Star Value Analysis © THE GREAT WALL - starring MATT DAMON

Star Value Analysis © - Will 'The Great Wall' Rise as 'Great Blockbuster' or will it Crumble and 'Bomb Great' at the North American Box-Office? 

'The Great Wall' is reportedly China's 'most expensive movie' to date and has its eyes squarely on capturing the Hollywood AND global box-office market. 

"The Great Wall, a US$135 million fantasy epic directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Matt Damon and Andy Lau Tak-wah, is billed as the most expensive Chinese movie to be distributed globally. But unlike the 20,000km-long fortification that was originally built to defend the country from foreign invasion, this latest co-production (between Hollywood's Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures and Atlas Entertainment; and Chinese enterprises China Films and Le Vision Pictures) is all about reaching out - and, hopefully, conquering - the international film market." - South China Morning Post 

Hollywood Value © Public Prediction Poll (box-office) 'The Great Wall' - a 'Great Blockbuster' or will 'Bomb Great' @ the North American Box-Office?

Great Blockbuster!

'Bomb Great!'

Break-Even

Hollywood Value Condemns as Criminal the Acts of Bernardo Bertolluci and Marlon Brando re Non-Consensual Rape Scene in 'Last Tango in Paris'

Star Value Analysis © Hollywood Value most strongly condemns the criminal connivance between director Bernardo Bertolluci and actor Marlon Brando and the resulting criminal shoot and criminal execution of the criminal, non-consensual rape scene in the film 'Last Tango in Paris' that victimized and scarred for life the then 19-yr old actress Maria Schneider. Likewise, Hollywood Value strongly believes that Alberto Grimaldi, the film's producer, also cannot and should not escape culpability and liability. 

These criminal acts cannot and should not be excused in the name of "film art" or "artistic expression."   

Bertolluci Clarifies 'Ridiculous Misunderstanding' re 'Last Tango in Paris' Non-Consensual Rape Scene Execution

“I would like, for the last time, to clear up a ridiculous misunderstanding that continues to generate press reports about ‘Last Tango in Paris’ around the world... I specified, but perhaps I was not clear, that I decided with Marlon Brando not to inform Maria that we would have used butter. We wanted her spontaneous reaction to that improper use [of the butter]. That is where the misunderstanding lies. Somebody thought, and thinks, that Maria had not been informed about the violence on her. That is false!”  - Bernardo Bertolucci via Variety

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"That scene wasn't in the original script. The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea...They only told me about it before we had to film the scene and I was so angry. I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script, but at the time, I didn't know that.

Marlon said to me: 'Maria, don't worry, it's just a movie,' but during the scene, even though what Marlon was doing wasn't real, I was crying real tears.I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci." Maria Schneider on Daily Mail UK 2007 interview

Star Value Analysis © Donald Trumps Hollywood

On Hollywood Left's Vile Opposition to President Donald Trump

"They don't have a choice now. He's our president... It's very dynamic and as divisive of an inauguration in time that we've ever had, at the same time it's time for us to embrace, shake hands with this guy and be constructive with him over the next four years... Even those who most strongly may disagree with his principles or things he's said and done, which is another thing, we'll see what he does compared to what he had said. No matter how much you even disagreed along the way, it's time to think how constructive can you be 'cause he's our president for the next four years, at least. President of the United States." - Matthew McConaughey

Star Value Analysis © SING (animation, 2016)

Star Value Analysis © - 'Sing' could not have gotten a more appropriate and timely opening than its December 21, 2016 playdate to serenade and resonate with the American audience. With 'Sing', Chris Meledandri further shines his rise as Top Star Value © Animation Producer'

"I can tell you this, the overall music budget is three to four times larger than the largest music budget I've ever had previously." - Chris Meledandri

"a veritable farmyard of fun" - Hollywood Reporter

"a game-changer, underscoring why company founder Chris Meledandri is the hottest name in animation today" - Variety

$24M (opening weekend) / S115M (cumulative) - Pro Box Office.com - Long Range Forecast

Production companies: A Universal release and presentation, in association with Dentsu, Fuji Television Network, of a Chris Meledandri production, Illumination Entertainment

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Kroll, Jay Pharoah, Leslie Jones, Nick Offerman, Beck Bennett.


Director/screenwriter: Garth Jennings
Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet
Animation directors: Patrick Delage, Pierre Leduc


Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy


Production and character designer: Eric Guillon
Editor: Gregory Perler
Music: Joby Talbot
Executive music producer: Harvey Mason Jr.
Music supervisor: Jojo Villanueva
Computer graphics supervisor: Boris Jacq
Casting: Allison Jones

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Star Value Analysis © WONDER WOMAN starring Gal Gadot

WONDER WOMAN's wondrous opening weekend gross has caught Hollywood experts by surprise..! 

"The latest film in Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe exceeded expectations at the box office, bringing in $103.1 million for its opening in North America this weekend." -              
money.cnn.com

"Wonder Woman exceeded all expectations this weekend, delivering an impressive $100 million opening, the largest opening for a female-directed feature, vastly out-performing the previous record holder Fifty Shades of Grey," - boxofficemojo.com 

"predictions for the final weekend cume continue to rise as ticket sales continue to exceed expectations." - forbes.com


...except our own big data analyst who has set the bar much higher. By Mr. Bayron's forecast, WW still has quite a long way to go --- and we sure hope she gets there - the elusive $1B mark!

Cartoon Network tweets a most accurate description of #WonderWoman

"Wonder Woman" raises the #StarValue of its lead star Gal Gadot - but by how much?
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UPDATED STAR VALUE ANALYSIS : Teaser Question

WONDER WOMAN is clearly rising - but will it fly so high that it will beat Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2017), currently the top-grossing film of the year and also top-billed by a female star (Emma Watson)?

Or has the warrior princess lost a golden opportunity to "pirates who failed to steal enough box-office gold?"

The early word on WONDER WOMAN is in and to sum it up, "it is not a good movie, it's a great movie!"

We'll find out soon enough how real this early buzz/hype is.

 

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