Posted by Stormin Norman at 202.33.252.99 on July 11, 2001 at 22:02:30:
In Reply to: Re: Ben Affleck comes to Japan posted by Tripledogdare on July 11, 2001 at 00:16:32:
: Wasn't he over there promoting the 2 disc criterion DVD for Glory Daze?
: The sad, sad truth is that when the dust settles, the NET profit for Pearl Harbor will probably be about the same as Mallrats.
The other key point here is that Disney is spending an additional 10 million USD to promote the film here in Japan. When in fact that most Japanese people will wait for the VHS or DVD to come out before even watching it. The concensus that I have gathered is that the Japanese people are a bit worried about the way the Japanese are shown in the movie. Not having seen it my self I really can not comment on it.
Stormin!