Costner's Territory Pictures and New Line Cinema made the decision in order to give audiences more time to discover the initial movie before the sequel.
Yup. Not sure why Costner expected not just one but four traditional Westerns to work in 2024. I don’t remember the last time we had a big successful western in theaters. Django Unchained maybe?
Yeah, Hateful 8 only pulled 150m on a 50m budget, and that’s with Tarantino’s brand on it… Westerns are a niche market, now, and it takes a shake up to the formula, like Westworld, to grab a broader audience.
I couldn’t think of any either but it seems we both missed a few popular ones that are newer -
The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
Wind River (2017)
And most significantly…
Killers of The Flower Moon (2023)
I haven’t seen them all and whether they are traditional westerns is up for debate, but those are the names I recognized from the Wikipedia pages.
That said, I totally agree with you and am not trying to diminish your point! There’s only been like 4 big westerns since 2012 and I don’t think any of them have the white hero character that OC is talking about.
Yup. Not sure why Costner expected not just one but four traditional Westerns to work in 2024. I don’t remember the last time we had a big successful western in theaters. Django Unchained maybe?
And Django was a far cry from traditional, and only worked because of Tarantino. Costner doesn’t have a comparable fan base.
Yeah, Hateful 8 only pulled 150m on a 50m budget, and that’s with Tarantino’s brand on it… Westerns are a niche market, now, and it takes a shake up to the formula, like Westworld, to grab a broader audience.
I couldn’t think of any either but it seems we both missed a few popular ones that are newer -
The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
Wind River (2017)
And most significantly…
Killers of The Flower Moon (2023)
I haven’t seen them all and whether they are traditional westerns is up for debate, but those are the names I recognized from the Wikipedia pages.
That said, I totally agree with you and am not trying to diminish your point! There’s only been like 4 big westerns since 2012 and I don’t think any of them have the white hero character that OC is talking about.
Pretty sure Flower Moon was a flop.