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Tintin to come out on Blu-ray and DVD March 19!

2011 has been a great year for Tintin. For the first time in many many years he returned to the big screen, and for the first time ever he has appeared in a movie that is honestly loved by millions of people around the world. Spielberg and Jackson told us at one point that to promote Tintin all they needed to do for it to be popular was advertise it as any other animated movie. It’s too early to tell how much money it’s making, but it is clear that it can’t rival the hundreds of millions the movie made overseas. Kids are going to see ”The Muppets” and ”Happy Feet 2”. And ”Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” is rolling in the dough (as well as taking up a lot of IMAX theaters that would have been playing Tintin). I can’t judge any of the films as I haven’t seen them or even read any reviews over them, but it’s probably safe to say that Tintin will not be as big as several of them when all of the numbers add up. So far Box Office Mojo is saying Tintin has made 35,841,000 dollars, about 13 percent of the movie’s total income (minus asian profits).
But Tintin is by no means a failure. Financially it has done really really well when you add up the money it made all over the world (sure enough Sony definitely got the better half of the deal). But even if the movie had flopped, it was still a wonderful gift for Tintin fans around the world that we can appreciate for the wonderful movie that it is. Sure, it’s not perfect, but it’s very very close to being perfect, and of any possible issues you might have with the movie, I think it’s ironic that the one people on the internet most feared and most pushed was the motion capture, which I thought was flawless. Especially if you’re a Tintin fan, this is the movie for you. Depending on where you live it’s not to late to go see it in theaters, but the movie will be coming out on DVD and Blu-ray March 19!!! Click here to see the amazon page. I will certainly be buying this, watching it with popcorn, subs, pizza or some other food I didn’t have the money for when I saw it in IMAX, and my albums, searching for each reference in the film I missed the first time I saw it.
Thanks for a great year. I’m not going anywhere, and will continue to appreciate any Tintin news or info of any kind you bring to my attention. Have a wonderful 2012.

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5 Responses to “Tintin to come out on Blu-ray and DVD March 19!”

  1. adesh Says:

    Here is an article of interest.
    http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=65650
    Though I do not agree with the logic of uncanny valley since I didn’t really feel it in Tintin movie. It came out as it was meant to be, at least that is the way I felt and it was beautiful to look at,I strongly agree with the marketing issues. Too much reliance on name brand instead of smart marketing.
    Another thing I can never understand is how can Paramount dig a grave for its own movie by releasing another of it’s own major movie as a wide release on the same day and use I MAX to outsell its own money? Its ridiculous and seems as though they almost wanted tintin to fail. Bad bad strategy. With proper marketing and strategy, I am pretty sure the movie would have performed much better than what it has. This movie has so much potential to be mega successful.

    December 31st, 2011 at 8:04 pm
  2. Caleb Says:

    Thank you Chris and Stephen for this website and all the Tintin news you’ve given us. I honestly learned a lot more about Herge and Tintin while following this site. Really enjoyed waiting for the film with you guys and everyone else who contributed to this site. Happy New Year to you all!

    December 31st, 2011 at 11:52 pm
  3. stephen Says:

    You’re welcome Caleb! Now that the movie is out I hope to focus more on finding some more info on Herge or Tintin to post. I’m coming up with a few fun things for 2012…
    @adesh: I have to agree with the websites points on the marketing campaign. They could have gone about things much differently. What’s really sad is that I’ve waited since October for the movie to come out now, all because the people in charge of the advertising thought it would be best to create a buzz overseas, and it probably could have made more money if it had come out in October. Oh well. The movie made enough for them to definitely make a sequel, and honestly that’s all I care about :-) It doesn’t look like Tintin will all of the sudden become a houseold name in the US, but did we really ever believe that would happen?

    January 1st, 2012 at 2:49 am
  4. Miss Jack Lewis Baillot Says:

    Yes! But does this mean it is out of theatres in America? (I’m hoping to see it one more time on the big screen.) 8-D

    January 2nd, 2012 at 5:00 am
  5. Liz Says:

    I finally saw Tintin today. Imax 3D and I will be buying the disc when it comes out! I grew up with the boy reporter and have about 15 of the books(hard cover) in my living room.
    I haven’t picked them up in years nor did I re-read “Unicorn” before I saw the movie. I loved how it stimulated my memory and the joy of watching Tintin and the gang was fantastic! I knew there would be a sequel and I’ll be anxiously waiting for it to come out! Maybe I’ll read the “Unicorn” now.

    Thank you for this site. I’ll be checking it out periodically!

    January 2nd, 2012 at 6:02 am
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