The Soloist

The release date for the Soloist changed from November 08 to April 09. They spent 60 million on it but only recovered 31 million; this was blamed on the release date being moved. The advertising budget went to 'Revolutionary Road' and ' Benjamin Button', because they believed they would have more chance of winning an oscar. It was also pulled from the AFI festival on the 30th Oct where the world premiere was to be shown considering its 'cinematic innovation' and 'renewal of a traditional realism'. Hollywood had thought The Soloist to definitely win an oscar, because it was directed by Joe Wright. He directed Pride and Prejudice, but this was his first american film, and all the funding from this film came from America, therefore the film is category E. The film had mixed reviews, it has a 6/10 on Rotten Tomatoes.