Monday, January 09, 2017
Meryl Streep
I didn't listen to the speech Meryl Streep gave at the Golden Globes. I didn't watch the presentation show. Who cares about the Golden Globes at all? But on the subject of alienating the viewing audience, I have something to say.
I disagree with the President-elect that Ms. Streep is an overrated actress. She is a very accomplished actress and it's rare someone like her is still getting roles at her advanced age (4 years older than I). Hollywood generally abandons lead women actors after a certain age, like 35. But lately in her career, like since The Hours in 2002, 15 years ago, her movies haven't been that good and they certainly haven't made any appreciable money for the studio/producers.
Generally a movie gets back 55% of the box office. There are sales of DVDs and money for showing a movie on TV; so there is a stream of income even after the movie leaves the theaters. But the budget of the movie generally doesn't include the money spent on advertising the movie. So you really have to double the budget in box office revenue in order to start making a dime. How's that been going?
I didn't research all her movies, just the ones it was possible I would see. Movies like Into the Woods had no chance and are not on the list.
Movie Popularity(Rotten Tomatoes) Budget Total Box Office (Box Office Mojo)
Ricki & the Flash 43% $18 Mil $ 26,822,000
August, Osage County 65% $37 Mil $ 37,778,000
Lions For Lambs 47% (27% critics) $35 Mil $ 15,002,000
Rendition 62% (47% critics) $27.5 Mil $ 9,736,000
A Prairie Home Companion 59% $10 Mil $ 20,342,000
The Hours 84% $25 Mil $ 41,675,000
So probably not the smartest career move to tell the huge number of people in America who love football (as I do) and MMA (which I don't) that you think their choice of entertainment sucks. I'm willing to bet the producer/studio executives who were thinking about using her in a movie yet to be made are not that happy with her spoken from the bubble political musings.
But how brave of her to voice her problems with soon to be President Trump! How unpopular her speech must have been with the other Hollywood types and the audience.*
*sarcasm (in case you're too literal)
I disagree with the President-elect that Ms. Streep is an overrated actress. She is a very accomplished actress and it's rare someone like her is still getting roles at her advanced age (4 years older than I). Hollywood generally abandons lead women actors after a certain age, like 35. But lately in her career, like since The Hours in 2002, 15 years ago, her movies haven't been that good and they certainly haven't made any appreciable money for the studio/producers.
Generally a movie gets back 55% of the box office. There are sales of DVDs and money for showing a movie on TV; so there is a stream of income even after the movie leaves the theaters. But the budget of the movie generally doesn't include the money spent on advertising the movie. So you really have to double the budget in box office revenue in order to start making a dime. How's that been going?
I didn't research all her movies, just the ones it was possible I would see. Movies like Into the Woods had no chance and are not on the list.
Movie Popularity(Rotten Tomatoes) Budget Total Box Office (Box Office Mojo)
Ricki & the Flash 43% $18 Mil $ 26,822,000
August, Osage County 65% $37 Mil $ 37,778,000
Lions For Lambs 47% (27% critics) $35 Mil $ 15,002,000
Rendition 62% (47% critics) $27.5 Mil $ 9,736,000
A Prairie Home Companion 59% $10 Mil $ 20,342,000
The Hours 84% $25 Mil $ 41,675,000
So probably not the smartest career move to tell the huge number of people in America who love football (as I do) and MMA (which I don't) that you think their choice of entertainment sucks. I'm willing to bet the producer/studio executives who were thinking about using her in a movie yet to be made are not that happy with her spoken from the bubble political musings.
But how brave of her to voice her problems with soon to be President Trump! How unpopular her speech must have been with the other Hollywood types and the audience.*
*sarcasm (in case you're too literal)
Labels: Meryl Streep movies; Audience Alienation; Award Politicization
