People are Steve Jobs saturated - Hollywood should let him rest for 10 - 20 years before they plan on another biopic.
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'Steve Jobs' Movie Pulled From Over 2,000 Theaters After Flopping at Box Office
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People are Steve Jobs saturated - Hollywood should let him rest for 10 - 20 years before they plan on another biopic.
Or, you know, most people just don't care.
I decided after the initial release that there wasn't a compelling reason to see this in a theater.
I wonder if Apple will ever offer this on iTunes?
I wonder if Apple will ever offer this on iTunes?
Did anyone really want a Steve Jobs movie anyway? Maybe after 10 years it's time to revisit his legacy. But with all the attempts at a Steve Jobs film it seems like they're just trying to take advantage of the opportunity rather than genuinely being interested in an aspect of his life or career.
That's what it feels like to me anyway. I haven't seen any of the films so I can't comment on them in particular but I have no interest or desire to do so.
That's what it feels like to me anyway. I haven't seen any of the films so I can't comment on them in particular but I have no interest or desire to do so.
I completely agree with this! All of the prerelease buzz was for the Oct. 9 release date, and I remember even making plans to see it then.
Turns out it was only being released in NYC & LA. I remember being pretty pissed, because I had to peck and hunt around way too much to discover the real release date, as EVERYTHING promoting the film said 10/9. By the time the 23rd rolled around, everyone forgot about it because the date/weekend they expected to go see it passed with no sign of the movie. Someone at Universal deserves to be fired for bungling this so badly.
Distribution has nothing to do with it. You need butts in the seats to recoup production, marketing and distribution cost. Not to mention the exhibitors playing a movie to an empty auditorium. The exhibitors hardly make anything off of ticket sales the first couple of weeks as it is - the majority of that goes to the studio and distributor.
I'd like to have seen the same approach, i.e., backstage and presentation of Apple milestone products, but +more+ product covered and done as a mini-series on HBO. Instead of a three act movie, 5-7 episodes, each one the lead-up/backstage/unveiling, and with 6 or more, they could've done, Mac, iMac, Macbook, iPod, iPhone, maybe iPad?
When people who knew him say it's nothing like him then you know its going to be rubbish.
Not only that, but they insisted on sticking with the initial "R" rating. Like it or not, that cuts down your prospective audience quite a bit. Why do you all the big blockbuster super hero movies are PG-13? It's all about money. Danny Boyle shot himself on the foot with this one (in so many ways).
Moreover, I'm positive that if Steve were still alive, this movie would never had been made.
Pirates of Silicon Valley will always be the best movie made about Jobs
Sounds like you're bitter, not the movie studio
Agreed.
Well you sound more than disappointed. And the worst case scenario - you have to wait to see it. Why/how is that sooooo horrible?
A movie about a surly, narcissist CEO of a popular company didn't do well? I think they overestimated his social status and underestimated the intelligence of moviegoers.
I wouldn't pay for this. I'd barely want to pay for the Martian and that film KILLED it in the box office. Sad to say that Hollywood botched this one. Not enough of the right kind of hype and in the end that's all there really was to it . . . . hype. It just wasn't an appealing biopic.
Everyone in this thread is apparently a goddamn genius. These are the same guys who said the same things about the "Facebook movie" that went on to make $225 million dollars.
Hindsight bias
Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along effect or creeping determinism, is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it.[1][2] It is a multifaceted phenomenon that can affect different stages of designs, processes, contexts, and situations.[3] Hindsight bias may cause memory distortion, where the recollection and reconstruction of content can lead to false theoretical outcomes.
Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along effect or creeping determinism, is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it.[1][2] It is a multifaceted phenomenon that can affect different stages of designs, processes, contexts, and situations.[3] Hindsight bias may cause memory distortion, where the recollection and reconstruction of content can lead to false theoretical outcomes.
The market is so much saturated with information about SJ. Pretty much when majority of the population defines SJ it sums up to a smart and askwhole and that's all they need. Anything in between is irrelevant to a common people they only want to know your best and worst, it's a human nature. If they want this movie to become successful just bring it straight to Netflix. Right Now! 
perhaps they should have not done such a slow roll out I was all ready to see it on release date but it was not showing anywhere near me.... now ill just wait to rent it
Not a surprise.
Why would anyone, other than us Apple "fans", care about Steve Jobs, let alone a movie about his story?
I understand the man's impact in the world and Apple's current popularity but, as indicated by the box office (of all movies related to him), the general public still doesn't care.
Still, I want to see this (the trailers look really good).
"What do you do?" "I play the orchestra" Hahahaha. Brilliant. That sounds like everything I've read or seen about him.
Steve Jobs was the man.
All that said, I go to the movies for 1 reason only: spectacular visual effects. If a movie doesn't have 'em, I can wait for a home screening.
Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, 300, Avatar, LOTR, Jurassic Park, Finding Nemo, Star Wars, any Marvel/DC movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Matrix.
The small(er) screen just doesn't do these movies justice. I go to the theater to be AMAZED.
Why would anyone, other than us Apple "fans", care about Steve Jobs, let alone a movie about his story?
I understand the man's impact in the world and Apple's current popularity but, as indicated by the box office (of all movies related to him), the general public still doesn't care.
Still, I want to see this (the trailers look really good).
"What do you do?" "I play the orchestra" Hahahaha. Brilliant. That sounds like everything I've read or seen about him.
Steve Jobs was the man.
All that said, I go to the movies for 1 reason only: spectacular visual effects. If a movie doesn't have 'em, I can wait for a home screening.
Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, 300, Avatar, LOTR, Jurassic Park, Finding Nemo, Star Wars, any Marvel/DC movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Matrix.
The small(er) screen just doesn't do these movies justice. I go to the theater to be AMAZED.
