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posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 24 2017, @04:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the ouch dept.

BOOM! That's the sound of Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." US Weekend total is $17 million, not even a multiple of Friday's $6 million. Costing at least $225 million, "Valerian" is a domestic dud.

The only hope for STX Films on the most expensive indie film ever made is people in non English speaking countries not caring about the story or dialogue. This often the case, and dud films– see "The Mummy" — can find audiences who just want the visual flash.

"Valerian" will have to count on China, Russia, South Korea, and other out of the way locales to bail them out.

The previews looked visually amazing. Was the movie really that bad?


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by edIII on Monday July 24 2017, @08:21PM (1 child)

    by edIII (791) on Monday July 24 2017, @08:21PM (#543866)

    Yep. Editing and music selections can make a movie dramatically different.

    Legend with Tom Cruise is a good example. The release in the U.S had different editing and music than the European release. I have a LaserDisc copy, and two different releases from torrents. The European release you can get through, but it's too serious and somber with the music. The editing made for an entirely different feel from the U.S release which felt more action packed.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:58AM (#543998)

    So, they found 2 different ways to make it suck?