No sequel for Serenity

[Truth Seeker]

Look...one last time, folks....
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[trancejeremy]

First, I don't trust Whedon to tell the truth. I think he likes yanking chains.

Second, oh well. Even if there is no more, it ended well.

Third, it seems like the numbers I saw indicated that worldwide total broke even with the budget, so dvd/video would be over that.

Yeah, the worldwide gross was $38.85 million

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=serenity.htm

But that was gross. Studios have different ways of accounting. IIRC, Forest Gump supposedly never broke even, despite making 100s of millions in the theaters.

 

[DwelleroftheDeep]

How big in the movie industry is $39 million, btw?

It's not very big at all from what I've gathered. I think a lot of movies (At least Superhero movies) are made for double that or even more.

 

[Mistwell]

For comparison, Jackass II cost $11.5 M to make, and made $54.5M in less than two weeks in the theatres. If you were a studio, which would you think is a more profitable road to follow?

 

[Berandor]

Serenity. I'd make Serenity sequels until the public finally got a taste for quality.

 

[Meloncov]

Danm.

At least there's still hope of more printed material in the Firefly verse.

 

[Ranger REG]

For comparison, Jackass II cost $11.5 M to make, and made $54.5M in less than two weeks in the theatres. If you were a studio, which would you think is a more profitable road to follow?

The movie that would cater to the turd spectrum of humaniti ... (including Arnwyn*)

Honestly, what do you expect from the majority of Earth's population who like iPods and pay-2-play MMORPGs? Stop hoping.

*Just kidding ... no, really, I'm being sincere ... honest ....

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Somehow, I had a feeling.

 

[Richards]

Damn. And I was one of those 2 or 3 fans that had been holding out hope. Oh well....

Johnathan

 

[Brakkart]

Well that sucks. Not exactly a great surprise I guess, but I was hoping there'd be another film. I've got the DVD's though, so at least I have that much greatness on my shelves.