Comments on: Monday Morning Box Office Report – Jan. 21st, 2008 http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/01/21/monday-morning-box-office-report-jan-21st-2008/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rian http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/01/21/monday-morning-box-office-report-jan-21st-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-312897 Rian Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:04:28 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/01/21/monday-morning-box-office-report-jan-21st-2008/#comment-312897 I loved Cloverfield and am very happy that it was able to be so good for so cheap and get lots of acknowledgment and money in return, but at the same time I really hope that this film's success doesn't spark a series of copycats who want to cash in on cheap "handheld" films. I have the feeling that it's inevitable, though. Henrik - I have a feeling that a good chunk of the budget for Kevin Smith's new movie is paying for the big names involved. Cloverfield didn't have any stars on the level of Elizabeth Banks or Seth Rogan, so I'd assume that the majority of that budget went to the effects. I loved Cloverfield and am very happy that it was able to be so good for so cheap and get lots of acknowledgment and money in return, but at the same time I really hope that this film’s success doesn’t spark a series of copycats who want to cash in on cheap “handheld” films. I have the feeling that it’s inevitable, though.

Henrik – I have a feeling that a good chunk of the budget for Kevin Smith’s new movie is paying for the big names involved. Cloverfield didn’t have any stars on the level of Elizabeth Banks or Seth Rogan, so I’d assume that the majority of that budget went to the effects.

]]> By: Henrik http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/01/21/monday-morning-box-office-report-jan-21st-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-312755 Henrik Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:33:43 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/2008/01/21/monday-morning-box-office-report-jan-21st-2008/#comment-312755 I haven't seen Cloverfield yet, but I think it says alot that a movie like that can be made for 25 Million dollars, and it has a giant monster destroying New York, but the new Kevin Smith comedy costs 25 Million dollars as well... What exactly is that budget buying? The money stuff is mind-boggling at times. I haven’t seen Cloverfield yet, but I think it says alot that a movie like that can be made for 25 Million dollars, and it has a giant monster destroying New York, but the new Kevin Smith comedy costs 25 Million dollars as well… What exactly is that budget buying? The money stuff is mind-boggling at times.

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