Tommorrowland Discussion/Is it a box office failure?

I'm looking forward to seeing it. I loved the preview at Epcot as well.

Asked for the day off at work a few months ago so that I could see it on opening day. I did think that more of the 1964 World's Fair was going to be shown in the movie. The second preview that came out made me think that the movie is more sci-fi than I thought. Please don't tell me it's called Tommorrowland, what did you expect!

Katzateer;2457167 wrote: Anyone else excited about this movie? After seeing the short film at Epcot I think it will be amazing and can't wait to see it!:thumbsup:

I saw the preview too... While it looked a little plastic cgi wise, I am hopeful that it turn out well. The actor performances seemed good and in the end, its all about the story. Fingers are crossed.

Saw the movie today. As a Disney fan I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't more Disney orientated. It's a Disney film, Brad Bird directed, Damon Lindelof co-wrote the script. A presentation for the movie was at the 2013 D-23 Expo. An exhibit for the movie was also on the convention floor of the Expo. Everything presented at the Expo was quite cryptic though. If a person is going to see the movie because it stars George Clooney, then I think that person will like the movie. The AMC theater I went to gave out a card with a Disneyland E Ticket on one side, and a weekend contest on the other side of the card. The card has the names of the stars, producers, a director on it. I also think that I saw a Hidden Mickey early in the closing credits. Look to the upper right.

It was ok. Would not rush back to see it but I liked it. I used my Regal cinemas rewards card and got a free Tomorrowland pin, which is pretty cool. :thumbsup:

BrowncatP;2457656 wrote: Saw the movie today. As a Disney fan I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't more Disney orientated.

See, and I thought it was just enough. I got giddy with the re-creation of the '64 World's Fair, when the Carousel of Progress theme was playing, and laughed out loud when they went on IASW. I loved glimpsing Space Mountain when they were in Tomorrowland, and I like to think of the monorail type vehicles as Peoplemovers. For me, the premise of the movie is Disney enough to where there doesn't have to be Disney references all throughout. I personally think Walt would have loved this movie.

To be honest, it made me kind of sad that we now have Buzz and Stitch and Mike and Sulley in Tomorrowland (at WDW). I think what's represented in this movie is what the original intention of Tomorrowland was, like Mission to Mars, Magic Journeys, Flying Saucers, etc. I love Disney characters as much as the next person, but this movie made me really think about how they really have taken over where they really shouldn't be.

Disney’s big-budget “Tomorrowland” was a relative bust at the domestic box office over the holiday weekend, a result that will likely make Hollywood even more reluctant to invest in original stories.

Costing at least $280 million to make and market, “Tomorrowland” will take in about $40.7 million between Friday and Monday, according to box office analysts, or about 20 percent less than anticipated going into the holiday weekend.

The PG-rated “Tomorrowland,” directed by Brad Bird, who was also a writer, notably had the prime Memorial Day period almost entirely to itself. The only other new wide-release movie was a remake of “Poltergeist” (20th Century Fox), which analysts said on Sunday would take in about $27.7 million, a solid result for a PG-13-rated horror film that cost Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a modest $35 million to make.

Read more at NYTimes here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/arts/tomorrowland-is-a-box-office-disappointment.html?_r=0

I don't think I'm really surprised. We've been to a couple of movies lately, and the previews for Tommorowland didn't look awesome. If we weren't Disney fans, we probably wouldn't be planning to see it at all (but we are, just didn't get there this weekend).

Some people came into the restaurant last night where my daughter works and told her they had just walked out of the movie, it was that bad.

I don't think I'll be running out to see it but plan on watching it when it hits the movie channels. Unfortunately, the trailer kind of reminded me of the Haunted Mansion movie with Eddie Murphy that I also thought was poorly done. :(

Go to the movie discussion for the Intercot reviews.

While I can't say it was a terrific movie, I enjoyed it.

We went to see it yesterday and probably should have waited for DVR. I don't think I will buy the DVD, just not what I expected. I am, however, looking forward to seeing the new Pixar film "Inside Out" that was on the previews. The Pan movie coming out next year looked a little dark to me. Everyone has different tastes.

Cool Pixar animated sequence Brad Bird cut from Tomorrowland.