{"id":44444,"date":"2018-09-12T18:39:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T22:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=44444"},"modified":"2019-05-25T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T20:10:41","slug":"mark-ruffalo-and-the-dark-age-of-celebrity-autographing-and-photo-ops-year-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/12\/mark-ruffalo-and-the-dark-age-of-celebrity-autographing-and-photo-ops-year-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruffalo And The Dark Age Of Celebrity Autographing And Photo Ops, Year Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an effort to boost ticket sales for its Thursday, October 4th show, the New York Comic Con has added Mark Ruffalo as a guest. He will be signing autographs for fans and you will even be able to take a picture with him.<\/p>\n

But if you decide to go, maybe check your bank balances. Because in addition to the $50 for a pass to the show that day, if you want Ruffalo’s autograph, it will set you back $180<\/a>. You want that photo op too? Add on another $190<\/a>. This makes him the most expensive celebrity there, almost doubling the basic options for Doctors Who Matt Smith and David Tennant and The Walking Dead <\/strong>and Black Panther <\/strong>actress Danai Gurira.<\/p>\n

Five years ago, I wrote two<\/a> articles<\/a> about other celebrity bookings by NYCC to sell tickets–Sylvester Stallone and Sigourney Weaver. Ruffalo’s prices are much less than Stallone’s and slightly below Weaver’s, but I repeat here what I said then. Those prices are for a photograph and an autograph. They aren’t even set by NYCC. His agents and handlers set that price. But while they try to sell it as a personal experience, you’ll be rushed through the assembly line at the photo op and might have better luck in the autograph line if Ruffalo happens to be a talker. You might be able to have a truncated conversation before you are shooed away. Don’t go into this thinking you’ll have a life changing experience, because you probably won’t.<\/p>\n

If the response to the announcement on the NYCC’s Facebook<\/a> is any indication, fans might be getting a bit tired of the whole dog and pony show that is the Celebrity Snap and Sign. Or maybe it’s that rabid The Kids Are Alright <\/strong>fans aren’t really happy with Ruffalo’s prices.<\/p>\n

However, if you attended the 2015 NYCC, you might have rubbed elbows with Ruffalo for free:
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