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Originally posted by efg
In the USA? Maybe only by 1 million. But when you adjust inflation rates and see what Crossroads figures would look like in 2010, then it's at $45 million in the US. However, worldwide? Hell no!
And you want to know what? That's embarrassing for Christina. Britney was the only star in Crossroads. Christina had about a million and one other established stars in the movie, yet she can't even outgross Crossroads ww?
Burlesque has already been released in some of the biggest markets in the world and it's tanked so badly. It's a UK disaster. It only grossed £600k in the UK in it's opening week. Crossroads grossed £1.1 million in it's opening week back in 2002.
Burlesque will be lucky to even hit $50 million at this rate, the movie is really flopping. Considering it cost $55 million to make and an extra $40+ million to promote and market, that's $95 million spent on this box office bomb.
Someone at Screen Gem is going to get fired.
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No one will get fired. This movie was greenlit by the head of Screengems as a favor to his boyfriend of 10+ years - the film's writer/director.
However production was so troubled that the movie cost them their relationship.