

They say the more gold adorn on a Merchant Ship means the more successful a merchant but don't be fooled the only gold on a merchant ship.

This one is only unique due to the custom made Compass located on the bridge of the ship. Spending only four weeks in the US top ten, it earned just 70.1 million during its entire run. Opening in over 20 countries on December 7, 2007, it managed to open at 1 in the US to a paltry 25.7 million.
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It has grossed more than $370 million (GBP213.8 million) worldwide since its December 2007 release. The two planned sequels to hit movie The Golden Compass have become Hollywoods first major victims of the current economic crisis - production on the movies has been put on hold indefinitely. This is one of the standard Merchant Guild Trade ships, meant mostly for the transport of goods. The Golden Compass was one of the most expensive films ever made, with a production budget of 180 million. Eva Green, who was cast by director Chris Weitz as witch-queen Serafina, says, "At the moment it's quite dead." The Golden Compass had a budget of $180 million (GBP104 million) - making it one of New Line studio's most expensive projects to date. Two further films based on Pullman's novels - The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - were due to be made following the box office success of The Golden Compass - but plans have stalled as a result of the present downturn in the international economy. The Golden Compass, which starred Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, was the first of author Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy to be adapted for the big screen. The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film based on the 1995 book Northern Lights (which is titled The Golden Compass in North America), the first novel in Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials.Written and directed by Chris Weitz, it stars Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green and Ian McKellen. The two planned sequels to hit movie The Golden Compass have become Hollywood's first major victims of the current economic crisis - production on the movies has been put on hold indefinitely.
