Why was John Carter a failure?
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Why was John Carter a failure?
John Carter as a title conveyed nothing to potential audiences about the movie they were being sold. Matters weren’t helped by the movie’s overall promotion. Stanton pushed for marketing ideas that, according to those who worked on the movie, failed to convey the necessary message.
Why is Citizen Kane considered the greatest movie ever made?
For many critics and film fans, Citizen Kane can lay claim to the title of the greatest movie ever made precisely because, even if only in the form of in-camera effects and a wealthy, lonely anti-villain, Welles’ movie even influenced the direction of Rotten Tomatoes’ highest-rated movie, 2017’s Paddington 2.
How much money did Disney lose on John Carter?
John Carter is the reigning champion of financial loss, with Disney taking a $200 million write down on the box office disaster….John Carter.
| Budget: $263.7 million | Financed by: Disney |
|---|---|
| Domestic Gross: $73,078,100 | Overseas Gross: $211,061,000 |
Why didn’t they make a John Carter 2?
Another big factor in why Disney won’t make John Carter 2 is the fact that the studio lost the rights to Burroughs’ John Carter book series. By 2014, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. implied Disney hadn’t done Burroughs’ work justice in its adaptation and would seek out another studio to better adapt the author’s work.
What is the number one worst movie ever made?
Worst Movies of All Time Top 10
- The Twilight Saga (35,593 votes)
- Batman and Robin (27,929 votes)
- Catwoman (22,544 votes)
- Spider-Man 3 (19,152 votes)
- Last Airbender (18,086 votes)
- Super Mario Bros.
- Battlefield Earth (16,138 votes)
- Jack and Jill (15,720 votes)
Why did Charles Foster Kane lose the election?
An election victory is almost certain until Gettys reveals evidence of Kane’s affair with a young singer named Susan Alexander. The scandal goes public and Kane loses the election decisively. The night of Kane’s loss, a drunk and disillusioned Leland asks him for a transfer to the Chicago paper.
What did Rosebud mean?
“Rosebud is the trade name of a cheap little sled on which Kane was playing on the day he was taken away from his home and his mother. In his subconscious it represented the simplicity, the comfort, above all the lack of responsibility in his home, and also it stood for his mother’s love, which Kane never lost.”