Yet another Ryan Reynolds flop

Call me cheesy, but this movie in my mind is not a 'flop' in the non-financial sense. It told an important story of the world history. I didn't know about the significance of Gustav Klimt and Austria during WW2 until I saw this movie. I used to look past Klimt's paintings as ubiquitously reprinted works hanging everywhere. This movie enriched many minds and I thought Ryan Reynolds was pretty decent in this movie. In that sense, I thought this movie was a success.

May not have been a flop but I couldn't get past the half hour mark. Typical Old Country regal lady, uneasy/friendly relationship with younger character and just uninteresting subject matter. I found myself not caring if Mirren got what she wanted or not. Certainly the role was not a stretch for an actor of Mirren's calibre, talent, and status. Before I switched off, I was thinking "why bother?"

It's just not another teenage boy sex film. Okay?

The film had a profitable domestic run since the production budget was only 11 million and made 33 million so I would see it as a success.

Well, 60 million, I think it is currently, on an 11 million budget, about 49 million earned, minus marketing, which is usually not counted in the budget. I've read that the rule of thumb is half the budget of the movie, but this is a relatively low budget, and 5 million feels too low. Average marketing of a movie is 34 million, by the way.

And, in comparison, The Kings Speech had a budget of 15 million, earned 400 million. Woman in Gold is absolutely not a big fat success, it earned back it's budget, including marketing. By how much, I dare not wager, but I doubt anyone are dancing the dance of joy over those numbers.