Teletubby 138,446 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Paramount’s musical biopic “Better Man,” in which a CGI monkey portrays the British singer Robbie Williams, hit all the wrong notes with a paltry $1 million [Fri $560K Sat $295K Sun $195K] from 1,291 venues, albeit a smaller screen count than the average nationwide release. The film, directed by “The Greatest Showman’s” Michael Gracey, captures the rise of the best-selling local artist through the lens of a chimp because, as Williams puts it, he always felt “less evolved than other people.” Even across the pond, where Williams is more well known than he is in the States, “Better Man” faltered with $1.9 million to start and $4.7 million to date. Those ticket sales aren’t a good sign for commercial prospects, although “Better Man” has been well reviewed. “Better Man” was produced independently for roughly $110 million and acquired by Paramount for $25 million. “Robbie Williams played by a digitally animated chimpanzee [is] an outlandish choice. For anyone complaining that the industry plays it too safe, this is your movie,” says Gross. “The risk-taking is excellent, but $110 million is not realistic for the genre and for this musical artist. $25 to $30 million would have made more sense.” 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnikko 14,025 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 idk how they thought that big a budget was appropriate for a fairly niche film i bet the budget was for the cgi monkey https://linktr.ee/jamalholt 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakmasda 224 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 OOps! I guess his 300 million net worth will take the fall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndiGaga 6,182 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I would be interested but I dont want to see an ugly monkey for 2 hours Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo 7,433 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 As an American I have only heard one of his songs before, seemed like a big risk to replace the lead with a CGI Chimpanzee Don't visit my profile 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 16,069 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I mean if you lived in the 00s in Europe, robbie Williams was a megastar. But Honestly i think everyone hates him and this Isnt the 00s . And then this chimp idea Is a deservice. Its a hard pitch to sell, thought this from the beggining. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 16,069 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Pablo said: As an American I have only heard one of his songs before, seemed like a big risk to replace the lead with a CGI Chimpanzee Oh damn. Which One? Feel? Edited January 12 by Killa Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo 7,433 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 4 minutes ago, Killa said: Oh damn. Which One? Feel? No, Candy Don't visit my profile 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 16,384 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The most shocking thing I learnt when this movie came out was finding out that Robbie Williams is practically unknown in the US Do you feel him sir? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 138,446 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 'Better Man' was partially funded through a grant from the Australian Government. It was filmed at Melbourne’s Docklands Studios between May and June 2022 and was granted millions of dollars in subsidies from Film Victoria’s incentive program. It is the biggest production in the history of the state and saw the creation of 3,000 jobs and injected $142 million into the economy, the Victorian government said. However Victoria's net debt is expected to be $135.5 billion this financial year, rising to $152.9 billion in 2024-25, $166.1 billion in 2025-26 and $177.8 billion in 2026-27. The movie also benefited from the Federal Government’s Producer Offset, which provides a generous 40 per cent rebate for major films produced in Australia. I know that Australians wanted to make Rita Ora's biopic, but @Rat Boy didn't agree, and so they had to make one about Robbie Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles 2,548 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I saw the trailer in theaters last year and automatically thought it was trash, complete waste of investment 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 16,069 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 4 minutes ago, Pablo said: No, Candy Mess i didnt even knew that Was the title of the Song..honestly he really has a lot of hits 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
butthole 9,850 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Between this and the Lego Pharrell biopic, I'm wondering if they're an indicator of more to come or if their failures are enough to squash this trend. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 105,499 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Whoever think to release this in USA based on Ribbie's fame alone is delusional af lmao, like he is nobody here. He failed to crack the market in early 2000s, barely one hot wonder. Real talk. I seen it cos I know who he is, the film was great but the distributor could do more to sell this movie. But they didn't so it's on them that this movie flop here VS how it performed elsewhere (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝐹𝒶𝒾𝓇 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 105,499 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 8 minutes ago, butthole said: Between this and the Lego Pharrell biopic, I'm wondering if they're an indicator of more to come or if their failures are enough to squash this trend. There will be Michael Jackson ones this year. October. And likely do numbers. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝐹𝒶𝒾𝓇 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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