Evan Almighty will make a loss - who DIDN'T foresee that?

[Movies205]

"Why comedies can't have as big budgets as action films is a long story, but evidently they can't." Jay Roach

 

[punishermax]

I didn't know this movie cost that much. I saw the weekend totals, and thought to myself: "Well, that's a respectable number for a comedy opening in the week in front of the Fourth."

And then I saw the budget, and thought: "Wow! Wow! Why would you spend that much on a comedy like this?"

 

[Timstuff]

No comedy should cost 200 million!

Things are going really bad for Universal. Instead of padding up their annual releases with quality titles made at medium budgets, they keep dumping a whole bunch of money into one project, and that project always under preforms. They seriously need to get with the program, or they're going to end up getting sold like MGM did.

I suppose some bozo down there has it in their head that it's cheaper to have one expensive movie that makes 600 million than to make a bunch of less expensive movies that bring in a decent profit. Well, that'd be dandy if it weren't for the high probability that these big budget movies will flop. If you put all your eggs into one basket, there's always a chance that you're going to trip and loose everything. And that's exactly what Universal has done for the past several years.

 

[Furious Styles]

Somewhere, Kevin Costner feels a little better about himself.

 

[Kritish]

How the hell did it cost 200 million?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

How the hell did it cost 200 million?

Had to pay God for the rights to the story - God's a b*tch.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I could have told universal that this movie would flop. Like it or not Jim Carrey is a way bigger star than Carell. I say that because I see a few people on here who don't want to admit that.