Why Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Failed

In this video essay I take another look at Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets to explore the history, analyze why it failed, and offer some thoughts on why it didn’t work.

Chapters:

Intro: 0:00
Behind the Film: 0:50
Why it Failed Commercially: 6:56
Why it Failed as a Movie: 11:20
Conclusion: 18:42


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"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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"Vibing over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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https://collider.com/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-budget/

https://www.looper.com/76758/real-reason-valerian-flopped-box-office/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/07/24/box-office-3-reasons-valerian-got-crushed-by-dunkirk/

https://variety.com/2012/film/news/luc-besson-to-write-direct-valerian-adaptation-1118056115/

https://deadline.com/2017/07/valerian-luc-besson-dane-dehaan-cara-delevingne-rihanna-stx-europacorp-disruptors-interview-news-1202092174/

https://deadline.com/2015/05/fundamental-europacorp-extend-output-deal-for-5-more-years-includes-50-million-investment-in-valerian-cannes-1201428894/

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https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3044902401/?ref_=bo_we_table_5