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Steven Soderbergh Says It’s “Frustrating” When Mid-Budget Films Like ‘Black Bag’ Underperform At Box Office: “Not A Good Thing For Movies”

deadline.com Steven Soderbergh Says It’s “Frustrating” When Mid-Budget Films Like ‘Black Bag’ Underperform At Box Office: “Not A Good Thing For Movies”

Steven Soderbergh recently reflected on 'Black Bag,' lamenting the dissonance between its critical success vs. its lackluster draw at the box office.

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The problem isnt THE MOVIE. I took my 5yo to see Dogman and got McDonalds afterwards and spent $100.
- I don't know why everyone is ganging up on you. Movies and fast food have both skyrocketed in prices recently. It feels like for two people to see a movie shouldn't be $100, but maybe I'm the old man yelling at clouds.
  
  Thats exactly my point, Its now a kind of "premium" activity. It cost one adult and one child who had fast food afterwards $100. If you're out on a date (not the kind of romantic situation where you want to be smugging in snacks) dinner and a movie is $100 per head if you eat somewhere half nice, that goes for a couple who have a night without the kids too and thats your primary market for these original films aimed at adults.
- Was Dogman good for a 5 year old? I'm worried from the previews that it was just a lot of action chase scenes.
  
  Fast paced, bright, colorful and simple themes.
  Actually a perfect movie for 5.
  
  Thanks!
- Lol you spent $100 dollars on McDonalds? Too lazy to cook at home, you need a week supply of leftover McDonalds.
  
  If you think the movie was the less expensive component of the McDonald's + Movie experience, you haven't been to either McDonald's or the movies in years
  
  Lol correct, I haven't. That isn't the W you think it is.
  
  I mean I haven't either. But I'm not bullying parents online for taking their kids out to have fun on the town.
- Why add the McDonald's to the equation? Don't blame the movies for McDonald's prices.
  
  Because I couldnt be fucked googling the exact price of items at McDonalds but the Double Quarter pounder meal was $15.30, the Happy Meal was $5.95 and her soft serve cone was $0.50
  So we spent about $78 at the movies. On two tickets, a large popcorn, a bag of chocolates and two drinks.
  
  While that all checks out, you should never buy all that stuff at a cinema stand unless you're willing to take out a small loan. It's always been a massive ripoff.
  
  Its also the way movie theatres actually make money on newly released movies, so if enough people don't buy food from theatres, they'll just close down eventually.
  
  Oh I know, I had planned to take her to see the movie but one day when I picked her up from Daycare there was absolute traffic chaos, gps reckoned my 20 minute drive was going to take an hour and a half so I thought "Lets go to the movies, grab some dinner and wait for this all to blow over."
  
  Because McDonald's is the cheaper alternative to eating at the movie. Most of the places near me will bring a shitty bar food to your seat in exchange for a mortgage payment. If you make the mistake of going hungry, you'll leave poor.

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