Under the helm of Kurtzman, The Mummy met immediate disappointment domestically, with mixed reviews at best and a lower-than-expected $31.6 million take in its opening frame the second weekend of June. While the film (which starred Sofia Boutella in the title role) would move on to make more than $409 million globally, its tepid final tally of $80 million stateside seemed to put the Dark Universe franchise on notice for potential cancellation – given the losses Universal was facing due to the film’s large production budget, marketing spend and back-end deals.
The Dark Universe officially kicked off with this month’s The Mummy, starring Cruise and Sofia Boutella as the titular creature. Unfortunately for Universal, The Mummy has been received quite coldly by American audiences, so far earning only $57 million in the nearly two weeks it’s been in stateside theaters. Critics also savaged the film, leading to a paltry 16 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, and at least one declaration that The Mummy was in fact the worst effort of Cruise’s career.The big saving grace so far for both The Mummy and the future prospect’s of Universal’s Dark Universe as a whole is that Cruise’s film has been much more happily welcomed by overseas audiences, raking in an additional $236 million from outside the U.S. Despite that seemingly large haul though, according to a new report by Deadline, The Mummy is still unlikely to be profitable for Universal. In fact, the film is on pace to lose the studio an estimated $95 million.
According to Deadline‘s sources, The Mummy cost Universal much more to make than its previously-reported $125 million production budget, with the actual number being a gargantuan $195 million. Add onto that another $150 million in distribution and marketing costs for such a big tentpole blockbuster, and one arrives at a whopping $345 million investment in the film. The Mummy is expected to end its global theatrical run with $375 million, not nearly enough to even earn back money already spent, since the studio receives only a portion of the box office.
Dans la catégorie "films inspirés de jeux vidéos" on trouve parfois de ces trucs improbables... (les plus vieux qui ont connu la Master System de Sega ont peut-être connu)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2231461/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4Spoiler (click to show/hide)Seigneur, j'y crois pas...
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Certes mais c'est pas le seul acteur dont la masse corporelle a joué au yo-yo pour le besoin des films. Sylvester Stallone l'a fait aussi, par exemple. Je me souviens avoir lu qu'il a dû prendre du bidon pour tourner Cop Land.