worse than The Duel?


both bombed.

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And money is the measure of everything, right?

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i sort of enjoyed the duel even though it was more of a romance movie.

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depends on the movie and budget.

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Northman

budget $70–90 million
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WORLDWIDE
$45,150,585
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Flop

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The Last Duel

budget $100 million
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WORLDWIDE
$30,552,111
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Flop

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It's a good thing money isn't the measure of everything.

These boxoffice threads are part of the cancer of this site. Who cares if a movie flopped or not?

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again, it depends on the movie and budget.

the studios care if the movie flopped. the divergent series was cancelled cause the last movie flopped.

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Divergent was based on a book series. So additional films were expected.

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yeah true, but they tried to split the last book into 2 movies like Hunger Games and like other movies did. but they got greedy and the movie failed and they lost money.

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In principle I agree that box office performance is not a measure of how 'good' the movie is, as I like some things that a lot of other viewers don't like, and vice versa. But there is a practical consideration.... If it flopped, then it's unlikely that the studio would greenlight any sequels. That's not a big deal if it's a standalone movie. But if it was something that was meant to start a series, then it's a letdown because we won't be getting the rest of the story anytime soon.

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I'm gonna go on a limb and say that I'm pretty sure Eggers was not going to be making a sequel to this movie.

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Used to be even worse when all this was on IMDb. It’s like the trolls were all Hollywood accountants

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By that logic, McDonald's hamburgers are probably the best food in the history of humanity.

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The Duel was a much better film.

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Yes. The Northman might appeal to fans of Viking mythology but for other people it is really all over the place and doesn't manage to create a character you give a shit about one way or the other. It is one thing to make a movie with a bad guy that you get the audience to cheer for, but this one gives you a character that while sympathetic when he is a kid becomes such a barbarous turd when grown that you don't give a shit whether he lives or dies nor do you give a shit about anyone he is going up against. Give me a movie where I can care about some on screen... here everyone was worthless.

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i watched the first hour. the movies are similar - historical drama with a revenge theme.

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The duel was absolutely fantastic. Northman was also good, but I liked duel better.

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