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1	!!For the movie
2	* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $150 million sans marketing costs. Gross: $63 million domestic, $251 million worldwide. As noted below, however, it did better when available on home video.
3	* BreakawayPopHit: "Secrets" by Music/OneRepublic was used to promote this film, becoming another hit for the group.
4	* DawsonCasting: The 28-year old Creator/JayBaruchel as the 20-year old Dave.
5	* FakeAmerican:
6	** Becky is played by Teresa Palmer, an Australian.
7	** Jay Baruchel is Canadian.
8	* VindicatedByCable: The film recouped its losses when it was released on DVD and Blu-ray.
9	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
10	** An earlier draft included an appearance by Chernabog himself in the climactic battle, though he'll be in the sequel [[DevelopmentHell if they get the chance]].
11	** The same earlier draft included Abigail in the climactic battle, as well as more emphasis on how magic works, different backgrounds for Balthazar and Horvath, and the title of Prime Merlinian being generational rather than once-in-a-lifetime.
12	** Creator/BrieLarson auditioned for Rebecca "Becky" Barnes.
13	** Initial plans for the movies would have made Veronica, a former Morganian played by Creator/MonicaBellucci, who had a HeelFaceTurn.
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15	!!For the webcomic
16	* WriteWhatYouKnow: Some of the ExpoSpeak makes it blatantly obvious that the author knows what she's talking about, such as when [[spoiler:Cooper gets bitten by a monster and Victoria instructs Cooper to ''not'' tell the doctors it was a random animal bite due to the complications of having to identify the breed of animal and getting rabies shots]].

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