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Cinderella (2015) (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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This looks akin to what Branagh did with HAMLET- amazingly sumptuous sets and production. It looks like it is worth price of admission just for the ball sequence. And at this stage- having a female character that isn't unrealistically slaying beasts with swords is refreshing. A straight-up classic Fairy Tale with no annoying winks and nods to modern Politically Correct culture is breath of fresh air!
Just came back from seeing this and it is as described above.
A classic fairy tale told as it was and not adding any twists etc.
Myself, wife and girls all enjoyed it very much.
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I went to this with my two girls today and really enjoyed it. I knew nothing going in and so had no expectations. Was surprised by the good cast and at the end that it was directed by Mr Branagh. It's a high quality telling of this familiar tale and I give it a big recommendation. It's a shame to read it's not doing great at the box office as it deserves recognition. I've ordered the Steelbook so that says a lot.
It's not doing great at the box office because word of mouth is pretty much 80% loathing. I saw it before the weekend and could barely make it to the end, and I love Disney style films. [emoji3]
Not to sound like a pretentious snob but this film seems pretty high up there on the political correctness scale. I haven't watched the film yet but some of the favourable reviews are gender politics based (mostly on 'The Guardian') and some comments about how well Cinderella, a fictional character shapes up as a role model. That's one annoying trope with Disney films I find a bit overwhelming and that's the preaching. Even as a kid I felt like I was being schooled.
But I do enjoy Disney hence my avatar and I won't judge until I've watched it.
But I do enjoy Disney hence my avatar and I won't judge until I've watched it.
I think it does what it set out to do very well. Perhaps my low expectations allowed me to enjoy it more than most?
Doesn't mean too much but it scores highly on Rotten Tomatoes for both critic and user reviews.
Yeah the Tomatoes score is perplexing as I've spoken to a fair few people now of both sexs that dislike it.
I have noticed over the last while though that politically correct films score far higher with critics especially in the US and that has had an effect on scores as over 50% of those that make up the scores come from agenda set blogs and sites. First time I noticed this was on Kick Ass 2 where a large amount of reviews were based more on the violence and politically incorrect tone than whether the film was any good.
Hence I now just ignore RT scores and those that take them as gospel. Many terrible films have scored highly just because righteous critics fell over themselves to praise them. [emoji2]
Its been doing very well at the Box Office so far
Budget $95 million
Box office $336.2 million
Cinema Release March 13, 2015 USA
As of March 29, 2015
Cinderella has grossed an estimated $150 million in the U.S. and Canada and $186.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $336.2 million, against a budget of $95 million.It had a worldwide opening of $131.5 million and an IMAX opening of $9 million
As its only just released to the cinemas that's a huge return on its budget of $95 million in 2 weeks
UK/Ireland 27th March 2015
Its also just been released in UK/Ireland on the 27th March 2015 that box office figure will be lot more in a few weeks and that's not counting later Blu-ray and DVD sales
Budget $95 million
Box office $336.2 million
Cinema Release March 13, 2015 USA
As of March 29, 2015
Cinderella has grossed an estimated $150 million in the U.S. and Canada and $186.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $336.2 million, against a budget of $95 million.It had a worldwide opening of $131.5 million and an IMAX opening of $9 million
As its only just released to the cinemas that's a huge return on its budget of $95 million in 2 weeks
UK/Ireland 27th March 2015
Its also just been released in UK/Ireland on the 27th March 2015 that box office figure will be lot more in a few weeks and that's not counting later Blu-ray and DVD sales
When I mentioned 'politically correct' earlier, I think it was misunderstood. The 'Political Correctness' of today is to take a story like Cinderella, and make her Norma Rae.
Even though that is not the story.
Kristen Stewart in Snow White is an example of politically correct bastardization of a story. That wasn't Snow White. Snow White was not a Feminist.
And it blows my mind when I read reviews (and let's face it- 90% of online reviewers have no business even writing in the public forum- let alone reviewing movies, for which they have no training.(They probably think Citizen Kane is a medieval movie starring James Purefoy)).
I roll my eyes when the crux of these reviews are basically:
"What is this? A Fairy Tale?"
Well- yes. Yes it is.
And when I watch Cinderella or Snow White, I don't want images of Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, or Lena Dunham in my head.
These are fairy tale stories and not politics.
I don't need my stories changed to fit the times. And if that is what the critics want-
then they can go out and write 'Grrrlpowerella'. I won't see it.
I doubt anyone else will either.
Add on marketing which isn't included in the budget and it's only just made a small profit so far in the US. It's made a great deal less than Disney hoped. [emoji4]
I hear you bud. I personally believe gender politics should be spared when it comes to childrens fare. I understand parents want to set an example for their kids to treat women right and I fully stand by that but personally I wouldn't want to rely on any entertainment mediums to do that job for me. That's the responsibility of parents, right? I won't harp on because I don't wait to derail the thread.
Disney is richer than God.
They will be O.K.!
In fact they currently at work on our new American currency...
How IS the Mickey against the Pound these days?
Well said.I hear you bud. I personally believe gender politics should be spared when it comes to childrens fare. I understand parents want to set an example for their kids to treat women right and I fully stand by that but personally I wouldn't want to rely on any entertainment mediums to do that job for me. That's the responsibility of parents, right? I won't harp on because I don't wait to derail the thread.
Its only just opened in the cinemas in past 2 weeks and marketing budget would not be that much as there has not been a huge marketing push for the film so its box office return in only 2 weeks is very good
In comparison
Cinderella appears to have bested Maleficent's $69.4 million domestic debut to nab one of the best showings ever for the month of March is all the more impressive considering its leading lady, Downton Abbey's Lily James, isn't a known quantity. Nor is Cinderella in 3D, as was Maleficent.
Note
Cinderella cost half as much as Maleficent in production costs so far taking that into account is doing better but I don't expect the final total to reach the box office return that Maleficent achieved
In saying that considering it cost a lot less to make its already got a huge return
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Marketing budget was over 25million, and while it's not been heavily pushed in the UK it has been elsewhere.
Disney were hoping it passed the 300 mark by now in the US alone.
25 Million is tiny for a marketing budget some of the big blockbusters the marketing budgets is huge and in some cases more than the production costs
300 Million domestic return expected for USA in 2 weeks were you get that from
Disney $70 million is what that the studio projected for the first week in USA
Its actually achieved better box office international so far than expected against the USA box office
It has already achieved in 2 weeks a box office return worldwide up to 29th March $336.2 million
Its the international market that counts as this is always a bigger market than domestic USA
Cinderella cost $95 million and is a live action movie so its return is very impressive for 2 weeks $336.2 million compared to previous Disney Films for the same period of time
Cinderella finished its first week at the USA box office with $87.55 million, which was very high end of the film's lofty pre-release expectations.
On its second weekend, the film declined 49% to $35 million.
Comparison
The drop between two of Disney's previous live-action fantasy films in same period in first 2 weeks in USA
Oz the Great and Powerful (48%) and Maleficent (51%)
Maleficent cost $180 million
Oz the Great and Powerful cost $215 million
Big Hero 6 cost $165 million
Frozen cost $150 million
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Remove the Frozen short from the front and I bet Cinderella makes less than half of what it has.
The Star Wars and comic book crowd do that (buy a movie ticket to see a short or a trailer).
Family audiences don't do that.
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