joy Ride was brilliantly funny.
I loved are you God it's me Margaret
Just because a movie doesn't make $1 billion doesn't mean it was a failure
That's not how box office failure and success is measured. Not every movie is made to make $1 billion, it's scaled by it's total production cost.
Unfortunately yes it does
I am a bit of a weirdo in that most standard ad campaigns either pass me by or turn me off, so, to me, D&D just flew completely under the radar until it was already too late. It was still in cinemas, but over here, where everything gets dubbed. the time window for watching things in their original form is tiny.
I’ve never heard of half these movies so I’m not surprised they bombed. The studios are putting zero effort into marketing anything anymore and then are surprised we don’t watch their movies. I can’t watch them if I don’t know they exist.
8:10 do most people look at who is directing a movie to judge what kind of movie it will be? Is that really a thing?
That sounds like a good movie! Where is it showing?
At the cinema.
See-neh-mah? Never heard of that streaming service before! Is it an Apple TV offshoot? 🤔
Even though Dead Reckoning is on streaming now (still named Part One) I haven't watched it yet - specifically because it is part one. I'll get around to it. Interestingly, I did not feel the same regarding Dune, but probably b/c I knew I would watch Dune (Pt 1) several times prior to the next installment. D&D was a lot of fun, but nothing that would get people to go to the theatres.
the dnd movie was so good, its surprising to hear it didnt do well
Who's martin Skasaysee?
Of those in the list, Air and D&D didn't deserve to flop
You can wish it did better but no movie deserves anything. Just because it's good doesn't mean everyone needs to see it immediately or at all. Going to the theaters has become such a chore with prices and such. Unless it's something that needs to be seen on a bigger screen, why should I brave a trip to see it when I can wait a few months to watch it at home? Making sure you've seen the latest movie, TV show or played the latest video game has become so tiring.
Nice list! I was shocked to see Dead Reckoning on here. I thought it was a huge success. The Covenant was disappointing, IMHO. I fast-forwarded through .... 30 to 40 mins.
Dungeons and Dragons Movie was great, their issue was that it was too nerdy for non-nerds and they got a few too many details wrong for the true-nerds. Gotta pick a lane. Funny though.
I think you need to redefine the meaning of a 'Flop'. Lots of these were good/popular movies they just didn't do well at the box office because they was released simultaneously online. Why pay £10 - £20 to watch it a Cinema when you can watch it from the comfort of your own couch?