Thursday
10Jul2008
'Sex' and the Sequel?
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 10:25PM
Though its box office performance clearly dwindled after
its opening weekend - and to be honest, that trend started in its second day of
release - HBO's
Sex and the City may come back to the big
screen.
Reader Comments (8)
Now I admit that I am a fan of Sex in the City, but this is ridiculous. It's time to let it go!
Running a (very annoying) horse into the ground; I should sue for copywright infringement!
How about a 24hr big screeen adaptation of 24? Rescue Me? The Sheild? Battlestar Gallactica? Why do the chicks get their due, but not the friggin dudes?
Oh wait, heard something about Arrested Development.
That would make me very happy.
Box-office performance dwindled after opening weekend? Are you mad? This has made $150 million and counting in the US alone.
Well, considering it's made $80 million in the last 40 days, $66 million in its first three days, with $26 million of that (or a little less than 20% of its total revenue) on opening day, yeah, I'll stand by the slumping box office statement.
It only made over $8 million in a day four times, lost 35% of its audience in its second day, lost 75% of its opening day audience on its second Friday, and hasn't had a per-screen average of over $5,000 since its second day.
Sex and the City is a classic example of a movie that has a strong opening weekend and fades. We always say around here that a movie that performs well at the box office, irrespective of what it costs or anything else, makes 30% of its money in its first weekend. That's the standard big boy movies shoot for. For Sex and the City, that would mean another $40-$50 million. That won't happen, not even close. By definition, that's box office performance that has dwindled since its opening weekend.
Sorry, not buying it. This had a $57 million opening and has now grossed $150 million and counting. That's over $90 million after its opening weekend. Yes, it has dropped consistently since then, but it's still held up incredibly well, especially for a romantic comedy.
well guys maybe it might not have done so well in America but over in the UK it is buzzing still, it is now going into it's 8th week at the box office despite advertisements two weeks ago saying "Last chance to see sex and the city" it has been kept on for a further two weeks, so it must still be raking in enough cash. Also at our local cinema on its second weekend 11 screenings were shown and they all sold out, from 10 am - 11pm and each studio holds around 300 people. I definitely don't think that they should continue with plans for a sequel though, i did enjoy the film, but enough is enough, if people want more, go and relive it by watching the umpteen episodes and the 3 hour long film!
I support the sequel if they can churn out good script!
I dont care much about what happens to them , but more of what is happening in their life,the jokes they share, the trips they have,the choice they make, the fun they enjoy...etc.
Perhaps, the sequel would be a new twist to the show...a breakdown of the very essence of 'sex an the city' and then pick it up again. The girls started to get weary of the materialism, sex, love, and celebrity...they want more, spiritual enlightenment perhaps...they go to India! or China? And then they realize, it is how to reconcile the guilt of it all with being grounded on earth and all its beauty and atrocities.
Sex and the city has made the world see New York , the way they would love it. In english speaking countries in Asia like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta)....Sex n the City inspired people. Let it continue....if not in the form of SATC , let it be in something similar.