Uma Thurman's "Motherhood" is $132.00 bomb in the U.K.

[BLUEGRASS]

This is from MSN Movies. Pretty freaking hilarious.

Thurman's 'Motherhood' is $132 bomb in U.K.
March 29, 2010, 1:34 PM EST

WENN -- Uma Thurman's new film "Motherhood" has epically flopped at the U.K. box office: The film only made $132 in its opening weekend.

Thurman plays a stressed mom who struggles to balance parenting and her career in the new movie, which only took in $60,000 in the United States when it opened last year.

But the response to the film was even worse in Britain, where only one person went to watch the movie on March 7, and the film only garnered an embarrassing $132 during the whole weekend.

And producer Jana Edelbaum can't understand why the movie has bombed so badly, telling Britain's The Guardian, "You're kidding? We must have broken a new record for grosses!

"Think about how much crap succeeds at the cinema. 'Motherhood' is not bad. It's a very decent movie. I've seen movies that are not half as good."

[jadedeath]

I'd say it's probably due to lack of advertising... that and leftover flack from "My Super Ex Girlfriend"

Logan

[Batman1980]

Yeah lack of advertising, I didn't even know it existed until after it came out.

[BLUEGRASS]

Bad advertising or not, $132.00 on an opening weekend is an...

[Secretagentnumber6]

I do not find Uma Thurman movies appealing in the least outside of her Tarantino films. And let's face it, she is only good in Tarantino films because he lifts actors up.

[quetzalcoatl]

Advertising or not the fact that 20 people or less went to see a movie is not a good sign.
You would think more people than that would just see it after going to the theater not knowing what to watch. I know my wife and I used to do that just go to a big theater and make our choice once we got there.

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

I do not find Uma Thurman movies appealing in the least outside of her Tarantino films. And let's face it, she is only good in Tarantino films because he lifts actors up.

I think there maybe are other reasons for Tarrantinos success (in your eyes) with Thurman

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Dawson

This is from MSN Movies. Pretty freaking hilarious.

Thurman's 'Motherhood' is $132 bomb in U.K.
March 29, 2010, 1:34 PM EST

WENN -- Uma Thurman's new film "Motherhood" has epically flopped at the U.K. box office: The film only made $132 in its opening weekend.

Thurman plays a stressed mom who struggles to balance parenting and her career in the new movie, which only took in $60,000 in the United States when it opened last year.

But the response to the film was even worse in Britain, where only one person went to watch the movie on March 7, and the film only garnered an embarrassing $132 during the whole weekend.

And producer Jana Edelbaum can't understand why the movie has bombed so badly, telling Britain's The Guardian, "You're kidding? We must have broken a new record for grosses!

"Think about how much crap succeeds at the cinema. 'Motherhood' is not bad. It's a very decent movie. I've seen movies that are not half as good."

She sounds like she's got hope in it!

I never heard of it

[zahinn]

bawhahhahahah

[ChadFL]

Anyone know what the budget for this disaster was?

[OrlandoEastwood]

How many screens was it on?

[STARSCREAM]

This is incredible! I've never seen a lower number...ever.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

How many screens was it on?

132.

[X400]

Originally Posted by Dawson

Thurman plays a stressed mom who struggles to balance parenting and her career in the new movie, which only took in $60,000 in the United States when it opened last year.

Boxofficemojo says it only brought in $50k in the US during the opening weekend but during its widest release it was only in 48 Theatres

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=motherhood.htm

[6AM]

Evidently even the Blu-ray transfer is terrible.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Motherhood-Blu-ray/8198/

[,deeii]

Haha, oh my gosh!

[walter stark]

it made £88 here in teh uk because the amrketing people made it an exclusive in 1 cinema so they could get people queing round the block

oh boy did that backfire.

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by walter stark

it made £88 here in teh uk because the amrketing people made it an exclusive in 1 cinema so they could get people queing round the block

oh boy did that backfire.

that kind of explains it, but thats still awful , they couldnt have averaged more than 2 or 3 people per screening, depending on how many times they showed it that weekend even on one screen thats still pitiful

of all the movies to pull that marketing trick on, i dont remember seeing ANYTHING about this, the hype machine must have been in the shop or something

[X400]

Originally Posted by 6AM

Evidently even the Blu-ray transfer is terrible.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Motherhood-Blu-ray/8198/

wow..... ouch.... is this like the worst grade for any blu review on here? oO


ouch

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Dawson

Uma Thurman's new film "Motherhood" has epically flopped at the U.K. box office: The film only made $132 in its opening weekend.

Thurman plays a stressed mom who struggles to balance parenting and her career in the new movie, which only took in $60,000 in the United States when it opened last year.

I remember seeing big banners at Blockbuster and thinking "....Did this open? "