Just when you thought Hugo Chavez had driven the people of Venezuela and the United States apart forever, something happens to bring them back together. In this case, it’s the two people’s intense dislike of Oliver Stone movies.
Variety reports the sad news of Stone’s biggest bomb ever:
Despite a PR and marketing blitz that had Oliver Stone on a whirlwind tour of Latin America, his latest documentary “South of the Border” has sunk like a rock at the Venezuelan box office.
Local observers in Venezuela have reported empty cinemas, indicating a stunning indifference to Stone’s pic, a documentary about South American leaders that devotes a hefty amount of screen time to the country’s President Hugo Chavez. In the 12 days after its June 4 debut, it grossed only $18,601 on 20 screens, according to Global Rentrak. Showings on mobile screens in rural areas (where Chavez has more popular support) have attracted crowds, but these screenings are free.
$18,601? That won’t even cover the corpulent Stone’s room service bill at the Caracas Hilton.
Source: Variety.com
This post was last modified on January 26, 2021
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Corpulent? He's alright.
Or maybe no one went because they were afraid they would "disappear."
I barely remember that last Oliver Stone movie I saw... ithink it was the JFK film with Kevin Costner and I saw that on TV. Before that I couldn't tell you. This guy sucks.