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Originally posted by Celestial
I'm surprised it cost so much to make. I guess Christina is lucky that she released Bionic after this movie had been filmed. There's no way the studio would have put so much money behind her if they knew her singing career was going to collapse as we all witnessed during the summer. The success of this film rests almost entirely on her shoulders, it's a big burden for her to carry. Do you think it will be successful?
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I'm not surprised it cost so much. Musicals are always expensive. Moulin Rouge cost over 50M and that was a decade ago. Mamma Mia cost over 50M. The Phantom of the Opera (2004 version) cost over 70M. And those are the reported budgets, they probably actually cost more.
I think it will do well. It's tracking well, it has Cher, the test screening scores were good, it looks like a fun night at the movies, and it looks like the cheesy/campy aspects of it are part of its charm.
But with P&A (and there's been a LOT of P&A), this cost over $100M. It needs to make money.