Megalopolis

2024 - 9 - 29

Når store drømme falder – 'Megalopolis' går i rugen mens 'Wild Robot' flyver højt!

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Megalopolis rammer ikke publikum, men 'The Wild Robot' tager førstepladsen med et brag! Er Coppola's vision for stort til biografen?

I en blockbuster weekend, hvor forventningerne var høje, kan vi nu konstatere at Francis Ford Coppola's lange ventede mesterværk "Megalopolis" ikke levede op til sin majestætiske status, da den måtte nøjes med en skuffende åbningsweekend. Filmen, som har kostet omkring 140 millioner dollars at producere, indspillede kun 4 millioner dollars i billetter. Det er en bemærkelsesværdig nedtur for den legendariske instruktør, der tidligere har bragt os klassikere som "The Godfather" og "Apocalypse Now". Filmens ambitiøse vision og det dyre cast er blevet mødt med kritik og undren fra både anmeldere og publikum.

Mens "Megalopolis" kæmper for at finde sit fodfæste, står DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" stærkt i rampelyset, og indspiller imponerende 35 millioner dollars, hvilket gør den til denne weekends store vinder. Filmen har fanget folks hjerter med sin varme animation og tankevækkende fortælling, hvilket står i skarp kontrast til Coppola's dystre og komplekse projekt. Den vil være en kærkommen tilføjelse til familien-venlige filmer i en tid, hvor animationens popularitet er blevet udfordret.

Coppola, der har en bemærkelsesværdig filmkarriere, har tydeligt store idéer i tankerne, som han forsøger at bringe til live i "Megalopolis". Men måske viser hans nyeste projekt sig at være for ambitiøst for det nuværende biograflok. Med skuespillere som Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, og Aubrey Plaza på rollelisten, er det næsten ubegribeligt, at filmen ikke kunne finde sin plads i det nuværende biografmarked. Situationen minder om et klassisk eksempel på, hvordan selv branchens største navne kan rammes af floppens ubarmhjertige vilkår.

Til trods for de massive forventninger står det klart, at ikke alt kan rulles ud med et stort pengeforbrug. Der er en grund til, at animation har sin egen specielle plads i hjerterne hos både børn og voksne. "The Wild Robot" viser, at publikum ønsker underholdning, der skaber forbindelse og fremkalder følelser. For interessen i "Megalopolis" må man se, det kræver mere end blot navne og budgetter for at vinde biografgængere.

Vidste du, at Coppola brugte mere end 120 millioner dollars af egne penge på "Megalopolis"? På den anden side, denne weekend's succes, "The Wild Robot", fik sin inspiration fra en bestseller-bog og tiltrækker både unge og voksne med sin hjertevarme historie!

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Box Office: 'Megalopolis' Collapses, 'The Wild Robot' Lands at No. 1 (Variety)

"Megalopolis" collapsed in its opening weekend while "The Wild Robot" nabbed first place with $35 million.

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'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office (ABC News)

Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film ...

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Francis Ford Coppola's $140-Million 'Megalopolis' Plays to Near ... (The New York Times)

Francis Ford Coppola spent roughly $140 million on the film, which debuted to an estimated $4 million in weekend ticket sales.

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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' bombs, 'Wild Robot' wins (Los Angeles Times)

Coppola, the director of all-timers including "The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' put $120 million of his own money into the ambitious oddity of a ...

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Megalopolis review – Francis Ford Coppola's epic fail (The Guardian)

The storied director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now swings for the fences with a lavish-looking but muddled and empty tale of thwarted ambition.

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Aubrey Plaza Goes for Broke in 'Megalopolis' and 'Agatha All Along' (The New York Times)

Don't let her deadpan sense of humor fool you. In projects like Francis Ford Coppola's “Megalopolis,” she puts everything she has on the line.

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Review: 'Megalopolis' a wild fever dream of excess, idealism (Jefferson City News Tribune)

If anything is clear about "Megalopolis," it's that Francis Ford Coppola has a lot on his mind.

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Box Office: 'The Wild Robot' Soars, #6 'Megalopolis' Only $4 Million (IndieWire)

Doubts over continued health of animated releases after last week's tepid "Transformers One" (Paramount) calmed by "The Wild Robot" (Universal).

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Megalopolis Crashes and Burns at Box Office as DreamWorks ... (CBR)

Megalopolis stars a huge ensemble cast which includes Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence ...

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'The Wild Robot' Soars to $35 Million Launch While 'Megalopolis ... (TheWrap)

Given the recent struggles of animated films that are not sequels or based on a very popular IP, tracking for “The Wild Robot” was in the $20 million range. But ...

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'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office (News-Press Now)

NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks ...

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'Megalopolis' flops, while 'The Wild Robot' soars at the weekend box ... (Chicago Tribune)

Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film ...

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'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office (Silicon Valley)

Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped at theaters, while the DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild ...

'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office (The Columbian)

NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks ...

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'Megalopolis' musters $4m at North American box office; 'The Wild ... (Screen International)

Meanwhile The Wild Robot, the acclaimed animated from DreamWorks Animation featuring a voice cast led by Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Bill Nighy, Catherine O' ...

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Aubrey Plaza Explains the 'Madness' of Filming 'Megalopolis': 'My ... (TheWrap)

Some days Coppola might offer a suggestion from his barista, or say that Plaza act as a spider.

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'The Wild Robot' Overpowers Coppola's 'Megalopolis' at Weekend ... (Barron's)

Director Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed sci-fi epic Megalopolis flopped at the box office on its opening weekend, coming in far behind the theatrical ...

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Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis Gets Crushing Audience Score ... (MovieWeb)

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis has become a divisive movie among critics and audiences, showing everyone is mixed on the film.

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Coppola's “Megalopolis” is another disappointment on screens and ... (The Brown Daily Herald)

The film had an advance screening hosted by the Ivy Film Festival. The $120 million of funding for “Megalopolis” ultimately was paid for by Coppola. The ...

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Reel Thoughts: Coppola's 'Megalopolis' delivers miniature returns (Daily Northwestern)

Francis Ford Coppola, 85-year-old director, may have the best four-film run yet. Beginning in 1972 and concluding in 1979, Coppola directed “The Godfather,” ...

'Megalopolis' flops, 'Wild Robot' soars at box office (The Chronicle Journal)

NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola's decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks ...

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'Megalopolis' review: Coppola retreads familiar territory (AIPT)

'Megalopolis' is a labor of love from Francis Ford Coppola that is polarizing for obvious reasons.

*Megalopolis* (only modest spoilers) - Marginal REVOLUTION (Marginal Revolution)

*Megalopolis* (only modest spoilers). by Tyler Cowen September 29, 2024 at 10:39 pm in. Film. A fascinating movie, far ...

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'Megalopolis': It's a miraculous spectacle (Observer Online)

Busy trying to find a Marvel Cinematic Universe-type explanation of what 'megalon' is and preoccupied with leveling CinemaSins-level critiques of the time ...

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Culture Pick | Chaos, calamity and Coppola: A retrospective analysis ... (The University of Alabama Crimson White)

“Megalopolis,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola, released this Friday. History is full of flawed geniuses and artists who get a free pass for their failures and ...

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'Megalopolis' review: A baffling, unhinged epic unlike anything ... (The Depaulia)

Let's cut to the chase: there has never been anything like “Megalopolis,” and there will never be anything like it. Maybe there shouldn't be.

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I Asked Adam Driver a Question During 'Megalopolis' (GQ Magazine)

Francis Ford Coppola's $120 million insane Roman epic is a mess—except for the minute I was in it. (Actually, maybe that minute, too.)

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'Megalopolis'— Francis Ford Coppola Invents a New Kind of Cinema (Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun)

Since its premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, each piece of information that came out about Francis Ford Coppola's self-funded passion ...

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Megalopolis Is a Box Office Mega Flop(olis) (Vulture)

It's official: Megalopolis is a box office mega flop(olis). Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed $136 million drama crumbled under the weight of its ...

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'Megalopolis': Emperor has no clothes (Daily Californian)

Questions surrounding the movie have always been more interesting than the film itself, including but not limited to: But, what was it all for?

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