director blames men for charlie angel reboot box office bomb

[FromStLouis]

She said this in the lead up to the film being released, not after it bombed at the box office.

Still, the director is aware that, in an age of streaming, “getting people off their couches to pay a babysitter, buy dinner, buy popcorn” is a tough ask.

“Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie, too. This movie has to make money,” she says, plainly.

“If this movie doesn’t make money it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies.”

And yeah it probably does reinforce some dumb stereotypes in Hollywood.

Still I never got the impression that so much was riding on this particular movie.

Atomic Blonde felt more important than this. I wouldn't mind seeing that get a sequel.

Women action movies will be fine. I mean Sigourney Weaver is the GOAT.

. . . Although, Uma Thurman might give her a run for her money.

 

[Easy-E]

This is why I'm done with this "woke" bullshyt Hollywood pulling.

'You don't like this? You're racist/sexism/homophobic, etc.'

I didn't know this movie existed one week ago

 

[Kingshango]

Maybe.

JUUUUUUUUUST maybe.

Your movie sucks?

 

[jwinfield]

Atomic Blonde felt more important than this. I wouldn't mind seeing that get a sequel.

Atomic Blonde made $100M against a $30M budget, I'd take a sequel.

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

It wasn’t advertised that well, I didn’t know they had a new Charlie’s Angels until I saw the bootleg come up on sites as recently added material.

 

[⠀X ⠀]

They said the same thing about ghostbusters. Maybe they should stop making wack movies and trying to push a feminist agenda along with it.

 

[FromStLouis]

Atomic Blonde made $100M against a $30M budget.

John Wick only made $86 Million against $30 Million dollar budget, I don't need you to mansplain to me how the movie business works.

 

[JLova]

Terrible casting and there was really no need for a Charlie's Gnels movie.

 

[jwinfield]

John Wick only made $86 Million against $30 Million dollar budget, I don't need you to mansplain to me how the movie business works.

I added in that I'd take a sequel.

I fukked with the movie and it's also proof that men aren't against female action stars.

I remember seeing the trailer for CA a few months ago and nothing looked appealing about it.

 

[duckbutta]

She did the Pitch Perfect movies.

I think she only did one of them, and I think that was because Jason Moore wanted to much money.

 

[tremonthustler1]

• 'You've had 37 Spider-Man movies'

In addition to the fact that nobody asked for this movie, everyone's saving their money for Frozen 2. Also, a movie like this is probably best suited for the summer, but we all know why they didn't drop it then...

a Spider-Man movie was out

 

[Kerkum]

Charlie how yo angels get down like that

 

[BeeCityRoller]

The Numbers reports the film only made $8.6 million in its opening weekend.


These results are way worse than even the most conservative estimates according to Box Office Pro.


Box Office Pro had previously predicted the film would bring in between $25 and $35 million in its opening weekend citing Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott as positives as well as “the demand for more high profile / tentpole films led by empowering female characters.”

 

[2-Digit]

I can't remember the last time I went to a movie theater and was asked my gender before being handed my ticket

Plus having a bull dyke like Kristen Stewart as a lead, when Charlie's Angel's always had an air of femininity is extremely off putting, her lack of acting ability notwithstanding

Lastly, the advertising for this movie popped up on my FB timeline daily....if you have to promote your movie THAT much, just know it's going to be shyt

 

[Kilgore Trout]

You hate to see it