Costner's Territory Pictures and New Line Cinema made the decision after the first 'Horizon' bit the dust at the box office, with the move made to give audiences time to discover the first 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.
Prediction: it gets chopped up into twelve one hour parts and airs on a streaming channel.
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.