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It's gonna bomb!

posted 15 years ago by downbyload
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The director, nor the production company has a track record to be happy about when it comes to boxoffice results. It might be good... but it's gonna Bomb! Biiiig Time!

[–] Bruarvatn 14 years ago

I think it's gonna be a winner. The teaser trailer is very good. Looks like a real solid movie.

[–] downbyload 13 years ago

I hate being right... a little bit more than 20.000 the first weekend?
Badabim BadaBOOOM!

[–] Renaldo Matlin 13 years ago

downbyload, are you an idiot. 20,000 the first weekend in NORWAY is a good figure. This is Norway (pop 5 million), not the US (pop 300 million).

And this week it was just revealed that so far 200,000 people have seen KONGEN AV BASTØY in the first four weeks. That makes it the most popular movie right now in Norwegian theaters. If you call the most popular movie in theaters a failure, what would you call those that actually DO fail?

200,000 is a solid figure for any film here, especially when it's only been showing for a month. For comparison the box office hit INCEPTION was seen by 360,000 people during its entire run in Norwegian theaters. KONGEN AV BASTØY could very well reach those numbers before it leaves theaters. Experts already call it a cinema success.

So what have we learned from this? In future: pay no attention to downbyload's "predictions".

[–] cjbotts-1 12 years ago

Proper schooling. Very nice.

[–] gregbarnes 12 years ago

Seconded.

[–] vilj-1 12 years ago

Great response! You took him to school.

[–] 12 years ago

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[–] lulupalooza 8 years ago

You hate being right? That's unique. 

Aside from box office, 7 awards and 6 nominations was decent recognition for the film. It's currently doing well on Netflix and I personally loved it.

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[–] maggwe87 13 years ago

It will "bomb", but Norwegian films are financed in a different way through the state. We don't _really_ expect any movie to actually make a profit, and it doesn't matter.

[–] Renaldo Matlin 13 years ago

Yes that is true, although there are exceptions. MAX MANUS for example cost 50 million kroners to make, but was seen by so many people in Norway alone that it made its money back before the DVD sales (which are also great). But when a film hits the 200,000 ticket-mark in Norway, it is not a "bomb", not by a long shot.

[–] FrauMachina 12 years ago

And that is probably why they make good, genuine movies in Norway, and not glossy, superficial, nauseating american hero movies.

And it didn't bomb, not by far. Read above comments by Renaldo Matlin.

[–] TheMachinistSleeps 12 years ago

I don't think so. Australian movies are 99% government funded and still 99% terrible.

[–] a-movie-fan 11 years ago

I don't think so. Australian movies are 99% government funded and still 99% terrible.

Sorry, but I don't agree with you. I have had the pleasure of watching many Australian films and though some are shockers, I find most Australian movies extremely entertaining. I suppose it depends on what you like and whether it was good for you! I find most of their movies very real, stripped bare and minus the bullsh!t that a lot of our films here have. 'Romper Stomper,' Lantana and so many more!
I don't believe Box Office statistics have any real bearing on whether a movie is good or bad. I prefer small Indie films over Blockbusters any day!

I just finished watching 'King of Devil's Island' and I liked it. Though another disturbing time in our history, it has been told in a more subtle manner than I am used to seeing. I didn't find it at all pretentious and I liked that they didn't feel the need to embellish like many before it have on this subject matter. Instead, I found the direction to be more along the lines of 'less is more,' while chilling, it managed to leave it up to the audience to join the proverbial dots of what else would have occurred at a place like this.

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