Post by Admin on Oct 12, 2015 17:14:14 GMT -4
15 Million this film was a flop read more.
“Pan” is getting slammed as one of the worst Peter Pan adaptations in history with one critic putting it in the same category as Disney’s “Lone Ranger,” a film that was similarly billed as a major blockbuster only to leave the studio with a staggering loss.
J.M. Barrie’s magical tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up has been around for over 100 years, but “Pan” delves into uncharted territory: the Neverland origin story. However, a fairy-tale ending wasn’t in the cards for studio Warner Bros: The film, starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund, cost $150 million to produce, but flopped at the box office, grossing just $15.5 million.
When stacked up against other fairy-tale movies, Disney’s “Cinderella” earned roughly $68 million opening weekend in March, and Universal’s “Snow White and the Huntsmen” brought in over $56 million when it made its debut in June 2012.
Signs of trouble have been trickling in over the past year: Reshoots forced the Time Warner Inc. TWX, +0.12% studio to push back “Pan” from July to October, and fury over the casting of a white Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily resurfaced talk of Hollywood race-bending.
2013’s high-budget “The Lone Ranger” was also slated to be a big summer draw, produced by the same team behind the “Pirates of the Caribbean” juggernaut. But the film bombed spectacularly, costing $215 million to make, but earning just $89 million domestically. Worldwide, the film went on to gross over $260 million, but Disney DIS, +0.75% has said it lost millions on marketing and promotion costs.
“Pan” is getting slammed as one of the worst Peter Pan adaptations in history with one critic putting it in the same category as Disney’s “Lone Ranger,” a film that was similarly billed as a major blockbuster only to leave the studio with a staggering loss.
J.M. Barrie’s magical tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up has been around for over 100 years, but “Pan” delves into uncharted territory: the Neverland origin story. However, a fairy-tale ending wasn’t in the cards for studio Warner Bros: The film, starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund, cost $150 million to produce, but flopped at the box office, grossing just $15.5 million.
When stacked up against other fairy-tale movies, Disney’s “Cinderella” earned roughly $68 million opening weekend in March, and Universal’s “Snow White and the Huntsmen” brought in over $56 million when it made its debut in June 2012.
Signs of trouble have been trickling in over the past year: Reshoots forced the Time Warner Inc. TWX, +0.12% studio to push back “Pan” from July to October, and fury over the casting of a white Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily resurfaced talk of Hollywood race-bending.
2013’s high-budget “The Lone Ranger” was also slated to be a big summer draw, produced by the same team behind the “Pirates of the Caribbean” juggernaut. But the film bombed spectacularly, costing $215 million to make, but earning just $89 million domestically. Worldwide, the film went on to gross over $260 million, but Disney DIS, +0.75% has said it lost millions on marketing and promotion costs.
