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24. Hollywood accounting. It bombed at the box office.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:47 AM

Dec 15

The cost of putting a movie on TV is tied to how it did in theaters. This cost $3M to make and only brought in $19M. A good return sure but not much in revenue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story

That’s why it’s on TV so much - even before TBS/TNT did the marathon thing. Its based on the book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
by Jean Shepherd.

Shawshank is another case. Released in 1994 with no established lead actors it got swallowed up in the summer of Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump. It did get nominated for just about every Oscar but only $73M in box office after a rerelease after the Oscars. Produced by Rob Reiner’s Castlerock which was sold to Turner Broadcasting or some Turner owned part of that. It was cheap to put on the air (they owned it) so they used it in every available time slot to filled air time including in the middle of the night for the post bar crowd (and workers) to stumble on to. BTW Forrest Gump technically lost money or broke even (Hollywood accounting) but it grossed a lot so it’s expensive to put on TV.

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What is your favorite scene or line from the "A Christmas Story"? line --I double dog dare you" --scene- Ralphie [View all] debm55 Dec 12 OP

"It's a major award." FalloutShelter Dec 12 #1

thank you , Fallout Shelter. debm55 Dec 12 #2

It's not so much a line but kacekwl Dec 12 #3

I agree. Thank you kacekwi debm55 Dec 12 #4

When The Old Man is trying to fix the furnace Diamond_Dog Dec 12 #5

Thank you Diamond_Dog $#@!%$# furnace. debm55 Dec 12 #7

Related. Not really a line but the Dad's reeling off the line of cussing underpants Dec 15 #22

Fra-gee-lee, must be italian Meadowoak Dec 12 #6

Thank you Meadowoak. I laugh at that every time he says it. debm55 Dec 12 #8

He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes! Probatim Dec 12 #9

Thank you Probatim for you very funny post. I laughed while reading. debm55 Dec 12 #10

that is part of my goto voccabulary. so , that is where its from?? AllaN01Bear Dec 12 #11

Hi AllaN01Bear. No, I double dog dare you has been around before the movie. We used it when I was a kid. debm55 Dec 12 #12

I'm laughing KitFox Dec 12 #13

Thank you KitFox and enjoy. debm55 Dec 12 #14

We randomly yell BUMPUSES! throughout the year Phentex Dec 12 #15

"But the duck. It's staring at me." "Oh." CHOP!!! AZLD4Candidate Dec 12 #16

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra underpants Dec 15 #21

Stupid too, because that's more Korea and Japan than China. AZLD4Candidate Dec 15 #37

I love the actress who plays the teacher. Paladin Dec 12 #17

I'm late for this A Christmas Story thread Niagara Dec 14 #18

HAHAHAHHAHAhAhA, Thank you Niagara. debm55 Dec 14 #19

You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Dec 15 #38

That's in the common vernacular now underpants Dec 15 #23

Thanks underpants. debm55 Dec 15 #28

I've incorporated Fra-GEE-leh into my vocabulary as well Niagara Dec 15 #39

"SHUT UP, RALPHIE!" Mad_Dem_X Dec 15 #20

Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Dec 15 #29

Hollywood accounting. It bombed at the box office. underpants Dec 15 #24

Thank you underpants. That is very interesting. debm55 Dec 15 #31

The pack of dogs stealing the turkey so they went to eat at the Chinese restaurant and the duck was smiling 😁 TommieMommy Dec 15 #25

Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Dec 15 #33

It's a clinker! That blasted stupid furnace dadgummit! Meadowoak Dec 15 #26

Meadowoak. that you. %#$##furnace. debm55 Dec 15 #34

The Chinese restaurant MaryMagdaline Dec 15 #27

Thank you MaryMagdaline. Agree debm55 Dec 15 #35

Jus a couple of tidbits if you visit a Christmas Story movie house in Cleveland Shambala Dec 15 #30

Wow, thank you Shambala. That must have been fun. debm55 Dec 15 #36

Narrator re Christmas trees: Sneederbunk Dec 15 #32

That high-pitched "BUMPASSES!!" after the dogs break in and destroy the turkey. catbyte Dec 15 #40

HAHHAHAHAHAH. I agree. debm55 Dec 15 #41

The mostwell known of all: "Kid, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"!!!! yellowdogintexas Dec 15 #42

Thank you yellowdogintexas debm55 Dec 15 #43

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