Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (1 Viewer)

[revgen]

I'm having difficulty getting my head around why Mad Max: Fury Road is considered a hit at the box office yet Terminator: Genisys is called a flop, both cost roughly the same to make but Genisys has made more money at the box office, i understand one has critical praise but on box office alone they are either hit films or not, one cannot be called a flop if it makes more money than the other.

The studios made more money domestically with Mad Max Fury Road. The first weekend of release, the studios recieve a 75% take from the movie theaters and 50% take after that. Mad Max made $45 million it's first weekend and $153 million total domestically.


The boxoffice take for overseas screenings are less. In Europe, the take for the studios is about 40%. In Asian countries, the boxoffice take can be even lower. As low as 25% in China.


Terminator Genisys, on the other hand, only made $89 million domestically. It earned more than Mad Max overseas, but which countries did those sales come from? If it's Europe, where the studios have a 40% box office take, it may be okay. But if it's from the Asian countries, then that may not be enough. Especially if they're only getting 25% from countries like China.


Bottomline, the Warner Bros. studio are happy that Max performed so well domestically, despite being a R-rated film and despite going over-budget.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I'm having difficulty getting my head around why Mad Max: Fury Road is considered a hit at the box office yet Terminator: Genisys is called a flop, both cost roughly the same to make but Genisys has made more money at the box office, i understand one has critical praise but on box office alone they are either hit films or not, one cannot be called a flop if it makes more money than the other.

Maybe the U.S. releases are skewing that perspective? Terminator Genisys made a little over $89 million in the states, while Mad Max made almost $153 million here. And in the States, before the release of both films, there was an expectation that Mad Max would struggle to make money because of its R rating, new cast and long wait since the last Mad Max movie. By comparison, I think Terminator was expected to do better due to its PG-13 rating, the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to his signature role, the fact that each of the previous films had been financial successes in the States, and that it had been less time since the last film. I think there's also a perception that Mad Max was less expensive to make and that Terminator was ridiculously expensive to make, although their reported production budgets are about the same.


In other words, some people expected Mad Max to maybe break even but that it would be an uphill climb, while those same people expected Terminator to be a license to print money, and when the actual real world performances turned out different than the predictions, that's when the flop and hit labels started being applied.

 

[FoxyMulder]

All good points, perhaps studio's will stop making these PG-13 for films like Terminator and make them R again, the funny thing is that Terminator 3 was an R in the USA but was a 12 certificate uncut here in the UK, this latest one is a 15 certificate, ratings are a strange thing sometimes but i bet the reason Terminator 3 was R wasn't because of the violence but was because of a little female nudity, hey guys you can blow someones head off in your movie but don't show too much of that butt.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

It sounds like they're moving forward with the sequel that follows Max first, not the sequel that follows Furiosa and the brides

 

[Tino]

Great interview with George Miller

https://deadline.com/2015/11/mad-max-fury-road-sequel-spoiler-george-miller-tom-hardy-mel-gibson-charlize-theron-1201595776/

 

[Tim Glover]

Good article Tino. Thx for posting that.

 

[Tino]

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Named Best Film by National Board of Review

http://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/national-board-of-review-winners-2015-best-film-1201650879/

 

[Brandon Conway]

With such a weak year for "awards" pictures, I can definitely see the Golden Globe noms next week being somewhat generous to MMFR.

Here's hoping.

 

[Tino]

Boston's Online Critics Mad For 'Mad Max: Fury Road'; Film Takes Five Awards

http://deadline.com/2015/12/boston-online-critics-awards-mad-max-fury-road-creed-spotlight-1201653772/

 

[Tino]

'Mad Max: Fury Road', Top Australian Academy Awards

http://deadline.com/2015/12/australian-academy-awards-aacta-winners-2015-mad-max-fury-road-dressmaker-1201662188/

 

[Tino]

December 9, 2015 5:36 p.m.
Director George Miller Explains Why His Mad Max: Fury Road Deserves These Oscar Nominations

http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/george-miller-on-why-mad-max-deserves-oscar-nods.html

By the way Miller never says in the article the film deserves anything. I believe however it does and will get nominated in almost all these categories. [emoji3]

 

[TravisR]

As much as I enjoyed Fury Road, I'll be shocked if it gets any Oscar nominations outside of the special effects and sound nominations that summer movies get. Not through any fault of the movie but because the Oscars almost never recognize movies like that (even the really good ones).

 

[Jason Charlton]

Well, Fury Road did just get a Golden Globe nomination for best drama...

 

[Brandon Conway]

I'd say it's chances for Picture/Director nominations for the Oscars is about as good as it can get for such a film.

 

[Tino]

Well, Fury Road did just get a Golden Globe nomination for best drama...

And best director![emoji106]

 

[Tino]

As much as I enjoyed Fury Road, I'll be shocked if it gets any Oscar nominations outside of the special effects and sound nominations that summer movies get. Not through any fault of the movie but because the Oscars almost never recognize movies like that (even the really good ones).

They will recognize this one Travis. Count on it. I expect it to lead all films with Oscar noms.

 

[Tino]

Why ‘Mad Max’ Could be a Major Oscars Contender

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/why-mad-max-could-be-a-major-oscars-contender-1201658411/

 

[Tino]

More Kudos

‘Mad Max’ Online Film Critics Society best picture winner for 2015

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mad-max-online-film-critics-848341

 

[Oliver Ravencrest]

I would like to see Max win some Oscars for editing, costume, cinematography and effects but I don't expect wins for the top awards, nominations would be great though.

 

[Brandon Conway]

I don't think anyone thinks it'll be favored to win Picture or Director, but merely that it definitely should be nominated for both at this point. I certainly wouldn't expect it to win either, though Miller for Director wouldn't be disappointing. Right now even getting nominated for both would be a nice shot-in-the-arm for the often genre prejudiced academy. That would be a big enough win. And with how weak the year has been for the traditional academy films, only that bias will keep it out.