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The Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi Flop That Bankrupted A Studio
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scrn loglineNicolas Cage's 2009 Astro Boy flop bankrupted its studio, leaving a trail of Hollywood wreckage in its wake.beat sheet- Astro Boy cost $65 million to produce but only grossed $39 million, making it one of the biggest bombs of Cage's career.
- The film's failure led to the shuttering of Imagi Animation Studios, who produced the movie - a cautionary tale of the risks in the animation biz.
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The Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi Flop That Bankrupted A Studio
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Devin Meenan)
scrn logline
Nicolas Cage's 2009 Astro Boy flop bankrupted its studio, leaving a trail of Hollywood wreckage in its wake.
beat sheet
- Astro Boy cost $65 million to produce but only grossed $39 million, making it one of the biggest bombs of Cage's career.
- The film's failure led to the shuttering of Imagi Animation Studios, who produced the movie - a cautionary tale of the risks in the animation biz.
call sheet
Nicolas Cage, Imagi Animation Studios, Astro Boy