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| | ?Blade Runner 2049' did poorly at the box office because the ladies didn't show up | | Added 7 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I keep talking about how my mojo is off this year when it comes to predicting the critical response to certain films, and predicting the box office openings. Some recent examples: I thought that LEGO Ninjago movie was going to make bank, but it bombed; I thought ‘mother!’ would do well at the box office, but it didn’t; I worried that Wonder Woman would flop, but it?s one of the biggest movies of the year. Well, my instincts/mojo were kind of right about Blade Runner 2049. I kept seeing all of this hype for the film and I just kept thinking? but are people really excited to see it? The box office predictions were skyrocketing last week though, with B.O. experts claiming that the film would make $100 million or more in the opening weekend. Those experts were certainly helped along by the wall-to-wall positive critical response too. So what happened? MY MOJO IS BACK! Blade Runner 2049 did not do well.
It boasted an all-star cast and was touted as a future classic by critics, but Blade Runner 2049 has failed to live up to lofty expectations at the US box office, making substantially less than expected in ticket sales. The big-budget sequel to the seminal 1982 sci-fi movie took $31.5m on its opening weekend, a significantly lower figure than the $45m to $50m figure projected by its studio Warner Bros. The film, which is directed by Canadian film-maker Denis Villeneuve, is estimated to have cost over $150m to make.
?I?m disappointed we didn?t have a larger result this weekend on behalf of the owners of the film, Alcon,? said Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. ?We had bigger expectations for the weekend. The tracking and the advance sales indicated that there would be a stronger number.?
Hollywood analysts have suggested that the film?s struggles were a result of its inability to attract women and younger viewers: 71% of the audience for 2049, which stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, was male and 86% of it was over 25. Other factors that may contributed to its failure include a lengthy run time of 163 minutes, which limited the number of screenings in cinemas, and its dark, adult tone.
?It?s an intellectually charged, apocalyptic sci-fi story. It?s not Close Encounters, it?s not Star Wars. It?s a challenging film. To me, those are the best type of films,? said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore. ?But does it make it the most commercial? No. It was creatively and thematically perfectly executed ? but it didn?t play to the numbers everyone thought.?
[From The Guardian]
I was going to make a joke about how women don?t really want to see a movie about a dystopian nightmare because we?re already living in that world, but really? women will support dystopian sci-fi projects (films, TV shows). Women will support those projects if there?s a strong feminist element, like The Handmaid?s Tale or Mad Max: Fury Road. What women saw from the promotion of BR2049 was that it was made by and for men. Even the ?creator? of these fake humans was a man (played by Jared Leto). I also think this shows that Ryan Gosling has never really been a huge box office draw, right? Even the combination of Harrison Ford plus Gosling didn?t mean much.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Annalynne McCord Spreads Her Legs | | Added 7 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I’m glad to see AnnaLynne McCord back and doing what she should have done years ago; spreading her legs for the camera. Now I don’t know what stupid movie this is for, but here’s hoping there is a sequel.
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| | Katy Perry's 'Idol' contract is so big, she only left 'pennies' for the other judges | | Added 7 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As everyone knows – but few care, I suspect – American Idol is being rebooted on a new network. The reboot will air in 2018, but the hype for the reboot has already started, big-time. The one-time hit show used to air on Fox, and now it?s moved to ABC. Conceptually, the show will be the same, with the same producers and same general formula. They?ve brought back Ryan Seacrest too, but of course they hired all new judges. Katy Perry was the first major name to sign on – that happened earlier this year, in May.
Katy is a big deal, and she negotiated her contract with ABC like she was and is a big deal too. At the end of the day, ABC agreed to Katy?s terms and they signed her up with a $25 million contract. Ever since then, there?s been endless bitching from ?sources? about how Katy Perry Took All The Money and Katy Perry Didn?t Leave Any Money For Anybody Else and Katy Perry Is A Ballbusting Diva Because She Demands So Much Money. It?s all pretty sexist, and I would imagine that those articles and headlines would not exist if a man had negotiated his worth to a major network. Eventually, ABC did hire the other judges: Luke Bryan (?the poor man?s Blake Shelton?) and Lionel Richie. ?Sources? are still bitching about the money Katy?s getting though.
Katy Perry?s big $25 million payday at ?American Idol? has created huge drama at ABC and at the relaunched singing competition. The ?Firework? singer?s deal left ?pennies? for fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. We?re told that Ryan Seacrest?s hefty salary of about $15 million also cut deeply into the budget.
?ABC was originally going to spend no more than $50 million on talent. They had to expand their budget for Lionel,? one TV insider told us. An ABC network source told us the decision to cough up such an obscene amount for Perry was the doing of CEO/President Ben Sherwood, who personally signed off on the talent deals.
?Ben Sherwood blew the budget on Katy without thinking how that would impact other areas of the show budget. He gambled on her because of her appeal to a younger audience and huge social-media following. But Katy is effectively taking money from the other judges, who then had to be paid way less,? the source said.
Then the fireworks ignited with Bryan and Richie. ?The negotiations with Luke and Lionel have been fraught and difficult because of [Katy?s paycheck]. They expected similar deals to Katy, but are, in fact, getting a hell of a lot less. In the end, ABC had to cough up a second round of money to sign the other judges.?
?Idol? initially offered Richie and Bryan a measly $2.5 million each to take the gig, but the offended singers demanded more, and refused to sign their deals, which postponed ABC?s big talent announcement. ?As of last week, their contracts were not done. Sherwood authorized ABC to cough up more money. They?re both making about $7 million each now. This has become a very expensive show. If ?Idol? doesn?t work, it will blow up big time in Sherwood?s face. If it does work, he?s a genius,? the network source said.
Despite numerous sources describing the drama over the show deals, an ABC rep claimed to Page Six that it?s ?not true. Ben never had to get involved, and the deals were done within the original ABC talent budget for the show.?
[From Page Six]
For the love of God, ?sources.? NONE OF THIS IS KATY?S FAULT. Katy negotiated her contract and held out for what she believed she was worth: that should be applauded, and I?m applauding her for it, because it?s a rarity for women to do that. If ABC blew their load, THAT?S ON ABC. Not Katy. That?s ABC?s bad management, not Katy being a diva or whatever. I absolutely loathe the sexism around Katy?s contract this year – it?s almost as if the male-dominated media is going out of their way to ?punish? a woman who makes sure she gets paid more than men. Who would have thunk.
Also: if they were looking for cost-cutting measures on the ?talent,? I have a very easy fix: don?t give Ryan Seacrest a $15 million contract. Trained monkeys could do his job. Rando C-list actors could do his job. Seacrest is not worth $15 million.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Debra Messing got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | | Added 7 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After over 20 years working on stage and screen, Debra Messing has received a star on Hollywood’s legendary Walk of Fame on Friday. Debra, looking radiant in a vintage lacy gold dress, was honored by Will and Grace co-creator, Max Mutchnik, and her BFF, Mariska Hargitay.
Upon receiving her star (the 2,620th on the walk), Debra recalled her first visit to Hollywood with her parents, remembering “we went to Universal Studios and Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movie and I couldn?t believe that [I] was able to put my hand in Judy Garland?s hand print. It felt like I had touched her.” And, showcasing the humor we all know and love, she joked “I smiled all the way back to Rhode Island where my brother and I played Gilligan?s Island in the forest behind our house. I always played Ginger because I knew someday I?d be a natural redhead.”
Showing that comic chops seems to run in the family, Debra’s 13-year-old son, Roman Walker Zelman, joined his mom for a photo op that recreated Mariah Carey’s immortalized-by-meme 2015 Walk of Fame ceremony. And, in addition to Mariska, Debra’s other famous friends, Connie Britton (Rayna 4-eva) and Sophia Bush were on hand, posing for photos and sharing warm wishes on social media.
Rayna, I mean Connie (I miss her on Nashville so much), shared a group shot with the caption “What joy to see Debra Messing get her star on Hollywood Blvd today!! Always remember to never forget to dream your dreams…??.” Mariska, who is quite fond of hashtags, posted a photo with the caption, “#Congrats #GoldenBeauty #BrightLight #BrilliantStar @therealdebramessing. #ThankYou for letting me be part of this #WellDeservedHonor. You #AlwaysShowUp #AlwaysShine #GratefulForYou #SquadGoals.”
#Congrats #GoldenBeauty #BrightLight #BrilliantStar @therealdebramessing. #ThankYou for letting me be part of this #WellDeservedHonor. You #AlwaysShowUp #AlwaysShine #GratefulForYou #SquadGoals
A post shared by Mariska Hargitay (@therealmariskahargitay) on Oct 7, 2017 at 9:23am PDT
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