No WONDER there won't be another theatrical release!

[Beauregard]

That cover has always annoyed me because it's so deceptive...it gives the impression that the Muppets will go into space in a space-ship...also, it says, "The magic is back" and it so wasn't with that movie.

Bea{The views expressed in this thread belong to the owner thereof and are not intended to offend or otherwise incriminate any person or thing}regard

 

[Mistersuperstar]

It was an okay movie but, to be honest, I have only watched it a couple of times. The first three Muppet movies, however, I have watched more times than I can remember!

 

[travellingpat]

So how much did the Muppet Movie make internationally and all of the other ones? Did they all surpass their cost of making them? Would it be worth it for them to make another theatrical release?

 

[Mistersuperstar]

Hmm, not sure. I know that Labyrinth and Dark Crystal both flopped at the box office but I don't know about the Muppet movies. Is there a website with that kinda information on?

 

[travellingpat]

Hmmm idk maybe IMDB.com? Im not sure

 

[Mistersuperstar]

This is the info they have on IMDB:

Gross $76,657,000 (USA) (sub-total)

Rentals $32,000,000 (USA)

Filming Dates August 1978 - December 1978

 

[Drtooth]

Wow, I checked out the Muppets box office history on the-numbers.com. Muppets From Space cost 24 million and pulled in a whopping 16 million. (now this was US only, but did the worldwide gross add up to break even?)

Not to mention the fact it was released the same summer as Star Wars episode 1. I feel the magic was more back in the muppets than Star Wars, though.

Of course, Elmo wasn't too much of a draw when his movie was released.

I guess people only see movies if they are poorly written, CGI'd and have a million top celebrities rehash old movie lines... Cough Sharktale Cough...

 

[Marky]

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/Muppets.php

The Muppet Movie was the best of the lot, with the Great Muppet Caper a close second. None of the others can even touch those two.

 

[Mistersuperstar]

Muppet Treasure Island took more than The Great Muppet Caper? I can't believe it!

 

[Marky]

Muppet Treasure Island took more than The Great Muppet Caper? I can't believe it!

Those fifteen years were very bad on ticket prices, so the gross reflects inflation, BIG TIME.