Have they had multiple movies made about them in the last five years? Heck, is there a George Washington film? I think he's kind of important, too?
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'Steve Jobs' Movie Pulled From Over 2,000 Theaters After Flopping at Box Office
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Have they had multiple movies made about them in the last five years? Heck, is there a George Washington film? I think he's kind of important, too?
It was a good movie, but I can see why it didn't succeed at the box office. Personally, I don't think historical accuracy (or the typical Hollywood/Broadway lack thereof) had much to do with it. I wouldn't expect huge audiences for a film version of King Lear, either, and Citizen Kane did pretty badly at the box office. The character flaws of great leaders are not going to draw the crowds seen at a competently-made shoot 'em up.
The economics of film distribution have changed. They no longer have the expense of release prints, and there are a lot of screens to fill at the local multiplex. Films that traditionally had no prospects in wide release are less risky than they were - if it flops, just pull it and put the current hit onto one more screen at the multiplex. No doubt it'll earn out its costs on the small screen, and if they netted a few million more on the wide release, they're a few million ahead of where they'd be otherwise.
The economics of film distribution have changed. They no longer have the expense of release prints, and there are a lot of screens to fill at the local multiplex. Films that traditionally had no prospects in wide release are less risky than they were - if it flops, just pull it and put the current hit onto one more screen at the multiplex. No doubt it'll earn out its costs on the small screen, and if they netted a few million more on the wide release, they're a few million ahead of where they'd be otherwise.
It says nothing about movie, it's just a question of marketing and a sign of modern consumerist society. Most people don't think for themselves these days, they just follow trends, hype and marketing tricks. And of course they prefer special effects and dumb humor movies. They care more about their iPhones than about Steve Jobs.
I thought it was an excellent movie that was tightly scripted and had strong themes, but I'm not surprised it didn't do well. The limited release weekend was a mistake, first of all, and the film already had limited appeal with its subject matter and tight three act structure. The people I saw it with had no idea it was going to be centered around three product launch events and were disappointed by that. I bet that was a common reaction and word of mouth was *not* favorable, further compounding this film's appeal problems.
I'm not surprised. I've been a big fan of Steve Job's marketing genius and how he lead the company since the 1980's. But a movie? Not interesting.
I can't justify spending $13 to see a film in theaters unless it's something big like a Star War. For $13 I might as well just buy it on iTunes when it's out :/
Actually, it sounds like he did, and you just didn't like his conclusion. Or approve of the level of his research. Sounds like you just want him to do what you say. Ironic?
I'm not surprised it was pulled, but not because of the film itself (I have seen the film and IMHO I thought it was an excellent, well directed, well acted pseudo-documentary). Why I'm not surprised is because up to the opening of Spectre, the only movie that was doing well was The Martian and for some reason many movies were tanking at the box office. Too many people were staying away, simply not interested. Maybe this would have done well in the early part of 2016 during the slower months of Jan. - March. Or maybe it should have waited for Spring 2016. It may do well "On Demand" or via iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc. Will iTunes carry it?
I just hope this will be the nail on the coffin for any future movie/documentary about Jobs.
I think what we have already out there it is enough. Let the man RIP.
I think what we have already out there it is enough. Let the man RIP.
good, now they can finally stop making more movies about him. This one had the most fiction out of all of them and added scenes. No one wants to go see a fake documentary of SJ, they want something more real.
Yeah that too - one of my pet peeves is when Apple Fanboys say "If it were Steve...". The guy is gone, time to move on
Unfortunately movie studios don't make that decision. The theatre chains do, and they will hold out while a film is putting bums on seats but if they can use that screen for James Bond or Star Wars or anything that will put at least one more set of eyeballs on the screen, they will.
The fact that the key actor looked nothing like the real person was one of the key reasons it simply didn't work I think.
It was a little like creating a movie about the Queen of England and casting a Chinese woman. You can't relate to it even if the movie plot itself is good.
It was a little like creating a movie about the Queen of England and casting a Chinese woman. You can't relate to it even if the movie plot itself is good.
People who like good movies perhaps ?
Who's the target market for a film about the very unexciting life of Mark Zuckerberg with a completely unknown actor ? Facebook fans ?
It is thinking for yourself to not see the film given those who knew Jobs said it was severely inaccurate. It's wholly ignorance and arrogance for someone who didn't know Jobs to opine about the movie and be said to be thinking for themselves.
I don't think the misrepresentation is much of a problem. The Social Network did very well on a inaccurate and exaggerated story. The real problem is people being so familiar with the Jobs story already that they don't think it's fresh and interesting material anymore. Maybe it could have succeeded back in 2010, but not today.
Zuckerberg was, and still is, relatively young.
Jobs is not only older, he's dead.
Pirate movies are only interesting when the pirates are young. That is the movie audience today, like it or not.
Could say the same about Facebook... yet the The social network was a great film.
Close but no cigar!
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People who like Danny Boyle films but don't worship Steve Jobs like he's the messiah. That'd be me. I'd like to see it.
Same, plus you don't get idiots talking throughout! Haven't had a good cinema experience in years. Wish they'd just release films straight onto bluray, DVD, iTunes, etc at the same time as the cinema release.
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