Disney's Frozen - Part 4

[DA_Champion]

No. They had bad buzz going in. Just like Frozen. The fact that all three surprised makes them all similar. They all opened alright but not huge and their word of mouth is what took them as far as they did.

Avatar and Titanic were all over media as discussion points prior to being released, both were the most expensive movies of all time. They were movies that people not into movies wanted to see.

 

[sueb1863]

The only buzz Titanic had was that it was the most expensive movie ever made and a lot of people thought it would bomb. Nobody had much faith in it, it looked like a tacky historical love story. Its first weekend gross (12/19/1997) was fairly modest, it only made 28 million, good but not amazing. It wasn't until WOM kicked in, and it actually increased the following weekend, that people realized this was going to be a huge hit.

 

[Kelly]

Titanic was SLAMMED by the media before it came out.... Cameron was deemed a crazy man.

 

[DarkKnight88]

And Avatar was ridiculed before it was released. Smurfs in space and all that. It opened with 70 M but then word of mouth took hold and kept climbing.

Moral of the story, don't ever second guess James Cameron.

 

[Kelly]

And Avatar was ridiculed before it was released. Smurfs in space and all that. It opened with 70 M but then kept climbing.

Moral of the story, don't ever second guess James Cameron.

haha....exactly.

 

[DA_Champion]

Titanic was SLAMMED by the media before it came out.... Cameron was deemed a crazy man.

It got both slams and curiosity which means that everybody and not just movie buffs knew that it was coming, that works out to tremendous buzz.

Frozen did not have that kind of buzz and public awareness, but keep debating away if you want, whatever.

 

[Kelly]

It got both slams and curiosity which means that everybody and not just movie buffs knew that it was coming, that works out to tremendous buzz.

Frozen did not have that kind of buzz and public awareness, but keep debating away if you want, whatever.

Frozen had no promotion, it wasn't that there was bad word of mouth before it came out, or horrible trailers, etc.....it just got nothing. I saw the trailers on youtube, not on my tv. We needed a family movie for Thanksgiving, and that was our pick. I was extremely surprised, and really enjoyed it. I was kind of sad that, as good as it was, not enough people would see it. BOY WAS I WRONG...lol

 

[sueb1863]

How does a movie with "tremendous buzz" only make 28 million its opening weekend? Even by 1997 standards that isn't a whole lot.

The only buzz I remember hearing about Titanic was what a dud it was probably going to be. EW even did an article asking if it would be "unsinkable", i.s. able to make a profit:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290182,00.html

 

[craigdbfan]

I remember the zero promotion and lack of faith Frozen was getting. Didn't seem like Disney was all too confident in it. It surprised everyone, including myself who thought it looked like a generic mess compared to Tangled.

Thankfully I was dead freaking wrong.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Yeah, that first trailer with just Olaf and Sven didn't help to get me exceptionally hyped going in. It told nothing of the story and basically played like one of throes Ice Age teasers with the squirrel.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Elsa in Once Upon A Time


comic-con season 4 trailer "Frozen"

 

[Young Superman]

That scene was awesome.

 

[Raiden]

 

[Young Superman]

Nice

 

[Incarnadine]

Frozen still chugging along in Japan, but I really miss the months of incredible holds it had.
As of last weekend Frozen was up to $248.25 million and it should end up over $250 million. We'll never know how much it could have done if the video on demand and DVD/Blue Ray releases hadn't kneecapped it (just like in North America).

 

[sueb1863]

I heard on the news that they were going to do a series of book sequels to the movie, rather than do a movie sequel. Anyone else catch that?

 

[Sawyer]

They're doing books related to the movie, but that in no way prevents the possibility certainty of a sequel.

 

[Young Superman]

As big as this film ended up being. I have a feeling we are going to get a big screen sequel within the next 5-10 years.

 

[Young Superman]

Georgina Haig looks perfect as a live action Elsa in ABC's OUAT.

 

[danoyse]

I saw Idina Menzel on Broadway in If/Then tonight. She was amazing.

Although... it's definitely not for the little Frozen fans. One of her songs is called "What the ****?"

 

[sueb1863]

That reminds me of all the young Harry Potter fans who went to see Daniel Radcliffe star in 'Equus' on Broadway. Not only was he completely nude in one scene, but the play itself is dark and disturbing and definitely NOT kid friendly. It's not a nice little story about a boy and his horse, but parents must have thought it was OK because Harry Potter was in it...

 

[danoyse]

No, actually most parents didn't take their kids to see Equus on Broadway for that very reason. Radcliffe got raves for his performance, and it did well enough at the box office, but there was never a big issue with parents taking kids and being shocked to learn about the content. It was made clear by all of the publicity (and at the box office) that it wasn't for children. During its London run, I remember there was even a group of parents throwing a fit that he had the nerve to do an adult role.

When he did How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying a few years later, that place was flooded with kids and it sold out all the time.

I didn't see any very young kids at If/Then last night. Far as I know, it's never been an issue there, either. Parents are being well-warned in this case too.

 

[DarkKnight88]

As big as this film ended up being. I have a feeling we are going to get a big screen sequel within the next 5-10 years.

I hope not.

The Disney fairy tale classics never needed sequels (don't count those crappy DTV ones). Make shorts but move along. Frozen should stay as it is as one film just like Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast etc...

 

[Faora]

I hope the sequel will be done in 3-4 years.

 

[sueb1863]

The storyline in OUaT is a sequel of sorts since it takes place after the events of the movie and shows what happens next with the characters.