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General => News => Topic started by: tigana123 on December 09, 2019, 20:07:29
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Worst Opening Of All-Time!!!
Any comments?
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/playmobil-the-movie-bombs-worst-opening-of-all-time-in-2300-theaters-183500.html
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Well, if reviewers conspired to make a flop out of this movie, they succeeded. I really haven't seen a single positive review. I also don't understand the comparison with the Lego movie, because it's a totally different kind of toy. Is there no one who actually saw the film, or am I the only one who liked it?
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I haven't seen the movie yet, but as far as I know, playmobil has a weak presence in US, so I'm not surprised that the movie was not a success. Having said that, I was also not expecting that it would be that much of a failure!
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I've seen the movie, and it's not all THAT bad, really.
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I've seen the movie, and it's not all THAT bad, really.
Haha, what a ringing endorsement!
They obviously didn't have a lot of faith when they pushed the release date back, but that looks pretty terrible. I've not seen the movie (I don't really go in for childrens animation, due to being a cynical old man :lol:) but other than the Lego Movie I don't think toy-based movies do very well as a rule? There's a reason they're usually straight-to-DVD.
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There seems to be a social media campaign claiming the Playmobil movie is the biggest flop this year but I will nevertheless order the dvd in order to make my own opinion and I am quite sure that I will enjoy it :love:
Karim
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There seems to be a social media campaign claiming the Playmobil movie is the biggest flop this year but I will nevertheless order the dvd in order to make my own opinion and I am quite sure that I will enjoy it :love:
Karim
You will enjoy it, I did!
I just think that with all the great animation pics out there, peoples expectations are/were a bit high maybe.
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Haha, what a ringing endorsement!
Obviously it's not the best animation pic ever made, lol-but I've seen much worse ones with a bigger budget and much more "hype".
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Reading the article in tigana123's original post, I found the following were the most interesting facts:
Playmobil: The Movie was made on a $75 million budget, but took only $656,630 at US box offices in its first weekend. This is despite many theatres offering half price admission ($5 a pop). (Even without half price tickets, takings would probably not have cleared $1 million).
Globally, box office receipts stand at just $12.5 million, showing that the film has not been particularly well received by audiences even in parts of the world where Playmobil is a better established brand than seems to be the case in the US.
Comparing this film with others released in a similar number of theatres (2,300+) makes this the biggest flop ever in the US. A less ambitious release may have avoided this embarrassing statistic, but it's still a flop!
The late release in the US compared with other parts of the world was due to the bankruptcy of the original US Distributers, not a marketing policy.
Many other toy-based or animated movies have flopped in recent times, including Lego ones! Even Disney's Frozen 2, which I saw in an empty (audience of 14) cinema 5 days ago seems to struggle to attract people (admittedly when we went, it had been on UK release for 13 days already).
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With the problem I pointed - too much crammed in too little, so hardly any characters - I did have a good time. In my book, the best I saw this year (I did love Linda Hamilton/Sarah Connor in the new terminator, but that is all there is good about it).
As to the lego movie (only saw the first one) - probably a random 10 mikes of the playmomovie are more entertaining than the whole thing. I admit I MAY BE a BIT biased. ;D
Does the dvd have subtitles? I wanted to buy it (from the uk, of course, it was bad enough having to watch the.. oops, kindergarten language alert! ... BAD murdered version here)... But I like my subtitles (in english) I have no idea why these idiots keep insisting on making .. CHEAP dvds for purchase, with LESS value than alternate free options. I am still waiting for a proper Black Sails edition. Don't get me started on Spartacus, Firefly, or the Alien Quadrilogy >:(
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Even Disney's Frozen 2, which I saw in an empty (audience of 14) cinema 5 days ago seems to struggle to attract people (admittedly when we went, it had been on UK release for 13 days already).
I suspect that's to do with UK cinemas showing the same film on a about 6 screens constantly throughout the day - most of the time when I go to a multiplex in the UK the room is pretty empty even for really big films.
I'm wondering if the $75million budget includes the marketing, I once read somewhere that they often don't include that in the headline figure, making 'flops' even more costly than they appear.
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That’s what you get for apeing Lego.
If it’s any consolation, Lego movies are being released with ever-diminishing returns, so maybe it was simply a fad.
Or maybe the first Lego Movie was just the exception - usually this kind of thing goes straight to video, like those Monster High films my daughter likes to watch.
The worst thing about it is the tie-in sets will do even worse - only people who saw and liked the movie will be interested in the hotchpotch mess that they are.
Bottom line: much wasted resources that could have been much better used elsewhere.
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Well... the REALLY obvious one: WHY is there not a passport, with the stickers to be obtained on each set!? It's such a DUH!
And WHERE IS THAT DINO!? >:(
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It had huge negative response before people even saw it. A lot of it was people jumping on the bandwagon to claim the movie was a lame attempt to rip off the Lego movie. I suspect a lot of the negativity was driven by people who don't know playmobil as a product - then again, that's what you get when you diminish your brand to focus on younger children - older children and young adults will savage it much like people would a fisher price movie trying to aim itself at a wider audience.
Also the blatant product endorsement in trying to stuff in every theme made it look like a really long advertisement instead of a story. People aren't that stupid.
Also annoying (from what I've seen) is that most of the themes used were the historic based ones rather than the modern themes which actually dominate playmobil.
One thing that people were impressed with was the animation. So it's a pity that a lot of money was spent on making something that only younger children are really going to like (fans excepted).
They screwed up Super 4 in a similar manner, tried to make a world of different zones (themes) simply to sell product and it was a bit of a mish mash with little promotion outside the core European area.
They should have done a move focused on the modern era where the police, hospital, zoo sets could be shown off in a more natural setting. Certainly all three main characters are from the modern era. A trip to a museum could then introduce the more historic sets but briefly. Later movies could then promote historic and fantasy sets in more detail, something which likely wont be possible now.
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I just think it needed a LOT more time to actually develop.. well, anything..
(with Super 4, still waiting for a proper dvd edition. Oh, wait.. money. FOREIGN euros... right.)
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I haven't seen it yet. It's showing in only 6 theaters in my city which isn't much.
I think that critics went in with their minds already set on comparing it to the Lego movies instead of treating it like it's own thing.
Yes, it's a toy based movie, but look at it for what it is.
As for Super 4, I really enjoyed the first season and was sad to see that the further episodes were not distributed in my country. The same with the toys. We didn't get anything past the first assortment.
A shame as it truly shows the full potential of Playmobil, great play worlds that you can mix and match if you have the imagination.
One day, your favorite Klicky can go to space, rule a castle, be a doctor with a dinosaur pet that hangs around a coffee shop before embarking on a journey aboard a pirate ship.
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As for Super 4, I really enjoyed the first season and was sad to see that the further episodes were not distributed in my country. The same with the toys. We didn't get anything past the first assortment.
Yes, I wish they would do proper DVDs from super4.. I would like to have them...
I need to look better at The Movie dvd options, in terms of subtitles and languages.. It would make a nice gift too :D
(but I need the original version, ideally with en subs)
A shame as it truly shows the full potential of Playmobil, great play worlds that you can mix and match if you have the imagination.
Well, YES. It just needed a lot more time and character development. I was expecting a lot more in that regard (not hard, as it has basically ZERO :( )
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Finally saw the movie.
I was fun. A bit too much singing for my taste, but since it's an animated movie it was expected.
Seriously, though, where are all those new hair styles that we see throughout the movie? How come they haven't been made into plastic yet?
I could see Rex Dasher getting his own Playmobil theme. Rex vs agents of Skull would be a fantastic follow up to the Top Agents theme. Probably won't happen as these characters would have to be licensed from the studio.
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Seriously, though, where are all those new hair styles that we see throughout the movie? How come they haven't been made into plastic yet?
I want EVERYONE in the colosseum!
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I want EVERYONE in the colosseum!
Exactly! Some fantastic characters in there.
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I guess a second wave of toys was definitely the plan, but I can imagine they cancelled it after the movie flopped. I still haven't seen it, but I will order it soon on bluray.
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I still can't believe they didn't make the passport.
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The passport, Glinara's gangsters both humans and aliens and a lot of stuff should have been made into toys.
Why was Rex released with a parachute and Robotitron with the drone thing while they don't even appear in the movie and there's so much cool stuff that deserved to be released?
I guess they reissued pieces for the first wave to see if the movie would prove to be a success before investing in original pieces.
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The passport, Glinara's gangsters both humans and aliens and a lot of stuff should have been made into toys.
Why was Rex released with a parachute and Robotitron with the drone thing while they don't even appear in the movie and there's so much cool stuff that deserved to be released?
YES! And all the civillians, more soldiers, THE DINO, and the darn chicken! I wanted that chicken so badly!
Why was Rex released with a parachute and Robotitron with the drone thing while they don't even appear in the movie and there's so much cool stuff that deserved to be released?
No idea. Rex is the weakest link in the movie... and the klicky too.
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Finally sat down and watched the movie with the kids over the break (after importing a DVD because of delayed release in the USA)... this movie was delightful... was it the best movie ever? No. Worth modern movie ticket prices? No. But it is a good movie, especially for the kids, (ages 4, 5, 7, and 10 all enjoyed it, baby liked the animation but provided no commentary). IMHO Playmobil movie was better done than the Lego movie but suffers from the "this is for kids" prejudice that is also displayed toward the products themselves. While it is acceptable to society to have Lego as an adult, Playmobil is seen as childish by critics, who all seem to be well-paid professional toddlers.
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You have five young children and still have time to Playmobil? My hat is off to you sir! :hatoff: :)9
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I am ALL the target demographics ;D
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While it is acceptable to society to have Lego as an adult, Playmobil is seen as childish by critics, who all seem to be well-paid professional toddlers.
Playmobil themselves think of their products along those exact same lines, at the end of the day.
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You have five young children and still have time to Playmobil? My hat is off to you sir! :hatoff: :)9
+1 :hatoff:
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I saw it a $4.99 a ticket. They wanted $24.99 for popcorn, though, which didn't happen.
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:lol: 8}