Nobody's saying "Pearl Harbor" is a box-office bomb. He cited last year's "Mission: Impossible II" and 1998's "Godzilla" as other big movies that weakened quickly after opening on the holiday.
You start off with a big bang and then it's inevitable that there will be sharp drop-offs," Bucksbaum said.
"Anytime you have a Memorial Day opening, you will fail. Namely, a green ogre named "Shrek," a cyber-thriller called "Swordfish" and "Tomb Raider" Angelina Jolie. There are many explanations offered for why Disney's "Pearl Harbor" has fallen short of expectations since its star-spangled premiere on the deck of a Navy aircraft carrier a month ago.Īnalyst Robert Bucksbaum of Reel Source Inc., which tracks box office numbers, gives three reasons why the giant World War II epic has made only $160 million by its fourth week: "Competition, competition, competition." LOS ANGELES - The stars weren't famous enough.
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