6 years, in this fast-changing era, means that a product that has not died will iterate N times, and for a movie IP, if the new work cannot come up with too many new tricks, such a long time span will be a disaster.
Yes, Disney's latest fairy tale adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland 2" is just like that.
In 2010, Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" swept more than $1 billion at the global box office, and its commercial success was largely due to the fact that it was released a few months earlier. "Avatar", Kashin brought a worldwide craze for 3D movies. In the eyes of the audience at that time, 3D movies were really attractive.
What about today after 6 years? 3D has already become a disaster, and even movies that are not necessary for 3D have been made into 3D to make money. 3D has become an unnecessary physical burden for the audience more often. Therefore, "Alice in Wonderland 2" is far from the box office of its predecessor, which is not surprising.
What's more deadly is that 6 years ago, "Alice in Wonderland" has been complained by many audiences because of its thin and old-fashioned story. The second part, 6 years later, is still using a vulgar time-travel stalk to talk about a vulgar theme. . It can be said that in addition to visual effects, this series can only be used for masturbation with commercial value.
However, the box office of "Alice in Wonderland 2" is unlikely to explode this time, and Depp's recent divorce is ugly, and I'm afraid it will also affect the movie Nuggets. The cost of the film is estimated to be as high as 170 million US dollars, and Disney may not even make any money. Perhaps the "Alice in Wonderland" series will be discontinued from now on.
Speaking of which, we must criticize the current style of "not making progress" in the film industry. Too many film companies just want to rely on the so-called IP. For example, Disney remakes the live-action versions of the classic fairy tales one after another, which can be regarded as representative .
In this way, the original work is saved, and the classic name can be used to attract people. From the perspective of making commercial movies, it is indeed a good choice. However, judging from Disney's existing "Alice in Wonderland", "The Wizard of Oz", "Maleficent", "Magic Black Forest" and "Cinderella", the live-action movies of these classic fairy tales are without exception, all of which are mediocre. work.
In fact, it’s not just Disney that is taking its own money, but other Hollywood giants are similar, such as Warner Bros.’ Peter Pan: The Dreaming Sail was released in the second half of last year, and Universal’s “Snow White and the Huntsman” sequel “Hunter: Winter’s War” not long ago. When it was released, these two classic fairy tale adaptations featured special effects and starred by big-name stars, but they both failed miserably at the box office. On the contrary, Disney's "Fantasy Forest", which is relatively unfamiliar to everyone, won both box office and word of mouth. I believe this can be a reminder to the classic fairy tale adaptation movie with special effects.
Dear Disney, look in the right direction.
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talk about Depp.
Many viewers went to see "Alice in Wonderland 2" for Johnny Depp, but unfortunately, Depp, who is about to be 53 years old, will be ruined again in this new film. Now, a fact that is difficult for fans to accept is in front of us, Depp is indeed losing his superstar halo step by step and becoming a box office poison.
According to Deadline, when the last "Alice" came out, 51% of viewers said Depp was their main reason for watching the movie. Now, only 35% of viewers still think so. Depp has acted in one bad movie after another in recent years, which has greatly eroded his star status. And Depp, who loses more and more audiences, will cause the new film to continue to lose the box office, thus forming a terrible vicious circle, making Depp gradually fall into the abyss.
At this time next year, Depp's other blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" will be released. If the box office of this film is not ideal, Depp is likely to completely fall into the rock bottom of his acting career.
Below is a list of the box office reputations of Depp's starring films in recent years. You will understand at a glance that Depp has become a big swindle.
The Rum Diaries (2011)
Budget $45 million
North American $
13.11 million Global $23.95 million
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness 50%
mtc score 56
Dark Shadows (2012)
Budget $150 million North American box office $ 79.73
million Global
box office $256 million
37% fresh on Rotten
Tomatoes mtc score 37 "Transcendence" (2014) budget $100 million North American box office $23.02 million global box office $100 million in Rotten Tomatoes 20% mtc score 42 "Noble Thief" (2015) budget $60 million North American box office 7.7 million $ 47.28 million worldwide $47.28 million on Rotten Tomatoes 13% mtc score 27 "Black Mass" (2015) Budget $53 million North American $62.58 million $99.78 million worldwide $99.78 million on Rotten Tomatoes 75% mtc score 68 "Alice in Wonderland" 2" (2016) Budget $170 million North American box office $28.11 million Global box office $93.11 million Rotten Tomatoes Freshness 30% mtc score 34
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