We have to ask our readers a question: have you seen any movies this month? If not, the people in Hollywood think they know why. You were too busy playing Halo 3, weren't you? According to many film executives, as reported by Advertising Age, Halo 3 is behind the worst October 5th opening weekend since 1999. Ticket sales for said weekend were down 27% from the same weekend last year, and executives are blaming Halo 3 for it all. As an example, the Ben Stiller flick The Heartbreak Kid opened with only $14 million, well shy of its $20-25 million goal. We suspect there may be another reason for the film's failure, but with Halo 3 raking in hundreds of millions of dollars, it's hard not to believe that the film industry is starting to take notice of the game industry. The difference is that games aren't simply a source of inspiration anymore. Now they're competition.
[Via Joystiq]
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10-16-2007 @ 4:19PM
sp00ks102 said...
It's called STOP MAKING SHITTY MOVIES
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10-16-2007 @ 4:19PM
BobTheMonkey said...
Or, perhaps, there was not a movie worth going to see.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:20PM
xenocidic said...
did they consider the fact that it stars Ben Stiller?
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10-16-2007 @ 4:29PM
Grant said...
exactly what everyone above said.
Make some good movies, we'll go see them.
just checked the movie listings:
Ben stiller flick got horrible reviews, of course it's more of the same, it's Ben stiller.
The Kingdom looks like a decent action flick, but what happened to the marketing for that? i think i saw 1 commercial for it.
Same goes for We Own the Night.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:29PM
andyg8180 said...
$10 to see a movie in a theater with crappy popcorn, withpeople screaming, cell phones ringing, sticky floors, and usually being uncomfortable...
- OR -
Rent it from Netflix on HD-DVD and watch it on a plasma with surround sound with MY choice of food, a beer, and in my boxers...
It's not that hard to choose...
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10-16-2007 @ 4:31PM
Wolvie75 VwR said...
Let's see.. you have a crappy ben stiller movie, a crappy Disney movie with the Rock, an adult movie not aimed at the halo core audience (The Kingdom) and a George Clooney movie about a lawyer.
Yep.. it's Halo's fault.
Why not blame TV b/c the new fall season started. Or Football on friday, saturday and sunday.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:31PM
zOmBiEcLoWn said...
I get more enjoyment out of a 2-hour session of Sneak King than watching any Ben Stiller movie.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:31PM
hydralisk456 said...
BAAWWWWWWWWW!! We can't make good movies so we're gonna blame video games! Wussies..
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10-16-2007 @ 4:37PM
Tony said...
I don't care what you guys say, Zoolander was awesome.
Also, I would agree with the general "sucky movies" concept here. Although I would like to see 30 Days of Night.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:38PM
Teh Bonerer said...
u would think this would be a message to Hollywood,
MAKE THE DAMN HALO MOVIE!
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10-16-2007 @ 4:41PM
dunnypop said...
actually I have a few movies I want to see.
The Kingdom, Heartbreak Kid (critics bashed it, but users said it isn't bad), Eastern Promises, and We Own the Night...
now to think of it, Halo 3 has eaten up all my movie time. they need to have 24 hr movie theaters!
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10-16-2007 @ 4:42PM
xenocidic said...
@tony, ok, I'll give you Zoolander, but that was also helped along by owen Wilson and david Duchovny.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:48PM
maniac0201 said...
I don't go to movies anymore. If they actually make a good movie (rare) I will rent or buy it. But blaming it on Halo is funny.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:49PM
Cerixus said...
Oh look, a Ben Stiller movie where everything goes wrong.
Oh look, hollywood whining about something.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:50PM
Cerixus said...
My sarcastic surprise, shock and gasp were apparently purged from my last post...
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10-16-2007 @ 4:51PM
ncsu1 said...
prices at our theatre keep going up.. screw that. i can wait
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10-16-2007 @ 4:52PM
Rk said...
What kind of shitty arse review site is that?
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10-16-2007 @ 4:52PM
Grant said...
"9. I don't care what you guys say, Zoolander was awesome."
I completely agree with you there Tony, but you have to admit, that is the only movie in his whole career that really stands out as different.
I would say night at the museum is different too, but that really just the typical ben stiller formula applied to a kid friendly film
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10-16-2007 @ 4:53PM
Cass-D said...
Movie Studios better pull their heads out of their... well you know! Come on I'm not going to put down my Halo 3 just to go shell out $20 buck to watch some lame as film. My sentiments with the other guys here, I rent it on HD-DVD or DVD and watch it home. It not Halo's fault it was better made than most movies out. Dear God, could you image the BS they would shell out if there was a movie on this thing. It would be a record holding film for ages. F'em all I'm not going to see shitty movies.
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10-16-2007 @ 4:55PM
Mauricio said...
i go to the movies as often as i can. but i wont go to the movies to watch a shit movie.
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