John Carter

[Klaus]

No. HoE there gives *lifetime* numbers for John Carter, not opening weekend.

On its opening weekend, John Carter did $30 million domestic, and about $70 million foreign, for a total of about $100 million for the weekend.

Hunger Games did $155 million opening weekend, just in the domestic market.

Internationally, JC did $70 million. HG did $59 million.

 

[Umbran]

Internationally, JC did $70 million. HG did $59 million.

Ah, okay. When you say "worldwide", that says to me "domestic + foreign" - because that's the whole world.

 

[Rhyssa]

This is how the marketing should have looked - Fan trailer - "Heritage".

So much more information there and the way it's presented raises anticipation to see the movie. Plus it doesn't really make it seem like just another period action movie. I did hear elsewhere that the "of Mars" was dropped because it didn't register well with the female demographic. While it doesn't bother me and wouldn't have affected my deciding to see the movie, I'm also not a typical female movie goer; many women not into scifi or gaming or anything "different" might see the "Mars" tag as a bad thing.

 

[qstor]

I saw it over the weekend. I really enjoyed it too. I hope they do Chessmen of Mars.

Mike

 

[Farganger]

Last weekend, I managed to see both "The Hunger Games" and "John Carter" at a top-drawer cinema in LA with my wife, my nephew (a newbie RPGer) and some writerly Hollywood type hangers-on. Neither film was terrible, and in fact John Carter seems to me to have been rather unfairly treated by the Disney brass.

I'd suggest it's well worth watching at the theater, or on DVD, at some point. I'd probably go 8 out of 10 in terms of a personal rating, and would certainly see any sequel on the big screen . . . if the production plans weren't scrapped and various kill-clauses activated in the wake Disney's write-down/quarterly loss announcement.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Please to see that, despite Disney's best efforts, John Carter has made its budget back now

John Carter's Trip to Mars Finally Earns Its Budget - Forbes

Cheers

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

That fills me with glee Plane Sailing, wish that it would matter to Disney's execs though. I've been trying a word of mouth campaign of my own telling those who I know enjoy sci fi adventures that it is worth their money.