In an unprecedented move, Universal Pictures pulled its movie “Jem and the Holograms” from theaters nationwide after only 2 weeks.
‘Jem’ did so poorly that Universal stopped reporting the ticket sales figures after the 2nd week.
The movie — based on the popular 1980s cartoon series — failed to live up to fans’ standards. Critics complained that the film strayed too far from the original cartoon concept.
According to Yahoo Finance, ‘Jem’ took in just $1.3 million on 2,413 screens. The following week ‘Jem’ took in just $387,925. That’s $160 per screen, or about 10 ticket holders in each theater.
“This is unprecedented, and shows just how badly this film flopped,” Jeff Bock, a box office analyst, told Business Insider. “Not only is it the lowest-grossing debut for a studio film this year, but it’s the worst all-time — by a considerable margin — for any film released in 2,000-plus theaters.”
He added: “I’ve never seen a studio actually stop reporting after two weeks.”
I didn’t even know it came out, I’m here for Creed and the final Hunger Games.
i am wondering who their target audience was.. i imagine the kids of today, which was dumb because kids today have no idea what this show was about. they don’t even watch cartoons anymore (note picture below). they should have honored the old cartoon for the fans who remembered it instead of white washing it.
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Me 7
Creed, yes!!! ?? I can’t wait!
I was not here for the Jem bs at all… Just ruining my beloved cartoon….
i had to google.. all this time i thought you were talking about the 90s christian rock band.
what were the numbers for spectre? wondering if idris is gonna play bond at some pt.
I wasn’t a huge Jem fan back in the day, but I did watch it and may have gone to see the movie if it had actually looked good. Oh, well…
I don’t think they’d ever offer Idris the Bond job, but I’d love to see his interpretation.
I wish they bring back woody woodpecker or mighty mouse
That is the thing too, CN used to be a mix of old and new shows so they pulled in a huge age range. Now it’s just goofy stuff for young kids only, and adult swim has gotten so stupid I don’t even bother. Once they started doing live-action shows I was out.
This trash movie did garbage numbers…as it should have. Oh well. Too bad. Who is ready for Mockingjay Pt.2?
Yo, Woody Woodpecker was my show! As was The Smurfs!
Gm,i had to get GROWN before i cud appreciate the hilarity in TOM AND JERRY.i wasnt into JEM…but i was there for the TRANSFORMERS AND SILVER HAWKS
hey Missy!
lolol!
I remember them!
I am…I wasn’t a fan of pt.1 but I have high hopes for 2
I was done after yall said it was no orphans, Synergy, and something else. I was like FOH? to Jem the movie right then.
I love tht franchise, and Micheal B and Phylisha Rashad, I’m here for it !
I am!!!
I’m so happy Apollo got his own story. ?I mean it’s his son. But still. After the damn Russian killed him, they went and was training all in the Russian wilderness…. I was done.? That was actually my fave Rocky movie. That and the first one.
Hollywood needs to stop bringing back old TV shows as movies, especially cartoons. I think one of the last times that formula actually worked was that Flintstones movie with John Goodman, and that was sometime in the 90s. Then you had another 15 or 20 years of failure with Scooby Doo, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Garfield, Fat Albert, and so on, and then I guess Alvin and the Chipmunks did okay, probably because they sing, and now another string of failures. I am sure we will see the stupid MC Hammer cartoon as a movie with his magic shoes soon.
The producers/studio should have kept it animated.
“This is unprecedented, and shows just how badly this film flopped,” Jeff Bock, a box office analyst, told Business Insider. “Not only is it the lowest-grossing debut for a studio film this year, but it’s the worst all-time”
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DAYUM. I was just tryna think of another movie they ever pulled.
Jem absolutely sucked AYS huh?
I am sure we will see the stupid MC Hammer cartoon as a movie with his magic shoes soon.
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I surely hope not. That would be FUNNY AF tho.
Anybody remember the sitcom, space giants, with goldar, silvar, gam, and of course rodiak, how ever you spell the names, NO before your time, oh my bad it was a 70’s show….
The Smurfs did ok, I think
I’m so here for Creed and I hope they have 5 movies like rocky
sadly I remember these shows
which seems so dumb to me. i think idris would make a wonderful bond. i never liked daniel craig. lol ever since he was fuggin sienna miller behind jude law’s back & smiling in jude’s face like they were besties smh.
yassss i am here for it. and have you seen how beautiful and sassy amandla (rue) has become? loves her.
hey hey.. josie & the pussycats was good! shouts to rosario dawson.
No one told them create this monstrosity in the first place
Exactly … morning
Me me me
I can’t front…I like Adventure Time, Gumball, and Teen Titans Go!
well yeah all the shows i watched in the 90s have moved to boomerang. they had old content but there were a LOT of new shows too back in the day. there just isnt an audience now it seems.. but yeah, i feel you. the live action shows they show now are just beyond dumb dumb dumb. it’s like slap the knee comedy.
i like the regular show lol.
Haven’t watched Adult Swim in a long time. I don’t even watch Toonami anymore…I get my anime fix on the web
lol the lead singer is crazy now – it would prob make for a good movie. apparently, he’s on drugs thinking that jesus is talking to him. he said he jumped out of a miami hotel window & broke 3 bones & had internal bleeding and TI happened to be staying there, found him, and got him to the ambulance.
My dad loves that show. Steven Universe is pretty good too. Uncle Grandpa is too weird for me. They can get rid of that one.
i haven’t heard of that one.. but yeah i saw uncle grandpa for 2secs. i think i was put off by the weird name too lol. they recently did a new scooby series tho lol i actually liked that. it’s on netflix.
The end of Pt.1 where my Peeta was all messed up hurt my heart. My grown azz nerd self has my Mockingjay earrings and Team Peeta shirt ready ???
In the words of Bey whilst performing Diva, “Somebody getting fired…”
Morning! On the plus side, I get to watch the tv show from the beginning on Discovery Fam so ??.
Waiting on somebody to remake Thundercats…
According to Yahoo Finance, ‘Jem’ took in just $1.3 million on 2,413 screens. The following week ‘Jem’ took in just $387,925. That’s $160 per screen, or about 10 ticket holders in each theater.
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Ouch!
Can’t wait to see CREED we ain’t had a black lead in a boxing movie for almost 15 years.
Me too!
Yes I can’t stand that kind of comedy myself
They were probably hoping for the Marvel/ Transformers/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outcome: what was once old would be new again. Kids would be interested in it, and parents would be on board because of nostalgia. Unfortunately, the writers, directors, and producers of Jem ventured too far from the original story line.
Bey lipstick was popping with that sparkling outfit!!!
LMAO. i love that actor though he is really naturally funny.
I didn’t even know it was at the theater!!!
Did they market this?
I saw the trailer of couple of times. I think that once the producers saw that the trailer wasn’t positively received, they stopped marketing it all together.
Wow
Won’t it though? I may wear something sparkly to our Crimmuh Party. The theme is Andy Warhol’s 15 Minutes of Fame. I’m either going to be right in theme with a pop art dress or on the other end of the spectrum.
Well that was their advance notice right there!!! Why are they surprised or upset? Lol
I used to want to be Cheetara so badly ??? and marry Lion-O ???
They probably owe the theaters money ?
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Joke
No Road Schoeling
I didn’t know TI played a role in him getting help. Yeah, dude ain’t right. He was/is on Couples Thurpee. I don’t watch any more.
Unless you were a kid coming up in the 80’s…who actually watched this…you wouldn’t be able to relate to the story. They probably would have done better if they had the characters as adults in their 30’s or so…they made them younger in the movie than what they were in the cartoon. Trying to ride that Cheetah Girl bandwagon
I wonder if Murch is going to say that his doorter wasn’t white enough for this film to succeed.
I feel like being a slick troll today.
I missed the private screening of Creed last night here in Atlanta but my buddy went and he said it was REALLY good, one to see and Oscar worthy!
On yesterday, GMA reported that it took $73M.
I like her too, that young lady has a brain, it’s so refreshing. I don’t like her song about masturbation though ??
Now that it’s known, they should re-release it. People will watch a movie if they know it’s bad and want to laugh. Look at Sharknado
I don’t know that one
lmao oh my i did not hear that one. thank goodness. i’m glad she felt so good about her self loving she had to make an anthem about it tho.
ohhh, i didnt know that was a thing. didn’t he try to kill his wife a few times? i don’t think any therapy would have me trying to stay. all it takes is one time.
Hey aj
Me too I get exciter when it comes on tv
So…did y’all discuss hot Toya gave MempHITZ 8 hall passes per year for him to do what he pleased- no questions asked?
Little Josh grew up to be a cutie. My daughters hate when I say that about him, Nick Jonas, and Zac Efron…they’re all hot now though and STILL too old for them. I tell them I can say it because I’m the only one who could legally act on it if I wanted to get my cougar on.
I think someone did
Thundercats, He-Man, She-ra, and then USA Cartoon Express. Every single DAY.
I used to be hot AF if I missed it. And I do mean salty!???
Not speaking to folks at dinner and shat type mad.
The movie — based on the popular 1980s cartoon series
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Negative!!! That’s why I didn’t go see it. Jem with no holograms WTH!?!?!? I enjoyed the Peanuts movie though
I found his attitude and her seeming to have trouble speaking proper English extremely irritating.
I owe Lil Butter a trip to the movies to see the Peanuts movie as well as Goosebumps. We spent all last weekend Netflix and chillin.
I loved it Butter
Even the youngins and they had no clue who they were lol
Did the episode already air? Of course I was schleep by 815. Didn’t get through the opening credits of LHHLA. I did catch ATL Housewives tho’, I missed all of last season.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
He sounds a little (How you doing too)
I love the Peanuts in general. The Great Pumpkin and Christmas ones are my faves. But I’m here for 007. I might go see it tomorrow, eventhough they didn’t cast my bae Idris.
She-Ra was EVERYTHING!
Yes hunny and Wendy Williams should play Lionel *fist bump*
Instead of relying on looks maybe they wouldve done more business if they actually said what the movie was about. I guess harold is going to blame black people for not inflating sales. This was just a poorly managing flix.
I didn’t watch but I’ve seen a few clips. She wants fame too bad in my opinion. I’ve been through a divorce. It was a painful situation & I wouldn’t want no dayum cameras around.
I grew up around that time and even then, THIS cartoon was not a fave of mine. Give me the Smurfs and He-man and She-ra and I’m good. “I have the power of GRAY SKULLLLLLLL!” LOL
Bur-lee
Thundercats! Thundercats! Thundercats! HOOOOOEEEEEE!!!!
Yoni! im with you. I rarely watched this cartoon either. But i was totally into Smurfs, He-man and of course She-RA
MAN I JUST MENTIONED He-man and She-ra! BYE! LMAOOOO
YAASSS!!!!
Ive watched a few episodes. I think the wife is toxic for him. She cant be pleased and everything is about her. I dont know if its for tv but she just glosses over his bipolar to talk about her needs. She needs to help herself. He needs to be alone to focus on him.
I’m doing sparkle-lee, tarkle-lee for my bday! I can’t WAIT! That onsie jumpsuit that Marlo is rocking two flights down is looking nice. Just need it in dress form, sans the name on the front as well. LOL
Me neither.
*thinks hard*…..No. LOL
Not too long ago cartoons taught manners and respectability through fun. Now its just gross.
I liked the Flintstones, Garfield, Fat Albert, The Smurfs and Alvin’nem. I actually watch them everytime they come on. But this sh!t up top? No thanks.
I didn’t watch/get into the first one. Bae wants to see it tho’. But not before I see my 007.
I think that was just hype or a PR stunt to get people talking about his daughter, because I ain’t hear notin till he said something.
More than a little. I gave him a heavy ? the minute I heard him speak. He gives off major azzhole vibes as well.
Oh Father!!! Lol…
Hey Ya’ll I will be back… I am waiting on a New Post! Lol…
YES!!!!
me too…..
LMBO!!!!!
Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes are SOOOOOOOOO racist. Just watch it. It all makes sense NOW. I’ve said time and time again, Mickey Mouse is black…….in whiteface.
The shoes had more sense then anyone.
I’m going to see that tomorrow……’posedly. LOL
YOU BETTAH SAY IT!!!!i loved me some PRINCE ADAM AND KRENGER!!!!?
Yep match that with queen
LOL Like you and Jude were besties. LOL
Uncle Grandpa is pushing the “agenda”. I watched that one night like *side-eye*. The title alone is incest.
LOL I just said the title alone is incest. Then they got all that rainbow stuff, and folks walking around without shirts on. Yeah. No.
The black guy trying to defend his daughter for her race.well now she’ll be also know as THE GIRL WHO BASICALLY WAS IN THE WORST REMAKE…EVER!
Yeah VH1 has a program about “celeb” couples doing thurpee on camera. When Ghostface is being called “Ghost” and Flava Flav is being called “Flav”, I lose respect for what you call therapy. Anyhoo, I think he did try to murk the wife. I know he had more than a few flip out “episodes” and they have kids. My ringtone for him would have been Chris Brown- Deuces!
This is crazy cuz Jem came on a couple days ago on some Discovery Family channel. Apparently comes on every morning after GIJoe ..My kids loved it and I told them there was a movie coming out about Christmas…well…missed that one..#thankfully
For the garfield lovers, you have to read bill muarrys reddit. What he wrote about “garfield: a tale of two kittys”. Pure funny.
I guess I’m to young to know what cartoon this was(shrugs)
I heard they got to the planning stages years ago. They either signed or tried to sign bencio del toro as lion- o. I guess with a great script, but now i dont think he’s fit enough.
And this is why some classic (even cult classic) pop culture items, should be left in the past, preserved and revered, where they belong, Hollywood.
Seems like those fake racism/prejudice/bigotry stories online about Harold Perrineau’s daughter, did not get the monetary response, from the Black movie goers for support. LOL!!!
By the first warm days of yet, another, concrete summer.
The new trend for Black Nappy Heads, will be to come outside with make-up like member’s of the rock band Kiss.
Wait…what?
And he still “cheated” on her.
Boondocks was my shyt! I don’t even know when it comes on anymore.
you under 30 then lol
under 30 then , lol
How do you try to kill your wife a few times? You go back for more? You stand there? You sleep in the same house, same bed? How do I allow you to attempt to kill me a FEW times?
I sure am NOT. LOL
I love(d) Garfield…..and Heathcliff.
It STILL comes on? Chile, I’ve been so far out of the loop…
RIGHT! LOL
I couldn’t understand The Smurfs. I am a critical thinker and I kept wondering how they replenished themselves with only one female.
Of course they are. The “mammy” walking around in the run over EJ house shoes yelling, “Tahmus!”.
You should see some of the first MM cartoons. One I saw had the little mouse looking like hitler.
~raises hand slowly~
I have never seen Hunger Games.
I’m not surprised at the film’s epic failure. They changed everything Jem was about. No animation, no hologram Jem, no racially diverse characters. Anybody who really wanted to see this movie was probably 30 and over. They may have wanted to take their little girls to see something of their childhood. The film got it ALL wrong!
oh 20
Next up: Woody Woodpecker. Note to studios, all he did was was peck wood and make a hearty, happy, noise.
Naw after that last season, they cancelled it. They could’ve kept Black Dynamite, but they cancelled that too.
The fourth season sucked so bad without Aaron McGruder so I doubt if they will show it again. You can find it on NetFlix
Wow you online SJW’s are fighting on every front. Must be a fresh injection of per diem checks that have been printed for the rebels with no cause.
Kings English or Emoji, either way your opinon does not matter, nor do I care about you personally.
Thanks for the reply.
ME 2!!! I was one of the dummies to go and see it. My daughter n I were the only ones in the theater! Even she was like what the mess is this… so sad
Lol…another one.
Plus no Eric Raymond…garbage!
When you “own” a “website”, then you can remove the entire comments section.
Please take your medication…
Lmao right. He called her the antichrist and said she had to go lmfao.
Lol like what in the backwoods trailer park hell
I watched maybe one episode of Black Dynamite. It was good too.
39 in a month and two days from now.
The trailer alone was boring and I didn’t recognize any of the characters. I was like, where is the black one?
I’ve seen them ALL! Trust. The “mammy” sayin’ “OH DUBBYA TEE. OUT!” She was the first starter text ebonics before there was one.
Me too.
LOL whatever i Lubs him. If he’d just holler at rogaine or some hair plugs to recover that hatchback of a hairline
Projecting like you know people. Come pay my bills if that is the case?
Hey (bot profile or Gullible Vag) you are “projecting” as if you know me personally?
You don’t, I totally understand you have a liberal BLM script to read and moderate for comments online that might be unfavorable to POC; but the real enemy is in the reflection/mirror of your household or apartment.
Talk about the Chinese, that do this for 0.2 cents per word.
LOL… noooo nooo he-man. the only thing i see when someone says his name is this gif
http://i.imgur.com/qT1tL.gif
Hatchback hairline????!!! BYE!
sitcoms too… the ones for kids i mean. now all of them are super duper dumb. i miss tgif.
Lol @ gullible vag. Are you upset? Lol.
LOOOOL , OH OK
oh well how does whats his name from Lost feel now? the people have spoken.
None of them look good in that attire and Jem looks like she has an unfortunate birth mark. Instead of making up fake drama about the half-caste actress they should have spent money on marketing and had one of those annoying teenage “it” girls to play a part like Kylie or Justin Beiber to get the brats to go see it.
Ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmen!!!!
Good for them. Trying to fool us 80’s babies
My daughters and i still watch Jem and we couldn’t wait for the Movie i guess thats out
I used to love the cartoon as a girl! Didn’t bother with the movie tho.
I miss that cartoon
They released this film 15 – 20 years too late. I used to watch Jem when I was a 5th grader and I’m in my forties now. The target demographic for this movie will not even remember the original Jem, only the 80’s and early 90’s kids will. I was more hyped to see this movie than my daughter was and she’s 9! They should have left this one on the drawing board…
Exactly. And where was the black one with the purple hair that looked like Whitney Houston.
Where was the black one with the purple hair that looked like Whitney Houston.
They are thinking of re-doing the Rocky Horror Picture Show. They ran out of ideas in HW.
Didn’t like the cartoon back in the day so surely wasn’t about to go to the movies to see it.
It was a bad idea from jump. Can’t have Jem without the Misfit, Sinergy etc…
Welp!! Back to the cartoon
Never even heard of the movie until that guy made a big deal about people saying his kid wasn’t black enough to star in the movie seems like his ploy to get ppl to pay attention failed
Now why do you have to wait for the head spins and voice deepening calling you the antichrist? All the signs were there and ignored before he tried to exorcise you and put anthrax in your tomato soup.
should have been an after school special
That was something that should have never been made into a movie. To tell the truth, now that I think about it. The cartoon wasn’t that great. The thing that everybody loved about it was the theme song. They missed the boat, they should’a released the theme song as a single in the 80’s. That’s where the money was.
They’ve been remaking movies almost since the beginning of the film industry. When sound came in, all they did was remake silents. They’ve been doing this s**t for a hundred years.
Scooby Doo made a lot of money and got a sequel as a result. But you’re on point with the rest of those cartoons.
I mean that picture alone tells me that shit is awful.
There was no reason that it couldn’t have been a good film. It was a case of the producers and writers not understanding the actual cartoon. The whole tone of the film was trash. I want someone to remake it the right way. REBOOT!!!!!
They chose a biracial actress, which was one of the reasons that it was trash. Either make the cartoon or don’t waste your money.