This film won't make any money...

[Gamma Ray]

Seriously. I doubt this will make that much money. What do you think?

 

[green]

I think you should hold off and wait to see atleast a second of actual completed footage before making such statements.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Why? The director has done a good job on his other films. The story is great. It will be a visually strong film. It wont be a huge blockbuster but I dont think thats what they are shooting for. This is telling story with a heavy visual style. Sounds good to me.

 

[Spiked]

Why? The director has done a good job on his other films. The story is great. It will be a visually strong film. It wont be a huge blockbuster but I dont think thats what they are shooting for. This is telling story with a heavy visual style. Sounds good to me.

Agreed. I, for one, am looking forward to 300.

 

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[herakles]

Seriously. I doubt this will make that much money. What do you think?

Hopefully UR WRONG! I want this movie to sell enuff so that Steven Pressfield's version can get a green light for production!!!!

 

[PWN3R]

I can see the advertising now, "Based on the grapic novel from Frank Miller, the man who brought you Sin City."

That alone will get people to the movies...

 

[neemer5]

Based on the hype and promotion that it's getting, and the traffic to these threads, I'm going to predict modest earnings. It's going to take a lot of phenominal reviews to expect anything different.

 

[CConn]

It's not the type of movie that'll made a ton of money, but I don't see why it wouldn't do strong, Sin City-esque numbers if it ends up being a good film.

 

[Nivek]

It'll make a nice chunck of change, given the production style, I doubt it will cost all that much to produse.

 

[Tad Fatherton]

is it set for a big release, or is it only going to come out in select artsy-fartsy theatres?

 

[kytrigger]

I'm sure it's set for a major release. It's not an independent film, it's justnot a huge 200 million dollar budget kind of film either.

 

[KenK]

What's the budget for this? It wouldn't have to make much to turn a profit if the budget is modest, which I bet it is.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Why? The director has done a good job on his other films. The story is great. It will be a visually strong film. It wont be a huge blockbuster but I dont think thats what they are shooting for. This is telling story with a heavy visual style. Sounds good to me.

^Right

 

[GL's Light]

The budget is reportedly around $ 60 million.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

It'll do fine---it really all comes down to the trailers.

 

[Darth Elektra]

It will perform sortaof like Sin City. Modest.

 

[spideylover89]

I can see it possibly doing better than Sin City only because Spartan/Gladiator type films are very popular. Sin City had a few things going that didn't help it with mainstream audiences:
1) It was black and white. Even though it was absolutely gorgeous, a lot of people have a hard time with black and white and they weren't attracted to the idea.
2) Many were confused about the fact that it was 4 stories in one, not one continuous movie, so they thought there was no story at all.

300 can easily benefit from the fact that it's not multiple stories, but rather one story, so it won't be criticized for that. Also lets face it, a lot of people love war movies, especially ones set in ancient greek or roman times. With WOM spreading after comic con, I can see this film doing really well. Honestly after seeing that trailer, this film looks amazing.

 

[Lady Leonidas]

This movie most likely will make considerably more money than you think, by virtue of Gerard Butler's fans! Trust me on this one!

The costumes and love scenes - big draw.

Then add in Frank Miller's fans and the warrior types who will go for all of the testosterone... it will make money and I should think more than SIN CITY.

Lady Leonidas

 

[herakles]

love scenes - big draw.

If I wanted to see that I'd watch OZ

 

[Lady Leonidas]

If I wanted to see that I'd watch OZ

Why do you say that? Do you think or know that there will be homosexual aspects to the film? If you have a concern about that, check out the novel and see if Frank Miller included that aspect. He says the movie is very much like his graphic novel.


Well, I don't know if that part of some of the Spartan military culture will be a part of the film or not, but I do know that he (Gerard Butler) does have a very nice steamy heterosexual scene with his wife, the queen.


"Sparta needs sons", are his words. And his fans will be there to catch a glimpse and drool awhile!


And Herakles... breath, babe... it's only a movie!

Lady Leonidas

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Why? The director has done a good job on his other films. The story is great. It will be a visually strong film. It wont be a huge blockbuster but I dont think thats what they are shooting for. This is telling story with a heavy visual style. Sounds good to me.

Sure it's telling a story, a fictional story. people will watch this and believe it and say "damn Persians, you had no pitty!" But honestly I hope they have a disclaimer at the end

 

[herakles]

Why do you say that? Do you think or know that there will be homosexual aspects to the film? If you have a concern about that, check out the novel and see if Frank Miller included that aspect. He says the movie is very much like his graphic novel.


Well, I don't know if that part of some of the Spartan military culture will be a part of the film or not, but I do know that he (Gerard Butler) does have a very nice steamy heterosexual scene with his wife, the queen.


"Sparta needs sons", are his words. And his fans will be there to catch a glimpse and drool awhile!


And Herakles... breath, babe... it's only a movie!

Lady Leonidas

I was trying to be funny.
It's just that love scenes are soo unessessary to tell this story. The battle was about Love of one's country, family and culture NOT sex!! Also the 300 already had sons that is WHY they got chosen to fight!!! Also in the movie do you know if Leonidas tell his Queen Gorgo to FIND a GOOD husband before he leaves for the battle. This was to have been said by Leonidas.

 

[Lady Leonidas]

I was trying to be funny.
It's just that love scenes are soo unessessary to tell this story. The battle was about Love of one's country, family and culture NOT sex!! Also the 300 already had sons that is WHY they got chosen to fight!!! Also in the movie do you know if Leonidas tell his Queen Gorgo to FIND a GOOD husband before he leaves for the battle. This was to have been said by Leonidas.

Love scenes sell movie tickets!

No... love scenes are not necessary to tell this piece of history, but this Hollywood endeavor is undoubtedly more about selling tickets than it is about recounting a famous battle, though Frank Miller had full expectation that the accuracy aspect of this story stay true.

Yes, I know about having to have sired a son(s) in order to be part of the 300 unit, but I think what King Leonidas realized (and was saying with that statemen) is that Sparta was going to need as many future sons has she could conceive. Xerxes and the Persians were not going away ay time soon. And like after any war... a nation must repopulate.

As for the statement to his queen regarding finding a good husband... I am not sure. But... it would make perfect sense, he never expected that he or his 300 would return.

Lady Leonidas

 

[spideylover89]

No... love scenes are not necessary to tell this piece of history, but this Hollywood endeavor is undoubtedly more about selling tickets than it is about recounting a famous battle, though Frank Miller had full expectation that the accuracy aspect of this story stay true.

Sex isn't just a Hollywood thing, it's a Frank Miller thing. Like all of his stories you can expect 3 things:
1) Violence
2) Sex
3) and one badass story

The film is being adapted like Sin City, so basically what's on the page is in the movie. Also Frank's retelling of this story isn't 100% true either. He took many creative liberties, but stayed true to the essential core of each battle. As for the previous comment about homosexuality in the film, though historically accurate Miller chose to exclude that detail from the books. In his words, "this is fiction after all."