Nightmare at the Box Office. WORST SUMMER SINCE 97.

[Rapmastermind]

Well. Back to the drawing board Hollywood. Consumers are voting with their wallets

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/film-industry-worst-summer_n_5739828.html

It's not just you. Nobody has seen a good movie lately.

Or at least if they have, it isn't in a theater. Ticket sales to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada are expected to sink to about $3.9 billion, a 15 percent decline when compared to summer of 2013, according to box office company Rentrak. In July, box office sales were down 30 percent, the New York Times reports.

For the first time in 13 years, no summer film netted $300 million in ticket sales domestically. Not even Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," the highly-anticipated superhero film that led this summer's box office sales, could save the summer. And as Vox notes, a dry summer is an especially hefty hit. Summer is when the film industry banks on people heading to theaters, typically producing the greatest months of ticket sales.

It wasn't just the summer's top-selling flicks that disappointed. Flops were plentiful. Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables 3," the star-studded "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," the critically-touted "Edge of Tomorrow," "How to Train Your Dragon 2," and Cameron Diaz's saucy "Sex Tape," all fell short of expectations. And don't forget about the sequels! The summer had plenty of them, but audiences weren't having much to do with them. Sales to "Transformers: Age of Extinction, "Planes: Fire & Rescue," "Think Like a Man Too," and "Amazing Spider-Man 2" saw declines in sales compared to previous summer's installments, the New York Times reports.

Analysts had predicted a drop due to new entertainment options such as online streaming, marquee television events like the World Cup, and scuttled movie release plans. But the worst summer in box office ticket sales since 1997 caught analysts and the industry off guard. "It's a noticeable difference," Phil Contrino, the chief analyst at BoxOffice.com told Vox, adding, "We really needed more films that ended up in the $80 million-$150 million range domestically. That would have helped compensate for the tentpoles that ended up underperforming slightly."

While the film industry may try to brush off the poor showing with the argument that the movie making business is more concerned with global markets these days, overseas sales don't pack the box office punch of domestic sales. The New York Times notes that in China, Hollywood sees as little as 25 percent of box office sales, compared to 50 percent from sales in the U.S.

Is the dearth of summer hits a fluke? "The movie industry is cyclical, and we're definitely in a down year, but that has a lot to do with the fact that 2015's slate is so impressive," industry analyst Contrino told Vox. "Many of the strongest franchises are lined up for 2015, and 2014 has suffered as a result."But does that mean movie goers will lineup? Or are they already settled in to stream "Game Of Thrones" from the comfort of their own couch?


As someone who's studies Box office trends. This summer was clearly one of the worst. No movie really broke out. Sure "Guardians" ended up surprising but that was to little to late. I wonder is the start of a new trend. The Theater has had the monopoly for a long time and studios did deals to make sure it didn't get on home video back in the day. You had to wait 8 months to year for "Jurassic Park" to come on VHS.

Now movies are on DVD 3 no later than 4 months later. A lot of people are just waiting. Throw in streaming, netflix, Hulu, Downloading and people would rather save that 20 bucks. It's sad cause I guess we are devaluing the art. It takes a lot of people to make a movie good or bad. A movie employs and feeds many families.

But Hollywood formula driven Blockbusters just aren't filling up those seats. With that said there were some quality Blockbusters this summer but I just didn't feel there was that MEGA Blockbuster or hit this summer. Here are the Top 10 Grossing movies of the Summer:

1Guardians of the GalaxyBV$258,297,2684,088$94,320,8834,0808/1-
2Transformers: Age of ExtinctionPar.$243,950,9664,233$100,038,3904,2336/27-
3MaleficentBV$237,841,3023,948$69,431,2983,9485/30-
4X-Men: Days of Future PastFox$232,814,5284,001$90,823,6603,9965/23-
5Dawn of the Planet of the ApesFox$204,419,9913,969$72,611,4273,9677/11-
6The Amazing Spider-Man 2Sony$202,853,9334,324$91,608,3374,3245/28/17
7Godzilla (2014)WB$200,672,1933,952$93,188,3843,9525/16-
822 Jump StreetSony$190,267,7433,426$57,071,4453,3066/13-
9How to Train Your Dragon 2Fox$172,330,2274,268$49,451,3224,2536/13-
10Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)Par.$150,655,9803,980$65,575,1053,8458/8-
11NeighborsUni.$150,086,8003,311$49,033,9153,2795/98/21
12The Fault in our StarsFox$124,491,4323,340$48,002,5233,1736/6-
13LucyUni.$115,079,3153,202$43,899,3403,1737/25-
14Edge of TomorrowWB$99,992,2473,505$28,760,2463,4906/6-
15TammyWB$83,405,3343,465$21,577,0493,4657/2-
16The Purge: AnarchyUni.$70,807,0252,856$29,816,6752,8057/18-
17Hercules (2014)Par.$70,264,9083,595$29,800,2633,5957/25-
18Think Like a Man TooSGem$65,182,1822,225$29,241,9112,2256/20-
19Planes: Fire & RescueBV$57,184,3793,839$17,509,4073,8267/18-
20Let's Be CopsFox$49,121,5213,140$17,813,7223,0948/13


What's sad is no film has cracked 300 Million domestic. Even Transformers 4 stalled. Yes it did a Billion Worldwide but Domestically it's the 1st of the series to not break 300 Million. In contrast "Transformers 2" did over 400 Million. "Guardians" again is the surprise of the summer. Angie "Maleficent" did pretty good. But nothing did "GREAT".

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

Indie and foreign films >>>>>>>>>>

All day err day.

 

[StraxStrax]

Good news, kinda.
This might mean more risky projects from young directors get a greenlight in the search of the next big thing.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

This weekend is abysmal for movies

 

[Rapmastermind]

I'm glad Summer's over. We got a couple of good flicks to finish out the year:

 

[TKOK]

really felt like like things dried up GOTG.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

Guardians is the only thing worth seeing in the theater

But upcoming we're waiting for Star Wars next gen.. Marvel Phase 3 movies.. Justice League

Everything else I will either buy, rent, D/L or borrow and watch in my home

Fukk paying those high ass prices for mediocre performances

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Guardians is the only thing worth seeing in the theater

But upcoming we're waiting for Star Wars next gen.. Marvel Phase 3 movies.. Justice League

Everything else I will either buy, rent, D/L or borrow and watch in my home

Fukk paying those high ass prices for mediocre performances

Lol...this, folks, is why there are 18 superhero flicks pending, another transformers...and no good dramas or comedies coming

 

[Rapmastermind]

Guardians is the only thing worth seeing in the theater

But upcoming we're waiting for Star Wars next gen.. Marvel Phase 3 movies.. Justice League

Everything else I will either buy, rent, D/L or borrow and watch in my home

Fukk paying those high ass prices for mediocre performances

Blockbusters were just better in the 80's and 90's. It seems Michael Bay and James Cameron have taken over for Steven and George Lucas as far as Blockbusters in Hollywood. And both of them have had Blockbusters in the Golden-Era. It's crazy to look back and see that two films changed how we go the movies and created the Summer Blockbuster:

Jaws in 75' and Star Wars in 77' are the Blueprint that everyone has learned from as far as Summer Blockbusters.

 

[Rapmastermind]

Lol...this, folks, is why there are 18 superhero flicks pending, another transformers...and no good dramas or comedies coming

Hollywood will always go with Sequels and Reboots cause they are a "LOCK" to make money in their eyes. Yet this summer showed people are getting tired of the same old thing. Yeah I saw there's like 20 Superhero movies schedule between now and 2020, that's just insane. That's 5 Comicbook movies a year. They are also planning on releasing a Star Wars movie ever year. We know Marvel pumps out movies annually. DC is now going to join the party. Hollywood doesn't get audiences are getting tired and they are finding other ways to watch their entertainment.

 

[TKOK]

Movies are on HBO 8 months after they came out, so it doesn't seem like a huge deal to miss one in the theaters now.

 

[the cool]

Too many fukking comic book movies Ain't no one want to see that shyt anymore

 

[Rapmastermind]

Spielberg and Lucas predicted "The Death of the Blockbuster". This was last year:

Steven and George the Two Biggest Director and Producers in Hollywood History. Over 25 Billion at the Box Office between the two. Here they are with the current #1 Blockbuster star in the world Will Smith.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-spielberg-predicts-implosion-film-567604

George Lucas echoed Spielberg's sentiments at an event touting the opening of a new USC School of Cinematic Arts building, saying big changes are in store.

Steven Spielberg on Wednesday predicted an "implosion" in the film industry is inevitable, whereby a half dozen or so $250 million movies flop at the box office and alter the industry forever. What comes next -- or even before then -- will be price variances at movie theaters, where "you're gonna have to pay $25 for the next Iron Man, you're probably only going to have to pay $7 to see Lincoln." He also said that Lincoln came "this close" to being an HBO movie instead of a theatrical release.

George Lucas agreed that massive changes are afoot, including film exhibition morphing somewhat into a Broadway play model, whereby fewer movies are released, they stay in theaters for a year and ticket prices are much higher. His prediction prompted Spielberg to recall that his 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrialstayed in theaters for a year and four months.
The two legendary filmmakers, along with CNBC anchor Julia Boorstin and Microsoft president of interactive entertainment business Don Mattrick, were speaking at the University of Southern California as part of the festivities surrounding the official opening of the Interactive Media Building, three stories high and part of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Lucas and Spielberg told USC students that they are learning about the industry at an extraordinary time of upheaval, where even proven talents find it difficult to get movies into theaters. Some ideas from young filmmakers "are too fringe-y for the movies," Spielberg said. "That's the big danger, and there's eventually going to be an implosion — or a big meltdown. There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a half-dozen megabudget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that's going to change the paradigm."

Lucas lamented the high cost of marketing movies and the urge to make them for the masses while ignoring niche audiences. He called cable television "much more adventurous" than film nowadays.
"I think eventually theLincolns will go away and they're going to be on television," Lucas said. "As mine almost was," Spielberg interjected. "This close -- ask HBO -- this close.""We're talking Lincoln and Red Tails -- we barely got them into theaters. You're talking about Steven Spielberg and George Lucas can't get their movie into a theater," Lucas said. "I got more people intoLincoln than you got into Red Tails," Spielberg joked. Spielberg added that he had to co-own his own studio in order to get Lincoln into theaters. "The pathway to get into theaters is really getting smaller and smaller," Lucas said. Mattrick and Spielberg also praised Netflix, prompting Boorstin to ask Spielberg if he planned to make original content for the Internet streamer. "I have nothing to announce," said the director.

Lucas and Spielberg also spoke of vast differences between filmmaking and video games because the latter hasn't been able to tell stories and make consumers care about the characters. Which isn't to say the two worlds aren't connected. Spielberg, in fact, has teamed with Microsoft to make a "TV" show for Xbox 360 based on the game Halo and he is making a movie based on the Electronic Arts game Need for Speed.



I think we are in the beginning of a new era for Hollywood.

 

[Danie84]

Queengelina the only female doing Will Smith Summer Blockbuster numbers

...and, I only paid to see GAWDZilla come thru and Snoop Dogg'd the buildings

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

I think we're in the transitional period between the failure of 3D

And the birth of full immersion VR or some sort of interactive perspective

Maybe merging games & movies

or

even crossovers the story starts as a movie continues as a game.. goes back to another movie

Something to involve the audience more in the story maybe the 4D
That universal does with rides like Harry Potter..