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Originally posted by Katy V.!
It'll definitely do good WW though, maybe not enough to break even, but at least not flop as hard as JC.
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Westerns rarely do well overseas. Remember, the rest of the world hates America,
so they're not a big fan of westerns since they're a big slice of Americana.
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Originally posted by J P
John Carter was originally a book called "A Princess of Mars." and then became 'John Carter of Mars', to which Disney dropped the 'of Mars' part. I'm not exactly sure a different title would have made it any more sucessfull.
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Yes, it definitely would have. "John Carter's" title was definitely a big part of its failure. WHAT is the movie about? WHO are they marketing to? *I* didn't know anything about "A Princess Of Mars." I went to theaters to see "John Carter" because a friend wanted to see it, so I tagged along. I was 100% confused when it turned out to be a western... that turned into a Mars epic. What in the WORLD? And the name of the film was "John Carter?" I ended up enjoying the movie, but they had no idea how to market it, because even after seeing previews, I still had no idea what the movie was... and that was a problem a lot of consumers had. It's like going to see "Jack Reacher" and it turned out to be "Avatar." A title can make all the difference. A person's name as a title is the WORST type of movie title a studio could possible have.
...Vin
