Wow.. The Queen got 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

[JEDI]

Link

so why didnt this movie do better in theaters w/such a high rating?

 

[mugs]

Movies that are liked by critics are often not liked by the general public.

Personally, I've never heard of the movie.

 

[Vette73]

A good movie does not equal money and money does not equal good movie.

 

[Syringer]

Since when does the quality of a movie affect it's box office numbers?

 

[z0mb13]

because of very limited opening? is it out in england yet?

 

[BlancoNino]

Sales aren't indicative of quality. Ford Mustang for example.

 

[EvilYoda]

You ask like it's the first movie to demonstrate this paradox...

 

[Reckoner]

Teenagers are the majority of people who go to the movies these days. Do you honestly think they want to see Queen? Or Saw 3?

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Its about "The Queen" thats why it hasnt made money. Who the fvck cares.

 

[ElFenix]

whoa, nightmare before christmas is playing!

97% fresh

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
whoa, nightmare before christmas is playing!

97% fresh

It sucked the first time.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: JEDI
Link
so why didnt this movie do better in theaters w/such a high rating?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1163436-queen/numbers.php

Limited release, for one. Look at the number of theaters. 99 in week 4 as opposed to over 3,000 for The Departed. I, too, have never heard of it.

 

[0roo0roo]

because it only sounds semi interesting, a lotta hullabaloo about the chicks acting but so what, thats not gonna get by butt to the theater. at best i'll shove it on my netflix queue like most people probably are.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ElFenix
whoa, nightmare before christmas is playing!

97% fresh

It sucked the first time.

die!

bestest haloween movie ever!

 

[badmouse]

I saw the movie and liked it, but not because of the subject matter or the acting - which was good, I'm sure.

If you're a fan of Scotland and hunting, you gotta see this thing on the big screen.

P.S. If there's any accuracy to this, those royals are seriously insane.

 

[sswingle]

I have never heard of it, I am sure that applies to a lot of other people also. No theater around here has it. Combine those two, and you could have the greatest movie ever with low box office numbers.

 

[0roo0roo]

well it wasn't under the radar, i remember her being on talk shows and npr doing reviews and such.

the whole diana and royals thing just aren't as important to us in the us.

 

[intogamer]

indi film?

 

[Mucho]

Probably because it doesn't have car chase, bodies blowing up in slow motion or women with big boobs running around

 

[dennilfloss]

I'm planning to go see it on Tuesday. Monarchy ++ and Helen Mirren is such a good actress.

 

[wazzledoozle]

Because...
A) The majority of users on Rotten Tomatoes are snobs
B) (The vast majority of) Americans dont give a ****** about the whole english royalty thing
C) Chick flick?

 

[Eeezee]

1) Box office numbers and movie quality have almost never correlated. See Blair Witch Project

2) I've never even heard of this movie, implying that maybe not much has been done about advertisement

3) Sounds interesting but not something I'm dying to see by the synopsis

4) No one listens to the critics, they can sometimes be very stupid