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[templer1972]

How well will this film do at the box office. will it be a surprised sleeper hit or just another very good movie that no one see. boxoffice report website predict it will open around 4 million during weekend .

Looking at the marketing strategy which is quite slow by the distributor ,I think it will do average business like Tailor of Panama.

[mccartney007]

I really think the way they made the movie come off in the trailer is going to hurt the film. It comes off as silly and downright stupid. I'm disappointed in the marketing campaign for this.

[rogermoore007]

Can't wait for this to come out
I just really hope pierce finally gets an oscar for this.

[Loomis]

[quote name='mccartney007' date='22 September 2005 - 15:34']I really think the way they made the movie come off in the trailer is going to hurt the film.

[Bond_Bishop]

Looks like a fun movie. Brosnan looks cool as hell!

[dinovelvet]

How well will this film do at the box office. will it be a surprised sleeper hit or just another very good movie that no one see. boxoffice report website predict it will open around 4 million during weekend .

Looking at the marketing strategy which is quite slow by the distributor ,I think it will do average business like Tailor of Panama.

They're doing the Sideways/Lost in translation strategy which is to release it slowly and let word of mouth build up. If it works, it could be a hit that plays well into 2006. I still think the trailer is all wrong though, they're trying to sell it as 'wacky'.

[mccartney007]

Looks like the release date has been pushed back to December 23, 2005.

[dinovelvet]

Looks like the release date has been pushed back to December 23, 2005.

That's interesting, usually the REAL Oscar bait comes out around then. A sign of confidence? This is probably a good delay rather than the usual pushed-back-cos-its-crap release date shuffle.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

Looks like the release date has been pushed back to December 23, 2005.

That's interesting, usually the REAL Oscar bait comes out around then. A sign of confidence? This is probably a good delay rather than the usual pushed-back-cos-its-crap release date shuffle.

I was all ready to see it on my Thanksgiving break tho...I'm a little annoyed.

[Qwerty]

Looks like the release date has been pushed back to December 23, 2005.

That's interesting, usually the REAL Oscar bait comes out around then. A sign of confidence?

When looking at it in that view, I would say the two dates don't make much difference. In my opinion.

[Marquis]

I always thought Oscar season started at the beginning of December.

[SecretAgentFan]

The date is definite Oscar bait. Good for Pierce.

[templer1972]

I think the released date has been push to Dec 23rd to capitalised on the returning of Brosnan as Bond in Casino Royale,the announcement of it will be somewhere next month or November.

[Qwerty]

I always thought Oscar season started at the beginning of December. 

I wasn't positive myself.

[Blofeld's Barber]

I'll be seeing The Matador in 2 weeks at the Milwaukee film festival and will let everyone know how it is. Looks good!

[Qwerty]

I'll be seeing The Matador in 2 weeks at the Milwaukee film festival and will let everyone know how it is.  Looks good!

Definitely! Be sure to give us a report.

[dinovelvet]

I always thought Oscar season started at the beginning of December. 

I wasn't positive myself.

Generally a lot of big Oscar contenders are released on a couple of screens right at the end of December so they can just qualify as being a 2005 release, and they roll out in wide release in January, right when the Oscar ballots are being distributed...this year, Munich and The New World will be going that route

[blueman]

Just read Brosnan's interview about Bond and The Matatdor, sounds like the latter will be a good movie. About Bond, he sounds like his expectations weren't quite in sync with reality, but oh well. Hope he does well for himself in the future.

[Blofeld's Barber]

Just saw it - what a GREAT flick! I hope it does well when it comes out in December. Pierce is fantastic - funny, smarmy, cynical, and deviant. The audience really liked it, too, and there was alot of laughing at Brosnan's hilarious performance.

When it opens, GO SEE IT!

[Athena007]

The French Trailer in English -- RealPlayer (9mb):
ftp://www.spread-it.com/4/3O6I8K44MW/Mata...iler_English.rm
(the PB is a cheerleader scene shows up at the end... lol)


Plus one photo of Pierce with a Margarita in hand looking as if he's just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

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[[dark]]

According to the official site, the film is now set to open 23 December in New York and Los Angeles, and January everywhere else.

[killkenny kid]

Thanks, for the heads up, [dark].

[Qwerty]

Definitely one I'm looking forward to in the rest of this year.

[Athena007]

I can't wait any longer!!! Ah!!! *sigh* ...must see this movie.

[Bond Bug]

This movie is getting great reviews. It is probably the best reviews for Brosnan in his career.

The thing is Brosnan can act. In Evelyn he totally left behind his Bond character persona.

That said, I can see this movie as quite difficult to market. I don't think the title will help and Brosnan's non-Bond movies don't take much money. Thomas Crown did well but that was a few years back and Brosnan was playing to type.

Brosnan's problem in the future is being recognised for his acting, shaking off Bond and still making movies that make money, but I think he will do okay.

[killkenny kid]

The countdown begins.

[dinovelvet]

According to the official site, the film is now set to open 23 December in New York and Los Angeles, and January everywhere else.

A bit more info :

23 Dec : LA and NYC (to qualify for the Oscars)

6th January : Top 20 markets

20th January : Nationwide release

Looks like they are really serious about Oscar chances here. By a strange coincidence, another movie that's doing the same limited/wide release pattern is...Munich. This could mean a potential Bond vs Bond showdown at the Oscars!

[Bond Bug]

What is it with this movie that means they release it more than a year after completing it? Is it for Oscars?

If Brosnan won an Oscar that would put a jetpack on his career. His image, status and future as a film actor would be transformed, because nobody would ever expect it to happen.

Edited by Bond Bug, 04 November 2005 - 04:58 AM.

[Qwerty]

This could mean a potential Bond vs Bond showdown at the Oscars!

That'd be something!

[Athena007]

I know the US/NY release date was posted already, but I wasn't sure if the UK release date was posted yet, but I just got this info from the Brosnan Fan Club so here it is...

NY/LA: December 23rd

UK: January 20th