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I must be living under a rock because I have only seen a few TV commercials for Astro Boy. I also don't see it being a big blockbuster.
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ILY & I know you love me
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Dragonball Evolution did well in Japan too though. :/
I only saw a few ads too, but that's probably because I stopped watching CN ages ago. I kept making fun of it every time it came on though:
"... and he ended up creating..."
Me: "... a crappy remake."
This does look pretty bland, I do agree. The animation is sub-par at best and it just looks like another shallow remake. I'm really not interested in this at all.
I only saw a few ads too, but that's probably because I stopped watching CN ages ago. I kept making fun of it every time it came on though:
"... and he ended up creating..."
Me: "... a crappy remake."
This does look pretty bland, I do agree. The animation is sub-par at best and it just looks like another shallow remake. I'm really not interested in this at all.
Wannabe Chef.
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Dragonball Evolution did well in Japan too though. :/ [/QUOTE]
Not really it didn't. The movie did pretty pitifully, and it also opened up #3 in Japan behind two movies that were already in release for a couple weeks. Japan was also where the movie was heavily marketed.
mylifesucksmorethanyours
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Astroboy is loved in Japan, of course it'll do good there, also the movie from the reviews I've read is a really good movie.
Its not appealing to me because from what I've seen it doesn't seem what I personally expect from Astro Boy but that might work to the advantage of the American market since they see it as another CGi movie for kids and not this anime made into cg.
Imagi, Mirage and WB were happy, so it did meet their expectations.
Its not appealing to me because from what I've seen it doesn't seem what I personally expect from Astro Boy but that might work to the advantage of the American market since they see it as another CGi movie for kids and not this anime made into cg.
Imagi, Mirage and WB were happy, so it did meet their expectations.
Memoriesaremade
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There ya go. The only animated movies that have a chance of breaking out at the box office are ones that advertise in prime time on the "big three" networks. That's why Ponyo didn't even make it to $15 million despite glowing reviews, because most parents didn't even know it existed. :shrug:
I've also seen the ads on Fox, CW, ABC, SyFy....So really, parents know this film exists, ABC alone shows that.
And Ponyo did surprisingly well, even surpassing Spirited Away's record. $15 million is absolutely nothing to sneeze at for a foreign film (an ANIMATED foreign film) with a relatively-limited release, it was a hit in Disney's eyes.
And Ponyo did surprisingly well, even surpassing Spirited Away's record. $15 million is absolutely nothing to sneeze at for a foreign film (an ANIMATED foreign film) with a relatively-limited release, it was a hit in Disney's eyes.
Midnight-Rain
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Disney finds Ponyo making $15 million a success? That actually sounds kinda cool.
If I'm correct, Ponyo only had promotion through Disney Channel, Disney XD, Cartoon Network...and that's it, right?
If I'm correct, Ponyo only had promotion through Disney Channel, Disney XD, Cartoon Network...and that's it, right?