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I posted a separate post regarding "Last Action Hero." But Columbia was stupid as a deer to open that film against "Jurassic Park".
T2 was arguably Schwarzenegger's peak in 1991 and while "Last Action Hero" flopped James Cameron brought him back to the A-List with "True Lies".
Then "Eraser", another $100 million dollar film (domestically) a few years later.
I think you're right seagal72, the poke the balloon was definetely "Last Action Hero".
And back to my theory of the kid in 1980 with the "Fonz" lunchbox.
What's somewhat ironic here, is back in the 1980's and 90's and even into the 2000's, nobody paid much attention to the WW box office.
It had been always exclusively in the United States.
Or the End of Days: ??
From boxofficeguru.com:
http://www.boxofficeguru.com/112999.htm
"Moviegoers spent $20.5M watching <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger</strong> battle Satan in the new supernatural thriller End of Days. The Universal release finds the action star protecting a young woman who was chosen to mate with the devil before the year 2000. Opening in 2,592 theaters, End of Days averaged a fiery $7,918 per site and grossed $31.5M over the five-day weekend. While the opening performance was very good, it was not spectacular and did not reach the Friday-to-Sunday heights of many of Schwarzenegger's previous action films. Terminator 2 debuted with $31.8M in 1991, True Lies opened with $25.9M in 1994, Total Recall premiered with $25.5M in 1990, and Arnold's last headlining film Eraser debuted with $24.6M.
Universal reported that End of Days fared best with the male action crowd and performed well across ethnic and urban areas. <bold> Once the world's biggest box office star, Schwarzenegger needed a hit in order to justify his stature in the industry and to prove that unlike his action hero peers (Stallone, Seagal, Van Damme) he can still draw large audiences into the multiplexes with an explosive thrilling picture. </bold>
IDK about Tucker.
But I hear you. It sounds like he had a very bad agent or massive ego.
Or both.
Enter 1994:
"Hey, I've got a great idea...how about you join up with Danny DeVito again but this time you become pregnant".
The obvious follow-up answer should have been:
WTF? and then walked out and fired his agent.
I call this the 'in between hits' phase.
And if I was Team Harris, I'd be wary of my doppelganger wannabe throwing chips into a women's mouth on her knees.
Stop doing interviews and actually play the Biden (Scranton Joe) record.
Or think of it this stupid way. It's 1975 and you bring a lunch box with "The Fonz" of Happy Days and suddenly your invited to the cool kids table.
At the same school, a different kid in 1980 brings "The Fonz" of Happy Days lunch box to the table and suddenly everyone laughs at him/her.
Well there was T2 (1991) and later the follow up picture was a flop and then James Cameron came to the rescue with True Lies (1994).
Eraser (1995) was his last so-called "hit" until T3 a decade later, but even while it made $100 million I think most people who followed his career and take a good look at the numbers might think that was the 'cool' period before he went cold.
Some movie stars sometimes get lucky and are able to "fall back" into a franchise/sequel in hopes of the follow up picture being a 'hit' and therefore their career becomes relevant and such and their still "hot" and hope to strike oil with a follow-up.
This wasn't the case for the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
If that makes sense?
No. I thought about that. But there was a flop after flop until T3 (2003) the same year as the recall.
Something went wrong in the 90's with his career.
Precisely what I am asking BKB.
He was an idiot. He fucked up. But so did Dan Rather.
He should have taken the deal and I bet CBS Evening News would have be #1 right now.
So I guess he might have a job with Amazon Prime on Election night.
He probably wanted more money from CBS. What a fool.
Well hopefully.
This man made many, many great pictures but he also lost the 'fun' part with all his seriousness and chase for the Oscars.
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" -- Matthew 16:26
Hopefully, he's looking for ZERO awards in his 70's and remembering his childhood with just a simple screen, bucket of popcorn and a full house.
Even he made a movie about this.
It took me a year, but I did it.
I couldn't stomach it after seeing Twiggy in a pair of high heels and heavy lipstick.
All I was looking for was some good popcorn throwback fun to getaway from the World, the Internet, the phone and life in general..
But it was so in your face and couldn't be ignored.
Probably in my top #5 favorite original series, but I stopped watching after the first episode.
Why would he WANT to lose Michigan?
That makes no sense.
That's like asking is "Kamala trying to lose Florida?"
It could be another just another 80 year old in power. I agree
She's pretty smart though.
I give the same performance in every movie.
Nobody likes me anymore.
I give the same stale performance. My eyes don't move and my cheeks and mouth remain the same.
I'm important. Even when I say fuck Trump it doesn't sound sincere.
And I do it again and again.
The legal powers went with her.
She's smart as a whip. Just look at the people on Facebook with her.
She was married to the head of Universal
Then he died.
Now she's in control.
Or...go out and literally eat wood.
3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1987): Finding a testosterone filled Woody Allen might seem obvious now in 2024 but back in 1987 this wasn't actually the case.
The popular Golden Arch fast food franchise quickly spent millions in television advertisements and the cleverest of all Happy Meal campaigns:
What if we buried the biggest movie stars on the planet and placed them underneath a basket of fries and chicken nuggets?
Michael Caine?
Maureen O'Sullivan?
Barbara Hershey?
J.T Walsh?
The catch? While every child on a playground probably knew the sisters were dead all along the ultimate revenge for every runaway at the time was to become "that milk carton kid" and then be reunited "with the happy family".
The prize: A live appearance on NBC via The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley hosting. And Willard Scott (dressed as his iconic Ronald McDonald) pulls the curtain back to present the successful runaway with the following:
1: An unopened 1/2 qt milk carton
2: $25.00 gift certificate to any Sam Goody store at any mall in the U.S
3. A heartfelt promise and six empty cans of beer :(
2. Castaway (2000): Children can gather both Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt but if lucky enough, they'll find the elusive Nick Searcy figure who holds four cinnamon sticks underneath the McFish.
If you're lucky enough you'll find the (1: 7,000,000) FED-EX box that contains the official Ronald McDonald balloon to float away from the Island.
The catch? Several balloons (could???) be laced with cyanide and it's up to you and your family to decide if that's worth the grand prize:
The grand prize: A signed picture of Collin Hanks, the complete series of "Mad About You" and a round trip to NYC visit for a 5 minute 'toy spree' at Brooks Brothers in Madison Avenue.