the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayerwas a similar case to Sahara, in which, despite average reviews and a number one finish opening weekend, the film became a major flop. Jack the Giant Slayer, from X-Menfranchise director Bryan Singer, followed Nicholas Hoult’s Jack as he, you know, slayed giants. It also starred Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor. The film received mixed reviews, with some praising its vision and others saying that it was too much of a split between a family film and Singer’s darker style. It premiered number one at the box office, beating out 21 and Over, The Last Exorcism Part II, Identity Thief and Snitch, but happened to come out at a particularly dry time for the film business. Thatwas set up to be a box office failure before it was even released. The film was monumentally expensive to produce, with an over $350 million budget plus an estimated $100 million in marketing. The high price tag of the film meant that, in order to be profitable for the studio, it would have had to set box office records and make over $600 million. The film did accomplish one of those: it set box office records for biggest opening weekend in Russia and surrounding countries, and had the second biggest opening weekend for a Disney film in China. However, while international ticket sales saved the Taylor Kitsch starring film from being a bigger disaster than it was, they weren’t enough to save Disney from losing over $150