hi- why did

[avatargirl]

hi- WHY did the TRANSFORMERS movies make so much money but ASTROBOY'S movie did not pay for itself? I like both ASTROBOY and OPTIMUS PRIME- they both care for humans and robots. In the ASTROBOY movie he/ASTROBOY was as sweet as i thought he would be and caring AND I LOVE the movie because of that- i cry watching the movie- hugs

[cybotron]

Not enough sex and violence...
It's that simple...

[Androids101]

Lol...

Although really, maybe if they advertised it a bit more things may have turned out differently.

[Astro Boy2866]

I agree, but advertising does cost a lot and I don't think they were wanting to spend a lot of money on advertising.

[AprilSeven]

Ah, advertising and marketing. The "necessary evils" of the business world! As I always say:

"He who has a thing to sell
and goes and whispers in a well
is not as likely to get the dollars
as he who climbs a tree and HOLLERS!!"

[Alittleacorn]

Ah, advertising and marketing. The "necessary evils" of the business world! As I always say:

"He who has a thing to sell
and goes and whispers in a well
is not as likely to get the dollars
as he who climbs a tree and HOLLERS!!"

o.o...Imagi didn't climb enough trees because they were busy whispering to poor Jimmy, is that it?

Not enough sex and violence...
It's that simple...

If Cora had been Megan Fox, and there'd been lots of action sequences every 30 seconds, the film would've been a success XD

[F-Man]

More descriptive topic titles please. We should know what it's about before clicking it. "Why did Transformers make so much more money than Astro Boy?" would've been much better.

[Fauna]

More descriptive topic titles please. We should know what it's about before clicking it. "Why did Transformers make so much more money than Astro Boy?" would've been much better.

This exactly.

Please, Avatargirl, ask a full question in your thread topics. The threads look dreadful and half-finished otherwise.

[Xenops]

I think also because Transformers has more of a history in America that AB does. Almost everyone has heard of Transformers, and a good number of those are fans. I could ask around campus if anyone knew who Astro is and all I would get would be a few "uh...Maybe? Maybe if I saw a picture I would know."

[Tetsuwan Atom]

I think also because Transformers has more of a history in America that AB does. Almost everyone has heard of Transformers, and a good number of those are fans. I could ask around campus if anyone knew who Astro is and all I would get would be a few "uh...Maybe? Maybe if I saw a picture I would know."

it's like comparing Power Rangers to UltraMan it's so much more popular in Japan than Power Rangers but not in America that's just the way it goos.

Talling about Giant Robots wich anime fan doesn't prefer Gundam above transformers ?
And hole Japan does as well but it just isnt that well known in the US.

Let alone Astro Boy wich was at his top in the US in the 60's and 80's the 2003 series dint do any good in the US it crumbled its reputation more than it made it better the way Sony handled it.