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brooklynite

(94,581 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:40 AM Jun 2015

Fifa film United Passions scores just $607 in US opening weekend

Source: The Guardian

Fifa puff pic United Passions was sent for an early bath at the US box office, after takings of just over $600 (£394) from its opening weekend.

Frédéric Auburtin’s film, funded by the football governing body and starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, scored $607 from its 10-cinema limited run, according to the Hollywood Reporter. One cinema, the FilmBar in Phoenix, Arizona, reported one ticket sold, a site take of $9.

Budgeted at somewhere between $25-32m, United Passions received three-quarters of its funding from Fifa. The organisation is in crisis after multiple officials were arrested by the FBI for racketeering, fraud and money laundering. Blatter, Fifa president for 17 years, quit last week just four days after winning re-election.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/08/fifa-film-united-passions-scores-just-607-in-us-opening-weekend

John Oliver raked this (and FIFA) over the coals on last night's THIS WEEK TONIGHT.

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Fifa film United Passions scores just $607 in US opening weekend (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

The timing for this release sharp_stick Jun 2015 #1

wonder how much tim roth was paid to appear in this Islandurp Jun 2015 #2

Not to worry cosmicone Jun 2015 #3

kinda want to see it now dembotoz Jun 2015 #4

my kid really loves soccer and i see a bargain rack dvd showing up under his tree soon dembotoz Jun 2015 #5

I could see that movie being a part of a sports bundle DVD d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #6

Click here for the John Oliver FIFA Film Festival Trilogy rocktivity Jun 2015 #7

Even if FIFA wasn't in the news in a negative way right now... jmowreader Jun 2015 #8

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

1. The timing for this release

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jun 2015

absolutely couldn't be worse could it?

Islandurp

(188 posts)

2. wonder how much tim roth was paid to appear in this

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:13 PM

Jun 2015

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

3. Not to worry

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:45 PM

Jun 2015

FIFA had probably skimmed 10-15 million out of that investment anyway. A low-budget film doesn't cost $32 million to make. So -- FIFA declares 75% of the total investment, pays $24 million ... the producers then siphon $12-15 million to the FIFA board's personal accounts and still have $8 million left over to make the film!

Who cares about the box office when profits were already made by the board?