The reason it flopped is because...
It's not goofy enough to hold kid's attention and not smart enough to hold parent's attention. Just my opinion.
shareThis film so far to date as made 95 million dollars world wide. Remember it is a British film being distributed in the U.S. by Disney.
It only had to make 50 million with production cost and prints and advertising to break even. After that is is all profit.
So far it has made a profit of 45 million dollars. With DVD and pay Cable. Posters, games, t-shirts, action figures. Vanguard and Disney will take in an estimated 95-110 million dollars. Yep thats a flop alright.
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Did it flop? I took my 9-year-old niece and we loved it, along with my mother. She even started dancing around at the end when all the birds are celebrating in the bar. All the kids the in American suburban theater loved it.
"Nobody's perfect."
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"I took my 9-year-old niece and we loved it, along with my mother. She even started dancing around at the end when all the birds are celebrating in the bar."
If your mother started dancing around in the cinema at the end, it must have been a hell of a movie. Maybe I should see it myself.
I know you're joking, but believe it or not I've actually seen that happen in a few screenings. The best course of action is to get your head down, and run out of there as quickly as possible.. before they ask you to join in..
95 million? Cite please. IMDB shows as follows:
Business Data for
Valiant (2005)
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Budget
$40,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend
$5,914,722 (USA) (21 August 2005) (2,014 Screens)
£1,096,329 (UK) (27 March 2005) (403 Screens)
€30,430 (Netherlands) (31 July 2005) (75 Screens)
Gross
$5,914,722 (USA) (21 August 2005)
£8,494,897 (UK) (3 July 2005)
£8,430,974 (UK) (12 June 2005)
£8,397,737 (UK) (5 June 2005)
£8,092,878 (UK) (22 May 2005)
£7,997,026 (UK) (15 May 2005)
£7,873,563 (UK) (8 May 2005)
£7,516,781 (UK) (1 May 2005)
£7,234,264 (UK) (24 April 2005)
£6,773,076 (UK) (17 April 2005)
£5,969,322 (UK) (10 April 2005)
£3,875,739 (UK) (3 April 2005)
£1,096,329 (UK) (27 March 2005)
€30,430 (Netherlands) (31 July 2005)
Weekend Gross
$5,914,722 (USA) (21 August 2005) (2,014 Screens)
£17,721 (UK) (3 July 2005) (129 Screens)
£26,339 (UK) (12 June 2005) (196 Screens)
£81,366 (UK) (5 June 2005) (296 Screens)
£88,275 (UK) (22 May 2005) (345 Screens)
£107,749 (UK) (15 May 2005) (385 Screens)
£171,960 (UK) (8 May 2005) (411 Screens)
£238,246 (UK) (1 May 2005) (449 Screens)
£334,669 (UK) (24 April 2005) (432 Screens)
£524,441 (UK) (17 April 2005) (439 Screens)
£906,754 (UK) (10 April 2005) (428 Screens)
£921,359 (UK) (3 April 2005) (414 Screens)
£1,096,329 (UK) (27 March 2005) (403 Screens)
€30,430 (Netherlands) (31 July 2005) (75 Screens)
Production Dates
15 April 2005
Filming Dates
2 January 2003 - ??
Yup, so far that's a flop.
Hi,
I can hardly speak for the rest of the UK, but here in Oxford the cinema seemed to shun the film, only screening it at times during the day and also certainly no more than two weeks.
if this strategy was nationwide then not many people would be able to see it, hence low box office takings. for some reason, here in oxford some films seem to get this treatment. i really wanted to see valiant but will now have to wait for the dvd release.
From memory when it hit the cinema and all the making of stuff was on TV, the production budget was about £3.5m ($6.5m) .. not the $40m mentioned above. A lot was made of the fact that it was a tiny team exclusively using off the shelf software and rendering engines hence why it was so cheap.
shareMore financial info about "Valiant"
Released in US August 19, 2005
Total US Gross $19,471,912
Production Budget $35,000,000
Worldwide Gross $58,471,912
These totals were ripped directly from:
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/VALNT.php
Don't forget marketing costs. Commericals and billboards aren't cheap.
share"Don't forget marketing costs. Commericals and billboards aren't cheap."
A films "budget" almost always includes marketing...so 40 mil including.
Hi, I'm really sorry, but speaking as an avid Disney fan and animation freak, I was really disapointed with this movie, I'm sorry, but I think it's actually the first animated film I really haven't liked. The characters weren't well developed or believable, the plot was shaky and I can't really remember any good jokes. I didn't find the animation overly stunning either. The pigeons didn't look like they should have been able to fly, and Valiants voice didn't fit at all.
To those of you who dissed 2d animation and good story and character developement, wow, I hope that was sarcasm, otherwise todays audiences are really losing brain cells at quite the alarming rate. CGI can make for beautiful animation (the Incredibles, Shrek, Madagascar...style at least) but when it comes to Valiant, give me Lion King or Emperors New Groove any day of the week.
There should definitely be more animal films done in CGI, but done well and believably, like the fish in Finding Nemo, or Buster from Toy Story
"He will be irresistably drawn to large cities where he will back up sewers, reverse street signs and steal everyone's left shoe"
Actually it doesn't. Usually its equal to the films budget.
shareWhy such a terrible movie as this makes 95 million and Serenity makes 25 mil is beyond me. Valiant is horrible. One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Why such great actors as John Cleese and Ewan McGregor are in it is a complete mystery.
shareyea its a british film. that is why it was boring
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