The REAL reason Sucker Punch will lose money  Since Sucker Punch
failed to conquer the box office, there's been lots of
speculation about why it was a box office failure. Was it too
stylized? Was it the reviews? Did it fail to appeal to women or
older adults?  Actually, there's a very simple reason why Sucker
Punch won't make back its money, and why its box office returns
are disappointing. Are you ready? Here it is:  It's because
Sucker Punch cost $82 million to make. If it had only cost $30
million to make, it would be considered a triumph.  (Actually,
there are different estimates of the movie's budget out there —
people have cited numbers anywhere from $75 million to $85
million, but Box Office Mojo says $82 million, so let's go with
that.)  The REAL reason Sucker Punch will lose money  In the
aftermath of its $19 million opening weekend, box office experts
have been saying that relatively low gross is not that much
lower than they were expecting. After all, this is a non-
franchise movie without any huge