Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well it opened in the UK 3 days ago ( crazy as it is competing with Gnomeo and Julliet, and it is not school vacation time for 6 weeks). It will be interesting to see how it does. They now seem to be pluging it hard on TV. The ads do nothing for me, I would be unlikely to bother if it were not for the rave revues I read on here.
Originally Posted By u k fan ^^^Agreed the UK advertising is terrible. I assume the timing of the opening is to catch a mix of half-term holidays and Valentine's. It was the number one movie this weekend though I think - so not too bad up against some stiff competition!!!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Oh, I think you'll just LOVE it, davewasbaloo, duckling. I mean, you're the sort of guy who loves to let his own hair down, right? ORDDU: What I want to know is this: Are they calling it Tangled or Rapunzel in the UK? From what I've read thus far, it's only being titled 'Tangled' in America. ORWEN: And the advertising for it in America was atrocious, too! Yet it did very well and is one of the best Disney movies to come out in a long, long time.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hey ladies, I would let my hair down if I had any. You know, I am not sure what they are calling it here. I think Tangled.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer <>>>>Well it opened in the UK 3 days ago ( crazy as it is competing with Gnomeo and Julliet, and it is not school vacation time for 6 weeks). It will be interesting to see how it does. They now seem to be pluging it hard on TV. The ads do nothing for me, I would be unlikely to bother if it were not for the rave revues I read on here.<<<< Eager to see how you like it. >>>^^^Agreed the UK advertising is terrible. I assume the timing of the opening is to catch a mix of half-term holidays and Valentine's.<<<< Don't worry... it was horrid here, too. However, it has no semblance on the actual story and artistry that drives the film.
Originally Posted By u k fan In the last 2 days I have seen interviews on TV with 2 of the actors in Gnomeo..., a movie which doesn't open for a week and a half. I've seen nothing except a few (terrible) adverts for Tangled full stop. I think Gnomeo... is getting the push in the UK!!!
Originally Posted By Erjontem Tangled is past $500 MM worldwide! And it still hasn't opened in Japan, which is a huge foreign market for Disney! Now it seems certain the movie's worldwide box office gross will DOUBLE its budget. GO TANGLED! It can now be considered a bona fide hit. I just want it to beat Despicable Me worldwide ($542 MM)... So, umm, based on these results... Can you please make more fairy tales now?!?!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Yes, I agree that more fairy tales need to be made by Disney. Over at the Mice Chat web-footed site, they're saying that Rapunzel has made $503.3 million dollars. I'd call that a success.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Just conjur up www.micechat.com in your crystal ball and you'll be taken there.
Originally Posted By Evening Star Here's hoping this ushers in a new era of fairy and folk tales even if they may be computer animated.
Originally Posted By tonyanton It's funny, I always refer to this as "Rapunzel," it just rolls off my tongue easier than "Tangled." Either way, thought it was a great movie, though I enjoyed "Bolt" and PatF very much too...hopefully Disney is getting back some of the audience they lost through the years of direct-to-video dreck, TV spinoffs, and poor theatrical releases.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I can't call it 'tangled' either, tonyaton, duckling. Rapunzel deserves a more respectful title and that's why the Brothers Grimm called it by it's rightful name. Sometimes it only takes a single bone head at Disney to mar an, otherwise, great movie. But you and I won't let 'em get by with it!
Originally Posted By basil fan I have a difficult time calling it "Tangled," too. Not for any personal reason, I just can't seem to think of the title. And when I do get the title, I seem to forget the main character's name, almost calling her 'Tangled.' Weird. The Tarzan Equation <a href="http://www.whatsitsgaore.com/disney/tarzan.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgaore.com/d...zan.html</a>
Originally Posted By cheesybaby It's at $522 million worldwide now. That's more than Cars or Wall-E. It still has a few foreign markets to open in. For 2010 comparisons, Tangled has passed How to Train Your Dragon (which made $495 million) and will pass Despicable Me ($528 million) this week. Tangled will finish 3rd worldwide for 2010 animation, behind TS3 ($1.1 billion) and Shrek 4 ($750 million).
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I just saw it again yesterday. It's still out here in one theater. I thought it was really good.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think more to the point, it's the biggest animated hit WDFA has had in quite some time, no?
Originally Posted By skinnerbox One aspect that isn't being addressed here regarding Tangled's success, is how well it's doing in Amazon pre-orders. There are three different disc sets for Tangled (two disc Blu-Ray/DVD combo, single disc DVD, and four disc 3D Blu-Ray combo). The two disc combo set has been in the Top 10 of Amazon DVD sales for the past month, along with the single disc DVD. That's significant. Tangled is holding its own against Deathly Hallows for video pre-orders, which is a solid indicator of how well the DVDs will sell once they're released on March 29. The merchandise and video aftermarket is just as important, if not more so, than any film's theatrical run and subsequent box office percentage. That's what truly fuels a franchise.
