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Movie reaches 300 million dollarsPosted by Ian on April 23, 2008 at 7:12 pmWith the DVD and Blu Ray releases of The Golden Compass movie due on April 28th, the theatrical release has finally reached US$ 300 million worldwide (not including the USA which is generally referred to as the domestic market), almost some five months after it was first released. Following a continued strong showing in Japan (where the movie was released in March) the 300 million mark was reached over the weekend. The film has now taken almost $33 million in Japan and the total figure for outside the USA stands at $300,695,060 - making The Golden Compass the first ever movie to make over $300 million outside of the USA while making less than $100 million domestically. The latest figures from boxofficemojo place The Golden Compass as the 109th best grossing film ever - hardly the bombing loss maker which it has been portrayed as by many in the media. The overall movie gross total now stands at $370,802,788 - if New Line Cinema had not presold foreign rights to the movie they would surely have broken even by now. You can examine the full figures here.
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daemon_light says:
I hope that a director’s cut will make people satisfied with what they made… A possible SK and AS is looking more likely then it has been. *crosses fingers* April 23, 2008 8:19 pm | link
Spider-Pig says:
I’m sick of people who want NewLine to colapse because they did’nt like the first movie! It’s not that bad! Much better than any Harry Potter movie! And they made 5!!!! I believe they would do a better job with the sequels! April 23, 2008 11:01 pm | link
Matthew says:
Break even? Wouldn’t they be looking at 170m or so even before the home releases? I know the movie cost a pile, but it surely didn’t cost much more than 200m, advertising included. April 23, 2008 11:04 pm | link
Ian says:
Dunno, we can’t be sure how many figures they have hidden away and so on. But yeah, a guestimate at what it cost is probably around the 200 mark, maybe a little over. April 23, 2008 11:07 pm | link
Fin says:
Is it possible that one of the causes of the movie’s failure to perform as well domestically could be due to the writers’ guild strike? The media (read: FOX news) was creating a very /certain/ image of the books that couldn’t be dispelled by actors appearing on Oprah/Leno/Rachel Ray because those shows were on hiatus. Maybe? April 24, 2008 12:50 am | link
Michael says:
It’s hard for me to care about New Line or this terrible movie. I’m not hoping for a sequel, I’m hoping for a remake! April 24, 2008 2:54 am | link
Grissha says:
And I, hoping for a director’s cut, which I believe that would be wonderful as the theatrical cut should have been :] I don’t find the movie awful, it’s just insufficient, because of the short lenght. I’ve seen no problem with the footage I’ve watched, it just lacks… well, more footage, self-development. April 24, 2008 3:11 am | link
Grumman says:
“Michael says: It’s hard for me to care about New Line or this terrible movie. I’m not hoping for a sequel, I’m hoping for a remake!” Maybe in a decade time. April 24, 2008 4:36 am | link
Lincoln says:
NOW GIVE US THE SUBTLE ****ING KNIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 24, 2008 7:04 am | link
Gobbler says:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!Warner Brother lets get the sequal made as they will be fantastic, but you must let Chris Weitz Direct them as he wants. The film has already got two Oscars, and has been named as the only film to make $300 million outside the States. It also made it big in Chine and Japan. What more evidence do they want!!! April 24, 2008 12:19 pm | link
Foulksy says:
Actually one oscar…. Still one is good enough!!!! PLZ!!! Where are the cast and crew anyway??? Everyone is very quiet!! What happened to da daniel craig thing saying it is confirmed??? April 24, 2008 6:10 pm | link
The Legend says:
“PLZ!!! Where are the cast and crew anyway??? Everyone is very quiet!! What happened to da daniel craig thing saying it is confirmed???” That was a April Fool. April 24, 2008 9:11 pm | link
Nieko says:
I absolutly loved the film tbh, yeah they may have cuit it a bit short, but think how gd the 2nd one would be if they made it!! They had a $180m doller budget, and in TOTAL with USA they have made $370m…. no reason for them not to do it!! PLEASE New line and Chris weitz make the films!! Foulksy.. daniel craig has just released a new film and is making the new james bond.. and nicole kidman is currently pregnant April 24, 2008 10:26 pm | link
Anita says:
Hopefully ?Warner Bros?? will make it seeing it did SO well (not for New Line though) Bt please…. a different director who can target it at the right audience! I really, really want to the TSK on the big screen! People will watch a 2nd film…If it made $300 mil there is bound to be an audience from it and a film company who doesn’t do silly things with foreign rights could make a fortune! April 25, 2008 3:33 am | link
Sherrilina says:
Please make another movie–BUT DON’T PRE-SELL THE DAMN FOREIGN RIGHTS!!!! Let this be a lesson to you… April 28, 2008 1:13 pm | link Leave a comment |
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I have no pity for New Line. They destroyed our movie, and I’m only glad to see their situation now.
April 23, 2008 8:13 pm | link