# Is Jack Black's career tanking? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488 "2011-01-30T05:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488/101 "2011-02-17T12:35:13Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > You probably are out of touch 😉 but not about Jack Black. Gulliver’s Travels only made $41 million and was more or less a bust. > > [http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gulliverstravels.htm](http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gulliverstravels.htm) Yeah, it made $41 million domestically. And an additional $150 million internationally. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488/102 "2011-02-17T17:27:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Personally, I can take him or leave him. But the numbers don’t lie. _Gulliver’s Travels, Year One, Nacho Libre, Orange County, School of Rock_ - movies with Black in the lead role - have all made a profit. There is an audience out there for his movies. As far as I can tell, _The Pick of Destiny_ is the only movie where he’s been the lead that has failed to make a profit - and that was one where I feel he was actually stretching himself. Year One cost $60 million to make and grossed $63 million, so while it _technically_ made a profit, Columbia would probably have banked more in interest by not making the movie at all. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488/103 "2011-02-17T19:20:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Year One cost $60 million to make and grossed $63 million, so while it _technically_ made a profit, Columbia would probably have banked more in interest by not making the movie at all. And a lot of people would have been better off not seeing it. The best part was when the guy peed on himself. That can’t be a good sign. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488/104 "2011-02-17T19:59:30Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > It means making back your budget still means the film lost money. Making back double your budget means you broke even. Making back triple means you made a profit. Ok, I think you quoted the wrong post. What you said has nothing to do with what I said. I’m not asking for further clarification; I’m telling you we aren’t even on the same topic. It’s fine, though. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488/105 "2011-02-19T01:30:22Z")
Nacho Libre was kind of funny. Don’t hurt me… I’m with ascenray, though. His brand of retard makes me laugh, unlike Sandler, whom I loathe. Probably helps that I think Tenacious D is brilliant. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488.md?page=5)