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In response to "The absolute floor for the movie should have been $225M, and I think higher. Greatest Showman made $175, and the built in IP of MPR..." by MDH

I think we're debating philosophy at this point. 175 for this is what you reasonably expect. If you made it expecting more

Posted by Reagen Jan 17 '19, 06:38

then that's on you. It's like all the Star Wars debates around the time of the prequels. "If this did X then this does X*1.5, obviously". Doesn't work that way.

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I was expecting $250-$300 million. It's Mary Poppins. - David Jan 17, 06:50 5
- Their problem is that they made it 15-20 years too late. People who grew up with Mary Poppins (like me) have kids who are already grown up. They - pmb Jan 17, 07:39 1
  - Yep - I'd say 15 years is about right. They skipped the generation that should have been their target. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 17, 07:54
- Interesting to the IM, I hadn't heard that, but makes sense. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 07:05
- I think the win is getting anything at all out of 50 year old IP. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 06:53 1
  - See, they had no problem with Cinderella, but I guess that has unique brand awareness. - David Jan 17, 06:54
I get you, but when the movie costs $130M+ (P&A not included) you don't expect it to just make $175M domestically. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 06:40 2
- Which comes down to giving Rob Marshall way too much fricking free rein. - Reagen Jan 17, 06:46 1
  - Bumblebee is the same mistake (though they kept it cheap). "You loved Transformers!" "Yes. Love*d*." - Reagen Jan 17, 06:48

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I think we're debating philosophy at this point. 175 for this is what you reasonably expect. If you made it expecting more

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