Official Serenity Review

[miir]

That doesn't surprise me.
The movie was at best, forgettable sci-fi trash. To be honest, I had almost completely forgot about how bad this movie really was.

It was really only enjoyed by fans of the show... but there weren't even enough of those to keep the show on the air.

[Kaldaur]

Yeah. Same thing with Star Trek, the original series. Trash that its own fans couldn't keep alive.


Oh, wait.

Firefly was a great show which didn't get a shot at making it big. I would have loved to see a sequel, but since it won't happen, I'll just go watch the series again on DVD.

[Akanae]

Winnow, what website did you get that quote from? I'm pretty sure Serenity made money if you count DVD sales.

[Animalor]

I think here's referring to this:
http://whedonesque.com/comments/11487#143843

It's a comment by Joss on his site commenting on a sequel rumor.

There's no sequel, no secret project regarding Serenity or somesuch and I'm not even sure how anyone thought there was talk there. I've seen Nathan and Tim (and Summer and Alan) recently because they're my friends because I'm so, yeah, awesome. So let's put that to bed and smother it with a pillow.

I'm holding out hope that this is all in the "currently" context and doesn't discount the possibility of doing another in the future.

[miir]

Yeah. Same thing with Star Trek, the original series. Trash that its own fans couldn't keep alive.


Oh, wait.

Yeah that's an apt comparison.... comparing a 40 year old cult penomenon to a lousy movie that did worse at the box office than Into the Blue.

[Sylvus]

Crazy fanboys from this site notwithstanding, I'd say that my tastes run as far into the nerd spectrum as anyone's who isn't a nerd. I gave Firefly a shot for the first couple weeks it was on Fox and it never really did anything for me.

I have probably seen most of the episodes of ST:TNG and quite a few of the original series and did like them, though I wouldn't go to a convention and I don't speak klingon.

I'm not sure if it's because you're fans of Joss Whedon or what, but I think the whole Firefly universe got a little overhyped on these boards, and I'm not really surprised that it wasn't much of a commercial success.

In order to succeed, a sci-fi franchise has to crossover to the mainstream, which Star Wars and Star Trek did really well (perhaps inexplicably), and Firefly/Serenity never came close to doing. Some things that Star Wars/Star Trek had that I'm not sure if Firefly did (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) were groundbreaking special effects or social commentary for their time. As far as I know, Firefly lacks any of that.

[noel]

Sylvus, I hated Buffy. I hated never watched Angel, and didn't know who Whedon was before I watched the Firefly TV series. I only watched it because Vaemas promised me I'd enjoy it.

Have you watched the TV series? At least like the first 3 episodes?

[Sylvus]

Have you watched the TV series? At least like the first 3 episodes?

I watched the first 2, at least, when it was originally broadcast, and it didn't really stand out in my mind. I remember there being a hot chick with dark hair, and some Han Solo wannabe.

I'd be happy to give it another chance if I can catch it on the Sci Fi channel or something from the beginning.

[noel]

If you watched the first two and didn't like it, that's totally reasonable. I remember thinking I'd hate it because it was described to me as a cross between a sci-fi and western. I normally avoid westerns like the plague so I started out thinking I'd hate it. I gave it a chance and ended up liking it a lot.

I do think, in retrospect that the movie looked amateurish and technically inconsistent and probably did more to hurt the series than help it. I liked the story in the movie but visually it was just silly. That said, making a movie that was mainstream enough that someone who had never seen the TV show could hop right into it while still pleasing the diehard fanbois was probably a tall order.

[Winnow]

In order to succeed, a sci-fi franchise has to crossover to the mainstream, which Star Wars and Star Trek did really well (perhaps inexplicably), and Firefly/Serenity never came close to doing. Some things that Star Wars/Star Trek had that I'm not sure if Firefly did (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) were groundbreaking special effects or social commentary for their time. As far as I know, Firefly lacks any of that.

I was never looking for Firefly to have anything groundbreaking and didn't care if it had the best special effects. The story to me was compelling and Whedon took the time to develop all the characters in depth. Interesting characters and their interaction are what make TV shows and movies interesting for me...even for the action movies...gotta have a interesting characters to make it work for me.

I think Joss Whedon was trying for a character driven series while FOX and the mainstream public was looking for special effects and the next Star Trek.

I'll watch the Firefly many more timesover my lifetime but am not upset there won't be more.

[Animalor]

Nevermind that Fox aired the episodes out of order (which is a crime for anything from Whedon since he does overarching storylines to begin with)

Had they aired the 2 hour pilot the first week, then you would've gotten to know the players and the situation much better and I believe that people would've come back to the show.

One of the ladies I carpool with and her husband were huge fans of Serenity but has never seen the show. I lent then my DVD set and they absolutly loved it. However, they too are now frustrated about all the chains of the story that will never really see any conclusion.

[Aslanna]

I enjoyed Firefly / Serentiy. And that's coming from someone who really had no idea who Josh Whedon was. I have never seen Buffy or anything else he'd done. I enojyed it simply for the show it was. However, that was on DVD form when I was able to watch them in order without commercials. I will admit character development for some characters was a bit more slow-paced than I would have liked.

Anyway... Now that there's no hope he should put out what his vision for the series was as far as characters and storylines. Maybe a few novels or some sort of sourcebook. Not nearly expensive as a movie and it will give a chance for the fans to see how things went. Or were supposed to go.

[masteen]

I read that they spent $39 millon making the movie...

Where did that money go? The special effects weren't all that great, and that cast wasn't exactly loaded with big names.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the series (once I saw it on DVD), and I thought the movie was good, but it wasn't 39 million dollars good.

[Winnow]

39 Million isn't much these days. Here's some budgets that were higher than Serenity's. I included budgets all the way down to Serenity's 39 million. The first number is the movie's budget, second is U.S. gross, third is world....there's no chance I'm going to format this better:

[hide]5/4/2007 Spider-Man 3 Sony $250,000,000 Unknown Unknown
12/14/2005 King Kong (2005) Universal $207,000,000 $218,080,025 $549,216,896
6/28/2006 Superman Returns Warner Bros. $204,000,000 $198,935,940 $388,435,940
6/30/2004 Spider-Man 2 Columbia $200,000,000 $373,524,485 $783,924,485
12/19/1997 Titanic 20th Century Fox $200,000,000 $600,788,188 $1,835,400,000
12/9/2005 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Buena Vista $180,000,000 $291,710,957 $748,806,957
6/30/1999 Wild Wild West Warner Bros. $175,000,000 $113,805,681 $217,700,000
7/28/1995 Waterworld Universal $175,000,000 $88,246,220 $255,200,000
11/10/2004 Polar Express, The Warner Bros. $170,000,000 $172,796,043 $296,596,043
7/1/2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Warner Bros. $170,000,000 $150,358,296 $433,058,296
5/7/2004 Van Helsing Universal $170,000,000 $120,150,546 $300,150,546
5/12/2006 Poseidon $160,000,000 $60,655,503 $181,655,503
11/24/2004 Alexander Warner Bros. $155,000,000 $34,297,191 $167,297,191
5/25/2001 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista $151,500,000 $198,539,855 $450,500,000
5/14/2004 Troy Warner Bros. $150,000,000 $133,298,577 $497,298,577
7/7/2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista $150,000,000 $420,331,126 $1,051,331,126
7/13/2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $150,000,000 Unknown Unknown
11/16/2007 Beowulf Sony $150,000,000 Unknown Unknown
5/25/2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Buena Vista $150,000,000 Unknown Unknown
7/4/2007 Transformers, The DreamWorks SKG $150,000,000 Unknown Unknown
5/5/2006 Mission: Impossible III Paramount Pictures $150,000,000 $133,501,348 $395,630,831
6/15/2005 Batman Begins Warner Bros. $150,000,000 $205,343,774 $371,824,647
7/15/2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. $150,000,000 $206,459,076 $473,459,076
5/26/2006 X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox $150,000,000 $234,360,014 $455,360,014
11/18/2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $150,000,000 $290,013,036 $892,213,036
11/16/2007 His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass New Line $150,000,000 Unknown Unknown
6/16/1999 Tarzan Buena Vista $145,000,000 $171,091,819 $448,191,819
11/22/2002 Die Another Day MGM/UA $142,000,000 $160,932,247 $456,000,000
7/1/1998 Armageddon Buena Vista $140,000,000 $201,578,182 $554,600,000
7/3/2002 Men in Black 2 Sony $140,000,000 $190,418,803 $441,818,803
7/10/1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Warner Bros. $140,000,000 $130,444,603 $285,400,000
5/3/2002 Spider-Man Sony $139,000,000 $403,706,375 $821,706,375
7/29/2005 Stealth Sony $138,000,000 $32,116,746 $77,116,746
7/11/2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Sony $137,000,000 $32,131,830 $85,131,830
6/20/2003 Hulk Universal $137,000,000 $132,160,047 $225,600,000
7/28/2006 Miami Vice Universal $135,000,000 $63,437,595 $150,937,595
11/19/1999 World is Not Enough, The MGM/UA $135,000,000 $126,930,660 $390,000,000
11/14/2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 20th Century Fox $135,000,000 $93,926,386 $209,486,484
6/29/2005 War of the Worlds, The DreamWorks SKG $132,000,000 $234,280,354 $591,745,532
4/8/2005 Sahara Paramount Pictures $130,000,000 $68,671,925 $121,671,925
6/4/2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $130,000,000 $249,538,952 $792,538,952
7/18/2003 Bad Boys II Sony $130,000,000 $138,540,870 $272,540,870
5/19/2000 Dinosaur Buena Vista $127,500,000 $137,748,063 $356,148,063
5/15/2003 Matrix Reloaded, The Warner Bros. $127,000,000 $281,553,689 $738,576,929
6/20/1997 Batman & Robin Warner Bros. $125,000,000 $107,325,195 $237,300,000
7/9/2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista $125,000,000 $305,411,224 $655,011,224
5/28/2004 Day After Tomorrow, The 20th Century Fox $125,000,000 $186,740,799 $542,740,799
11/16/2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Warner Bros. $125,000,000 $317,557,891 $974,557,891
8/27/1999 13th Warrior, The Buena Vista $125,000,000 $32,698,899 $61,698,899
5/2/2003 X2 20th Century Fox $125,000,000 $214,949,694 $406,400,513
5/20/1998 Godzilla Sony $125,000,000 $136,314,294 $376,000,000
11/17/2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal $123,000,000 $260,031,035 $340,400,000
7/22/2005 Island, The (2005) DreamWorks SKG $120,000,000 $35,818,913 $161,818,913
6/11/2004 Chronicles of Riddick, The Universal $120,000,000 $57,712,751 $107,212,751
5/24/2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount Pictures $120,000,000 $215,409,889 $546,209,889
7/19/2002 Stuart Little 2 Sony $120,000,000 $64,956,806 $166,000,000
6/27/2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Sony $120,000,000 $100,814,328 $227,200,000
12/5/2003 Last Samurai, The Warner Bros. $120,000,000 $111,110,575 $456,810,575
6/30/2000 Perfect Storm, The Warner Bros. $120,000,000 $182,618,434 $328,711,434
11/2/2001 Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista $115,000,000 $255,870,172 $525,370,172
2/7/1997 Dante's Peak Universal $115,000,000 $67,163,857 $178,200,000
6/14/2002 Windtalkers MGM/UA $115,000,000 $40,914,068 $77,628,265
5/19/2005 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $115,000,000 $380,270,577 $848,470,577
5/16/2002 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $115,000,000 $310,676,740 $656,695,615
5/19/1999 Star Wars: Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox $115,000,000 $431,088,297 $924,288,297
6/16/2004 Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Buena Vista $110,000,000 $24,004,159 $66,504,159
5/6/2005 Kingdom of Heaven 20th Century Fox $110,000,000 $47,398,413 $211,398,413
12/7/2001 Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. $110,000,000 $183,405,771 $450,717,150
6/10/2005 Mr. And Mrs. Smith $110,000,000 $186,336,279 $468,336,279
6/13/1997 Speed II: Cruise Control 20th Century Fox $110,000,000 $48,097,081 $150,468,000
12/19/1997 Tomorrow Never Dies MGM/UA $110,000,000 $125,304,276 $346,600,000
12/17/2004 Aviator, The Miramax $110,000,000 $102,608,827 $214,608,827
4/2/2004 Home on the Range Buena Vista $110,000,000 $50,026,353 $76,482,461
6/28/2000 Patriot, The Sony $110,000,000 $113,330,342 $215,300,000
11/5/2003 Matrix Revolutions, The Warner Bros. $110,000,000 $139,259,759 $424,259,759
12/19/2001 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line $109,000,000 $313,837,577 $867,683,093
11/21/2003 Cat in the Hat, The Universal $109,000,000 $101,018,283 $103,788,927
12/25/2001 Ali Sony $109,000,000 $58,183,966 $85,300,000
4/27/2001 Town & Country New Line $105,000,000 $6,712,451 $10,364,769
7/16/2004 I, Robot 20th Century Fox $105,000,000 $144,801,023 $346,701,023
11/17/2006 Casino Royale (2006) MGM/UA $105,000,000 Unknown Unknown
12/17/1999 Stuart Little Sony $105,000,000 $140,015,224 $298,800,000
6/9/2000 Gone in 60 Seconds Buena Vista $103,300,000 $101,643,008 $232,643,008
5/5/2000 Gladiator DreamWorks SKG $103,000,000 $187,670,866 $457,670,866
6/21/2002 Minority Report 20th Century Fox $102,000,000 $132,014,112 $358,814,112
12/15/2000 Emperor's New Groove, The Buena Vista $100,000,000 $89,296,573 $169,296,573
11/7/1997 Starship Troopers Sony $100,000,000 $54,768,952 $121,100,000
12/25/2003 Peter Pan (2003) Universal $100,000,000 $48,417,850 $95,255,485
11/19/2004 National Treasure Buena Vista $100,000,000 $173,005,002 $347,405,002
7/3/1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day Sony $100,000,000 $204,843,345 $516,800,000
6/16/1995 Batman Forever Warner Bros. $100,000,000 $184,031,112 $335,000,000
7/19/2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Paramount Pictures $100,000,000 $35,168,966 $65,716,126
6/21/1996 Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Buena Vista $100,000,000 $100,138,851 $325,500,000
12/17/2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Paramount Pictures $100,000,000 $118,627,117 $201,627,117
7/23/2004 Catwoman Warner Bros. $100,000,000 $40,198,710 $73,887,903
6/13/1980 Island, The Universal $100,000,000 $15,716,828 Unknown
6/21/1996 Eraser Warner Bros. $100,000,000 $101,295,562 $234,400,000
11/15/2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. $100,000,000 $261,987,880 $878,987,880
6/11/2004 Stepford Wives, The (2004) Paramount Pictures $100,000,000 $59,475,623 $96,221,971
11/27/2002 Treasure Planet Buena Vista $100,000,000 $38,120,554 $91,800,000
2/18/2005 Son of the Mask New Line $100,000,000 $17,018,422 $59,918,422
8/16/2002 Adventures of Pluto Nash, The Warner Bros. $100,000,000 $4,411,102 $7,094,995
7/27/2001 Planet of the Apes (2001) 20th Century Fox $100,000,000 $180,011,740 $359,100,000
7/15/1994 True Lies 20th Century Fox $100,000,000 $146,282,411 $365,300,000
11/24/1999 End of Days Universal $100,000,000 $66,889,043 $212,026,975
5/4/2001 Mummy Returns, The Universal $98,000,000 $202,007,640 $433,007,640
12/20/2002 Gangs of New York Miramax $97,000,000 $77,730,500 $190,400,000
12/28/2001 Black Hawk Down Sony $95,000,000 $108,638,745 $173,638,745
3/31/2000 Road to El Dorado, The DreamWorks SKG $95,000,000 $50,802,661 $65,700,000
5/9/1997 Fifth Element, The Sony $95,000,000 $63,570,862 $263,900,000
12/17/2003 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line $94,000,000 $377,027,325 $1,129,027,325
6/15/2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Paramount Pictures $94,000,000 $131,144,183 $274,644,183
12/18/2002 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line $94,000,000 $341,784,377 $926,284,377
5/30/2003 Finding Nemo Buena Vista $94,000,000 $339,714,978 $866,914,978
7/18/2001 Jurassic Park 3 Universal $93,000,000 $181,166,115 $365,900,000
4/9/2004 Alamo, The (2004) Buena Vista $92,000,000 $22,406,362 $23,911,362
11/5/2004 Incredibles, The Buena Vista $92,000,000 $261,437,578 $631,437,578
12/22/1995 Cutthroat Island MGM/UA $92,000,000 $10,017,322 $10,017,322
6/19/1998 Mulan Buena Vista $90,000,000 $120,620,254 $303,500,000
12/17/1999 Bicentennial Man Buena Vista $90,000,000 $58,220,776 Unknown
3/26/1997 Devil's Own, The $90,000,000 $42,885,593 $140,900,000
11/21/2001 Spy Game Universal $90,000,000 $62,362,560 $62,362,560
6/29/2001 Artificial Intelligence: AI Warner Bros. $90,000,000 $78,616,689 $235,900,000
7/2/1997 Men in Black Sony $90,000,000 $250,156,830 $588,856,830
5/19/1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance 20th Century Fox $90,000,000 $100,012,499 $365,000,000
3/10/2000 Mission to Mars Buena Vista $90,000,000 $60,874,615 $106,000,000
4/25/1997 Volcano $90,000,000 $47,546,796 $120,100,000
8/4/2000 Hollow Man Sony $90,000,000 $73,209,340 $191,200,000
11/19/1999 Toy Story 2 Buena Vista $90,000,000 $245,823,397 $485,800,000
7/25/2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Paramount Pictures $90,000,000 $65,653,758 $156,453,758
11/3/2000 Charlie's Angels Sony $90,000,000 $125,305,545 $263,200,000
4/4/1997 Saint, The $90,000,000 $61,363,304 $169,400,000
7/11/1997 Contact Warner Bros. $90,000,000 $100,920,329 $165,900,000
7/21/2000 What Lies Beneath DreamWorks SKG $90,000,000 $155,370,362 $288,600,000
4/22/2005 Interpreter, The Universal $90,000,000 $72,708,161 $163,708,161
8/3/2001 Rush Hour 2 New Line $90,000,000 $226,138,454 $347,400,000
6/8/2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Buena Vista $90,000,000 $84,052,762 $186,049,020
7/7/2004 King Arthur Buena Vista $90,000,000 $51,877,963 $203,877,963
6/3/2005 Cinderella Man Universal $88,000,000 $61,649,308 $108,215,308
5/10/1996 Twister Warner Bros. $88,000,000 $241,888,385 $495,900,000
7/8/2005 Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox $87,500,000 $154,695,569 $329,495,569
2/9/2001 Hannibal MGM/UA $87,000,000 $165,091,986 $350,100,000
7/25/2003 Seabiscuit Universal $86,000,000 $120,197,488 $148,257,488
11/22/2000 102 Dalmatians Buena Vista $85,000,000 $66,941,559 $66,941,559
6/30/1995 Judge Dredd Buena Vista $85,000,000 $34,687,912 $113,487,912
6/18/1993 Last Action Hero Sony $85,000,000 $50,016,394 $137,298,489
3/28/2003 Core, The Paramount Pictures $85,000,000 $31,111,260 Unknown
12/9/2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Sony $85,000,000 $57,010,853 $158,230,975
12/15/2006 Arthur & the Invisibles Weinstein Co. $85,000,000 Unknown Unknown
3/16/2001 Enemy at the Gates Paramount Pictures $85,000,000 $51,396,781 $51,396,781
11/13/1998 Meet Joe Black Universal $85,000,000 $44,650,003 $44,650,003
11/20/1998 Enemy of the State Buena Vista $85,000,000 $111,549,836 $250,300,000
2/8/2002 Collateral Damage Warner Bros. $85,000,000 $40,048,332 $78,353,508
3/15/2002 Showtime Warner Bros. $85,000,000 $37,948,765 $77,748,765
12/22/2000 Cast Away 20th Century Fox $85,000,000 $233,632,142 $427,230,516
12/10/2004 Ocean's Twelve Warner Bros. $85,000,000 $125,531,634 $363,531,634
7/25/1997 Air Force One Sony $85,000,000 $172,688,056 $315,000,000
7/28/2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Universal $84,000,000 $123,307,945 $161,600,000
6/14/2002 Scooby-Doo Warner Bros. $84,000,000 $153,288,182 $270,900,000
6/23/2006 Click Sony $82,500,000 $137,340,146 $196,640,146
11/17/2000 6th Day, The Sony $82,000,000 $34,543,701 $34,543,701
5/27/2005 Longest Yard, The (2005) Paramount Pictures $82,000,000 $158,119,460 $190,019,460
5/23/2003 Bruce Almighty Universal $81,000,000 $242,704,799 $485,004,799
5/7/1999 Mummy, The Universal $80,000,000 $155,385,488 $416,385,488
12/25/1998 Mighty Joe Young Buena Vista $80,000,000 $50,632,037 $50,632,037
2/14/2003 Daredevil 20th Century Fox $80,000,000 $102,543,518 $179,143,518
6/12/1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Buena Vista $80,000,000 $74,339,294 $164,800,000
1/1/2000 Fantasia 2000 (IMAX) Buena Vista $80,000,000 $60,507,228 Unknown
11/25/1998 Babe: Pig in the City Universal $80,000,000 $18,319,860 $69,131,860
6/16/2000 Fantasia 2000 (Theatrical Release) Buena Vista $80,000,000 $9,103,630 Unknown
2/10/2006 Pink Panther, The (2006) MGM/UA $80,000,000 $82,226,474 $158,626,474
10/2/1998 What Dreams May Come Polygram Films $80,000,000 $55,485,043 $55,485,043
7/23/1999 Haunting, The DreamWorks SKG $80,000,000 $91,188,905 $91,188,905
5/8/1998 Deep Impact Paramount Pictures $80,000,000 $140,464,664 $349,464,664
6/24/2005 Bewitched Sony $80,000,000 $63,313,159 $131,213,159
7/12/2002 Road to Perdition, The DreamWorks SKG $80,000,000 $104,054,514 $181,054,514
9/2/2005 Sound of Thunder, A Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $1,900,451 $6,300,451
12/25/1997 Postman, The Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $17,650,704 $17,650,704
11/26/2003 Timeline Paramount Pictures $80,000,000 $19,480,739 $26,703,184
11/14/2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $20,950,820 $54,540,662
6/19/1992 Batman Returns Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $162,833,635 $282,801,937
4/14/2006 Wild, The Buena Vista $80,000,000 $37,371,315 $84,496,315
6/8/2001 Evolution DreamWorks SKG $80,000,000 $38,311,134 $98,341,932
6/8/2001 Swordfish Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $69,772,969 $69,772,969
5/12/2000 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $21,471,685 $29,725,663
12/25/2003 Cold Mountain Miramax $80,000,000 $95,632,614 $161,632,614
11/26/1997 Flubber Buena Vista $80,000,000 $92,993,801 Unknown
5/24/2002 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks SKG $80,000,000 $73,215,310 $73,215,310
3/8/2002 Time Machine, The DreamWorks SKG $80,000,000 $56,684,819 $98,983,590
12/6/1996 Daylight Universal $80,000,000 $32,908,290 $158,908,290
6/21/2002 Lilo & Stitch Buena Vista $80,000,000 $145,771,527 $245,800,000
8/8/1997 Conspiracy Theory Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $76,118,990 $137,118,990
12/13/1996 Mars Attacks! Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $37,771,017 $101,371,017
11/15/1996 Space Jam $80,000,000 $90,463,534 $250,200,000
6/27/1997 Face/Off Paramount Pictures $80,000,000 $112,276,146 $241,200,000
6/6/1997 Con Air Buena Vista $80,000,000 $101,117,573 $224,117,573
5/22/1996 Mission: Impossible Paramount Pictures $80,000,000 $180,981,886 $456,481,886
12/12/2003 Something's Gotta Give Sony $80,000,000 $124,685,242 $266,685,242
7/30/2004 Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) Paramount Pictures $80,000,000 $65,948,711 $96,148,711
11/10/2000 Red Planet Warner Bros. $80,000,000 $17,480,890 $33,463,969
11/10/2000 Little Nicky New Line $80,000,000 $39,442,871 $58,270,391
3/11/2005 Robots 20th Century Fox $80,000,000 $128,200,012 $260,700,012
7/23/2004 Bourne Supremacy, The Universal $80,000,000 $176,087,450 $274,787,450
4/3/1998 Lost In Space New Line $80,000,000 $69,117,629 $136,117,629
12/25/2000 Thirteen Days New Line $80,000,000 $34,566,746 Unknown
8/26/2005 Brothers Grimm, The MGM/UA $80,000,000 $37,899,638 $100,899,638
6/15/1994 Lion King, The Buena Vista $79,300,000 $312,855,561 $768,155,561
10/4/2002 Red Dragon Universal $78,000,000 $92,955,420 $206,455,420
8/20/2004 Exorcist: The Beginning Warner Bros. $78,000,000 $41,814,863 $43,957,541
7/11/2003 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The 20th Century Fox $78,000,000 $66,462,600 Unknown
3/5/2004 Hidalgo Buena Vista $78,000,000 $67,286,731 $107,336,658
12/21/2001 Beautiful Mind, A Universal $78,000,000 $170,708,996 $316,708,996
6/30/2000 Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The Universal $76,000,000 $26,000,610 Unknown
6/6/2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Universal $76,000,000 $127,120,058 $236,220,058
7/23/1999 Inspector Gadget Buena Vista $75,000,000 $97,387,965 Unknown
6/13/2003 Hollywood Homicide Sony $75,000,000 $30,207,785 $51,107,785
6/18/2004 Terminal, The DreamWorks SKG $75,000,000 $77,073,959 $218,673,959
12/23/2005 Munich DreamWorks SKG $75,000,000 $47,379,090 $127,379,090
3/7/2003 Tears of the Sun Sony $75,000,000 $43,632,458 Unknown
12/17/1999 Anna and the King 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $39,251,128 Unknown
5/27/2005 Madagascar DreamWorks SKG $75,000,000 $193,202,933 $528,002,933
4/16/1999 Life Universal $75,000,000 $64,062,587 $73,521,587
10/23/1998 Soldier Warner Bros. $75,000,000 $14,623,082 Unknown
12/8/2000 Vertical Limit Sony $75,000,000 $68,473,360 $213,500,000
7/14/2000 X-Men 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $157,299,717 $295,999,717
12/17/2004 Flight of the Phoenix 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $21,009,180 $34,009,180
3/4/2005 Be Cool MGM/UA $75,000,000 $55,849,401 $94,849,401
1/15/1999 Virus Universal $75,000,000 $14,010,690 $30,626,690
10/1/2004 Shark Tale DreamWorks SKG $75,000,000 $161,412,000 $363,412,000
6/16/2000 Titan A.E. 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $22,751,979 $36,751,979
2/13/2004 50 First Dates Sony $75,000,000 $120,776,832 $196,276,832
12/21/2006 Dreamgirls DreamWorks SKG $75,000,000 Unknown Unknown
3/31/2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $195,329,763 $643,429,763
7/3/1996 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $75,000,000 $306,169,255 $816,969,255
7/21/2006 Lady in the Water Warner Bros. $75,000,000 $42,272,747 $67,472,747
2/18/2005 Constantine Warner Bros. $75,000,000 $75,976,178 $229,976,178
3/11/2005 Hostage Miramax $75,000,000 $34,636,443 $77,636,443
12/17/2004 Spanglish Sony $75,000,000 $42,044,321 Unknown
10/12/2001 Bandits (2001) MGM/UA $75,000,000 $41,523,271 $41,523,271
5/23/1997 Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal $75,000,000 $229,086,679 $786,686,679
6/7/1996 Rock, The $75,000,000 $134,069,511 $336,069,511
2/13/1998 Sphere Warner Bros. $73,000,000 $37,068,294 $50,168,294
8/4/2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sony $73,000,000 $147,421,245 $157,421,245
8/7/1998 Snake Eyes Paramount Pictures $73,000,000 $55,591,409 Unknown
12/21/2001 Majestic, The Warner Bros. $72,000,000 $27,796,042 $37,306,334
6/25/2004 Two Brothers Universal $72,000,000 $18,947,630 $39,925,603
4/27/2001 Driven Warner Bros. $72,000,000 $32,616,869 $54,616,869
6/22/2001 Doctor Dolittle 2 20th Century Fox $72,000,000 $112,950,721 $176,101,721
11/4/2005 Jarhead Universal $72,000,000 $62,647,540 $96,780,312
5/24/1995 Braveheart Paramount Pictures $72,000,000 $75,545,647 $209,000,000
6/26/1998 Doctor Dolittle 20th Century Fox $71,500,000 $144,156,609 $290,200,000
2/15/2002 Hart's War MGM/UA $70,000,000 $19,076,815 $33,076,815
11/6/1998 Siege, The 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $40,934,175 Unknown
3/1/2002 We Were Soldiers Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $78,120,196 $114,658,262
8/8/2003 S.W.A.T. Sony $70,000,000 $116,877,597 $198,100,000
11/1/2002 I Spy Sony $70,000,000 $33,561,137 $33,561,137
12/11/1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $70,187,658 $117,800,000
5/19/2004 Shrek 2 DreamWorks SKG $70,000,000 $436,721,703 $916,121,703
2/23/2001 Monkeybone 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $5,409,517 $5,409,517
8/9/1989 Abyss, The 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $54,243,125 $54,243,125
2/8/2002 Rollerball MGM/UA $70,000,000 $18,990,542 $25,852,508
11/19/1999 Sleepy Hollow Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $101,068,340 $205,100,000
6/11/2004 Garfield 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $75,367,693 $198,567,693
3/31/2006 Basic Instinct 2 MGM/UA $70,000,000 $5,946,136 $35,417,162
12/10/2003 Big Fish Columbia $70,000,000 $66,432,867 $97,087,781
7/30/1999 Runaway Bride Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $152,149,590 $307,900,000
6/15/1997 Hercules Buena Vista $70,000,000 $99,112,101 $250,700,000
9/17/2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $37,760,080 $49,730,854
3/16/2007 Stardust Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 Unknown Unknown
8/10/2001 Osmosis Jones Warner Bros. $70,000,000 $13,596,911 $13,596,911
6/9/2006 Cars Buena Vista $70,000,000 $243,735,463 $446,735,463
10/21/2005 Doom Universal $70,000,000 $28,212,337 $54,612,337
8/2/2002 Signs Buena Vista $70,000,000 $227,965,690 $408,265,690
6/7/2002 Bad Company (2002) Buena Vista $70,000,000 $30,157,016 $69,157,016
11/8/1996 Ransom Buena Vista $70,000,000 $136,492,681 $308,700,000
10/10/1997 Seven Years in Tibet Sony $70,000,000 $37,945,884 $131,445,884
12/14/2001 Vanilla Sky Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $100,614,858 $202,726,605
6/22/1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Buena Vista $70,000,000 $154,112,492 $351,500,000
9/20/2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Warner Bros. $70,000,000 $14,294,842 $14,294,842
7/4/1990 Die Hard 2: Die Harder 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $117,323,878 $237,500,000
8/13/2004 AVP: Alien Vs. Predator 20th Century Fox $70,000,000 $80,281,096 $171,181,096
12/11/1991 Hook Sony $70,000,000 $119,654,823 $300,854,823
1/16/1998 Hard Rain Paramount Pictures $70,000,000 $19,870,567 Unknown
8/9/2002 xXx Sony $70,000,000 $141,930,000 $267,200,000
3/21/2003 Dreamcatcher Warner Bros. $68,000,000 $33,685,268 $75,685,268
11/5/1999 Insider, The Buena Vista $68,000,000 $28,965,197 $60,265,197
5/31/2002 Sum of All Fears, The Paramount Pictures $68,000,000 $118,471,320 $193,500,000
7/13/2001 Score, The Paramount Pictures $68,000,000 $71,069,884 Unknown
8/6/1999 Mystery Men, The Universal $68,000,000 $29,762,011 Unknown
11/22/1995 Money Train Sony $68,000,000 $35,324,232 $77,200,000
9/20/1996 Last Man Standing New Line $67,000,000 $18,115,927 Unknown
1/19/2007 Last Legion, The Weinstein Co. $67,000,000 Unknown Unknown
6/19/1998 X Files: Fight the Future, The 20th Century Fox $66,000,000 $83,898,313 Unknown
4/30/1999 Entrapment 20th Century Fox $66,000,000 $87,707,396 $211,700,000
12/8/2004 Blade: Trinity New Line $65,000,000 $52,397,389 $132,397,389
12/15/2000 What Women Want Paramount Pictures $65,000,000 $182,805,123 $372,100,000
12/19/2003 Mona Lisa Smile Sony $65,000,000 $63,803,100 $121,598,309
6/1/1990 Total Recall Sony $65,000,000 $119,394,839 $261,400,000
12/8/2000 Proof of Life Warner Bros. $65,000,000 $32,598,931 $62,761,005
11/22/2000 Unbreakable Buena Vista $65,000,000 $94,999,143 $248,099,143
5/28/1993 Cliffhanger Sony $65,000,000 $84,049,211 $255,000,000
10/27/2000 Lucky Numbers Paramount Pictures $65,000,000 $10,014,234 $10,014,234
3/31/1999 Matrix, The Warner Bros. $65,000,000 $171,479,930 $456,500,000
8/4/2000 Space Cowboys Warner Bros. $65,000,000 $90,454,043 $128,874,043
7/7/2000 Kid, The Buena Vista $65,000,000 $69,688,384 Unknown
10/11/1996 Long Kiss Goodnight, The New Line $65,000,000 $33,447,612 $33,447,612
2/9/1996 Broken Arrow 20th Century Fox $65,000,000 $70,645,997 $148,345,997
9/23/2005 Oliver Twist Sony $65,000,000 $2,070,920 $26,670,920
7/17/1998 Mask of Zorro Sony $65,000,000 $93,828,745 $233,700,000
3/15/2002 Ice Age 20th Century Fox $65,000,000 $176,387,405 $382,387,405
7/16/1999 Eyes Wide Shut Warner Bros. $65,000,000 $55,691,208 $86,257,553
1/14/2005 Elektra 20th Century Fox $65,000,000 $24,409,722 $56,409,722
12/15/1995 Jumanji Sony $65,000,000 $100,458,310 $262,758,310
11/1/2002 Santa Clause 2, The Buena Vista $65,000,000 $139,225,854 $172,825,854
7/24/1998 Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks SKG $65,000,000 $216,335,085 $481,635,085
12/18/1998 You've Got Mail Warner Bros. $65,000,000 $115,821,495 $250,800,000
6/30/1995 Apollo 13 United Artists $65,000,000 $172,070,496 $334,100,000
11/11/2005 Zathura Columbia $65,000,000 $28,045,540 $58,545,540
10/15/1999 Fight Club 20th Century Fox $65,000,000 $37,023,395 $37,023,395
8/9/2006 World Trade Center Paramount Pictures $65,000,000 $69,999,970 $91,999,970
7/14/2006 Little Man Sony $64,000,000 $58,255,287 $91,755,287
10/8/1999 Random Hearts Sony $64,000,000 $31,054,924 $63,200,000
7/25/2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line $63,000,000 $213,079,163 $292,700,000
6/11/1993 Jurassic Park Universal $63,000,000 $357,067,947 $920,100,000
4/21/2000 U-571 Universal $62,000,000 $77,086,030 $127,630,030
8/3/1994 Clear and Present Danger Paramount Pictures $62,000,000 $122,012,656 $207,500,000
2/23/2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Warner Bros. $62,000,000 $15,738,632 Unknown
6/5/1998 Truman Show, The Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $125,618,201 $248,400,000
10/10/2003 Intolerable Cruelty Universal $60,000,000 $35,327,628 $109,282,287
11/14/1997 Jackal, The Universal $60,000,000 $54,956,941 $159,356,941
7/29/2005 Sky High Buena Vista $60,000,000 $63,939,454 $81,627,454
5/15/1998 Horse Whisperer, The Buena Vista $60,000,000 $75,383,563 Unknown
4/29/2005 XXX: State of the Union Sony $60,000,000 $26,873,932 $70,873,932
11/17/1995 Goldeneye MGM/UA $60,000,000 $106,429,941 $353,400,000
7/4/2001 Cats and Dogs Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $93,375,151 $200,700,000
10/19/2001 Last Castle, The DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $18,208,078 $18,208,078
8/15/1997 Event Horizon Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $26,673,242 $26,673,242
3/24/2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $48,478,006 $101,382,396
7/12/2002 Reign of Fire Buena Vista $60,000,000 $43,060,566 $82,148,767
10/1/2004 Ladder 49 Buena Vista $60,000,000 $74,541,707 $102,332,848
3/2/2007 Shooter Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 Unknown Unknown
12/22/2004 Meet the Fockers Universal $60,000,000 $279,167,575 $516,567,575
6/27/1990 Days of Thunder Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $82,670,733 $157,670,733
12/25/2003 Paycheck Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $53,789,313 $89,350,576
4/2/2004 Hellboy Sony $60,000,000 $59,103,901 $99,403,901
4/21/2006 Sentinel, The 20th Century Fox $60,000,000 $36,279,230 $64,979,230
7/2/2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $26,466,286 Unknown
4/19/2002 Scorpion King, The Universal $60,000,000 $90,580,000 $164,529,000
8/6/2004 Collateral DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $100,170,152 $217,670,152
7/30/2004 Village, The Buena Vista $60,000,000 $114,197,520 $256,697,520
10/24/2003 Beyond Borders Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $4,426,297 Unknown
12/13/2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $43,254,409 $67,312,826
5/30/2003 Italian Job, The (2003) Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $106,126,012 $175,826,012
4/3/1998 Mercury Rising Universal $60,000,000 $32,983,332 Unknown
11/3/2000 Legend of Bagger Vance, The DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $30,695,227 Unknown
11/28/1997 Alien: Resurrection 20th Century Fox $60,000,000 $47,795,018 $160,700,000
11/22/1996 Jingle All the Way 20th Century Fox $60,000,000 $60,592,389 $129,832,389
4/23/2004 Man on Fire (2004) 20th Century Fox $60,000,000 $77,906,816 $118,706,816
9/15/2000 Almost Famous DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $32,522,352 $47,371,191
3/5/2004 Starsky & Hutch Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $88,200,225 $170,200,225
6/14/2002 Bourne Identity, The Universal $60,000,000 $121,468,960 $213,300,000
3/1/1996 Up Close & Personal Buena Vista $60,000,000 $51,045,801 $100,645,801
5/9/2003 Daddy Day Care Sony $60,000,000 $104,148,781 $164,285,587
12/22/2000 Family Man, The Universal $60,000,000 $75,764,085 Unknown
3/26/1999 EDtv Universal $60,000,000 $22,508,689 $35,319,689
9/22/2006 Flyboys MGM/UA $60,000,000 $10,378,540 Unknown
4/7/2000 Rules of Engagement Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $61,322,858 Unknown
8/14/1998 Avengers, The Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $23,385,416 Unknown
7/8/2005 Dark Water Buena Vista $60,000,000 $25,473,093 $49,473,093
12/18/1998 Prince of Egypt DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $101,413,188 $218,600,000
2/12/1999 My Favorite Martian Buena Vista $60,000,000 $36,850,101 Unknown
12/6/2002 Analyze That Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $32,122,249 Unknown
12/22/1999 Any Given Sunday Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $75,530,832 $86,142,188
9/27/2002 Tuxedo, The DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $50,586,000 $50,586,000
12/25/1998 Civil Action, A Buena Vista $60,000,000 $56,709,981 Unknown
10/2/1998 Antz DreamWorks SKG $60,000,000 $90,757,863 $152,457,863
11/4/2005 Chicken Little Buena Vista $60,000,000 $135,386,665 $313,865,665
1/14/2000 Supernova MGM/UA $60,000,000 $14,218,868 Unknown
12/20/2002 Two Weeks Notice Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $93,354,918 $199,043,309
7/28/1999 Deep Blue Sea Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $73,648,228 $165,048,228
6/18/1999 General's Daughter, The Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $102,705,852 Unknown
1/17/2003 Kangaroo Jack Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $66,723,216 $90,723,216
1/10/1997 Relic, The Paramount Pictures $60,000,000 $33,956,608 $33,956,608
10/9/1998 Holy Man Buena Vista $60,000,000 $12,069,719 Unknown
3/10/2006 Shaggy Dog, The (2006) Buena Vista $60,000,000 $61,112,916 $84,359,916
12/10/1999 Green Mile, The Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $136,801,374 $284,600,000
10/16/1998 Practical Magic Warner Bros. $60,000,000 $46,850,558 $68,336,997
8/12/2005 Great Raid, The Miramax $60,000,000 $10,166,502 $10,597,070
2/22/2002 Dragonfly Universal $60,000,000 $30,063,805 $30,063,805
9/15/2006 Black Dahlia, The Universal $60,000,000 $21,123,890 Unknown
4/28/2000 Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Universal $58,000,000 $35,231,365 $59,431,365
9/16/2005 Just Like Heaven DreamWorks SKG $58,000,000 $48,318,130 $100,686,990
8/17/2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Miramax $57,000,000 $25,528,495 Unknown
11/12/2004 After the Sunset New Line $57,000,000 $28,328,132 $38,329,114
10/17/1997 Devil's Advocate Warner Bros. $57,000,000 $61,007,424 $153,007,424
5/31/1996 Dragonheart Universal $57,000,000 $51,364,680 $104,364,680
4/2/2004 Walking Tall MGM/UA $56,000,000 $46,213,824 $47,313,824
4/11/2003 Anger Management Sony $56,000,000 $135,560,942 $195,660,942
3/4/2005 Pacifier, The Buena Vista $56,000,000 $113,006,880 $198,006,880
9/20/2002 Eye See You DEJ Productions $55,000,000 $79,161 $1,807,990
8/13/1999 Bowfinger Universal $55,000,000 $66,458,769 $98,699,769
12/22/1989 Tango & Cash Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $63,408,614 Unknown
12/15/1978 Superman Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $134,218,018 $300,200,000
5/12/1995 Crimson Tide Buena Vista $55,000,000 $91,387,195 $159,387,195
12/2/2005 Aeon Flux Paramount Pictures $55,000,000 $25,857,987 $47,953,341
9/25/1998 Ronin MGM/UA $55,000,000 $41,610,884 Unknown
7/6/1994 Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures $55,000,000 $329,693,974 $679,400,000
5/22/1992 Alien 3 20th Century Fox $55,000,000 $54,927,174 $158,500,000
12/13/2002 Maid in Manhattan Sony $55,000,000 $93,932,896 $154,832,896
12/22/2004 Phantom of the Opera, The (2004) Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $51,225,796 $158,225,796
3/15/1996 Executive Decision Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $56,679,192 $122,079,192
6/10/1995 Pocahontas Buena Vista $55,000,000 $141,579,773 $347,100,000
8/2/1996 Chain Reaction 20th Century Fox $55,000,000 $21,226,204 $60,209,334
10/11/1996 Ghost and the Darkness, The Paramount Pictures $55,000,000 $38,564,422 Unknown
12/12/2003 Stuck On You 20th Century Fox $55,000,000 $33,828,318 $63,532,741
6/28/1996 Nutty Professor, The Universal $55,000,000 $128,814,019 $269,400,000
8/1/2003 American Wedding Universal $55,000,000 $104,354,205 $126,425,115
7/30/2004 Thunderbirds Universal $55,000,000 $6,768,055 $28,168,055
8/16/1996 Fan, The Sony $55,000,000 $18,582,965 Unknown
10/10/2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Miramax $55,000,000 $70,098,138 $180,098,138
7/16/1997 George Of The Jungle Buena Vista $55,000,000 $105,263,257 $174,463,257
10/6/2000 Meet the Parents Universal $55,000,000 $166,225,040 $301,500,000
9/23/2005 Flightplan Buena Vista $55,000,000 $89,706,988 $222,434,988
2/11/2005 Hitch Sony $55,000,000 $177,784,257 $366,784,257
4/10/1998 City of Angels Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $78,750,909 $198,750,909
6/4/1999 Instinct Buena Vista $55,000,000 $34,105,207 Unknown
7/22/1998 Lolita $55,000,000 $1,147,784 Unknown
2/16/2007 Ghost Rider Sony $55,000,000 Unknown Unknown
4/16/2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Miramax $55,000,000 $66,207,920 $150,907,920
12/25/1996 Evita Buena Vista $55,000,000 $50,047,179 $141,047,179
4/28/2006 R.V. Sony $55,000,000 $71,402,035 $86,102,035
11/26/2004 Very Long Engagement, A Warner Independent $55,000,000 $6,167,817 $59,606,587
10/28/1994 Stargate MGM/UA $55,000,000 $71,565,669 Unknown
5/26/2000 Shanghai Noon Buena Vista $55,000,000 $56,932,305 $71,189,835
2/21/2003 Gods and Generals Warner Bros. $55,000,000 $12,882,934 Unknown
12/25/1990 Godfather: Part III, The Paramount Pictures $54,000,000 $66,520,529 Unknown
8/1/2003 Gigli Columbia $54,000,000 $6,087,542 Unknown
10/14/2005 Elizabethtown DreamWorks SKG $54,000,000 $26,850,426 $50,719,373
6/19/1981 Superman II Warner Bros. $54,000,000 $108,185,706 Unknown
3/22/2002 Blade 2 New Line $54,000,000 $81,645,152 $154,306,865
10/16/1998 Beloved Buena Vista $53,000,000 $22,852,487 Unknown
11/2/2001 Domestic Disturbance Paramount Pictures $53,000,000 $45,207,112 $45,207,112
10/20/2006 Flags of Our Fathers DreamWorks SKG $53,000,000 Unknown Unknown
8/5/2005 Dukes of Hazzard, The Warner Bros. $53,000,000 $80,270,227 $110,570,227
5/18/2001 Moulin Rouge 20th Century Fox $53,000,000 $57,386,369 $177,686,369
11/14/1997 Anastasia 20th Century Fox $53,000,000 $58,403,409 $139,801,410
6/2/2006 Break Up, The Universal $52,000,000 $118,703,275 $200,003,275
12/22/1999 Man on the Moon Universal $52,000,000 $34,580,635 $47,407,635
12/23/1998 Thin Red Line, The 20th Century Fox $52,000,000 $36,400,491 Unknown
4/16/2003 Bulletproof Monk MGM/UA $52,000,000 $23,010,607 Unknown
12/25/2002 Catch Me if You Can DreamWorks SKG $52,000,000 $164,606,800 $351,106,800
11/22/1995 Casino Universal $52,000,000 $42,438,300 $110,400,000
6/23/2000 Me, Myself & Irene 20th Century Fox $51,000,000 $90,567,722 $149,267,722
6/28/1996 Striptease Sony $50,000,000 $32,773,011 Unknown
1/30/2004 Big Bounce, The Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $6,471,394 $6,626,115
2/5/1999 Payback Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $81,526,121 $161,626,121
2/25/2005 Man of the House (2005) Sony $50,000,000 $19,699,706 $22,099,706
9/28/2001 Don't Say a Word 20th Century Fox $50,000,000 $54,997,476 $104,488,383
11/7/1997 Mad City Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $10,561,038 Unknown
10/15/1999 Story of Us, The Universal $50,000,000 $27,100,030 Unknown
12/24/1997 As Good as it Gets Sony $50,000,000 $147,666,088 $313,300,000
12/25/1998 Patch Adams Universal $50,000,000 $135,041,968 $202,200,000
10/13/1995 Scarlet Letter, The Buena Vista $50,000,000 $10,359,006 Unknown
8/9/1996 Escape from L.A. Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $25,426,861 Unknown
12/11/1998 Jack Frost Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $34,645,374 Unknown
10/6/1995 Assassins Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $30,306,268 $83,306,268
6/22/2005 Herbie: Fully Loaded Buena Vista $50,000,000 $66,010,682 $144,110,682
5/18/2001 Shrek DreamWorks SKG $50,000,000 $267,652,016 $487,652,016
2/21/2003 Life of David Gale, The Universal $50,000,000 $19,694,635 $28,920,188
5/25/1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $42,586,861 Unknown
3/10/1995 Outbreak Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $67,823,573 Unknown
2/27/2004 Twisted Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $25,195,050 $40,119,848
12/25/1998 Stepmom Sony/Tristar $50,000,000 $91,137,662 $119,709,917
4/21/2006 Silent Hill Sony $50,000,000 $46,982,632 $95,682,632
3/10/2006 Failure to Launch Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $88,785,000 $128,342,206
2/7/2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $105,807,520 $177,079,973
2/7/2003 Shanghai Knights Buena Vista $50,000,000 $60,470,220 Unknown
9/17/1999 For Love of the Game Universal $50,000,000 $35,188,640 Unknown
8/4/1999 Iron Giant, The Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $23,159,305 $23,159,305
4/19/2002 Murder by Numbers Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $31,874,869 $56,643,267
9/24/2004 Forgotten, The Sony $50,000,000 $66,711,892 $117,154,019
5/8/2002 Unfaithful 20th Century Fox $50,000,000 $52,752,475 $119,114,494
6/28/2002 Mr. Deeds Sony $50,000,000 $126,293,452 $171,269,535
2/11/2000 Beach, The 20th Century Fox $50,000,000 $39,778,599 Unknown
9/12/1997 Game, The Polygram Films $50,000,000 $48,265,581 Unknown
11/23/2005 Syriana Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $50,824,620 $94,124,620
11/12/2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason Universal $50,000,000 $40,203,020 $261,203,020
3/3/2000 What Planet Are You From? Sony $50,000,000 $6,291,602 Unknown
5/28/2004 Raising Helen Buena Vista $50,000,000 $37,485,528 $43,340,302
3/28/2003 Basic Sony $50,000,000 $26,599,248 $42,598,498
3/18/2005 Ring 2, The DreamWorks SKG $50,000,000 $75,941,727 $161,941,727
3/17/2000 Erin Brockovich Universal $50,000,000 $125,548,685 $258,400,000
12/31/2007 Hannibal (2007) Sony $50,000,000 Unknown Unknown
10/14/2005 Domino New Line $50,000,000 $10,169,202 $17,759,202
11/24/2004 Christmas with the Kranks Sony $50,000,000 $73,701,902 $95,401,902
8/22/1997 G.I.Jane Buena Vista $50,000,000 $48,169,156 Unknown
9/30/2005 Into the Blue MGM/UA $50,000,000 $18,782,227 $41,982,227
6/14/1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $165,493,908 $390,500,000
10/13/1995 Jade Paramount Pictures $50,000,000 $9,812,870 $9,812,870
9/10/2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Sony $50,000,000 $50,740,078 $128,940,078
11/12/1999 Messenger, The: The Story of Joan of Arc Sony $50,000,000 $14,271,297 Unknown
12/13/1996 Jerry Maguire Sony $50,000,000 $153,952,592 $274,000,000
8/11/2000 Replacements, The Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $44,737,059 $50,054,511
3/29/2002 Death to Smoochy Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $8,355,815 $8,355,815
3/17/2006 V for Vendetta Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $70,511,035 $131,411,035
8/9/2002 Blood Work Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $26,199,517 $26,199,517
6/15/1990 Gremlins 2 Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $41,476,097 $41,476,097
7/29/1998 Negotiator, The Warner Bros. $50,000,000 $44,705,766 $49,105,766
9/26/1997 Peacemaker, The DreamWorks SKG $50,000,000 $41,263,140 $62,967,368
2/14/1997 Absolute Power Sony $50,000,000 $50,068,310 Unknown
12/10/2004 Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Buena Vista $50,000,000 $24,006,726 $24,646,726
11/2/2001 One, The Sony $49,000,000 $43,905,746 $43,905,746
10/26/2001 K-PAX Universal $48,000,000 $50,315,140 Unknown
10/20/2000 Bedazzled 20th Century Fox $48,000,000 $37,879,996 $90,376,224
12/14/1984 Cotton Club, The Orion $48,000,000 $25,928,721 $25,928,721
12/25/2001 Kate and Leopold Miramax $48,000,000 $47,095,453 $70,937,778
10/1/1999 Three Kings Warner Bros. $48,000,000 $60,652,036 Unknown
11/5/1999 Bone Collector, The Universal $48,000,000 $66,488,090 Unknown
5/24/1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Paramount Pictures $48,000,000 $197,171,806 $474,171,806
8/17/2001 Rat Race Paramount Pictures $48,000,000 $56,607,223 Unknown
10/18/2002 Ring, The DreamWorks SKG $48,000,000 $129,094,024 $229,100,000
6/26/1998 Out of Sight (1998) Universal $48,000,000 $37,562,568 Unknown
3/29/2002 Panic Room Sony $48,000,000 $95,308,367 $196,308,367
8/6/1999 Thomas Crown Affair, The MGM/UA $48,000,000 $69,304,264 Unknown
12/27/2000 Traffic USA Films $48,000,000 $124,107,476 $208,300,000
6/15/1990 Dick Tracy Buena Vista $47,000,000 $103,738,726 $162,738,726
6/14/1996 Cable Guy, The Sony $47,000,000 $60,168,874 $102,754,375
11/27/2002 Solaris 20th Century Fox $47,000,000 $14,970,038 $14,970,038
10/19/2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $47,000,000 $29,781,453 $29,781,453
7/12/1996 Courage Under Fire 20th Century Fox $46,000,000 $59,003,384 $100,833,145
5/24/2002 Insomnia (2002) Warner Bros. $46,000,000 $67,263,182 Unknown
11/22/1996 Star Trek: First Contact Paramount Pictures $46,000,000 $92,027,888 $150,000,000
7/20/2001 America's Sweethearts Sony $46,000,000 $93,607,673 $157,627,733
6/16/2000 Shaft Paramount Pictures $46,000,000 $70,327,868 Unknown
6/20/1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Sony $46,000,000 $126,813,153 $287,200,000
9/17/1982 Inchon MGM/UA $46,000,000 $4,408,636 Unknown
4/12/2002 Changing Lanes Paramount Pictures $45,000,000 $66,790,248 Unknown
8/9/1996 Jack Buena Vista $45,000,000 $58,617,334 Unknown
11/7/2003 Love Actually Universal $45,000,000 $59,472,278 $211,668,895
1/30/1998 Deep Rising Buena Vista $45,000,000 $11,203,026 Unknown
8/21/1998 Blade New Line $45,000,000 $70,141,876 $131,237,688
5/13/2005 Kicking and Screaming (2005) Universal $45,000,000 $52,842,724 $55,842,724
12/25/1999 Galaxy Quest DreamWorks SKG $45,000,000 $71,423,726 Unknown
6/5/1992 Patriot Games Paramount Pictures $45,000,000 $83,287,363 $178,100,000
6/7/1996 Phantom, The Paramount Pictures $45,000,000 $17,220,599 Unknown
11/23/2005 Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) Paramount Pictures $45,000,000 $53,359,917 $68,759,917
8/11/2004 Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Buena Vista $45,000,000 $95,149,435 $122,071,435
1/19/2001 Pledge, The Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $19,719,930 $29,406,132
3/3/2006 16 Blocks $45,000,000 $36,883,539 $53,988,185
10/5/2001 Training Day Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $76,261,036 $104,505,362
12/25/2000 All the Pretty Horses Miramax $45,000,000 $15,527,125 $18,120,267
7/20/1994 Client, The Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $92,115,211 $117,600,000
1/20/2006 Underworld: Evolution Sony $45,000,000 $62,318,875 $107,069,926
7/18/2003 Johnny English Universal $45,000,000 $28,013,509 $100,000,000
11/20/1998 Bug's Life, A Buena Vista $45,000,000 $162,798,565 $358,000,000
12/14/1984 Dune Universal $45,000,000 $27,447,471 $27,447,471
12/22/2000 Miss Congeniality Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $106,807,667 $212,100,000
10/7/1994 Specialist, The Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $57,362,581 $170,400,000
5/13/2005 Monster-in-Law New Line $45,000,000 $82,931,301 $155,931,301
9/10/2004 Cellular New Line $45,000,000 $32,003,620 $45,261,739
7/17/1996 Multiplicity Sony $45,000,000 $20,133,326 Unknown
7/1/2005 Rebound DreamWorks SKG $45,000,000 $16,809,014 $17,492,014
4/29/2005 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , The Buena Vista $45,000,000 $51,019,112 $104,019,112
10/24/2003 Scary Movie 3 Dimension $45,000,000 $110,000,082 $155,200,000
7/4/2001 Scary Movie 2 Dimension $45,000,000 $71,277,420 Unknown
1/14/2005 Coach Carter Paramount Pictures $45,000,000 $67,264,877 $77,264,877
3/21/1997 Liar Liar Universal $45,000,000 $181,410,615 $306,300,000
7/28/2006 Ant Bully, The Warner Bros. $45,000,000 $27,587,155 $40,587,155
12/25/2004 Fat Albert 20th Century Fox $45,000,000 $48,114,556 $48,563,556
4/5/2002 Big Trouble Buena Vista $45,000,000 $7,262,288 $7,262,288
11/4/1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Sony $45,000,000 $22,006,296 Unknown
12/25/2002 Pinocchio (2002) Miramax $45,000,000 $3,681,811 $31,681,811
8/4/2000 Coyote Ugly Buena Vista $45,000,000 $60,786,269 $115,786,269
11/19/1980 Heaven's Gate United Artists $44,000,000 $3,484,331 $3,484,331
10/18/1996 Sleepers Warner Bros. $44,000,000 $53,300,852 Unknown
8/6/1993 Fugitive, The Warner Bros. $44,000,000 $183,875,760 $368,900,000
2/2/1996 Juror, The Sony $44,000,000 $22,730,924 $35,000,000
4/12/2002 Sweetest Thing, The Sony $43,000,000 $24,430,272 $44,633,441
4/14/2000 28 Days Sony $43,000,000 $37,035,515 $62,063,972
5/13/2005 Unleashed Focus Features $43,000,000 $24,537,621 $49,037,621
12/19/2000 Finding Forrester Sony $43,000,000 $51,768,623 Unknown
7/14/1989 License to Kill MGM/UA $42,000,000 $34,667,015 $156,200,000
3/9/2001 15 Minutes New Line $42,000,000 $24,375,436 Unknown
4/18/1997 McHale's Navy Universal $42,000,000 $4,408,420 Unknown
6/21/2000 Chicken Run DreamWorks SKG $42,000,000 $106,793,915 $227,793,915
1/25/2002 Mothman Prophecies, The Sony $42,000,000 $35,228,696 $54,639,865
5/28/1993 Super Mario Bros. Buena Vista $42,000,000 $20,844,907 Unknown
1/16/2004 Along Came Polly Universal $42,000,000 $88,073,507 $170,360,435
9/16/2005 Lord of War $42,000,000 $24,149,632 $62,142,629
5/28/1999 Notting Hill Universal $42,000,000 $116,089,678 $363,100,000
4/5/2002 High Crimes 20th Century Fox $42,000,000 $41,543,207 $63,781,100
10/2/1992 Hero Sony $42,000,000 $19,487,173 $66,787,173
6/30/1993 Firm, The Paramount Pictures $42,000,000 $158,340,892 $262,292,525
11/8/2002 8 Mile Universal $41,000,000 $116,724,075 $215,300,000
5/11/2001 Knight's Tale, A Sony $41,000,000 $56,083,966 Unknown
8/11/2000 Autumn in New York MGM/UA $40,000,000 $37,752,931 $90,717,684
8/11/2000 Bless the Child Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $29,374,178 $40,435,694
10/15/2004 Shall We Dance? (2004) Miramax $40,000,000 $57,887,882 $118,097,882
8/25/2000 Art of War, The Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $30,199,105 $30,700,000
11/23/2005 Rent Sony $40,000,000 $29,077,547 $29,077,547
5/7/2004 New York Minute Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $14,018,364 Unknown
1/27/2006 Big Momma's House 2 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $70,165,972 $137,047,376
5/15/1987 Ishtar Sony $40,000,000 $14,375,181 $14,375,181
8/23/1996 Island of Dr. Moreau, The New Line $40,000,000 $27,682,712 Unknown
10/6/2000 Get Carter Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $14,967,182 $19,417,182
10/20/2000 Pay it Forward Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $33,508,922 Unknown
9/24/2004 Last Shot, The Buena Vista $40,000,000 $463,730 Unknown
3/1/1991 Doors, The Sony $40,000,000 $34,167,219 $34,167,219
12/20/1991 JFK Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $70,405,498 $205,400,000
7/31/1987 Living Daylights, The MGM/UA $40,000,000 $51,185,000 $191,200,000
2/26/1999 8MM Sony $40,000,000 $36,443,442 Unknown
3/12/1999 Deep End of the Ocean, The Sony $40,000,000 $13,508,635 Unknown
4/2/1999 Out-of-Towners, The Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $28,544,120 Unknown
4/1/2005 Sin City Dimension $40,000,000 $74,098,862 $159,098,862
8/6/1999 Sixth Sense, The Buena Vista $40,000,000 $293,501,675 $662,501,675
8/20/1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $33,864,342 $53,900,000
11/27/2002 Extreme Ops Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $4,835,968 $12,624,471
9/24/1999 Double Jeopardy Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $116,735,231 $177,835,231
8/1/1980 Raise the Titanic $40,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
7/10/1998 Small Soldiers DreamWorks SKG $40,000,000 $55,143,823 Unknown
8/12/2005 Skeleton Key, The Universal $40,000,000 $47,907,715 $92,907,715
2/7/1992 Medicine Man Buena Vista $40,000,000 $44,948,240 Unknown
11/5/2004 Alfie (2004) Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $13,395,939 $22,986,332
4/8/2005 Fever Pitch (2005) 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $42,071,069 $50,071,069
2/4/2005 Wedding Date, The Universal $40,000,000 $31,726,995 $46,726,995
12/25/1999 Talented Mr. Ripley, The Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $81,292,135 Unknown
8/30/2002 FearDotCom Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $13,208,023 $13,208,023
2/4/2000 Scream 3 Miramax $40,000,000 $89,138,076 $161,838,076
2/18/2000 Hanging Up Sony $40,000,000 $36,037,909 $51,867,723
7/1/1986 Pirates $40,000,000 $1,641,825 $6,341,825
7/31/1997 Spawn $40,000,000 $54,979,992 $87,949,859
1/16/2004 Torque Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $21,176,322 $46,176,322
7/15/2005 Wedding Crashers, The New Line $40,000,000 $209,218,368 $283,218,368
12/12/1997 Amistad DreamWorks SKG $40,000,000 $44,212,592 Unknown
7/24/1996 Time to Kill, A Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $108,766,007 $152,266,007
7/25/2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Dimension $40,000,000 $111,760,631 $167,851,995
5/24/1990 Back to the Future Part III Universal $40,000,000 $87,666,629 $243,700,000
4/6/2001 Just Visiting Buena Vista $40,000,000 $4,777,007 $16,172,200
4/26/2002 Life, or Something Like It 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $14,448,589 $14,448,589
3/2/2001 Mexican, The DreamWorks SKG $40,000,000 $66,808,615 $147,808,615
4/14/2006 Scary Movie 4 Dimension Films $40,000,000 $90,703,745 $171,603,745
1/25/2002 Count of Monte Cristo, The Buena Vista $40,000,000 $54,228,104 Unknown
9/6/2002 City by the Sea Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $22,433,915 $22,433,915
11/22/1989 Back to the Future Part II Universal $40,000,000 $118,450,002 $332,000,000
10/13/2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Weinstein Co. $40,000,000 Unknown $8,692,357
4/21/1995 Kiss of Death 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $14,942,422 $17,000,000
12/25/2003 Cheaper by the Dozen 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $138,614,544 $189,714,544
2/16/1996 City Hall Sony $40,000,000 $20,278,055 $33,300,000
7/1/1992 League of Their Own, A Sony $40,000,000 $107,533,925 Unknown
11/9/2001 Shallow Hal 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $70,836,296 Unknown
11/13/1992 Dracula (1992) Sony $40,000,000 $82,522,790 $215,862,692
6/3/1994 Renaissance Man Buena Vista $40,000,000 $24,172,899 Unknown
1/4/2002 Impostor Miramax $40,000,000 $6,114,237 $6,114,237
9/7/2001 Musketeer, The Universal $40,000,000 $27,053,815 $27,053,815
10/29/2004 Ray Universal $40,000,000 $75,305,995 $125,305,995
11/9/2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Paramount Pictures $40,000,000 $30,981,850 $46,437,122
2/16/2001 Sweet November Warner Bros. $40,000,000 $25,288,103 $65,754,228
9/22/1995 Showgirls MGM/UA $40,000,000 $20,254,932 Unknown
3/12/2004 Secret Window Sony $40,000,000 $47,958,031 $84,011,412
11/21/1997 Rainmaker, The $40,000,000 $45,916,769 Unknown
11/30/2001 Behind Enemy Lines 20th Century Fox $40,000,000 $58,855,732 Unknown
1/15/1999 At First Sight MGM/UA $40,000,000 $22,365,133 Unknown
9/30/2005 Serenity Universal $39,000,000 $25,514,517 $38,514,517[/hide]

Here's some movies with lower budget's than Serenity's. Amadeus at 18 million was a good one!..that's 1984 though. Point is. I see some movies with higher budgets than Serenity's that blew...Sci Fi movie sets to take a lot of money even if they don't look spectacular:

[hide]9/30/2005 Serenity Universal $39,000,000 $25,514,517 $38,514,517
3/29/1996 Sgt. Bilko Universal $39,000,000 $30,356,589 $37,956,589
3/10/2000 Ninth Gate, The Artisan $38,000,000 $18,653,746 Unknown
9/27/2002 Sweet Home Alabama Buena Vista $38,000,000 $127,214,072 $163,379,330
11/18/1994 Star Trek: Generations Paramount Pictures $38,000,000 $75,671,262 $120,000,000
12/21/2001 Joe Somebody 20th Century Fox $38,000,000 $22,770,864 Unknown
12/19/1997 Mouse Hunt DreamWorks SKG $38,000,000 $61,894,591 Unknown
9/27/1996 Extreme Measures Sony $38,000,000 $17,378,193 Unknown
5/18/2001 Angel Eyes Warner Bros. $38,000,000 $24,044,532 Unknown
12/29/1999 Hurricane, The Universal $38,000,000 $50,668,906 Unknown
6/22/2001 Fast and the Furious, The Universal $38,000,000 $144,512,310 $206,512,310
8/7/2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Dimension $38,000,000 $85,846,296 $119,721,296
5/24/2002 Enough Sony $38,000,000 $39,177,215 Unknown
11/30/2001 Texas Rangers Miramax $38,000,000 $623,374 Unknown
3/23/2001 Heartbreakers MGM/UA $38,000,000 $40,334,024 $57,753,825
9/7/2001 Rock Star Warner Bros. $38,000,000 $16,991,902 $19,317,765
12/17/1999 Magnolia New Line $37,000,000 $22,450,975 $48,446,802
9/17/1999 Blue Streak Sony $36,000,000 $68,208,190 $117,448,157
6/12/1963 Cleopatra $36,000,000 $48,000,000 $62,000,000
12/24/1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Universal $36,000,000 $14,378,353 Unknown
10/7/1983 Never Say Never Again Warner Bros. $36,000,000 $55,500,000 $160,000,000
12/20/1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Sony $36,000,000 $13,052,741 Unknown
4/4/2003 Man Apart, A New Line $36,000,000 $26,500,000 Unknown
1/28/2000 Isn't She Great Universal $36,000,000 $2,954,405 Unknown
2/25/2000 Reindeer Games Miramax $36,000,000 $23,360,779 Unknown
2/15/2002 John Q New Line $36,000,000 $71,026,631 $102,226,631
3/28/2003 Head of State DreamWorks SKG $35,200,000 $37,788,228 Unknown
8/17/2001 American Outlaws Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $13,264,986 $13,264,986
3/13/1998 Man in the Iron Mask MGM/UA $35,000,000 $56,968,169 Unknown
11/21/2001 Black Knight 20th Century Fox $35,000,000 $33,422,806 $33,422,806
3/15/2002 Resident Evil Sony $35,000,000 $39,532,308 $103,200,000
6/10/1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line $35,000,000 $206,040,085 $309,600,000
9/5/2003 Order, The 20th Century Fox $35,000,000 $7,659,747 $11,559,747
9/15/2000 Bait Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $15,325,127 Unknown
9/19/1997 In & Out Paramount Pictures $35,000,000 $63,826,569 Unknown
12/7/1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Paramount Pictures $35,000,000 $82,258,456 $139,000,000
1/1/1980 Lion of the Desert $35,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
11/17/2000 Bounce Miramax $35,000,000 $36,779,296 $53,399,300
12/27/2002 Pianist, The Focus Features $35,000,000 $32,519,322 $120,000,000
12/8/2000 Dungeons and Dragons New Line $35,000,000 $15,185,241 Unknown
2/12/1999 Blast from the Past New Line $35,000,000 $26,613,620 Unknown
9/19/1997 L.A. Confidential Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $64,604,977 $110,604,977
6/23/1989 Batman Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $251,188,924 $413,200,000
2/28/1997 Donnie Brasco Sony $35,000,000 $41,954,997 $56,000,000
2/21/1992 Radio Flyer Sony $35,000,000 $4,651,977 $4,651,977
12/25/2001 Shipping News, The Miramax $35,000,000 $11,405,825 $24,405,825
9/20/2002 Four Feathers, The Paramount Pictures $35,000,000 $18,306,166 $18,306,166
2/23/2000 Wonder Boys Paramount Pictures $35,000,000 $19,389,454 $33,422,485
8/18/2000 Cell, The New Line $35,000,000 $61,280,963 Unknown
4/16/1993 Bound by Honor Buena Vista $35,000,000 $4,496,583 Unknown
10/19/2001 From Hell 20th Century Fox $35,000,000 $31,598,308 $31,598,308
2/22/2002 Queen of the Damned Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $30,307,804 Unknown
11/18/1992 Malcolm X Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $48,169,910 Unknown
7/7/1995 Species MGM/UA $35,000,000 $60,054,449 Unknown
3/30/2001 Spy Kids Dimension $35,000,000 $112,692,062 $197,692,062
9/18/1998 Rush Hour New Line $35,000,000 $141,186,864 $245,300,000
11/6/2002 Femme Fatale Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $6,592,103 $6,592,103
9/4/1998 Knock Off Sony $35,000,000 $10,319,915 Unknown
9/17/2004 Wimbledon Universal $35,000,000 $16,862,585 $34,506,373
12/5/1980 Flash Gordon Universal $35,000,000 $27,107,960 Unknown
3/25/2005 Guess Who Sony $35,000,000 $68,915,888 $99,915,888
12/3/2004 Closer Sony $35,000,000 $33,987,757 $115,987,757
7/29/2005 Must Love Dogs Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $43,894,863 $58,894,863
4/7/2006 Benchwarmers, The Sony $35,000,000 $57,651,794 $58,895,282
6/30/2006 Devil Wears Prada, The 20th Century Fox $35,000,000 $123,919,629 $144,019,629
8/19/2005 Valiant Buena Vista $35,000,000 $19,471,912 $58,471,912
7/22/2005 Bad News Bears, The (2005) Paramount Pictures $35,000,000 $32,868,349 $33,500,620
4/9/2004 Ella Enchanted Miramax $35,000,000 $22,913,677 Unknown
2/25/2005 Cursed Dimension $35,000,000 $19,294,901 $25,114,901
11/22/2006 Fountain, The Warner Bros. $35,000,000 Unknown Unknown
5/6/2005 House of Wax (2005) Warner Bros. $35,000,000 $32,064,800 $70,064,800
3/26/2004 Jersey Girl Miramax $35,000,000 $25,266,129 $36,096,354
12/23/1994 Street Fighter Universal $35,000,000 $33,423,000 $99,423,000
12/31/2007 Black Water Transit $35,000,000 Unknown Unknown
9/17/1993 Age of Innocence, The Columbia $34,000,000 $32,014,993 Unknown
5/5/2000 I Dreamed of Africa Sony $34,000,000 $6,543,194 Unknown
9/1/1999 Chill Factor Warner Bros. $34,000,000 $11,263,966 Unknown
12/4/1981 Reds Paramount Pictures $33,500,000 $50,000,000 Unknown
9/8/2000 Watcher, The Universal $33,000,000 $28,946,615 $47,267,829
4/23/1999 Pushing Tin 20th Century Fox $33,000,000 $8,408,835 Unknown
4/16/2004 Punisher, The Artisan $33,000,000 $33,664,370 $54,664,370
3/16/2001 Exit Wounds Warner Bros. $33,000,000 $51,758,599 Unknown
6/2/2000 Big Momma's House 20th Century Fox $33,000,000 $117,559,438 $173,559,438
12/11/1992 Few Good Men, A Sony $33,000,000 $141,340,178 $236,500,000
5/12/2006 Goal! $33,000,000 $4,280,577 $27,253,169
5/25/1983 Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $32,500,000 $309,205,079 $572,700,000
9/2/2005 Transporter 2, The 20th Century Fox $32,000,000 $43,095,856 $79,695,856
9/10/1999 Stigmata MGM/UA $32,000,000 $50,041,732 $74,532,382
10/22/1999 Bringing Out The Dead Paramount Pictures $32,000,000 $16,640,210 Unknown
11/10/2000 Men of Honor 20th Century Fox $32,000,000 $48,814,909 $82,339,483
11/15/1996 English Patient, The Miramax $32,000,000 $78,716,374 $231,700,000
12/8/1999 Cradle Will Rock Buena Vista $32,000,000 $2,899,970 Unknown
4/30/2004 Laws of Attraction New Line $32,000,000 $17,848,322 $29,948,322
12/14/1979 1941 Universal $32,000,000 $34,175,000 $94,875,000
11/7/2003 Elf New Line $32,000,000 $173,381,405 $219,728,027
9/23/2005 History of Violence, A New Line $32,000,000 $31,493,782 $57,858,367
12/31/2004 George and the Dragon $32,000,000 Unknown Unknown
1/18/2002 Snow Dogs Buena Vista $32,000,000 $81,150,692 $115,010,692
9/6/1996 Bogus Warner Bros. $32,000,000 $4,357,406 Unknown
7/5/1996 Phenomenon $32,000,000 $104,636,382 Unknown
1/15/1993 Alive Buena Vista $32,000,000 $36,299,670 Unknown
8/15/1979 Apocalypse Now MGM/UA $31,500,000 $78,800,000 Unknown
9/28/2001 Hearts in Atlantis Warner Bros. $31,000,000 $24,185,781 $30,885,781
4/28/2000 Frequency New Line $31,000,000 $44,983,704 Unknown
6/29/1979 Moonraker MGM/UA $31,000,000 $70,300,000 $210,300,000
11/19/2004 SpongeBob SquarePants Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $85,416,609 $140,416,609
6/25/1999 Big Daddy Sony $30,000,000 $163,479,795 $233,800,000
1/7/2005 White Noise Universal $30,000,000 $56,094,360 $92,094,360
3/12/1999 Wing Commander 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $11,578,022 Unknown
12/19/1986 Little Shop of Horrors Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $38,747,385 Unknown
10/8/2004 Friday Night Lights Universal $30,000,000 $61,188,085 Unknown
3/5/1999 Analyze This Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $106,885,658 $176,900,000
9/20/2002 Trapped Sony $30,000,000 $6,916,869 $6,916,869
2/12/1999 Message in a Bottle Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $52,880,016 Unknown
5/24/1985 View to a Kill, A MGM/UA $30,000,000 $50,327,960 $152,627,960
8/16/2002 Blue Crush Universal $30,000,000 $40,118,420 $51,327,420
12/25/2005 New World, The New Line $30,000,000 $12,712,093 $26,184,400
1/19/2005 Assault On Precinct 13 Focus Features $30,000,000 $20,040,895 $36,040,895
1/22/1999 Gloria Sony $30,000,000 $4,167,493 $5,000,000
4/9/2004 Whole Ten Yards, The Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $16,323,969 $16,689,454
10/5/2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit DreamWorks SKG $30,000,000 $56,068,547 $185,724,838
9/24/2004 First Daughter 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $9,055,010 $10,419,084
2/16/2001 Down to Earth Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $64,172,251 Unknown
6/25/2004 Notebook, The New Line $30,000,000 $81,001,787 $102,276,787
4/30/2004 Godsend Lion's Gate $30,000,000 $14,334,645 $16,910,708
9/9/2005 Unfinished Life, An Sony $30,000,000 $8,535,575 $9,540,499
6/1/2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? MGM/UA $30,000,000 $32,267,774 $38,462,071
8/1/1986 Howard the Duck Universal $30,000,000 $16,295,774 Unknown
10/8/2003 Mystic River Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $90,135,191 $156,000,446
8/3/2001 Princess Diaries, The Buena Vista $30,000,000 $108,244,774 $165,334,774
8/10/2001 American Pie 2 Universal $30,000,000 $145,096,820 $286,500,000
4/2/2003 Good Thief, The Fox Searchlight $30,000,000 $3,517,797 Unknown
6/20/2003 Alex & Emma Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $14,208,384 Unknown
6/13/2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd New Line $30,000,000 $26,214,846 Unknown
4/6/2001 Blow New Line $30,000,000 $52,964,509 $83,256,030
9/29/2000 Remember the Titans Buena Vista $30,000,000 $115,648,585 $137,648,585
6/9/1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $52,210,049 $70,200,000
7/17/2002 Eight Legged Freaks Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $17,266,505 $17,266,505
6/18/2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $114,326,736 $167,726,736
7/3/2002 Like Mike 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $51,432,423 $62,432,423
7/21/2000 Pokemon 2000 Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $43,746,923 $133,946,923
1/12/2001 Antitrust MGM/UA $30,000,000 $10,965,209 Unknown
1/15/1999 In Dreams DreamWorks SKG $30,000,000 $12,017,369 Unknown
9/17/2004 Mr. 3000 Buena Vista $30,000,000 $21,800,302 Unknown
9/3/2004 Wicker Park MGM/UA $30,000,000 $12,831,121 $13,400,080
4/23/2004 13 Going On 30 Sony $30,000,000 $57,139,723 $96,439,723
1/14/2005 Racing Stripes Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $49,772,522 $93,772,522
4/2/2004 Prince and Me, The Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $28,165,882 $29,356,757
11/17/2000 Rugrats in Paris Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $76,501,438 $103,284,813
8/6/2004 Little Black Book Sony $30,000,000 $20,422,207 Unknown
8/20/2004 Without a Paddle Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $58,156,435 $65,121,280
8/17/2005 Supercross 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $3,102,550 $3,252,550
3/3/2006 Ultraviolet Sony $30,000,000 $18,542,000 $20,742,000
5/15/1998 Bulworth 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $26,528,684 $29,203,383
8/26/2005 Cave, The Sony $30,000,000 $15,007,991 $27,147,991
7/19/1996 Fled MGM/UA $30,000,000 $17,192,205 $19,900,000
2/6/1998 Replacement Killers Sony $30,000,000 $19,035,741 Unknown
12/27/2002 Chicago Miramax $30,000,000 $170,684,505 $306,400,000
8/12/2005 Four Brothers Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $74,494,381 $92,494,381
6/10/1994 Speed $30,000,000 $121,248,145 $283,200,000
6/8/1984 Ghostbusters Columbia $30,000,000 $238,632,124 $291,632,124
3/18/1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $51,041,856 Unknown
5/29/1998 Hope Floats 20th Century Fox $30,000,000 $60,110,313 $81,529,000
12/13/2002 About Schmidt New Line $30,000,000 $65,005,217 $105,823,486
3/2/1990 Hunt for Red October, The Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $120,709,866 $200,500,000
8/4/1995 Babe Universal $30,000,000 $63,658,910 $246,100,000
5/5/2006 Wu ji $30,000,000 $669,625 $35,869,934
9/22/1995 Se7en New Line $30,000,000 $100,125,643 $328,125,643
4/7/2006 Take the Lead New Line $30,000,000 $34,703,228 $64,226,519
11/21/1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation $30,000,000 $35,927,406 $51,327,406
11/22/1991 Addams Family, The Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $113,502,246 $191,502,246
11/22/1995 Toy Story Buena Vista $30,000,000 $191,796,233 $356,800,000
12/8/2006 DOA: Dead or Alive Dimension $30,000,000 Unknown $749,524
9/20/1996 First Wives Club, The Paramount Pictures $30,000,000 $105,489,203 $181,489,203
12/29/2006 Miss Potter Weinstein Co. $30,000,000 Unknown Unknown
11/22/2002 Quiet American, The Miramax $30,000,000 $12,987,647 Unknown
9/16/2005 Corpse Bride, The Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $53,359,111 $118,359,111
9/18/1998 One True Thing Universal $30,000,000 $23,337,196 Unknown
10/21/2005 North Country Warner Bros. $30,000,000 $18,324,242 $23,624,242
[/hide]

Check out Napoleon Dynamite's 400K budget and the money it made:


6/11/2004 Napoleon Dynamite Fox Searchlight $400,000 $44,540,956 $45,658,577

It only made 1 million overseas though!

Here's the link to the site for better viewing:

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/recor ... udgets.php

[Drinsic Darkwood]

I'm surprised LotR: Return of the King was only 94 million. Maybe it has something to do with how all three movies were filmed simultaneously but I mean... compared to fucking Waterworld and the Wild Wild West? Those were 175 million? Jesus. Some of those budgets are really interesting.

[miir]

compared to fucking Waterworld and the Wild Wild West? Those were 175 million?

I can sorta understand Wild Wild West. That was at the pinnacle of Will Smith's career and he probably got paid close to 20 mil for that role. I'll bet Barry Sonnenfeld didn't come cheap... and the special effects and advertising/marketing budget must have been outrageous as well.

[Winnow]

You'd think Napoleon Dynamite's budget would have been higher than 400K with all those boondoggle keychains and the fancy sleeves on the prom dress but if you noticed, key props mentioned in the story, like the bo staff, weren't actually seen.

[miir]

You'd think Napoleon Dynamite's budget would have been higher than 400K with all those boondoggle keychains and the fancy sleeves on the prom dress but if you noticed, key props mentioned in the story, like the bo staff, weren't actually seen.

The moon boots he wore were authentic moon boots that belonged to the screenwriter's uncle. By the end of filming they were falling apart and were held together by duct tape.

So they like... probably saved a lot of money by not having to buy moon boots.

[masteen]

But the main sets of Serenity were already constructed, and for the effects they already had 3d models of the ships and stuff ready for rendering...

I don't care how much most of the turds shat out by Hollywood cost. I think it's established that studios spend more money on marketing and "teh talent" than actual special effects and quality storytelling.

[Boogahz]

But the main sets of Serenity were already constructed, and for the effects they already had 3d models of the ships and stuff ready for rendering...

I don't care how much most of the turds shat out by Hollywood cost. I think it's established that studios spend more money on marketing and "teh talent" than actual special effects and quality storytelling.

Which episodes were all of the ships in? There were very few ships shown in Firefly that were re-used in Serenity (3-4 tops).

[Erolz NTurnet]

Not sure if this link was posted but some fans got together and wrote "the end of the first season of Firefly" to try and bridge the gap between the show and the movie. Never was big on fan-fiction but some of the "episodes" were pretty enjoyable.

They also started a second season where they rewrote Serenity as if it was a bunch of episodes instead. Didn't care too much for that part though.

http://www.stillflying.net/

Also, I'm not 100% certain but I think somewhere on the bonus features of Serenity it's said that they had to rebuild the Serenity sets from scratch since the old ones were torn down.

[Animalor]

Here's a follow up to Joss' post. I've bolded and enlarged the important part.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/11513#144407

Holy Mother of Oats! I turn my back for five minutes (that's how long it takes to admire my lovely back) and the interweb goes banoonoos! Isn't there any ACTUAL news to get wrong? Sorry about all this; it might be best if I just stay off the computer for a while. Or just glut the feed with wild conjecture. Hmm, let's see... I'm me, so... let's glut! Here are some ABSOLUTELY TRUE statements of factiness. Gentlemen, start your websites.

1) Wonder Woman has finally been cast. To no one's surprise, we eschewed all those tired movie and TV personalities and cast the interweb star "Lonelygirl", or whatever her actual name is. Congratulations, whomever!

2) I've got a thirteen episode commitment from the CW, so get ready for the long-awaited "Primative and Cheese Man". She's the first Slayer, he's a meaningless hallucination -- can they put aside their differences long enough to fight crime?

3) "CLEM!" Broadway. The number where he eats Rum Tum Tuggle will make you laugh and cry and throw up in your mouth slightly.

4) I will absolutely, posatively never ever do any kind of Serenity sequel or spinoff unless a studio asks me. Politely. Or meanly, that's cool too.

5) Warren Ellis's beard has a foyer. It's quite nice: shaker furniture, and a cute ceramic umbrella stand.

6) Kelly MacDonald and Gong Li have got to stop fighting over me 'cause who are they embarrassing? Themselves, that's all.

7) I'm tired of me.

Right. Cue chaos. And yes, number seven is more or less true. But my little britjaunt is through (Alexis rocked "All My Sons") and I'm grindstone bound, so I won't be feeding any more rumorsites for a while. There's only one way to stop all this insanity, and that's to produce some actual work for people to write about. So I'll do that.

Here's a thing: when "Firefly" was cancelled, my heart got broke. Sounds a bit much, but it changed me. Not even "Serenity" could patch that wound. I'm wearier, warier -- after all those years as a movie writer, you'd think I'd be prepared for another lesson on my unimportance in the scheme of things, but I wasn't. There are two very separate worlds: the marketplace, and the bustling bazaar that is my brain. The brain place is crowded with goods, ideas, sequels, spinoffs, animated versions, miniseries, radio dramas -- this is just the used goods. All the new wares are in there as well and it's deafening. Once I create a verse I never let go of it. And figuring out how much of my energy should be devoted to reawakening the projects you all love with the actors and characters I all love, and how much should be forging ahead and creating entirely new works (which you are contractually obligated to love) is exhausting. More than you know. You know the horse caught bwtween two pools of water? Add seven pools, and make the horse wicked A.D.D. The other world, the marketplace, I don't even begin to understand or predict. All these rumor of projects or the death of projects... When the two worlds align and something actually happens, whatever it is, you guys know I'll be on this site as soon as I'm allowed to be. And I'll be very very clear. There is no news. Not never, just now. I'm off to lunch with Lonelygirl.

Your Scribe, -j.
joss | October 05, 18:09 CET

[Dregor Thule]

Does the Cheese Man wear the cheese, or does the cheese wear him?

And yes, they had to rebuild the sets.

[Sylvus]

I finally just caught Serenity on HBO or whatever and I liked it. It was an entertaining movie, don't know if I'd call it the best thing ever but it would have definitely been worth $10 at the theater.

I'll probably pick up the Firefly DVDs and give it another shot.

[Winnow]

I finally just caught Serenity on HBO or whatever and I liked it. It was an entertaining movie, don't know if I'd call it the best thing ever but it would have definitely been worth $10 at the theater.

I'll probably pick up the Firefly DVDs and give it another shot.

The movie shouldn't spoil much for the series. Now that you've seen the movie, the Firefly pilot will probably be more enjoyable and make more sense. It took me about 30 minutes to get hooked on the series as the opening kind of throws you into the show and then fleshes out the characters later on.

[Boogahz]

Funny that this comes up now...my girlfriend was wanting to watch something while taking a break from studying for her mid-terms, and she chose the Firefly season to do this with. She finished the first three discs at my place and then ran off with disc four and Serenity to watch during the week. I am guessing this means she enjoyed it!

[Sylvus]

After watching the movie and then going back and reading this whole thread, I have to say that miir was right about the Wash character. If you haven't seen the series, you hardly even know who he is when he spoilers. Really the only memorable thing about him was the whole "leaf on the wind" thing, and that only came about moments before his spoiler.

It was better than Star Wars Ep. 1-3 though!

[miir]

It was better than Star Wars Ep. 1-3 though!

Spooky....

I took a shit this morning... when I was done I thought out loud, "man that shit was better than episodes 1-3, combined!"

[Hesten]

It was better than Star Wars Ep. 1-3 though!

Spooky....

I took a shit this morning... when I was done I thought out loud, "man that shit was better than episodes 1-3, combined!"

But did your shit have wookies in it?

[Siji]

Was browsing around not too long ago and came across a fan-produced DVD for Firefly/Serenity called "Done the Impossible". Normally, I wouldn't have given this a second thought, but after reading some reviews saying that it was above average I figured what the hell..

If you're still a fan of Firefly/Serenity, I highly recommend you check this out. It's really, really good. The production quality is good, pretty much all of the actors/actresses make an appearance and it's hosted by Baldwin. Granted a few of the fans interviewed are .. fans, but it's still worth the cost/time.

Amazon Link

$17.95 - 79 minutes

# - Hosted by Adam Baldwin, Voice-Over by Jewel Staite and featuring interviews with cast, crew and dozens of fans like you, including: Alan Tudyk, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Buchanan, Greg Edmonson, Jewel Staite, Joss Whedon, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Loni Peristere, Margaret Weis, Mary Parent, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Orson Scott Card, Rafael Feldman, Ron Glass, Tim Minear, Tracy Hickman, and Yan Feldman.

# - More special features than Fox's Firefly DVD and Universal's Serenity DVD combined.

# - Interactive Timeline, Trivia Game, 'Verse Dictionary, What is Firefly? essay, Music Videos, Tribute to Lux, Charities Featurette, and Commentary.

# - The DVD-ROM features a highly innovative, media-rich experience, and includes: the Interactive Viewing Experience and 6+ hours of Extended Interviews.

# - Features unique music from the CD Soundtrack by these artists: The Bedlam Bards, Brobdingnagian Bards, Dan Sehane, Emerald Rose, Michelle Dockrey, Rob Kuhlman, and Tony Fabris.

Product Description
Firefly and Serenity have grown beyond the genius of Joss Whedon. The words Firefly and Browncoat have come to symbolize a sense of community, family, and believing that the impossible can be accomplished. These concepts are at the very heart of Firefly and of its fans. Adam Baldwin hosts the telling of this vivid Browncoat story that features interviews with Joss Whedon, creator of Firefly and Serenity, the cast, crew, and most important, the fans themselves. The story chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of the cult TV show "Firefly" as told from the perspective of the fans who helped save it. Fans of the TV show and movie share what inspired them to become passionate about Firefly, to help save Firefly, attend shindigs, participate in message boards, donate to charities, and become Serenity extras. They talk about the many ways that Firefly has affected their lives. The cast and crew also share humorous and insightful experiences.

[Animalor]

And from the "Keeping my hopes up for probably nothing" file..

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/10/04/ ... t-cant-be/

Alan Tudyk has said in an interfiew recently that with the buzz around the recently released collectors edition and the fact that the DVD keeps selling out, Universal might be considering making another movie.

Here's to hoping!

[Siji]

One can always hope. I thought it was funny that people got discouraged about another movie being made because Wonder Woman was supposed to be starting.. that sure took off quickly.

[Animalor]

*sigh* I miss the show..



/nostalgia

[Fairweather Pure]

*sigh* I miss the show..



/nostalgia

haha

[Canelek]

Busted! nice.

[Animalor]

Fuckers raining on my nostalgia parade..

Anyhoo, pic updated.

[Lalanae]

where's my MMORPG?

[Psyloche]

where's my MMORPG?

You know I wouldn't mind a nice change in scenery from all the fantasy MMO's I've played over the last 9 or so years. I would give a Sci-Fi MMORPG a chance if I didn't want to claw my eyes out at the graphics that the current ones have. I'm also wondering how that even works out since you inevitably have LASERS PEEWPEW and how to get a combat system that works with multiple classes does seem like a hefty order. Then again, maybe it's about time people break from the TANK KEEPS BOSS AGRO FROM UP CLOSE WHILE HEALERS HEAL FROM FAR AND DPS STAND RIGHT THERE NOT BEING TOUCHED formula now.

What I wrote probably has nothing to do with this awesome movie and I don't know why I wrote it.

BTW, in a Firefly MMO, the thought of people being able to roll a Companion and gaining experience/levels on them cracks me up...

"So hey Rydia, what'd you do this weekend?"
"Not much, grinded out level 58, took a while but I found a pretty sweet spot"

[miir]

I would give a Sci-Fi MMORPG a chance if I didn't want to claw my eyes out at the graphics that the current ones have. I'm also wondering how that even works out since you inevitably have LASERS PEEWPEW and how to get a combat system that works with multiple classes does seem like a hefty order. Then again, maybe it's about time people break from the TANK KEEPS BOSS AGRO FROM UP CLOSE WHILE HEALERS HEAL FROM FAR AND DPS STAND RIGHT THERE NOT BEING TOUCHED formula now.

I guess you haven't played Tabula Rasa or Eve?

[Psyloche]

I guess you haven't played Tabula Rasa or Eve?

I haven't played Tabula Rasa, but I did give Eve a try for a little bit and didn't really like it too much. I think that also had to do with the fact that I didn't know anyone else playing it.

[miir]

I guess you haven't played Tabula Rasa or Eve?

I haven't played Tabula Rasa, but I did give Eve a try for a little bit and didn't really like it too much. I think that also had to do with the fact that I didn't know anyone else playing it.

You might like Tabula Rasa!
If I wasn't so into EQ2 right now, I'd be playing it.
If you can find someone else playing it, you can ask them to give you a trail (recruit a rookie) code which lets you check out the game free for 3-4 days.




Sorry for the derail.

[Aardor]

The only real sci-fi mmorpg is Anarchy Online.

[Winnow]

Tabula Rasa felt like a polished game but it played more like a Guild Wars type game than a full blown MMORPG. There wasn't much interactivity between the players.

The other issue I had with it was lack of customization. You could color your armor but everyone looked pretty much the same to me otherwise.

[miir]

The only real sci-fi mmorpg is Anarchy Online.

I loved Anarchy Online... sadly, it did not age well. The grahics were pretty good for it's time but they are painful to look at now.
It's an awesome min/max number crunchers game. Getting your character equipped with the best gear/weapon/implants/skills is like a big jigsaw puzzle and can be quite intimidating/overwhelming.


The game is still going strong and the froob community is awesome.

Get hooked up with a free acct here:
http://www.anarchy-online.com/wsp/anarc ... ,1070,1088

The best frrob site here:
http://www.aofroobs.com/

[miir]

Tabula Rasa felt like a polished game but it played more like a Guild Wars type game than a full blown MMORPG. There wasn't much interactivity between the players.

The other issue I had with it was lack of customization. You could color your armor but everyone looked pretty much the same to me otherwise.

The game is nothing like guild wars.... nothing at all.
There is a full game world.. not just a bunch of lobbies and individual instances. The game is mostly a shared gameworld. People weren't very social in beta but after release the player community was quite social.
Did you even play beyond the tutorial?

There's plenty of customization.
Many different armor sets and weapons available.

[Aardor]

I was just trolling actually, but thanks for the info! I played AO briefly when it came out, and I remember it being terrible. I was an assassin or something, I got buffed to equip a weapon much higher than my level, and then never used it because I could invis through every mission. There were also tons of bugs (this was right after release), so when they nerfed my class I just said screw it and started playing EQ again.

Since this is kind of offtopic now: I think an MMORPG in the Dune world would be awesome. Someone should get on that.

[miir]

It was pretty damn buggy on release...
Funcom had a small but dedicated dev team that worked hard at ironing out some of the more heinous bugs in the game. They did a good job, for the most part but some of the bugs were pretty outrageous.

[Winnow]

The game was mostly short quests. "kill five flying monkeys and collect three piles of flying monkey droppings to advance to next quest"

The special effects were nice. It played like Guild Wars with not much interactivity between actual non NPC players. It seems like a solid game but was lacking a heart.

[Canelek]

BTW, in a Firefly MMO, the thought of people being able to roll a Companion and gaining experience/levels on them cracks me up...

"So hey Rydia, what'd you do this weekend?"
"Not much, grinded out level 58, took a while but I found a pretty sweet spot"

[Winnow]

Ah, true geek romance in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssuOjTkymo

All the star wars memorabilia in the background!

Firfly theme kicks in a little over the minute mark. Not bad for a violin!

/sniff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZGB0EEkRs