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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
Oh man i have to say that im a bit proud of myself that i called this movies potential to have a bit of a breakout with my 200M DOM club. I think we can compare GxK to Dune 2 in the sense that both their predecessors were cut short of their potential by the pandemic and day-and-date release back in 2021. And both had very good audience responses and now reap the benefits. -
The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
I cant wait for the Deadline update where it say its 8M previews and they have their weekend projection still at 50M. -
Godzilla has a serious, ambitious side. Movies like the original, Shin Godzilla, Minus One or the 2014 film. Godzilla also has a silly, light-hearted side. The Showa era films, most of the Millenium films, the Monsterverse since Skull Island. As ive said before, i think this aspect of the character and the franchise - that it can work in the most different of tones and concepts imaginable - is maybe the main reason why Godzilla has stayed so relevant and popular all these decades. Im extremely glad that Minus One was made and has been so acclaimed. And im also very glad that i will see a completely bonkers and silly action movie when i watch GxK in theaters. As someone who loves both these sides of the series, i coudnt be happier.
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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
I disagree! -
I do agree with you that even these movies need an emotional core that makes you care about the carnage thats happening on screen. However, i think GvK showed that this core musnt be necessarily be found with the human characters. King Kong was by all accounts the protagonist of GvK and the most empathetic character (along with the deaf girl) and it seemed to have worked. And with GxK now, Kong probably remains that emotional core and protagonist. After all, audiences will have an easier time rooting for a nearly human-like giant ape than a big lizard.
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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
Reading the last few pages in this thread this morning is better than re-watching Jurassic World. -
I think from here on out i will quote Yamazaki every time someone brings this false information (in regards specifically to Minus One) up: According to Yamazaki, the visual effects team was not mistreated, having avoided working long hours on the film, and they installed a kitchen in the studio to make it "more comfortable and cozy". Moreover, he explained there are two categories of animation studios in Japan: "white" and "black", with "black" studios being the exploiters; the name of the film's visual effects studio, Shirogumi, literally means "white team" in Japanese
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This is not a Spoiler for the movie, since its in the trailers: GodzillaxKong will take place partly in Brazil. Could that boost its numbers here or is that not really a factor?
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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
Well then the question is, do you mean with that a) that you dont like the Monsterverse movies and would like to see the movie open on the low end of expectations in which case why are you so mean? b) you would like to see an 8, in which case im fully on board! c) you generally dislike the number 7. Im eagerly anticipating your answer. -
The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
We all know you, too, would like to see the number begin with a 7 more, Shawn. -
The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
Oh man im so happy. King of the Monsters' underperformance nearly killed my passion for following box office back then so to see the new movie doing this well in presales feels especially good. -
I feel like one reason for King of the Monsters underperformance (and its short legs) was that while it had way more fight scenes than G14, they were often interrupted by the (frankly boring) family storyline which can be frustrating. GvK on the other hand had multiple fight scenes where you were just watching the Kaiju duke it out for a few minutes. And i think that went over way better with the GA and especually the part of it that just wants mindless monster action. So if GxK is "more of the same", i do expect it to get similarly good WoM to GvK even if the reviews are poor (which i kind of expect now with the emargo dropping later).
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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
For me, 8M Previews would already be fantastic considering many here felt the movie would open more in the 50M range for the last few months. 10M Previews would just be nutty. At that point, i would probably be insufferable on the forums (more than already mind you) -
The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Brainbug replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
The amount of citys i would destroy for a 75M OW ... -
To the score discussion: I also believe that King of the Monsters score is vastly superior to all other MonsterVerse soundtracks. I like the music from G14, but theres no real banger track on it imo and Kong Skull Islands music feels like Hollywood blockbuster factory themes. GvK though for me is the low point. Its way too bombastic all the times and its just - kind of tedious. I love Junkies score for Mad Max Fury Road, but it seems like with the MonsterVerse films he just doesnt try very hard which i think is unfortunate.