{"id":329979,"date":"2024-09-08T14:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T19:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=329979"},"modified":"2024-09-08T21:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T02:06:55","slug":"sphere-of-failure-u2-concert-film-is-vegas-orbs-first-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sphere-of-failure-u2-concert-film-is-vegas-orbs-first-flop\/","title":{"rendered":"SPHERE OF FAILURE: U2 Concert Film is Vegas Orb’s First Flop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soft ticket sales for the newly debuted concert film of U2\u2019s recent Sphere residency, playing exclusively at the spherical Vegas venue, appear to demonstrate that fans of the Gen-X-centric Irish band do not want to see a U2 concert without U2 in the building with them.<\/p>\n

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Fans of U2 were willing to spend $300 to $9,000 to watch the Irish band in concert, but $100-$200 for a movie of it appears to be asking too much. (Image: Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So far, \u201cV-U2\u201d — co-directed by U2 guitarist Edge and his wife, Morleigh Steinberg — looks like the very first Sphere entertainment offering to fall on its face.<\/p>\n

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These screengrabs, taken at 11 a.m. Sunday, show far more tickets available (shown as blue dots) for the same day’s 2 p.m. screening of \u201cV-U2\u201d (above) than for the 11:30 a.m. Sunday screening of Darren Aronofsky\u2019s \u201cPostcard from Earth,\u201d which has been playing since last October. (Image: Ticketmaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though Thursday\u2019s premiere sold out its tickets to diehard fans, at least 75 percent of its seats were still available when Saturday\u2019s screening began and, as of 11 a.m. Sunday, more than 90 percent could still be purchased for the same day\u2019s 2 p.m. showing.<\/p>\n

Of course, all this probably proves is how few people want to see a U2 concert film at $100-$200 a ticket. <\/em>The Sphere can still fill those seats, but will need to lower their prices to do so.<\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s been shown hundreds of times since last October, Darren Aronofsky\u2019s \u201cPostcard from Earth\u201d is still doing better business than \u201cV-U2,\u201d as demonstrated by the Ticketmaster screengrabs at right. And that movie still commands $100-$280 a seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans came from all over the world to see the concert and spent a bucketload doing so,\u201d Australian fan Austin Docherty offered his explanation for the film’s reception on a Facebook U2 fan group. \u201cWe can\u2019t afford the same for a video of a concert.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Last Showgirl\u2019 Showing<\/h2>\n

In other Las Vegas cinema news, \u201cThe Last Showgirl\u201d premiered on Friday at the Toronto Film Festival. That\u2019s the dark indie movie we told you about in May<\/a> filmed by Gia Coppola (Francis Ford’s granddaughter and Sofia’s niece) in Las Vegas last year.<\/p>\n

Pamela Anderson stars as Shelley, a 50something showgirl who faces the loss of her career, and self worth, as the Strip\u2019s final showgirl production closes around her. Supporting Anderson is Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays a former showgirl now making ends meet as a cocktail waitress.<\/p>\n

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Pamela Anderson\u2019s character in \u201cThe Last Showgirl\u201d contemplates her future on the roof of either the Palms or Rio. (Image: Toronto Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While box office figures are obviously not yet available, early reviews are mixed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Anderson\u2019s moment to shine,\u201d raved \u201cDeadline,\u201d<\/a> \u201cand, boy does she ever\u00a0shine \u2014\u00a0<\/em>right up to an ending that leaves us hopeful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hollywood Reporter\u201d agreed<\/a> that the Anderson \u201cmines pathos\u201d and \u201cmoving empathy.\u201d However, it noted that the film \u201cfeels slender overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, \u201cThe Daily Beast\u2019s\u201d reviewer eviscerated it, <\/a>opining that \u201cits every gesture is a pose, as affected and unrewarding as the pathetic moves that Shelley displays during a disastrous audition, and its compassion for her is, ultimately, unearned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soft ticket sales for the newly debuted concert film of U2\u2019s recent Sphere residency, playing exclusively at the spherical Vegas venue, appear to demonstrate that fans of the Gen-X-centric Irish band do not want to see a U2 concert without U2 in the building with them. So far, \u201cV-U2\u201d — co-directed by U2 guitarist Edge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":329980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886],"tags":[92259,23,82972,90750,85806,83667,92260,81968,92258],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSPHERE OF FAILURE: U2 Concert Film is Vegas Orb's First Flop - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Soft ticket sales for the newly debuted concert film of U2\u2019s recent Sphere residency, playing exclusively at the spherical Vegas venue, appear to\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sphere-of-failure-u2-concert-film-is-vegas-orbs-first-flop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SPHERE OF FAILURE: U2 Concert Film is Vegas Orb's First Flop - 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