Month: March 2012
Hollywood Reporter: John Carter “could end up being profitable”
Tweet In another example of revisionist reporting, Hollywood Reporter who last week reported a probable write-down of $165m for Disney for John Carter, today reported that according to Janney’s Tony Wible, […]
New Yorker: The French Weigh in on John Carter and they “get it”
TweetRichard Brody, writing from France, has weighed in on John Carter in the New Yorker and his comments, which cover some of the spectrum of French critical reaction to the […]
John Carter News March 14, 2012
Tweet Director Andrew Stanton Talks About His Passion For ‘John Carter’ – Screen Rant – screenrant.com 03/14/2012 Screen RantDirector Andrew Stanton Talks About His Passion For ‘John Carter’Screen RantDirector Andrew […]
Mitt Romney of Mars?
TweetChris Kelley, one of the writers for Real Time with Bill Maher, has written a smart piece on Huffington Post entitled “Mitt Romney of Mars” in which he likens the […]
Progress: John Carter goes from “flop of the century” to “uphill battle to breaking even” overnight
TweetNow that Schadenfreude fever is beginning to subside, there is a tiny bit of revisionist box office history is starting to emerge as more sober-minded film journalists begin to pull […]
John Carter News March 13, 2012
Tweet ‘John Carter’ knocks ‘Project X’ off top spot in Australian box office – Digital Spy UK – digitalspy.co.uk 03/13/2012 ‘John Carter’ knocks ‘Project X’ off top spot in Australian […]
The Atlantic: “John Carter did not bomb”
TweetFrom the Atlantic: Disney’s epic John Carter arrived in theaters billed as a flop in the making, a gargantuan $350 million endeavor (including extensive marketing costs) with some of the softest box […]
Weekend of 9 March – Box Office Actuals Released
TweetThe actuals are out and there is no relief in sight for John Carter. Box Office Mojo has published the actuals for March 9-11 and all of the movies in […]
John Carter and the bright red history of Mars as a sci-fi Muse
TweetFrom the LA Times: It was 100 years ago last month that author Edgar Rice Burroughs introduced the character of John Carter — an ornery Confederate soldier, mysteriously transported to […]
BoxOffice.com: “John Carter Shows Strength Abroad”
TweetDisney’s John Carter made up for a relatively weak $30.6 million debut at home by bringing in $70.6 million abroad from 55 territories representing 80% of the market. Other international grosses: This […]
The Morning After: What can fans do?
TweetThe last 4-5 days, starting with March 7 when the reviews started to come out, and ending with the posting of weekend estimates for domestic and international box office on […]
John Carter News March 12, 2012
Tweet The Breakfast Meeting: What ‘John Carter’ Says About Hollywood, and Sharing … – New York Times (blog) – mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com 03/12/2012 The Breakfast Meeting: What ‘John Carter’ Says About Hollywood, […]
John Carter of Mars Post-game: Six Reasons to Feel Better by Ryan Harvey
TweetJohn Carter of Mars (yes, I have chosen to flat-out call the film by that name going forward, as per its end title card) drew in approximately $30.6 million in domestic […]
Hollywood Reporter: ‘John Carter’ Dominates Overseas, Bagging $40 Million More Than Its Domestic Gross
TweetDisney’s John Carter premiered worldwide on the weekend, and dominated the foreign portion of its theatrical run by grossing $70.6 million in its debut at about 8,300 screens in 51 overseas territories. […]
Forbes Box Office Report puts John Carter opening weekend in proper perspective
TweetIn what appears to be the first sensible Box Office report to come out today, Forbes is reporting the outcome of John Carter’s opening weekend in a manner that shows […]
Video: Lynn Collins on “Sexy and Strong” Dejah Thoris
TweetFrom the LA Times: Lynn Collins stars in the action film “John Carter” and admits that it was tough for the filmmakers to find a balance for the sexy and […]
John Carter and big-budget Schadenfreude, or how 100M gross in the first 3 days gets instantly labeled an iconic Hollywood flop
TweetSpecial Report by Michael D. Sellers for The John Carter Files on the accuracy and curious psychology of much of the reporting on Disney’s John Carter since its release on […]
Box Office Watch: $30.6M Domestic with a +25% Saturday bump – what does this, plus $70m foreign gross, mean for John Carter?
TweetJohn Carter is estimated at 30.6m for US Domestic Gross for the weekend, and 70M foreign. We are adding updates as new information becomes available. We’re putting the new updates […]
Join the John Carter Teen Reading Project
TweetDear Students, Why not join our Teen Reading Project? A Princess of Mars — a novel that was the Harry Potter of its day –was a massive worldwide hit that has been translated […]
The John Carter Files Fan Trailers and Videos
TweetQuite a few new visitors are dropping by here, now that John Carter is in theaters, and some are still not sure whether or not they will see John Carter […]
Without John Carter there would be no Star Wars (or Star Trek, or Avatar, or Superman…)
TweetJust how much of a debt do today’s sci-fi heroes owe to JC? Star Wars. Avatar. Star Trek. These are some of the titans when it comes to popular science fiction franchises. […]
Entertainment Weekly: Box office update: ‘John Carter’ is No. 1 with $9.8 mil on Friday, but ‘The Lorax’ should win weekend
TweetFrom Entertainment Weekly: There’s some good news and some bad news for Disney this morning. Good news: The studio’s John Carter led the box office on Friday with an estimated […]
John Carter News March 10, 2012
Tweet The IMAX factor: John Carter film-goers give IMAX 3D verdict at Cineworld … – Sheffield Telegraph – sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk 03/10/2012 Sheffield TelegraphThe IMAX factor: John Carter film-goers give IMAX 3D […]
Opening Night Audience Reactions at El Capitan Theater
TweetDotar, Kantos Kan, and Ras Thavas all went down to the El Capitan on Hollywood Boulevard tonight and caught reactions from the people exiting the 7pm show. Unlike preview audiences […]
What did you think of John Carter? Join the conversation.
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Chicago Tribune: John Carter, star of Mars and movie screens, was born in Chicago
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs fueled the imaginations of many with his pulp characters, like Tarzan and John Carter By Jeff Long, Chicago Tribune reporter: As John Carter rides into movie theaters […]
An ERB Fan’s perspective: “I willingly surrender to Barsoomian Fever!”
Tweetby Khanada Taylor: Last night was my second viewing of John Carter. The first time I saw it was at a pre-screening in Disney Real 3D. Last night it was […]
A little pushback from Forbes: “Ignore the critics, John Carter is fantastic!”
TweetDisney’s John Carter is a sword-and-planet space romance. If that’s what you’re after, you’re in luck. It’s fun and trendy to trash science fiction and fantasy films that aren’t Very […]
E! Online Review: “John Carter is WAY better than it looks” (in trailers
Tweetby Luke Y. Thompson for E! Online: Review in a Hurry: Part western, part swashbuckler, and a huge part science fiction, Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ century-old story of a Confederate veteran turned warlord […]