Hollywood What If Chapter 292
Walt Dishought that only Star Wars would be their problem and for the wo weeks they would have autonomy at the box offibsp;
However, oh of May, a mid-budget film produced by 20th tury Fox was released and John Carter's ticket sales were affected. The film was called Unfaithful. Aic thriller film.
Erotic thriller films were quite popur ie 90s and early 2000s. Fatal Attra, Basistind Eyes Wide Shut were just some of the famous films of the genre. Of course, the genre tio thrive in the decades that followed. The 50 Shades series was a successful franchise of the genre.
Perhaps because people were looking for something different, they decided to buy more tickets for Unfaithful than for John Carter, which was heavily ied.
John Carter grossed 53 million in its first ten days. As for Unfaithful, it grossed more than 7 million in its first three days.
Yes, for its genre, which was also rated R, Unfaithful was already doing well. Only a few R-rated films like John Wick, The Matrix and The Hangover have mao make a lot of mo the box offibsp;
But oh well, for obvious reasoic thrillers aic films were quite popur on DVD and in video stores. You know, people like to watch this kind of stuff in their own homes, preferably alone... To appreciate the art, of course.
Another week went by and the executives' fiden John Carter was waning. They watched, shitless, as the numbers kept dropping to dangerous levels.
They had already ied 350 million in this film... It was a huge sp in the face. The fact that they could never recoup their iment would be fatal to their future endeavours.
The 16th of May came and the most awaited sequel of Star Wars was released!
By this time, John Carter had already grossed 62 million... Based on this increase alohe film had already reached its end... In one week, the film only made 9 million. That was so fug sad, no lie.
Plus, John Carter had only been out for two weeks and was already running out of gas at the box offibsp;
But Walt Disney was still in denial, or maybe Michael Eisner was in denial.
They could not accept that John Carter was a box office flop, a tragedy. They still decided to promote the film for a week.
Furthermore, Walt Disney had iional distribution. Maybe they could recoup their iment iionally.
So yes, Walt Disney tio burn their money. Historically, this is probably the biggest box office flop that Disney has had iher timeline... Apart from The Ler, of course. hat this film was also produced by Walt Disney and their iment was rge. But just like John Carter, The Ler didn't have much to show for it, but that's aory.
As many expected, when Star Wars Episode 2: Attack Of The es was released, the first day box office was astounding.
On May 16, the first day of Star Wars Episode 2, it made over 30 million.
It was meant to be. This was a sign that the film would do well at the box office, unlike John Carter, whily made a mediocre 9 million on the first day.
Furthermore, the produ cost of Star Wars Episode 2 was only 115 million. That was small pared to John Carter's 250 million. It even did better at the box offibsp;
Ohing was clear, there was something wrong with the film. Who would want to see a film that had no clear ending?
Walt Disney focused too mu possible sequels and this was the downfall of John Carter.
When Disney felt that their promotion was useless, they decided to keep a low profile... They hope that the rea of fo John Carter was worth it, or else...
In May, only one film domihe month, and that was Star Wars Episode 2.
By the end of the month, Star Wars Episode 2 had already earned 216 million dolrs. The film made back its iment in just one month and may have even put more profit.
As for John Carter and Walt Disney... Meh.
This was just the start of the summer season and more films would be released over the few weeks.
June arrived and Kazir had no choice but to give the crew three days off as he was returning to Los Ao attend a premiere.
Filming of The Revenant was going well. In fact, Kazir could say they were ahead of schedule. The crew was happy to get a break and most of them returo Los Ao see their friends and families.
As for Tom Cruise, the star of the project, he decided to spend his time in ada with his current girlfriend, Penelope Cruz.
The couple didn't hide their retionship after Tom officially divoricole Kidman.
Since Penelope art of the cast, they could use their retionship to promote the film. They didn't have a problem with that. For Penelope, it could give her a better position in the industry, while Tom was ready to do anything as long as he could earn a golden statue.
Kazir also went through a divord his experience was not so good.
Although Tom had it worse. After his separation with Nicole Kidman, Tom was criticised by many people. Some neers believed that Tom had been brainwashed by Stology. Which led to their divorbsp;
To be ho, Kazir had no idea what Stology was. He didn't give a fuck either.
As a director, he khat the industry was never a good pyway. In fact, he believed that Hollywood itself was a giant cult.
Anyway, Kazir put on his suit and got ready for the limousine. He tried to call Angelina, but she didn't answer.
Kazir sighed, he had expected this. He knew his heart was not ready and he was afraid of getting hurt. So before things got serious, he decided to give it some thought.
He wao talk to Angelina, but the woman never answered...