Shot on Helium - Mortal Engines (2018)

[Neil Abeynayake]

Mortal Engines (2018)

PG-13 | 2h 8min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 14 December 2018

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Storyline

A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.


Director: Christian Rivers

Stars: Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Jihae
Produced by
Philippa Boyens ... co-producer
Deborah Forte ... producer
Peter Jackson ... producer
Ken Kamins ... executive producer
Pamela Silverstein ... associate producer
Amanda Walker ... producer
Fran Walsh ... producer
Zane Weiner ... producer

Cinematography by: Simon Raby

Runtime 2 hr 8 min (128 min)
Color Color
Aspect Ratio 2.39 : 1
Camera RED Weapon Helium 8K
Negative Format Redcode RAW (8K)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format)
Redcode RAW (8K) (master format)

It is an American-New Zealand co-production.

Budget:$100,000,000 (estimated)


Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

[Michel Hafner]

And now available on a reference quality UHD disc putting all these 3K/4K/6K/8K shot 2K finished and upsampled to 4K UHDs to shame.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mortal-Engines-4K-Blu-ray/226399/

 

[Misha Engel]

And now available on a reference quality UHD disc putting all these 3K/4K/6K/8K shot 2K finished and upsampled to 4K UHDs to shame.
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mortal-Engines-4K-Blu-ray/226399/

Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571234/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec

 

[Jake Wilganowski]

Am I thinking of the right movie, didn’t this totally Bomb?

 

[Nick Morrison]

Am I thinking of the right movie, didn’t this totally Bomb?

Yeah it bombed.

 

[Neil Abeynayake]

Yep, it bombed alright. Check these numbers.


Mortal Engines

Domestic Total Gross: $15,951,040
Distributor: Universal Release Date: December 14, 2018
Genre: Action / Adventure Runtime: 2 hrs. 8 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $100 million


Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $15,951,040 19.2%
+ Foreign: $67,230,184 80.8%
= Worldwide: $83,181,224
Domestic Summary
Opening Weekend: $7,559,850
(#5 rank, 3,103 theaters, $2,436 average)
% of Total Gross: 47.4%
> View All 5 Weekends
Widest Release: 3,103 theaters
Close Date: January 17, 2019
In Release: 35 days / 5 weeks


Source: Box Office Mojo

 

[Michel Hafner]

It did but that's irrelevant in the context. Real 4K does not make films bomb, and neither does 2K. But it sure makes a visual difference.