But we can thank them because without their insights into the qualities that insure greatness, the aforementioned films and so many others may have never found their champions and in time audiences that have stretched across the generations. Not to worry though, the likes of Rocky make up the body of film goers who in their infinite wisdom and never ending search for cinematic bliss relegated Touch of Evil, Night of the Hunter, It’s a Wonderful Life, Once Upon a Time in the West, Blade Runner, etc., to box office failure. I’m certain that Rocky thought he was going to be watching yet another super hero retread hence, angst. The offshore cume stalled at just $7.4 million. The international trailer was the US trailer, which had minimal appeal stateside and likely served as audience repellant overseas. Sony would see returned about $10 million after theaters take their percentage of the gross, which would not even cover 1/3 of the P&A expenses. The domestic run closed with a terrible $18,343,983. The movie declined 41.7% to $3,502,095 in its second frame and fell 45.2% to $1,920,075 in its third session. Only The Brave was dead on arrival with just $6,002,665. The movie opened against a slew of low-rent fare - Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, the long delayed Geostorm, The Snowman and the barely wide release of Same Kind of Different as Me. Only The Brave was dated for October 20 and was predictably tracking for a disastrous $6 to $7 million opening. Then again, as Only The Brave was opening in theaters, a wildfire in California that was roughly the size of New York City was uncontrollably ablaze, claiming lives and displacing hundreds of thousands of people - so maybe this is subject matter that was far too raw and topical. Perhaps cutting a trailer that focused on the movie’s qualities and strong cast, instead of employing bullshit data analytics and hired consultants would have brought in more auds. This is a textbook example of marketing working against a movie. Considering the heavy dose of saccharine valor on display in the marketing materials, it would be damn near impossible to predict that Only The Brave would actually receive decent reviews.Īlong with lousy ads that were focus grouped to death toward the heartland of America, Black Label Media then hired Brad Parscale (Trump’s digital media director for his presidential campaign) to target people who are responsive to Trump and push social media ads of the movie toward them. Whether Lionsgate would have cut a better trailer is impossible to say, but what was released hit every familiar note about a noble profession presented as hero worship.
On Apit was announced that Lionsgate would no longer handle domestic distribution for the two movies, but retain international rights and Sony would take over US responsibilities.īlack Label took the movie in a different direction alright and began by changing the title, which was Granite Mountain and changed it to the hokey Only The Brave. Only The Brave was first dated for September 22 and after very strong test screening scores, Black label wanted a different approach to sell the picture. Despite a successful collaboration on Sicario and La La Land, Black Label and Lionsgate disagreed over the marketing approach and release dates for Only The Brave and Sicario‘s sequel Soldado. Sales were strong, which would limit Black Label’s exposure to the film’s price tag. Lionsgate was set as domestic distributor and handled international sales to distributors. The budget for Only The Brave was $38 million and it was financed by Black Label Media. Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Taylor Kitsch.Written By: Sean Flynn, Ken Nolan, Eric Warren Singer.As most of us run from danger, they run toward it - they watch over our lives, our homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire. Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country. Only the Brave‘s plot synopsis: “All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters.
Only the Brave looks like a plain film about heroism with no surprises. There is still nothing that makes this film stand out, which is its major problem, but there is nothing wrong with the film either. I thought Only the Brave would be average but it turned out to look pretty good by the end of this trailer. The second movie trailer for Only the Brave ( 2017) has been released by Sony Pictures.
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