Is anyone worried about an X-FILES type bomb?

[Mutara Nebula 1967]

I was not worried and fairly certain the new Trek movie would be a huge sucess...until X-FILES-I WANT TO BELIEVE bombed at the box office.

This was a series with a huge Trek like following and with the ORGINAL stars and it still tanked.

Now I'm worried because if the new movie fails it could spell the end of live action STAR TREK for all time and that I do not want to see happen.

 

[Squiggy]

This was a series with a huge Trek like following and with the ORGINAL stars and it still tanked.

Little promotion and the fact it hasn't been on the air in 8 years couple with the fact it was on the air for about 3 years too long didn't help them going into it.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The second "X-Files" movie is a bad movie - reviewers panned it and WOMs were terrible.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Star Trek may not be popular enough to make $200 million at the box office next May, but it certainly won't bomb like The X-Files: I Want To Believe. ST will provide greater spectacle, and it will have no gargantuan competition on release day (none that I know of, anyway).

 

[M'Sharak]

The second "X-Files" movie is a bad movie - reviewers panned it and WOMs were terrible.

I also had the idea it had been sitting around on a shelf for way too long before it got jump-started.

 

[OneBuckFilms]

This film has a lot going for it that The X-Files didn't.

I see the X-Files: I Want To Believe as suffering from the same general creative issues that plagued the Next Generation films after First Contact.

From what I've read, The X-Files movie was more of an extended episode than a cinematic experience, which means it missed the chance to rope in a more general audience.

What I'm hoping for is that the new Star Trek movie will appeal to a wider audience, partially due to the fact that nobody needs to know what Star Trek is to enjoy it (according to the producers).

It was also moved to May 8th 2009 from December 24th 2008, a decision that tells me Paramount believes they have a hit on their hands, and that the movie is a potential summer blockbuster.

It should be noted that it has to break about $150 million to break even, which is not easy. Most films make up for box-office shortfalls in DVD/Blu-Ray sales, as well as merchandising, so the raw box-office isn't as big of a concern as it may seem at first glance.

 

[Mordock]

I don't know what the one has to do with the other. The X-Files movie was made on a relatively small budget, rushed into production to help fill the strike vacuum, disadvantageously scheduled to open the week after one of the year's most anticipated releases, and promoted very cursorily.

Three of those things are not true of Trek XI, and it follows that the fourth will not be the case either. The film may suck, but it's going to get a huge push.

 

[Warp Coil]

These are definitely two different movies. X-Files was a low-budget sleeper film that was poorly marketed and poorly scheduled in the middle of a busy summer season. X-Files isn't an event film. It doesn't have a lot of spectacle. It isn't a summer blockbuster.

From everything we've heard about this new Trek film, it is more geared as a big summer movie. It has a big budget, tons of special f/x, and is supposed to be epic and cinematic. Paramount is going to promote the hell out of this.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Nope.

Since the X-files ended, I have yet to hear one person say, "why?" or "bring it back!" The previous movie was a let down. The show then went from must-see-tv to jumped-the-shark-tv. The finale was a letdown. The new movie had no word of mouth.

Star Trek by contrast has people going to movies to see the teaser and crashing websites to see spy photos. That sort of behavior is generally associated with a big opening weekend to come.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I figured The X-Files movie would bomb long before it was released, for two reasons:

1. Too long since the franchise was on TV.

2. There really isn't that much to the franchise that you can drag it on forever and ever. Really, nine seasons more than covered it all.

Star Trek may be subject to #1, but not to #2. I think it will do fine.

 

[seigezunt]

This film has a lot going for it that The X-Files didn't.

I see the X-Files: I Want To Believe as suffering from the same general creative issues that plagued the Next Generation films after First Contact.

From what I've read, The X-Files movie was more of an extended episode than a cinematic experience, which means it missed the chance to rope in a more general audience.

why do they do that, anyway? You have a movie budget, make something BIG. That was always my complaint with the TNG flicks.

 

[msbae]

The X-Files never really had a chance, and it never will unless Chris Carter FINALLY shows some freakin' aliens.

Honestly, after the first 5 seasons I just quit caring and haven't bothered with the show since.

 

[LeadHead]

I think the lack of Early advertising and marketing was a huge mistake that took it's toll. I never saw a preview for the movie until about a month before the movie came out which is pathetic for a Summer Blockbuster. Even if they didn't have the SFX ready bey February, they should have thorwn something together, used old footage for the series and first movie to make it easier, and released it online. You can't do anything with nothing, but they could have done something with a little. Whoever was in charge of their advertising and marketing really blew it. If they had generated more interest earlier, rather than counting on the internet fan base to do it for them, it could have opened stronger.

 

[Cyrus]

Trek XI may well be a disappointment at the boxoffice but it would not be an X-Files type bomb. A year before its release it's already getting more hype than the X-Files movie ever got.

 

[Surak]

Answer: No.

Of course, Trek XI will have its boycotters....such as the Roddenberry worshipers, the Shatner fans, NextGen fans who want'd another movie, people who want zero changes, The God Thing, etc, etc. Not that any of these will make much of a difference.

 

[seigezunt]

Answer: No.

Of course, Trek XI will have its boycotters....such as the Roddenberry worshipers, the Shatner fans, NextGen fans who want'd another movie, people who want zero changes, The God Thing, etc, etc. Not that any of these will make much of a difference.

I'm a huge Shatner fan. I'm still going.

Just sayin'

 

[Surak]

^ OK, OK, but you know what I meant.

 

[Harvey]

These are definitely two different movies. X-Files was a low-budget sleeper film that was poorly marketed and poorly scheduled in the middle of a busy summer season. X-Files isn't an event film. It doesn't have a lot of spectacle. It isn't a summer blockbuster.

From everything we've heard about this new Trek film, it is more geared as a big summer movie. It has a big budget, tons of special f/x, and is supposed to be epic and cinematic. Paramount is going to promote the hell out of this.

You've summarized my thoughts nicely. I've already covered my thoughts on the X-Files film elsewhere. It is not a bad film, despite most of the reviews.

 

[number6]

I'm not worried. The X-Files movie was certainly a low-key kind of thing, both in terms of publicity and the film itself.

Comparing the X-Files film to the new Trek film would be like comparing Apples to Bowling Balls.

 

[LitmusDragon]

No.