Furiosa: 3 Main Reasons It Struggled Opening Weekend

Рет қаралды 42,656

Ай бұрын

The TJCS crew discuss what they think may have caused the disastrous Memorial Day weekend box office for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Subscribe to The John Campea Show Podcast:
Spotify
open.spotify.com/show/4tNxvKx...
Apple podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Support the channel or submit a question for The John Campea Show using the following tip link:
streamelements.com/johncampea...
Please support the sponsor of this TJCS segment by using the link below and/or using our promo code for a special bonus deal!
Harry’s | Quality Men’s Shaving Products. Fair Prices. Simple.
Go to www.harrys.com/CAMPEA to blaze your own trail with Harry's and get started with a $13 trial set for just $3.
Watch John's new documentary, "Movie Trailers: A Love Story" available now worldwide at www.vimeo.com/ondemand/movietr... and also available in the US and UK on Amazon Video.
Support the channel or submit a question for Open Mic using the following tip link:
streamelements.com/johncampea...
Become a John Campea Channel Member here:
/ @johncampea
JOHN’S GEAR LINKS
Main Cameras
Sony A6400 - amzn.to/2VsMMyx
Sony A6600 - amzn.to/3bbfivl
Canon XC15 - amzn.to/3abgZY8
Mic pre-amps
Cloudlifter - amzn.to/3ckgvRa
Good Cheaper Cameras John Uses
Canon Vixia R800 - amzn.to/2yfa8zI
Logitech c920 Webcam - amzn.to/3eiul8m
Main Microphones
Rode Procaster - amzn.to/3cum1AT
Good Cheaper Mics John Uses Sometimes
Audio-Technica ATR2100x (usb and xlr) - amzn.to/34FSIID
Blue Yeti (usb) - amzn.to/2XyVZb8
Lapel Mic
FiFine (usb) - amzn.to/2VvzocW
Shotgun Mics
Rode VideoMic GO (small on camera mic) - amzn.to/34A3YX0
Rode NTG2 (main Studio mic) - amzn.to/2REkH6d
Sennheiser MKE 600 (main Studio mic) - amzn.to/3eo5boY
Soundboard/Mixer
RODEcaster Pro (main) (usb) - amzn.to/2RzozFC
Behringer Xenyx 1204USB (backup board) - amzn.to/2yf8VZn
Streaming Software
Wirecast Pro
Wirecast Control Surface - amzn.to/34DzjrG
Lights
Nanlite Lumipad 25 (main studio lights) - amzn.to/2XAeVXd
Neewer Ring Light (secondary lights) - amzn.to/2RDRoAP
FalconEyes F7 Pocketlite (background color lights) - amzn.to/3emBgNT
Selfie Ring - (guest light) - amzn.to/3a6esOZ
Show Notes Computer
iPad Pro 2020 - amzn.to/34ALhCA
Submit your topic or question for The John Campea Show here:
www.thejohncampeashow.com/contact
Follow John on Instagram:
/ johncampea

Пікірлер: 571

@azimrizal3406 Ай бұрын

You know what’s sad? I work in the movie industry and sometimes I myself can’t afford to watch them in the cinema.

@maxhocks2006 Ай бұрын

It’s the blade runner effect. Movie lovers think a movie is super well known, that everyone wants a follow up, and that tons of people will go see it. Instead it’s a niche movie, not a lot of people saw it, and not a lot of people wanted another one. Furiosa and blade runner 2049 were great, but they never had a chance to make tons of money.

@user-nw3jl4mm6v Ай бұрын

The fact is that Mad Max movies were never that popular among wide population.

@dinochavez Ай бұрын

we didn't need a Mad Max spin-off we needed the story after Fury Road

@ComedyTragedy12 Ай бұрын

Those are exactly the same thing. What you mean is you didn't need a prequel

@RockyRoyale84 Ай бұрын

How am I supposed to care if Hollywood makes money when I can't afford to buy food?

@maxmeeks9910 Ай бұрын

True. I will not get in the way of zombie hoards eating the rich.

@adammohamed.. Ай бұрын

If you can’t afford to buy food ( in a first world country ) you need not worry about movies, or any entertainment, you just need to start budgeting correctly.

@RockyRoyale84 Ай бұрын

@@adammohamed.. Ok, Commie.

@skatealex1 Ай бұрын

I guess everything is relative but.. even in my lesser enjoyable times- movies are some thing that can give me enjoyment..

@beachboi6196 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 funny but not True in 1st world country were your big government with the fed who are no more federal then fed ex yet they print are money have devalued the dollar with so much inflation it's not worth pay it's printed on plus fact they are destroying the middle class wages with coast inflation hasn't gone but price living through roof who fuck can save on 15 dolloees hour I'm in California were rent is 3,thousand dollars a month mean awhile congress got free healthcare gets a raise every year but give nothing of value so ya what he said isn't far fethce were u live under a rock

@mranderson8725 Ай бұрын

I took my daughter and Fiance to the movies to see the new planet of the apes movie and it cost us $105 just for tickets, popcorn, drinks, and a pretzel. The movies are to expensive these days.

@MrSuperPsymon Ай бұрын

Then next time have some self control and just buy the tickets. Nobody made you by all that junk food.

@mranderson8725 Ай бұрын

@@MrSuperPsymon Popcorn and a pretzel shouldn’t be that much to begin with.

@MrSuperPsymon Ай бұрын

@@mranderson8725 And, you paid for it.☕😐

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

@@mranderson8725 Dinner first and movie after

@kendallandrews8691 Ай бұрын

Most theaters have a 5 dollar night and you don't need to buy theater food. I've gone to the theater for decades and never bought food there

@solito0739 Ай бұрын

People pick and choose what movie they want to go watch. Tickets are expensive. Not everyone can afford to go see every movie with inflation the way it is

@lagginwagon22x Ай бұрын

But wait barbie mad 1 billion dollars so people do have money 😂. I can't believe he thinks because movies like barbie and Mario bros made money it means anything. Yes people went see them but that because they are huge outside of movies so of course they would make money.

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

People save up for movies that peak their interests and wait for the other movies to hit streaming services.

@WAHegle91 Ай бұрын

The movie was clearly missing Javier Bardem saying “Lisan Al Gaib” over and over.

@needles_94 Ай бұрын

You live in a serious bubble if you genuinely don't think ticket prices and money are a major factor. Also $11? No, that's what matinee weekday prices are. There isn't a single theater near me where you can see a movie on a Friday-Sunday and not pay at MINIMUM $16.

@Kangaroo-Flavored-Shoelaces Ай бұрын

This isn’t rocket science. It’s a Mad Max movie WITHOUT Mad Max!

@flyguy7825 Ай бұрын

I said that from day one along with a few other things and I even said that when the reviews came in and the projected box office of the movie but nobody believed me everybody said no

@stoppagecentralofficial Ай бұрын

It costs $32 here in Australia for an adult ticket these days. $27 for a student. Cost of living here is through the roof. People would rather wait and stream most movies these days.

@stephenwonghongweng4298 Ай бұрын

$32 is a whole month of streaming

@IwantMOOREDemi Ай бұрын

People don't go to the theater anymore because of the quick turn around of movies being in theaters and then very quickly being available either digitally or on Blu-ray or 4K. Why pay inflated movie ticket prices and a small fortune for popcorn and sodas when you can buy and own it for cheaper like a month after it's in theaters??

@tonebrink6645 Ай бұрын

Buy or rent? Dune 2 is already on Max just 2 months after its release date.

@metallicnole4514 Ай бұрын

I still love how black adam is the metric for the box office lol

@martinalbert29 Ай бұрын

The economic situation is worse than people think. People just don’t have the same disposable income to enjoy movies as they did before the pandemic. Most movies will struggle until there is a major economic boom.

@inshal6420 Ай бұрын

I usually wait a few weeks before seeing movies since I hate the general public. Way too many people on their phones and talking throughout the movie. If no one is seeing this then I know what im doing tomorrow morning.

@BrandonSKW Ай бұрын

People complaining about movie tickets prices but spend thousands of dollars on concerts.

@fillemonshigwedha5160 Ай бұрын

Because concerts are once in a lifetime experiences especially If it's ur fav band. Films will always be there.

@MKEditsxx Ай бұрын

10 years ago, I would go to the cinemas about every month with a couple of friends and we'd be like looking at the posters and randomly pick one that spoke the most to us and watch it and be happy with it Now because we have the vanity to watch most movies we desire to see on streaming platforms at home, we are thinking twice before heading to the cinemas It has to be a movie worth seeing and experiencing on the big screens and FURIOSA is definitely worth it so I went and watched it But to be honest I struggled finding a movie buddy to bring with me, all women in my family and female friends were like nope not my type, even my brother was like "nope not a fan of Fury Road so why would I like Furiosa?" And my cousins were too young to see it, I only found my 15 year old cousin to bring with me (who posed as a 16 year old 😂) for us to see it and we both LOVED the movie I guess the main reason of the box office flop is the GENRE

@breakingdan Ай бұрын

Similar situation with Blade Runner 2049. Sequel/prequel to a cult classic ‘franchise’ that is beloved by mostly the small-albeit hardcore-fan base.

@nebularain3338 Ай бұрын

People are broke, and cinemas are too expensive.

@lagginwagon22x Ай бұрын

@@ThaPimpministayeah he keeps bringing it up as if he knows the struggles everyone else is going through.

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

People aren't going to waste money on a movie that looks like it's for streaming.

@kendallandrews8691 Ай бұрын

Lol people aren't broke. You just don't want to go

@isaacmartinez6904 Ай бұрын

I really have a good time with Furiosa. And I am surprised that Furiosa didn't do well at the box office. The again you have to realize that most Mad Max films have either struggled or gain a modest box office revenue.

@osckizzle Ай бұрын

I know an alarming amount of people that refused to watch Fury Road just for the fact that Mel Gibson wasn’t in it.

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

If it's the same alarming amount that doesn't support his other projects that are out I wouldn't worry about them.

@kendallandrews8691 Ай бұрын

Well why aren't they supporting his other movies? And their loss since fury road was incredible

@stevelanthripp5567 Ай бұрын

I might have to disagree with the money issue. Fast food is still increasing. Dollar stores are closing, and there are lots of people who rely on the dollar stores. Recently, on the news Walmart and Target are trying to bring the prices of groceries more affordable because the consumers are complaining.

@NuFo Ай бұрын

Inflation. Especially here in California is preventing me from the movie theaters. Trying to survive the Cost of Living is far more important than helping Hollywood pocketbooks

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

They should have made a sequel to Fury Road people aren't into prequels and the franchise isn't that popular.

@Ragdefender Ай бұрын

I agree with your 2nd point- Mad Max just isn't the moneymaker we thought it is. Honestly, if the first movie didn't have so much Oscar Buzz I wouldn't have given it a second look. And when I eventually saw it I didn't feel the greatest urge to watch more of it. Also, can't ignore money as an issue. We just came from the Godzilla movie and the Planet of the Apes movie. Maybe those who saw those movies don't have budget for one more.

@Kalesauce Ай бұрын

Point 1 doesn't' hold water considering they just made a prequel "Wonka" that is from 1971 and 2005. Wonka did great at the box office.

@jdk4dawin Ай бұрын

I made my kids watch the classic Wonka and they loved it even though it was dated. The new Wonka was more of a requel and my kids and I also loved it. You can't do the same with furiosa.

@jaybling6687 Ай бұрын

The issue with Furiosa is that it's a prequel *spinoff* and not just a prequel.

@geoafe66 Ай бұрын

Streaming - it’s that simple. People just see less movies at the theatre.

@TheCode5150 Ай бұрын

I want to see this movie but the theater experience is way too expensive now i pick and choose my battles. Realistically stuff comes to streaming so fast now i find myself going to the theater even less this year than last.

@lorddoma6637 Ай бұрын

You shouldn't really be comparing a rated R movie to a whole bunch of PG and PG-13 movies. It just isn't fair. Rated R movies don't make a lot of money. John Wick is the exception.

@RainyCage Ай бұрын

I think it’s the pattern of disappointing movies this year that has people including myself concerned about the future of theaters. Streaming is hurting the theatrical experience. All of my friends and family don’t care about the theater experience anymore. It’s too expensive and they just wait for it to come to streaming. People like me who who go to the theaters every weekend and buy physical media are becoming an endangered species.

@save400 Ай бұрын

I am planning to see this movie 5 times in the cinema. Already saw it twice.

@SuperSaiyanBroku Ай бұрын

You're a bot

@Eli-phunt Ай бұрын

I'm going again some time this week.

@kpsk8031 Ай бұрын

What's the target audience for this movie and how large is it? Ooopsie.

@fearlesshawk92 Ай бұрын

Surprised no mention of the trailers. I was shocked by the reviews(gladly). Bc for almost the whole time the trailers gave me direct to streaming vibes.

@jonathana6429 Ай бұрын

I don’t think the fact it’s a prequel makes it undesirable for new audiences. Anyone turned off by the fact it’s a prequel would’ve been turned off by a sequel too. If anything a prequel should be more welcoming to the GA. Also I think people not having enough money is a factor. Every movie John listed as being successful was part of a franchise or sequel, which makes sense when you realize that audiences have money, they just aren’t spending it on original movies or movies that aren’t part of a familiar franchise. Is it really a surprise that despite a financial depression in America, movies like John Wick and Super Mario were smash hits? This is why Fallguy and other original movies have been failing: people can’t afford to take risks at the movie theater anymore, especially when most movies come to streaming weeks later for the price of a movie ticket a month.

@joeking88 Ай бұрын

For me I just find it easier to wait 4-8 weeks with the knowledge it will be released to stream at home.

@rubinbarber6781 Ай бұрын

The director of American fiction at his acceptance speech for the Oscars said that Hollywood needs to start making less than $20 million movies not outlandish budgets and plus get the movies back in the theaters

@agriffinzek Ай бұрын

They should have made a sequel to mad max fury road in 2017

@thePouncingPurplePanther Ай бұрын

They should have made a Mad Max movie with Mad Max in it. And it should have been played by Mel Gibson. And the character should have been written as a hero. THEN the movie would have been a hit.

@SardaukarX Ай бұрын

@@thePouncingPurplePanther Yeah and the fact Mel Gibson doesn't want to play Mad Max anymore is just a minor detail, they (I guess by "they" you meant George Miller) could've kidnapped Gibson and coerce him to play the part... in a spin-off that isn't about Max but, as Logan proved, we all know spin-offs suck by essence and don't deserve to be made, ever. And they should've made the movie in 2017, regardless of how difficult and demanding it is to make to make those films especially for a 70+ (and now 80) year old director, everything always has to go as planned, otherwise the movie suuuuuucks.

@thePouncingPurplePanther Ай бұрын

@@SardaukarX Oh,I didn't know that I attacked you by giving my opinion about the film. I was unaware that you were intellectually superior to me because I had a thought about a movie that you didn't share.

@jeffreymoore6742 Ай бұрын

Here in Oklahoma it was pretty much tornado to the north, tornado to the south. Pretty much watched weather reports all weekend. So no movies

@stevec5465 Ай бұрын

Hope that you and family and neighbors are all safe. That stuff is crazy.

@djwang06 Ай бұрын

Super good point.

@j10betty Ай бұрын

I don't believe you have to be familiar with any movie franchise to want to go see it. If the trailer shows hard action and your and action fan. Then most likely you will go see it. Doesn't matter if it's been a decade or 3 since the last installment.

@ronin_1776 Ай бұрын

I wanted a mad max fury road sequel with max

@wesleyathompson Ай бұрын

Really good analysis, guys! I hope more people hear these points and latch onto them.

@DXDONMEGA Ай бұрын

You’re missing the big point, which is the streaming window. People know that these films will hit digital within three weeks to a month so if they just wait it out, they’ll be able to watch it very soon anyway at home this is one of the biggest things that’s killing right now.

@johncampea Ай бұрын

If you watched the whole show, you'd see that I didn't "miss the big point". I've been saying that strongly for a while. But that is an issue effecting ALL movies. This list was specific to THIS movie.

@ericahanes2009 Ай бұрын

With the long promotion cycle, I lost track of when FURIOSA was coming out. I didn't realize until Saturday that it came out this weekend. Sometimes, all the promotion that comes with these films makes me burn out on paying attention. Several other people I know who were looking forward to it didn't know it came out this weekend. Waiting nine years is way too long, and the fact that it doesn't have any of the same actors as Fury Road makes it hard for people to get attached to it. We need WASTELAND within the next two years, or we will never get it. I loved FURIOSA as much as FURY ROAD and will watch it many times over again. If anyone ever told me I would get a killer DUNE sequel and a killer MAD MAX sequel in 2024, and they would be some of the best, if not the best, of the franchise, I would never have believed it. Long live desert sci-fi films.

@patrickbernard6640 Ай бұрын

George Miller should’ve focused on a sequel for Fury Road bringing back Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy or another Mad Max starring the OG himself, Mel Gibson instead of this prequel.. that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy Furiosa.. it was a good film..

@intothezombieapocalypse Ай бұрын

lol should have just brought back Charlize for this movie. At first i was like ok so shes going to be a younger Furiosa.... ok. Then i found out it ended right before Fury Road started..... then I was like yeah ok that sucks. They should have brought back Charlize so it seemlessly led into Fury Road.

@MrSuperPsymon Ай бұрын

It failed because not enough people were interested in seeing it. ☕😐

@kendallandrews8691 Ай бұрын

Then people shouldn't complain about Hollywood not making good movies since it was awesome

@reneszeywerth8352 Ай бұрын

"Fury Road made less than Black Adam" - doesn't mean that fewer people saw Fury Road. Don't discount inflation. Also - the fact that it's been out for so long means that it has been on probably every major streaming service and people who missed it in theaters saw them on streaming. In the end - despite successes like Avatar, Mario, Barbie and others - people have become more picky about which movies they're going to see. Marketing this movie without Mad Max would have killed it even more.

@thedarkknight2221 Ай бұрын

The main problem is that most blockbusters have budgets that are far far too high for what the end result is. Which forces movie studios to have to charge movie theaters more to show their movies. Which forces theater companies to have to raise the prices of concessions, which is where they make their real money.

@WarDog793 Ай бұрын

Also, Furiosa in _Fury Road_ was kind of a girl-boss--not *really,* but that is a popular perception--especially since she's pretty much on equal footing to Max. That said, many moviegoers are going to assume that, *without* Max, Furiosa in this movie will be just another girl-boss, and they're tired of this propaganda. It's tragic, because Furiosa is not a girl-boss in this movie. She suffers greatly, has to overcome danger through her cunning *and* the help of a male mentor, and continues to suffer as she takes the Hero's Journey. She is no Rei Palpatine, in this saga just to show up the men. It's a revenge movie! It's got action and brutality galore! I don't see why more people won't see it? Those who have rate it highest of all the Mad Max movies. Take a Big Cue from them.

@carrenpalmer3453 Ай бұрын

agree, didn't come over as a girl boss flick to me either; just went to see it this evening & I loved it, the landscape of the Outback, the score was excellent, and thought the action was riveting and personally, thought it edged a touch above Fury Road, may be because I wasn't presented with a ton of pretty babes in peril

@briangresty1398 Ай бұрын

Im lucky I live in a small town now. I saw this yesterday. Matinee price with rewards was 6.50. I had a 5 doller reward, so with small popcorn and drink, It was 13 dollers. At that price, I'll go to the movies. But heres the kicker folks. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE THEATER. Great movie, greater price.

@carlosvarela7430 Ай бұрын

I spent almost $40 just myself in Florida 😅

@chunkybun Ай бұрын

John Campea prior to Furiosa always said if the previous movie is great (Fury Road is considered a classic) then the sequel will see a significant bump opening weekend. Furiosa essentially failed and he starts blaming Fury Road which had nearly double the opening weekend with 40+ million. Furiosa failed because the trailer didn’t set the world on fire and no Tom Hardy as Max. I’m sorry but Catwoman is only interesting with Batman to bounce off of. Likewise with Furiosa is cool but a lot of her charm is how she mixes with Mad Max.

@iAkis4 Ай бұрын

A MAD MAX film without Max Rockatansky ? Whats next, a James Bond flim with Miss Moneypenny ? 1.FURY ROAD didnt have MAD MAX it had TOM HARDY. 2.We already saw a FURIOSA movie in Fury Road.

@SardaukarX Ай бұрын

Furiosa's a spin-off set in the Mad Max universe so why ask for Max to be in the movie and why do you want Mel Gibson to play in it when he doesn't want to reprise his role due to his age? In every Mad Max after the original one, Max comes across people in need of help and he reluctantly (at first) helps them. In Fury Road he comes across a capable woman (OMFG, how could they?), who isn't a Mary Sue and helps her (and basically saves her) alongside a bunch of other women and that's somehow a scandal? Lord save us...

@higgzb Ай бұрын

Never saw the old MadMax movies , they don’t appeal to me which is why I didn’t see Fury Road in the theaters. Even that movie was “ok” to me, certainly not great enough for me to see the older movies and not enough for me to see Furiosa. I don’t think I’m alone.

@thePouncingPurplePanther Ай бұрын

Mad Max without Mel Gibson is like Rocky without Sly, Top Gun without Tom Cruise or Iron Man without Robert Downey, Jr. This has been proven over the years: franchise films without the main star NEVER do as well.

@jackyshin3045 Ай бұрын

Or A white woman playing a girl character...it's has been proven...

@SardaukarX Ай бұрын

Furiosa is a spin-off taking place in the Mad Max universe just like the Wolverine movies are X-Men spin-offs...

@thePouncingPurplePanther Ай бұрын

@@SardaukarX Yeah, but Wolverine is the most popular X-Man, appearing in comics since the mid 70s. Furiosa is a spin-off from a character appearing in a 9-year old movie that was a financial failure.

@joseqmedina101 Ай бұрын

Arnold coming back to play an old Terminator and Indiana Jones 5 says the opposite pal

@bugeye177 Ай бұрын

Mad Max Fury road was a good movie it didn't justify such a large budget though and then to do another one with another huge budget. Why did they think it was going to make so much money. Oh well.

@tonebrink6645 Ай бұрын

The main reason it struggled is that Mad Max is a cult classic. Being a Cult, classic it made a decent amount of money. If you think from that perspective. Could it be that they're making it truly for the fans that they're willing to dump millions into it

@jonfreeman9682 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure it made all that much money. It did okay but wasn't a massive hit. It was always niche. Many cult classics like Blade Runner and Thing all bombed but found second life on home video.

@joshaldamuy8214 Ай бұрын

This move is is 5-6 years too late. Plain and simple.

@jonfreeman9682 Ай бұрын

Way way too late and nobody remembers Fury Road. Plus sorry Ana Taylor Joy cannot carry an action movie. She's a bit of a small fry to play girl boss.

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

They should have just made a sequel with Charlize and Tom

@jonezjonez2099 25 күн бұрын

I loved Fury Road. I liked Furiosa as well. And i like the character Furiosa. But who asked for her own movie after Fury Road? Fury Road was her movie already. People wanted Mad Max. And the other people didn't care.

@benm5970 Ай бұрын

I have a feeling it’s because of 2 reasons Reason #1: They waited too long, Fury Road was an absolutely beloved movie and Furiosa was a beloved character, but for some reason they waited 9 years to make a Furiosa movie, had they made it in say 2017, 2018 or 2019 when people were still riding the high of Fury Road I think it would’ve done a lot better Reason #2: Mad Max seems like it’s always been more of a cult franchise, other than Fury Road the Mad Max movies never really seemed like they were that popular with the mainstream public, unlike something like Terminator which everybody knows the original Mad Max movies seemed more like obscure B movies that a friend of a friend would show you

@greg2081 Ай бұрын

Just to point out Mad Max Fury Road have been on streaming services so people could have watched it there before this movie came out. So people that didn't see it in theatres could have seen it there. Just food for thought.

@timothypricesr5953 Ай бұрын

Is wasn’t very good why see it

@greg2081 Ай бұрын

@@timothypricesr5953 That is what you think but not everyone will agree with you just like not everyone will agree with me.

@Dru2037 Ай бұрын

I saw it on Max

@rubinbarber6781 Ай бұрын

This movie reminds me of the summer of 1990 when they were overloaded with sequels with few original movies and damn near 80% of all those films flopped at the box office

@carlosvarela7430 Ай бұрын

I love this franchise but it has never been too popular. It also remains me to the last blade runner with Ryan Gosling, it was a box office bomb, the last fast and furious didn't even make too much money, people is not going to the movies like before.

@intothezombieapocalypse Ай бұрын

The prequel to a 9 Year old movie has nothing to do with it. Everyone was saying Avatar 2 is going to fail because its been over 10 years since the first movie and the hype is not there. Avatar 2 proved them wrong because it was a great movie. Every thought so, so people kept going back. Furiosa failed simply because Mad Max is niche franchise. This isnt even a Mad Max movie. Its a Mad Max spin off film. Thats why people dont didnt go see it. Plain and Simple.

@STAng7788 Ай бұрын

Moviegoers who didn't see Furiosa (for whatever reasons) missed out on a once in a decade cinematic masterpiece. Furiosa didn't actually lost as it may end up a cult classic like Blade Runner. Its actually those who passed on this spectacle who lost

@DimeMagnet Ай бұрын

Fully agree

@nervenllarena4948 Ай бұрын

it actually lost money the same as blade runner LOL

@MrSuperPsymon Ай бұрын

Da ladies?☕😎

@PetePuebla Ай бұрын

I don't care that the last Mad Max movie was 10 years ago. I still love this universe and these car chase action films. I feel it's better as a low budget cult move like the original.

@natalieking9246 Ай бұрын

30 years between Top gun and Maverick

@CMKseven Ай бұрын

I really wished they did a send--off movie with Mad Max/Mel Gibson, like they did for Logan to close the franchise for the fans of that original trilogy.

@onenine73_ Ай бұрын

Have to be honest, when I watched Mad Max: Fury Road, I enjoyed it certainly but when I was hearing the amount of people gushing over it with some saying it was one of the best films they had ever seen......I really had to question whether I actually watched the same film. I certainly didn't have any need to see a movie based on Furiosa 's back story (but I guess it is rather de rigueur to know everyone's backstory). When you add that to the economics that going to the cinema is rather expensive (especially if you go as a family/group) so people are more selective in picking and choosing what they are going to plonk down their hard earned disposable income on, plus many probably have various streaming services and might be much more likely to wait for it to get released in that format. I just don't think this film (or the franchise as a whole for that matter) is enough of a tent pole film for the mainstream film going public to view as a must see film at the cinema. Bear in mind that Mad Max: Fury Road opened to around $45m and grossed just over $379m globally ($153m in the US) and that was off a rumoured $150m production budget, so its not like it was a massive blockbuster success at the box office to where it was a no brainer to do an origins follow up film.

@MannyKillmonger Ай бұрын

i agree, movie tickets are higher than they have ever been, for me and my friend to see the new planet of the apes was $50 for two tickets. sh*t cost too much now and have to be even more selective

@philipcohen7192 Ай бұрын

The way fury road is regarded you would think it made tons of money

@ConvoySeibatoron1313 Ай бұрын

some days you just can't get rid of a bomb

@romankotas448 Ай бұрын

I got that reference

@jaydawg2616 Ай бұрын

Me personally, I want to see Mad Max in a Mad Max movie.

@ADOX2525 Ай бұрын

This

@grumpyrock Ай бұрын

Have you seen the movie?

@jaydawg2616 Ай бұрын

Yes

@grumpyrock Ай бұрын

@@jaydawg2616 he was in the movie

@icemann1419 Ай бұрын

Did people forget movie tickets are cheap on Tuesdays???

@Garasky Ай бұрын

I saw it on Tuesday. Amazing movie at a very affordable price!

@Falton911 Ай бұрын

Not only did it set those records but it also simultaneously was the first #1 Mad Max opening at the box office.

@robdewey9991 Ай бұрын

Anytime there's a colon in the title, you're gonna turn people off. They're gonna automatically think, "great, another chunk of movies I need to add to my list before I can see it." Same with Fury Road. If they had just titled it "Mad Max" it would've invited the next generation of moviegoers in because it signals itself as a reboot (which it was, let's be honest) and there would've been no need to sludge through the first 3. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the original trilogy, but they are NOT movies that appeal to modern-day moviegoers. I can see most people giving up after the first one, honestly.

@sirjonsmithiii992 Ай бұрын

Did not see it: didn't care about the characters so much in this one, I was more interested in the world building but this time the special effects looked bad taking away from it, and Hemsworth looked silly to the point of distracting.

@jfb3361 Ай бұрын

It looked good, but I was just not feeling like spending so much at a theater to see it. Theaters are too expensive these days.

@neoxsupreme Ай бұрын

The reason why Chris Hemsworth can keep going back to his role as Thor is because of flop after flop outside the MCU.

@mbuff151 Ай бұрын

He's not a box office draw outside of thor

@colormefrankenteddy Ай бұрын

1. I'm low on money. 2. I am not interested in mad max I was going to see Garfield, but $$. I get paid on Friday. I'm going this weekend

@harrismatthew5553 Ай бұрын

I’ll say this I live on the east cost and the weather was literally perfect … no one wanted to go to the movies .. everyone wanted to go on the boardwalk and amusement park and enjoy outside. I have a strong feeling the streaming numbers once this movie is available will be incredible

@charleyzacharia9878 Ай бұрын

Like I said on another segment , Mad Max was never a big franchise

@dennisb119 Ай бұрын

Men and young boys want to identify with the characters they like to see on the big screen who are basically the fans of Mad Max not a woman pretending to be tough.

@federalbureauofinvestigati3564 Ай бұрын

I rolled my eyes when he’s “Hollywood need to make original movies” yeah, yeah, and when they do nobody watches them. People don’t care about new stuff anymore dude they just want nostalgia because back in the past is when people were happy.

@nazmisuhaimi847 Ай бұрын

The lack of profit for these movie it has no Max in it. If they proceed with Max journey after Fury Road or prequel before Fury Road as George Miller stated, it will definite makes more money than Furiosa.

@dwnrange7812 Ай бұрын

Maybe a top reason is that home VOD & streaming are rendering Theater releases more and more irrelevant

@Madferit91 Ай бұрын

Streaming services are killing cinema. It's that simple. But also the fact that Mad Max isn't a big popular IP at all.

@amycollins4170 Ай бұрын

I disagree with point 1. I never saw Fury Road, but it became a part of the cultural zeitgeist so I did know that Charlize Theron played a bad ass character. Furiosa being a prequel allowed me to enter the Mad Max world without having to watch the previous film.

@gerardcrabb4556 Ай бұрын

Maybe if they tied in what Max was up to at the time without actually meeting up with Furiosa would have made it more interesting...

@therealeverton Ай бұрын

Fury Road probably did lose money at the box office. There's a dispute as to the budget. It barely made box office profit at the low end (Miller et al) $155m, and definitely lost money at the studio estimate, $180m+.

@westcraven078 Ай бұрын

Movies that people feel are not worth the theatre will struggle. I know for me it maybe something interested that came out but I'm a wait. I think the quick turn around to home has hurt.

@steffenbendel6031 Ай бұрын

The original Mad Max movie had a 350k budget. For that, it works. Cheap post apocalypse dessert movie.

@hardcoreep Ай бұрын

It struggled because no one wanted this movie.

@kendallandrews8691 Ай бұрын

Then don't complain about Hollywood not making good movies since furiosa was great

@rubinbarber6781 Ай бұрын

Hollywood needs to start having a lot more faith in their films by keeping them in the box office longer than 1 month and then dumping their asses on streaming or pay-per-view units

@FilmnerdTV Ай бұрын

WB taught they could pull-off the same thing like Sony did with Spider-Verse. Because ITSV wasn't also a huge box office hit (almost has the same box office like Fury Road), but it became one of the most beloved CBM of all time so that the sequel almost doubled the box office gross of the previous movie.

@kp4588 Ай бұрын

Furiosa was awesome! Best time I’ve had in the theater in a while. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen.

@spicymemes7458 Ай бұрын

I saw Furiosa over the weekend that had a handful of people around 7PM on a Saturday compared to the re-release of Saving Private Ryan for a Memorial Day screening that nearly sold out. Idk its not like people don't want to go to a theater. There just needs to be a reason beyond good reviews and popcorn.

@liquor-pinata9770 Ай бұрын

My theater was completely packed it was sold out. I’m just glad I got to experience with a crowd because it was pretty awesome.

@spicymemes7458 Ай бұрын

@@liquor-pinata9770 my dad never saw Fury Road and still enjoyed Furiosa. If anything, he wanted to go and watch that movie after.

@grn7522 Ай бұрын

Furiosa’s trailers really didnt convey what the plot was about. They were just non-stop action with no substance.

@juanluismendoza8655 Ай бұрын

To be fair, you could say the same thing about John Wick. Those movies are non-stop action films from beginning to end with a few minutes of actual storytelling.

@Sleepingsparklegirl Ай бұрын

I saw Furiousa in a theater with 20 other people overseas in the first week, I really blame the run time. If it was 20 minutes shorter than it would have been better. I think people are saving their money for great not good movies.

@BlackPanthro321 Ай бұрын

Saw Furiosa this morning for $10 at 1145 AM (you know since people bring up it's too expensive to go to the movies anymore)and I loved it better than Fury Road! I think maybe they overestimated female interest again like with The Marvels which I saw and enjoyed!

@cali4nia420 Ай бұрын

did john say why he hasn't seen furiousa yet? im waiting for the out of the theaters reaction 🤔

@juanluismendoza8655 Ай бұрын

Fury Road was the first Mad Max film I’ve seen in my life and I LOVED it. That being said, I wasn’t really interested in seeing this film. Mad Max was before my time (I was born in 1995) so it’s not really a franchise that excites me. It’s like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny last summer; it’s a franchise from the 20th century that today’s generation doesn’t care about. There are just some franchises like Mad Max and Ghostbusters that no longer have a place in today’s world no matter how studios want to bring them back.

@MrYucantcme Ай бұрын

We consumers are being selective in our movie going experiences. If it didn't already have traction prior to this economy then we're not going to see it. We would rather wait until it comes to digital and watch it in our home movie theater that we elevated from the time we were made to remain home. Home theater is for regular movies that audience sees as regular. It has to be a major experience that we can't wait to see at home. Theaters have to bring prices down to reasonable sense of consumers spending any extra funds. As a consumer I would rather spend on good groceries and watch a good movie in my surround sound 9.2.2 with 85 inch screen television.