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Anti-Gun Movie Bombs at the Boxoffice

Well, this thread didn't have much promise, but now it's ruined.

Your posts aren't really that bad. But its a duplicate thread. The hollywood gun haters banked on the lying bitch winning the election. when that went down the toilet, apparently so did the main reason for this dog of a movie.
 
as I noted in another thread, this movie was created based on the belief that the lying bitch was going to win and with her coronation, this movie would be launched to give her Bannerrhoid schemes a boost of public support. With the Lying Bitch losing, the main purpose of this move was lost as was the secondary purpose-to make the anti gun scum lickers who created it-money.

The movie would have done poorly even if Clinton won. The left does like to remind everyone that Clinton won the popular vote around 3 million.But yet most of those people did not go see the movie. It could be that people don't prefer blatantly political movies at the movie theaters regardless who is in it and regardless of how good the acting is. The movie could have had an opposite theme and still lost.

The trailers I have seen were fraught with fibs-such as the lead character howling that you can by an assault rifle without any paperwork which is a lie since assault rifles made after 5/19/86 are illegal for anyone other than government agents and Title II manufacturers to possess and those made before then require a 11 month background check, a 200 dollar tax stamp, and (until recently) the approval (which may be withheld for ANY reason) of your chief local law enforcement officer.
You do have to remember that anti-2nd amendment trash use the term assault weapon and assault rifle interchangeably and like to call certain semi-automatic firearms assault rifle.Heck if they could they would probably call all semiautomatic firearms "assault rifles". That's just how dishonest anti-2nd amendment trash are.



Just in case anyone asks whats the difference between an assault weapon and assault rifle. An assault weapon is any semi-automatic firearm that has certain cosmetic features. Some states have a 1 or more features test for an assault weapon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban#Criteria_of_an_assault_weapon

Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
  • Magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip
  • Threaded barrel to attach barrel extender, flash suppressor, handgrip, or suppressor
  • Barrel shroud safety feature that prevents burns to the operator
  • Unloaded weight of 50 oz (1.4 kg) or more
  • A semi-automatic version of a fully automatic firearm.
Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following:
  • Folding or telescoping stock
  • Pistol grip
  • Detachable magazine.


An assault rifle is a selective fire (in layman's terms it has a switch that allows it to either fire in automatic/burst mode or semiautomatic mode) rifle that accepts a detachable magazine and fires and intermediate size cartridge(a round more powerful than typical handgun ammo but not as powerful as a full power rifle ammo). No assault rifle is an assault weapon and no assault weapon is an assault rifle.
 
Old people do.


I think that is factually incorrect. In most developed countries cinema audiences are predominantly very young.

Anyway ins't 'bombed' a bit unfortunate in this context?
 
"Miss Sloane", an anti-gun movie that demonizes the NRA, has bombed at the box office, making just over 3 million in the first week. That comes out to 9 movie goers per theater per day for this dog.

That just goes to show that the whole gun control effort is a top down affair. There's no support for more regulations in the general public.

I sure hope these pinheads put their own money into this poodle. A whole raft of anti-war, anti-military movies cratered and they still kept making them. And now this. These guys have a fiduciary duty to put the money into movies that will make money, not to make their own little bleeding hearts go pitter-pat.

No it shows that people dont want to watch those kinds of movies in the cinema. Quite a few of non "sci-action" movies fail at the box office, but then do great business on streaming services.

And it is not like right wing movies are great hits.. remember Atlas Shrugged series? Part 1 made 4.6 million but cost 20 million. Despite this, the right wing got the next 2 made as well, and they bombed just as bad if not worse. Part 2 cost 10 million to make and made 3.3 million and part 3, cost 5 million to make and made under 1 million at the box office. Can you say absolute flop?
 
No it shows that people dont want to watch those kinds of movies in the cinema. Quite a few of non "sci-action" movies fail at the box office, but then do great business on streaming services.

And it is not like right wing movies are great hits.. remember Atlas Shrugged series? Part 1 made 4.6 million but cost 20 million. Despite this, the right wing got the next 2 made as well, and they bombed just as bad if not worse. Part 2 cost 10 million to make and made 3.3 million and part 3, cost 5 million to make and made under 1 million at the box office. Can you say absolute flop?

I don't think the movies are comparable. Atlas Strugged received overwhelmingly negative reviews for poor writing, lackluster acting, and bad filming and editing processes. Miss Sloane was an absolute darling of the reviewers and has already been nominated for awards.
 
"Miss Sloane", an anti-gun movie that demonizes the NRA, has bombed at the box office, making just over 3 million in the first week. That comes out to 9 movie goers per theater per day for this dog.

That just goes to show that the whole gun control effort is a top down affair. There's no support for more regulations in the general public.

I sure hope these pinheads put their own money into this poodle. A whole raft of anti-war, anti-military movies cratered and they still kept making them. And now this. These guys have a fiduciary duty to put the money into movies that will make money, not to make their own little bleeding hearts go pitter-pat.

Atlas Shrugged featured a list of nobody's and lost $15 million. What's your point?
 
I think that is factually incorrect. In most developed countries cinema audiences are predominantly very young.

Anyway ins't 'bombed' a bit unfortunate in this context?

Yep it is more like drowned in it's own BS.
 
Atlas Shrugged featured a list of nobody's and lost $15 million. What's your point?

I really thought that point was explained. Must be that comprehension thing again that thinks unevidenced assertions actually have a point.
 
I really thought that point was explained. Must be that comprehension thing again that thinks unevidenced assertions actually have a point.

Yeah, you should study more...

Atlas Shrugged (2011) - Box Office Flops

Secondly, an anti abortion film would probably lose money before production. Some topics don't flock'em in; like Atlas Shrugged.

I don't think there are many, like myself, who are going to rush out at $12.00 a through to watch a gun argument movie; we'll wait for the video.
 
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I don't think the movies are comparable. Atlas Strugged received overwhelmingly negative reviews for poor writing, lackluster acting, and bad filming and editing processes. Miss Sloane was an absolute darling of the reviewers and has already been nominated for awards.

Of course they can be compared. I could give a rats ass about the reviewers. This has to be do about the story overall and the actors in the roles.

The plot of Atlas Shrugged and its sequels is mind-numbing boring. Its from a far right wacko book about freaking trains! You try explaining that to people when trying to get them to go see it. And then the actors in it.. B-actors at best.. top name Taylor Schilling, who most will say who?... including me. Had to google her before I realised it was the chick from an Orange is a the New Black.

Now this "Miss Sloane" movie. Title is yawn, a total failure to describe the plot. I am more reminded of Miss Congeniality, a comedy than anything else. Secondly the plot and the trailers look and sound more like a Saturday TV movie than something you would want to pay massive amount of money to go see in a noisy and smelly cinema. Now compared to Atlas Shrugged, at least they have some sort of name recognition in Jessica Chastain, but lets be brutally honest here.. no one goes to watch a movie with Jessica Chastain as the main lead. Yes she was okay in Zero Dark Thirty, but most of her successful movies have been as a supporting actress and until she finds THE role that will take her out of that category and maintain it, then that is what people will see in her... a supporting role... if they even know her. She is not exactly a household name.

Miss Sloane cost 13 million to make, and got 3.3 million in the US. Once its international run (if any) and its streaming income (and DVD sales) are incorporated, then it will mostly be close to break even.

The Atlas series cost 35 million to make and made around 9 million.... dunno about DVDs or streaming, but it did not go overseas (both Boxoffice Mojo and other sites have zero overseas income). I cant find it on any streaming services here.

Both movies had failure (as defined in big box office opening weekend) written all over them before they were even released, but considering their low budgets it is not a big deal.

It is funny when we talk box office hits.. Waterworld often quoted as one of the biggest failures in movie history and while it only made 88 million in the US on a budget of 175 million, the foreign box office totalled 176 million, so it actually made a nice profit. Ironic no? Or the biggest bomb of all time (for many).. John Carter. 263 million budget but only 73 million in box office in the US. Problem is, it raked in an additional 211 million overseas and actually gave a profit.. go figure. People tend to forget overseas income still... something that they should not :)
 
Yeah, you should study more...

Atlas Shrugged (2011) - Box Office Flops

Secondly, an anti abortion film would probably lose money before production. Some topics don't flock'em in; like Atlas Shrugged.

I don't think there are many, like myself, who are going to rush out at $12.00 a through to watch a gun argument movie; we'll wait for the video.

I do not believe their is a study course for clairvoyance.

I really think you should address the post on which you commented on and showing no relevant point was made. You see that is what you get when you post idiotic assertions for which you have no evidence or reference. It's pie in the shy crap being splattered around.

Nice of you to finally post what you had in mind. Try to do it before being asked it shows you actually have something worth commenting on. .

Both abortion and gun control are driven by ideological lunatics using emotional arguments and propaganda. Why should the issues get significantly different box office reactions?
 
Atlas Shrugged featured a list of nobody's and lost $15 million. What's your point?

The Hollywood Jihad against the NRA and our gun rights at the last election featured a ton of A List stars and lost far worse and far more money
 
The Hollywood Jihad against the NRA and our gun rights at the last election featured a ton of A List stars and lost far worse and far more money

HW may not like the NRA, but they sure do love their guns. At least, it certainly appears that they cannot make a movie without one.
 
HW may not like the NRA, but they sure do love their guns. At least, it certainly appears that they cannot make a movie without one.

Hollyweird is not concerned as they use fake guns or can continue with fake guns and effects, Hollyweird loves money and what sells to pubic taste and demand.
 
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