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Monkey Man was acquired by Uni for just $10m, so if it opens to like $15m it should still be in the black before long, and should have a solid life on streaming. I do wish it could’ve done more but if casual moviegoing is a thing of the past like @Cmasterclay and @reddevil19 said then fwiw it’s not a bad result for something like this under current circumstances.

Berserk: The Golden Age *major spoilers below*

The Boy with the Green Eyes (*spoilers*)

Well... We made it. Ten years of CAYOM. Somehow, we outlasted 2.0., if only by a year. Let's drag this belated sh*tshow kicking and screaming through another decade, shall we? No grades for any reviews until after the top 25. This is to allow for some suspense, and also allow me to change my mind on this or that film once I actually grade them. I'm also reading everything in posted order, so if things are off chronologically, that is why. Without further ado, let's get reviewing... The Second Water War Cloud Cuckoo Land Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Pac-Man Room 131 Adam & Cindy ft. Cersei in: Guinea Piggest

The Set-Up Best Actor - Noah Centineo Best Actress - Lana Condor Best Original Screenplay Best Original Song - ”can’t be done” by Olivia Rodrigo

$200m is what Apple paid for it, so it's a $200m expense as far as they're concerned.

The IT provider to Filmstaden's sales channels has been hacked and now all means of selling tickets throughout the chain are currently unavailable, whether online or on-site. If grosses in Sweden end up way down this week this would be why. https://www.filmstaden.se/nyhet/NCG39997/tillfalligt-avbrott-i-filmstadens-forsaljningskanaler

As long as international markets follow it should have the advantage of back-to-back holidays in Europe (Ascension Day on the 9th and Whit Monday on the 20th). Could boost OS numbers a bit.

One of the Blumhouse producers said just this week that FNaF 2 hasn’t even been greenlit yet. We’re not seeing that before 2025.

RIPbot Dreams

I doubt it’d be ready by February, tbh. Production seemed like it was pretty rushed already.

Film by me: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Year 1 Films by others: Birdwing by @Blankments, Year 7; Yin by @SLAM!, Year 5

He said Scavs couldn’t be requested since he was going to read it anyway.

Film by me: Everything We Miss, Year 8 Films by others: The Parvelli Reunion by @Ezen Baklattan, Year 2; LucIId by @Blankments, Year 5(?)

The Set-Up Genre: Romantic Dramedy Studio: Nicely Packaged Films Distributor: Cookie Pictures Director: Claire Scanlon Cast: Lana Condor (Monica), Noah Centineo (Kitt), Jordan Fisher (Felix), Israel Broussard (Rick), Bailee Madison (Ophelia), Lily Chee (Alice) Original Song: ”can't be done” by Olivia Rodrigo Budget: $17.5m Release Date: May 22nd Theater Count: 3,475 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, sexual references, and brief strong language Running Time: 99 minutes (1 hour, 39 minutes) Plot (5.3k words):

@SLAM! Just want to point out that it’s the wrong title for the Hilda re-release on October 16th. It’s a re-release of the first movie, not the yet-produced sequel. Just want to make that clear to avoid eventual confusion.

- Remastered - Studio: Cookie Pictures Animation (external production aid by Endless Animation) Genre: Re-release / Animation (Worldmeander) / Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy-Drama Director: Jill Culton Producer: Sebastian Peters Executive Producers: Luke Pearson, Dana Terrace, Xander B. Irving Composer: Thomas Newman Original Song: "Brave Giants" (end credits theme) by Smith & Thell (inspiration) Animation Style: The film adopts the visual style of the original graphic novels (day scenes are in burnt orange and maroon like permanent autumn, and night scenes are icy blue and dark teal) and uses software based on the "Meander" technology that allows hand-drawn animation tools (brushstrokes, thick, emotive lines, drawn to camera) to be employed and rendered in CG animation without sacrifice while including the added depth and stability of the latter. Based on: Hilda and the Midnight Giant (2011) and the Netflix animated series Hilda (2018 to present) created by Luke Pearson Budget (re-release): $5m (original budget $130m) Release Date: October 23rd Theater Count: 3,000 Rating: PG for sequences of peril, crude humor, and instances of mild language Running Time: 118 minutes (1 hour, 58 minutes) Format: 2D, Dolby Cinema Original Release: April 7th, Y7 Plot: Re-release of Hilda and the Midnight Giant, remastered for Dolby Cinema with updated animation and visual effects. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xR9vyYv9UoJpM_IV9QR2tigue04dMbQN3LZEq4Ay_X8/edit?usp=sharing (~22,300 words)

New predict: Elemental Heron Robot Dreams Spider-Verse TMNT/Chicken Run 2/Suzume for the last slot

The argument isn't over them selling CvM, it's about them trying to scrap it in the first place. That's what Castro is calling predatory and anti-competitive.

27th

Dropping the rights to A Plague Tale, Goodbye Chunky Rice, and Felidae.

The Suicide The Squad

The Scavenger Wars - Remastered - Studio: Cookie Pictures Genre: Re-release / Science-fiction / Epic Directors: Matt & Ross Duffer Producer: Sebastian Peters Music: James Newton Howard Cinematographer: Steve Yedlin Budget (re-release): $5m (original budget $225m) Running Time: 162 minutes (2 hours, 42 minutes) Release Date: January 9th Theater Count: 3,200 Formats: 2D (4K HDR), Dolby Cinema Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, drug references, and brief strong language Original release: July 19th, Y3 Plot: A theatrical re-release of the Y3 science-fiction epic The Scavenger Wars, remastered in 4K HDR with updated visual effects. At the tail end of a twenty-year-long war between the last remnants of the human race and an extraterrestrial species called Scavengers, the Scavenger princess Tamara enlists the help of human veteran Joel, his sister Kira, their adoptive father Commander Barks, and the dashing Captain Lucina to stop a plot by the human Grand Admiral, James T. Packer, that would lead to the assured destruction of both species. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SsaPQQBs_mHWwAjSrM4fyrbiJ5JLdthnAX9rgHbLGfQ/edit?usp=sharing (~28,000 words)

It was either that or Nut Job 2.

I actually think it's the most promising sign we've had that Pixar/WDAS's box office status isn't entirely beyond repair. We now have a movie with some staying power unlike Lightyear and Strange World which both opened poorly and then quickly vanished from theaters. Provided Disney holds off the streaming release for a good while, this could bode better for future releases.