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PREMIERE MAGAZINE #340

 

The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 34 Round 10)

  

 

 Season 34 ends on a high note thanks to some superhero box office thanks to Superman. Here's The Roundup.... 

3. Highest Paid of Season 34

One of my favorite parts at the end of each season is seeing which talents were paid the most by the studio. And this season sure had an interesting mix. There were more actresses than usual, and a few talents made it higher up on the list than I would have expected based on having multiple films.

2. Superman: Doomsday

While the resurrection plot line was a little too quick, I also appreciate that the filmmakers didn't try to make it a multi-part film (I think everyone knows my opinions on those). The action, as usual for LRF's Superman series, is epic with just enough drama to keep things feeling honest. 

1. Ruby Ridge

Ruby Ridge turned out to be one of the best LRF films in recent seasons - maybe the best since Judas Iscariot. It managed to thread the needle between fact and entertainment, delivering a tense but accurate film based on a tragic event. Eric Bana has to be a shoe-in for a Best Actor nomination, while I suspect Swank is a favorite for Best Actress as well in a rare loaded category.

3. N/A

2. Soundtracks

Only six soundtracks to choose from this season for the GRA race - and only a few obvious potential candidates for the Best Soundtrack awards. Thankfully my sources at the studio inform me that next season will have more soundtracks to enjoy.

1. Offside

Offside certainly wasn't terrible, but it felt a bit too safe and favored using too many cliches. It still almost for me worked thanks to Damson Idris's performance though. Almost.

On Location (Season 34 Round 10)

 

Offside

- London, England, UK

Ruby Ridge

- Lincoln, Montana, USA

Superman: Doomsday

- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

- Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office Breakdown (Season 34 Round 10)

 

Offside

Budget: $24,000,000

Total Box Office: $56,856,331

Total Profit: $2,048,495

Ruby Ridge

Budget: $26,000,000

Total Box Office: $45,071,924

Total Profit: -$4,100,105

Superman: Doomsday

Budget: $242,000,000

Total Box Office: $1,375,880,901

Total Profit: $541,189,492

Box Office Facts

Offside

LRF has now released two soccer-based films - Offside and Standing Back all the way back in Season 6. Both films have managed slim profits, combining for $8 million in the black.

Ruby Ridge

The Biography genre has been a fairly steady earner in recent seasons with 6 of the last 10 films earning profits.

Superman: Doomsday

The four main Superman film have combined to gross just over $5.1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Genre Rankings

Offside

Drama: #208

Sports: #12

Ruby Ridge

Drama: #256

Biography: #49

Thriller: #119

Superman: Doomsday

Action: #14

Superhero: #14

Sci-Fi: #3

Season 34 Round 10

Total Box Office: $1,477,809,156

Total Profit: $539,137,882

Season 34 Totals

Total Box Office: $5,431,552,474

Total Profit: $1,167,205,805

Season 34 Summary

1. Superman: Doomsday : $1,375,880,901

2. X-Men: Age of Apocalypse : $923,966,438

3. Sgt. Rock : $306,851,781

4. The Flintstones : $252,498,418

5. Blade : $250,255,982

6. Robopocalypse : $242,879,106

7. Nineteen Eighty-Four - Part Two : $196,422,340

8. Police Story: Retribution : $193,264,489

9. Texas Chainsaw Masscre: Flesh and Blood : $171,968,784

10. The Guns of Peridido : $140,827,484

11. Macbeth : $139,632,495

12. Material Girl : $122,488,175

13. Starlight : $120,348,292

14. Coriolanus : $111,622,648

15. The Crow: Yomi : $104,009,701

16. DOOM : $99,875,329

17. Full Custody : $92,216,290

18. All the Fives : $77,974,884

19. Exodus : $76,164,182

20. Tethered : $72,326,511

21. The Revolution : $66,457,329

22. Tears of an Angel : $57,752,201

23. Offside : $56,856,331

24. Ruby Ridge : $45,071,924

25. Assata : $41,351,852

26. Heist Society : $33,109,892

27. Convalescence : $19,377,305

28. Test of Time : $17,123,993

29. Mises : $14,000,561

30. Blood Brothers : $8,976,856

Release: Superman: Doomsday

 

Superman: Doomsday

Genre: Action/Superhero/Sci-Fi

Director: Jeff Nichols

Writer: John Malone

Based on DC Comics characters

Cast: Aidan Turner, Dakota Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chloe Grace Moretz, Frances McDormand, Halle Berry, Colin Firth, Gary Sinise, Bradley Whitford, Noel Fisher, Hugh Laurie, Mia Kirshner

Budget: $242,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $650,007,001

Foreign Box Office: $725,873,900

Total Profit: $541,189,492

Reaction: While this Superman film is highest grossing in the series, increased costs mean it does not come in as the most profitable. Still a major (and MUCH needed) success, the costs are something to pay attention to once a franchise hits over three films (and this being the fourth Superman film).

"Director Jeff Nichols and writer John Malone do it again with their combined mastery of marrying grand-scale superhero spectacle with aching human drama. The film's middle act - anchored by the titular hero's absence on Earth - is unexpectedly moving, with Chloe Grace Moretz, Frances McDormand, and Dakota Johnson turning in soulful performances as the grieving women in Superman's life. The action is thunderous throughout, even if Daniel Craig's Lex Luthor feels a touch underutilized by the end and the resurrection arc is a bit rushed." - Gideon Pike, The Monarch Ledger

“Superman: Doomsday delivers the Man of Steel’s most emotionally grounded and thematically resonant arc since Man of Steel, blending mythic heroism with real-world paranoia and loss. Aidan Turner’s Superman is soulful and weary, and Daniel Craig’s Lex Luthor is chillingly persuasive. The death and resurrection hit with real weight, bolstered by Chloe Moretz’s strong, understated Supergirl. It drags slightly post-death and Lois deserved a stronger final act, but when Superman soars back in the black suit? Cinema." - Dexter Quinn, Cinematic Observer Newsletter

"Though it feels like two stories mixed into one and it tends to feel complacent at times, this Superman film is definitely the most emotional of the series. Malone continues to find ways to elevate his Clark Kent/Superman journey with each passing film as Aiden Turner shines as the Man of Tomorrow in his toughest battle yet. But overall, its Daniel Craig as Luther who steals the show again as the DCCU's grandest continuing villain."  - Michael Carthage, Associated Press

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action/violence and some thematic elements

Comic to Film: Superman: Doomsday

 

Welcome back for one last Season 34 edition of Comic to Film! This time around we are going to take a look at the latest DC Comics Universe offering - the anticipated fourth Superman film from director Jeff Nichols (Superman: Exile, Judas Iscariot) and writer John Malone (Starship Troopers, Lucifer).... Superman: Doomsday!