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Glee - 3D concert film flops at box office

14 Aug 2011

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Thanks to Bruce_F for the heads up.

suspect all non-Gleeks now can relax since Fox will never make another Glee 3D unless a few execs at 20th and 20th TV undergo lobotomies. The concert film opened in only 6th place Friday with $2.7M, then Saturday plunged -37% for just $1.7M which took the pic out of the Top 10 completely. Its $5.7M weekend from 2,040 theaters would be humiliating and downright disastrous if it hadn't been made for such a low budget -- around $9.5M to $9.7M, according to Ryan Murphy

Source: Deadline
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42 comments:

  1. chestal14 August 2011 at 20:35

    I don't know if it will be released here, so I don't know if I'll be able to see it in cinemas... but if not, I think I'll see it at home... but I understand that many people are not interested in watching it... ;) so not really surprised about this! :P 

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  2. Lea9314 August 2011 at 20:36

    don't watch glee..but It was made for the fans of the show not the whole nation, and isn't the movie good promotion for the fall?? I wouldn't exactly say that it flopped, IDK just my opinion.

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  3. DarqueMode14 August 2011 at 20:38

    There is a god after all!

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  4. Kendal Walworth14 August 2011 at 20:41

    Good point Lea93. Completely true. We can't exactly compare a concert movie for a specific group of people to something like the Harry Potter franchise. 

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  5. Bruce_F14 August 2011 at 20:46

    "...and isn't the movie good promotion for the fall??"

    Only if people go see it, which they didn't.

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  6. Bruce_F14 August 2011 at 20:50

    No one expected it to break records.  It was, however, expected to do a respectable business at the box office which it didn't come close to doing.

    If the film was actually made for a select group of people, it would have either been straight-to-DVD or it would have been added as a feature on the season 2 box set.  No one releases a 3D film nationwide expecting it to flop.

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  7. Jennifer14 August 2011 at 20:53

    oh wel i do watch glee but am not that fond of 3d and to be honest, would love to see a concert more then a movie... of a concert [get's hard when you live in a foreign country [dutch]]

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  8. 24fan14 August 2011 at 20:56

    Sorry about that but it's not really surprising. :/

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  9. DarqueMode14 August 2011 at 20:59

    I'm sure even with shiny new 3D cameras that it was a fairly cheap production compared to many releases. It might be interesting to know how much it cost to make the film compared to what they make..... meh. Probably not that interesting after all.

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  10. Bruce_F14 August 2011 at 21:03

    That's the ONE upside to this.  Even though the film flopped it probably won't lose money because it was made quite cheaply.  (between 9.5 - 9.7 mil.)

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  11. Claudia14 August 2011 at 21:04

    I don't understand why they made a concert movie in the first place. They were touring this summer...so if you can choose between spending money on a real concert or the same thing in 3D... it's not really surprising that the film flopped. But at least it was cheap.

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  12. Lou14 August 2011 at 21:05

    So the Glee hype machine isn't completely unbreakable, that's good to know

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  13. jose14 August 2011 at 21:12

    Ryan Murphy should stop thinking that Glee will become a Must-Everything... The show is bad already, so... calm down buddy.

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  14. Marquita Brown14 August 2011 at 21:13

    mies. The concert film opened in only 6th place Friday with $2.7M, then Saturday plunged -37% for just $1.7M which took the pic out of the Top 10 completely. Its $5.7M weekend from 2,040 theaters would be humiliating and downri

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  15. Philipp Burkhardt14 August 2011 at 21:44

    wow give me 9 million and i make a better movie that he will ever make

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  16. Laurie Edwards14 August 2011 at 21:45

    I'm not surprised, but as a bigtime GLEE fan, I'm disappointed. This failure more or less insures that there'll never be another GLEE film--and it may weaken the pull of the TV show as well. Beyond that, this flop on their resumes could lessen the cast members' chances of being hired for other gigs. This mess could kill Lea Michele's chances of being cast as Baby in the "Dirty Dancing" remake, which would be too bad.

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  17. MLS2914 August 2011 at 22:11

    not necessarily, promotions for the movie gives Glee the movie and the show more promotion... there have been trailers playing before other movies, on tv, on billboards, so many more people will be seeing and hearing about Glee.  BTW definitely not going to see the movie, even though i like the show.

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  18. mbale47314 August 2011 at 22:16

    I watch Glee, but had no interest in seeing the movie. Most of the songs I've already heard in the episodes. It was just a money milking attempt.

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  19. Cadence14 August 2011 at 22:23

    Lawl. That was pretty much all I had to say to this. I mean, mostly because really, did we need this movie? But also because... 3D? That's just silly.

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  20. jose14 August 2011 at 22:39

    Does it mean that people heard Sue Sylvester's advice?

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  21. Danny Robertson14 August 2011 at 23:01

    I think he underestimated how many people watch glee for reasons other than the songs (like me). I have no interest in seeing this.

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  22. Jacky Hellreich14 August 2011 at 23:06

    I'm the show expert on the forum for glee, and I wasn't planning on going. Feel a little bad though.

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  23. DarqueMode14 August 2011 at 23:07

    The movie is bad enough... but 3D was just a ridiculous money grab.... and yet another case of Murphy trying to be cutting edge.

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  24. Chanelle Montpetit14 August 2011 at 23:14

    PWHAHAHHA! Of course its not gonna make money! what were you thinking murphy!

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  25. Wilson Crawford14 August 2011 at 23:15

    I must be a little sadistic or something because I'm enjoying this way too much.
    I suppose not everything big on tv = big in the movies. 

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  26. Chanelle Montpetit14 August 2011 at 23:17

    I think a glee movie could have work but cmon a glee tour when every crazy fan saw it ON THE TOUR... that was just stupid. I hope Murphy is pissed, yea... dont like him :S

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  27. Adam D. Harris14 August 2011 at 23:19

    I can't help but chuckle at this... About time Glee got a little bit of a hit :P I get fed up of people making rubbish and expecting to make money. Any wide cinema release of a concert in 3D is just a cash in... Glad they're getting less popular :P

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  28. DngnRdr14 August 2011 at 23:46

    I was recently at the cinema and the trailer for Glee came on.... at the end where Sue says something about "save your money this sucks" there was a chorus of "you bet it does" and "no argument from me"..... LOL!

    Lots of people are also getting disillusioned with 3d and the extra cost of 3d movie tickets... and this doesn't even have a cheaper 2d option.

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  29. MSWeimer15 August 2011 at 00:24

    I love the show but I don't let my daughter watch - she does like the music though and I did take her to see it.  It is exactly what it says it is - a file of their concert - which is not a particularly huge draw to begin with.  I was not expecting it to do well.  I think they probably just should have done a PPV for those who were not able to go to the concert and it probably would have done better.  We wanted tickets to the concert but the closest one was DC and the tickets were well over $200 on stub hub ... they can say it flopped but I'm pretty sure they came out way ahead on the concerts themselves.

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  30. chestal15 August 2011 at 00:28

    which advice? :/ XD

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  31. ihearthebells15 August 2011 at 00:31

    I really don't think this will effect Lea's chances of being cast (if she's even up for that role).  Lea's less than stellar dancing is more likely to do that.  Besides, this movie wasn't meant to show off anyone's acting talents, and studios know that.  I don't think anyone will feel a noticeable impact on their careers because of it.

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  32. Ben Carpenter15 August 2011 at 00:56

    at the end of the trailer she says "save your money, this thing sucks"

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  33. Kara the Oracle15 August 2011 at 01:52

    Ouch poor Glee

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  34. Valentine15 August 2011 at 02:32

    who wanna watch it with them cutting out so many important parts of the tour??!! I'll wait for the dvd. suck it haters!

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  35. Juliana15 August 2011 at 03:54

    I actually went. It was kind of disappointing. Occasionally strange song choices, didn't have very much focus. And it was too short IMO. Not worth the $11.50 I paid to see it.

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  36. pinkphoenix198515 August 2011 at 04:45

    I'm really not surprised!

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  37. Darcey Pilkington15 August 2011 at 10:12

    I'm not surprised, Glee is enough to bare when it is on TV.

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  38. chestal15 August 2011 at 11:40

    oh, ok! hahaha I haven't seen the trailer! lol

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  39. Siobhan Carroll15 August 2011 at 12:25

    Not surprised at all, the last season of glee was average, so I would not paid to see a over priced concert/movie

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  40. Michele Klinger15 August 2011 at 14:54

    Not surprised at all. There are a lot of Glee fans, and that is probably all who is gonna see this movie, if they see it at all. Personally, I love Glee and would see the movie, but its too expensive and no one I know watches the show, so if I did see it I would be going alone. 

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  41. Jamie Coudeville15 August 2011 at 20:29

    great now they'll never release it here

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  42. Suzanne20 August 2011 at 07:25

    *Late comment is late*

    See, when I first heard about the movie I thought "Oh awesome, they're going to show a movie on how they spent their summers!" But then I saw the promo and I snorted. I knew it would flop hard and Ryan would be backpedaling as fast as he could.  I appreciate Glee for the story-line, a teacher takes a bunch of misfits and turns them into semi popular people, with a villain (Sue) thrown in, who turns out to be awesome.

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