Comments on: SModcast 68

By: fifthrune

fifthrune — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:29:05 +0000

I’m confused. Didn’t this shit make $42 million gross and have a net profit of like $18 million? That would make it one of Kevin’s more successful (revenue-wise) films. Was it just a shitty opening that dragged everyone down?

By: SomeDouche

SomeDouche — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:37 +0000

you’re about to watch a snail crawl across the finish line and then die…. inches from it

lol scott you’re great

kevin you’ll win big with this bruce willis business, don’t sweat it

By: molly

molly — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:28:13 +0000

i thought that movie fuckin’ rocked. i can’t believe it didn’t do more business than it did. maybe it’ll find its audience later on dvd, like mallrats. good luck guys.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:01:09 +0000

HEY! i loved Zack and Miri and i would totally buy the DVD xD first of all…turned out to be the first “date?” i went with this girl and it turned out to be the funniest date i’ve ever been to. it’s one memory that we’ll never forget and we both thank you…both for giving us a very memorable and somewhat akward first date xD

i don’t care what anyone says, Seth Rogan was awesome, Elizabeth Banks was awesome, the rest of the cast like Mewes and Craig Robinson, hell even Randal! and everyone else…it was an awesome fucking movie.

look at it this way, it did ROCK the foundations of movie making. probably the reason why nobody liked it b/c everyone’s sense of humor died…and i notice it’s a growing trend. today’s teeny kid generation just don’t get this shit -_- it’s like i need a fucking blackboard to describe every detail of the joke just to make them understand the punchline. it’s these kids that have never seen Clerks or Mallrats or Chasing Amy.

kudos to you Kev/Mose, keep doing what you’re doing =D

By: KILLER

KILLER — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:56:32 +0000

Money is not everthing Kev,from a guy who still at 27 live’s at home,no car,no girlfriend and loseing my hair,stop bitching.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:16:48 +0000

I skipped work on Halloween to see this movie during the day because I had to take my kids out that night. I think it is great and that the dvd will make lots of money. The economy is down and you have to remember that lots of people don’t have the money to go see things at the movies. So quit putting yourself down and remember you have a huge fan base and that lots of money is not everything! Go look with your diet. Your self-esteem will improve after you lose weight. I promise, it helped me! At least you have made the 30mil!

By: croduck

croduck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:51:00 +0000

p.s. the weekend total for all movies was only 86mill.
The following weekend it was 136mill.
Whoever decided to release the movie on Halloween should be fired or resign immediately!

By: croduck

croduck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:39:12 +0000

http://www.boxofficeguru.com/110308.htm

By: croduck

croduck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:17:07 +0000

No one went to the movies that weekend!! The number one movie only made 15mill. Friday night Halloween is a terrible release day. Adults are with their kids trick or treating,costume parties or bars!!

By: denzel

denzel — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:54:55 +0000

journey mos is fuckin awsome

By: Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:02:00 +0000

Don’t piss on me because I don’t suffer from hero worship. Kevin is a human being, not a God.

By: Nathaniel Iwaszko

Nathaniel Iwaszko — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:00:33 +0000

Hey man, don’t let it get you down. I’m an indie filmmaker from Melbourne, Australia who is struggling to make his first feature with roughly the same money you had in Clerks. Look how far you’ve come man! So the numbers weren’t great – I thought it was an awesome film – and we have your original poster up at our cineplex! ^_^ You are living the dream man, don’t forget that. Viva La Stoners! Red State will knock the fucking box office away man – just make sure its released on the same day internationally so I can help ya hit the numbers. You’re huge in Australia man so if Zack and Miri had been released here you would have – an extra mill or two – but hey we’re a small population so 🙂 Rock on!

By: Fat Joe

Fat Joe — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:33:25 +0000

The dvd sales will produce the money your pals promised, as for the discussion, side-splitting, outstanding banter. When you guys just keep it real and babble, that’s the stuff that makes me listen. Future Mosier was hysterical. Keep it real.

By: Fulltime Casual - An Australian Film and TV Podcast » Kevin Smith is My Hero.

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:23:34 +0000

[…] In episode 68 of Smodcast, Kevin Smith and his producer Scott Moiser sit down and try and work out why Zack and Miri made far less money than it should have. Its a frank and heartbreakingly funny discussion, something so rare in an industry of bullshit press releases. They never really get to the answer, but they didn’t really need to. The Halloween release date ensured the target demographic for the film were out all weekend getting shit-faced, the word “Porno” did the rest. […]

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:59:56 +0000

i am just guessing here, but i think part of the problem may be just the economy in general right now, along with when the movie opened. my family, like most families i know, is pinching pennies and trying to cut back on expenses. times are scary, and entertainment is a luxury when you need money to keep your house warm and your kids clothed and fed. my husband and i would have loved to go see this movie, but it was just a matter of money. last year we probably would’ve been able to go, this year money is much tighter. i don’t follow box office openings or grosses or anything like that, but i would not be surprised if films across the board are making less. people are losing their jobs left and right and most people i know are scared about what the future of this country has in store for us.

By: gillian

gillian — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:52:41 +0000

to Jaypeck:
Or if you were outside Europe, Canada, Australia.. Or if you blinked for some films like Jersey Girl, which was not as bad as it was built up to be.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:41:40 +0000

@ Jaypeck

All of Kevin Smith’s films have been in theaters, unless your from outside the US.

By: JayPeck

JayPeck — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:09:09 +0000

Z&M was 1st KS film in theater since Clerks (gotta love those DVD’s). A non-horror movie (regardless of quality) on Halloween is like opening Grindhouse on Easter weekend (wait, that did happen). Screw the economy, blame the DISTRIBUTOR. Title hurt ads, even outside Utah. Regsrdless of all above, this movie deserved better (as did Grindhouse). Hope your next film fares better. Snootches!

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:07:27 +0000

Arthur from about a dozen posts up, none of the points you articulate make any sense. Number one, if the man wants to smoke some weed, let him, its up to no one to judge him on that. Personally I enjoy the SMods that he isnt high better, but Im not going to bitch at him for actuallly smoking weed. Second, Kevin is successful because he was able to corner a demographic who enjoyed his humor. If he makes more movies with JS&B then there will be people who enjoy it and people who dont. If you dont like it dont watch it, but unless you’re Martin Scorcese, dont judge how he goes about his filmmaking.

By: yanck

yanck — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:29:14 +0000

hurry up with part 2 this is good stuff