Being from Canada, I was surprised to hear this and I dont know how I missed it. I checked the date on the article, and it was on March 30th, so there is potential for this to have been an April Fools gag. But it looks like Aqua Teen Hunger Force won’t be coming to Canada!
Brandon Gray, president of Box Office Mojo, an online movie publication and box-office reporting service, says Aqua Teen may be popular but it isn’t a cultural phenomenon like Beavis & Butt-Head or South Park. It may fare poorly in theatres.
Gray said First Look may not think there’s enough buzz about the show in Canada.
“It’s probably worth a few bucks at the box office,” Gray said.
“But it’s probably unlikely it will expand the audience enough to make it a hit movie.”
Aqua Teen first aired in Canada in 2004 and has since developed a cult following. The witty, often vulgar characters have wormed their way into popularity with subtle comments on North America’s culture of ignorance and excess.
Self-proclaimed animation geek Killam Templeton-Smith, 19, who works at Silver Snail Comics in downtown Toronto, said Aqua Teen DVDs sell like hotcakes and the shows enjoy a great following.
“It’s irritating,” he said. “But it’s not crippling. A lot of fans are Internet savvy. They’ll end up downloading it anyway.”
Now before you all start flaming me and wondering why I fell for this stupid news, I have yet to find anything that disproves it.
That being said, you would think that this movie was being released by 20th Century Fox who earlier threatened to delay Canadian releases to battle piracy.
So why wouldn’t they release the movie here? At very least, if you lack faith then at least put it in SOME theatres in major centers so the meager fanbase they claim to have here can go see it. I hope the movie breaks records and kicks some ass so we can point our fingers at Cartoon Network and say “SUCKERS” while we download it.
I bet John and Doug are glad that they are getting to see it in LA this week.
