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OK, so is that the demographic for YB? I thought they were aiming it toward kids. as far as kids go, I do not see them flocking to YB as he
does not have a meaning to them. Scooby Doo and Alvin have been able to bridge the generation gap. (Scooby Doo episodes can still be found on TV). YB (and all associated characters - Huckelberry Hound, Woody Woodpecker, Snagglepus, etc...) just fell completely out of the mainstream child audience.
When was the last time you saw YB on TV? I can't remember. A long time in any case. Bottom line here is, YB is not a mainstream character anymore...like in the old days. Sorry, but (call me crazy) nostalgia aside, I don't think that enough parents who loved the character/cartoon 30+ years ago will be strong enough to bring YB into the box office with any kind of real take home.
...then there is the apparent "quality" of the film from its trailers.
RS: [WRWAY] $5 million Nov 28, 14:27
I wouldn't be surprised to see YOGIB open to half that, and not because it looks terrible. Nov 28, 14:37
I just saw the trailer in theaters and yeah, it looks bad... but kids seem to love that kind of stuff. Nov 28, 14:53
the yogi trailers look alternately trainwrecky and hilarious. "but yogi, we never practiced the razzle dazzle" slays me {nm} Nov 28, 14:55
As an FYI, YOGIB is currently posting 16% negative buzz on Twitter, which means a lot of users are bashing the heck out of it. Nov 28, 15:32
I'd expect that the primary audience for the movie is too young to be on Twitter. Nov 28, 17:29
Haha, true. If parents are trashing the film, the kids will need a hard sell for them to open their wallets! {nm} Nov 28, 17:35
Having spent the last day with my sister and two young nephews... Nov 28, 17:36
Thank you very much :) {nm} Nov 28, 14:40
YB is waaay to high. {nm} Nov 28, 14:47
YB is no where near as beloved as Scooby Doo and/or Alvins. Flintstones...can't argue with you there. {nm} Nov 28, 14:58
i love the old yogi cartoons. this looks like the total suck and i would never pay to see it {nm} Nov 28, 15:10
The 40+ crowd doesn't exactly flood the theaters opening weekend. Nov 28, 15:21
granted I have no idea, but was anyone watching the flintstones or the chipmunks? Nov 28, 15:28
Their parents did when they were kids. Yogi is more of a grandparents thing. Nov 28, 17:41
if RS is going with mid 30's, commercials must be selling somebody on something! {nm} Nov 28, 15:44
OK, so is that the demographic for YB? I thought they were aiming it toward kids. as far as kids go, I do not see them flocking to YB as he Nov 28, 15:29
Bedrock is an interesting universe; Jellystone Park isn't. ALVIN has the tremendous advantage of helium-soaked voices. {nm} Nov 28, 15:26
Thanks for the updates ! {nm} Nov 28, 18:48
Don't worry, Tron Legacy will pick up right before it's released. No chance of less than $50M opening. {nm} Nov 28, 18:56
Remind me again how wrong RS was with Tangled? {nm} Nov 29, 00:10
I can't really see the problem with the images. They look cool to me. Maybe it's your age catching up with you? ;) {nm} Nov 29, 18:14
