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‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
%
+ Life and Style Editor
* Humour Editor
+ Staff Reporter
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issue 33// vol 46
‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
%
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* Humour Editor
+ Staff Reporter
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
%
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* Humour Editor
+ Staff Reporter
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
%
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* Humour Editor
+ Staff Reporter
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‘Scott Pilgrim’ vs. the Box Office
» 10 years later, is it finally time for ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to collect its coins?
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The film didn’t even come close to making
back its budget, only recouping $47.6 million
of its reported $85-million budget.
Craig Allan
Staff Writer
n August of 2010, I was working at the
SilverCity movie theatre in Coquitlam.
While doing a check on a theatre I saw a
scene from a movie. I had very little idea of
what this film was, but the scene made me
laugh. I looked at the marquee and it said
the film was Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—a
movie based off a graphic novel written
by Bryan Lee O’Malley and directed by
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz’s Edgar
Wright. The next day I bought a ticket to
the movie; I had no idea what I was about
to experience. Scott Pilgrim was a visual
masterpiece—filled with great music,
colourful action, and hilarious comedy.
From its opening title sequence set to Sex
Bob-Omb’s song “We Are Sex Bob-Omb”
(also known as “Launchpad McQuack”), to
Scott’s final battle with Nega Scott—who
turns out to be just a really nice guy—Scott
Pilgrim was like no movie I had ever seen.
Practically perfect in every way.
Sadly, while it achieved perfection,
it was not appreciated in the real world.
Pilgrim and his band Sex Bob-Omb were a
box-office bomb. The film finished fifth on
its opening weekend with only $10.6-million
dollars total gross. It even lost out to
“classics” like Eat, Pray, Love (second at the
box office) and The Expendables (first at the
box office). The film didn’t even come close
to making back its budget, only recouping
$47.6 million of its reported $85-million
budget. How could this be? How could a
film created with so much care and detail
not only fail, but fail so hard?
A month later, after seeing the film
five times in theatres in a fruitless attempt
to make the film profitable, I went into the
theatre on a Tuesday night in September
to find Pilgrim, now situated at the very
arts // no. 9
last theatre in the back of the building, full
from top to bottom with moviegoers. The
sight made me believe that Scott Pilgrim
may just have more life in it. As the years
went on, this “epic of epic epicness” began
to be realized; the film gained its much
deserved moniker as a cult classic. The
film has even been the study of scholarly
articles, as some view it as a prime display
of a transmedia narrative (telling the
same story with using different media
and technologies) in movies. Even though
the film’s disappointing track through
theatres became a memory, members of
the formidable cast still sing the praises for
the film.
In 2020, to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Scott Pilgrim, the movie
will be playing in select theatres to mark
the occasion. One of those theatres is
The Rio. Excited at the prospect of seeing
the visual spectacle of the film on the
big screen once again, I bought a ticket
for the first showing. Once again I was
not disappointed. The movie was just as
visually stunning as it was when I first saw
it 10 years ago. When I was waiting in line
to get into the theatre, I heard the usher
say that the film was sold out. The film
was only expected to have a limited release
when originally announced, but due to the
pandemic, my speculation is that it may
very well get a wider release due to theatres
being starved for content. With more
screens and more chances for people to see
it in its full visual glory with the surround
sound that accompanies it, maybe this
is the time where Scott Pilgrim KO’s the
evil box office and finally gets the prize
of the number-one spot. Sure, it won't be
the same as getting the millions it rightly
deserves, but maybe it will help the film
move on from gaining the power of love to
gaining the power of self-respect.
%
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* Humour Editor
+ Staff Reporter
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