Spidey Freak Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Still, it hasn't helped its reputation among Jem fans that Universal is willing to put out, as Jerrica Benton said about the Misfits in the first cartoon episode, "this trash." Lol, Jerrica wished she were this talented and groundbreaking for an 80's cartoon character: The Misfits are so shizzy they just ditched this joke of a movie altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot308 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Then why did Universal move around the Steve Jobs release in the first place then? It was supposed to open wide this weekend, on October 9, but instead is opening wide on October 23, pushing Jem into lower-tier status at Universal. I will say they wanted to avoid press about Jem's box office total if that was the only movie they were opening wide on the 23, and instead have the box office reports focus on Steve Jobs' box office performance when it goes wide. building on early word of mouth starting with it's limited release first this past weekend and it was amazing Edited October 12, 2015 by Red-Ops 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrageous! Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Universal is surprisingly continuing to air movie commercials on prime time television. Now, you would think they would naturally air on Comcast owned NBC's prime time lineup, right? No, because two Jem movie commercials have aired during Disney owned shows Once Upon a Time and The Muppets on ABC. I would have thought Universal would have been trying to save TV ad money by this point, not air their commercials on a rival network that is not going to charge them as cheaply as airing it on their own network would have done. Is Universal attempting a last-ditch effort at television promotion for this movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrageous! Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Thanks to this tweet, Box Office Mojo is now saying Jem will be released wide in 2,200+ theaters. That means the "Worst very wide openings" list over there is now in play, should Jem open with less than $5.7 million it will appear on the chart. Also, Filmmusicreporter.com says that Hilary Duff is singing a version of Youngblood on the soundtrack. The track is credited to "Hilary Duff and Jem & The Holograms." Edited October 17, 2015 by Outrageous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Updated predicts: OW: 4M DOM: 10M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 So, nobody cares? Consider me not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 6.8 from IGN. Thats 1.8 higher than Witch Hunter. The guys from Double Toasted seemed to dig it too, their review comes later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrageous! Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Scott Mendelson's review for Forbes is up. He's been knowledgeable about the 1980s cartoon. He implies there are parallels to Josh Trank's Fantastic Four, in that it feels like the whole movie is being set up for a sequel. And Jem cartoon fans certainly will not hold back on the 2015 Fantastic Four comparisons this weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yandereprime101189 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Going by the Variety review about how it really sets up a sequel . . .. the Misfits are going to be the sequel hook at the end and appear in the last 10 seconds, aren't they. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutterbutter Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well, they are the Misfits. Their songs are better. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 This movie will bomb big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charism Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nope, no bomb, cause budget is 5mln. As I read somewhere few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrageous! Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 If the opening night is anything like what this Twitter user is saying for one specific movie theater, it makes you wonder why Universal even bothered with a Thursday night opening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutterbutter Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wow, four people? Better than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nope, no bomb, cause budget is 5mln. As I read somewhere few days ago. Man 5 million, thats not good. If it was $100,000 budget then yeah it can make some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) This is going to be the best reviewed new release this weekend. Amazing. Edited October 23, 2015 by DamienRoc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 26% on RT. Getting toxic reviews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutterbutter Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 By the way, two adjacent categories on the Jeopardy board today were "Gem" and "& the Holograms." Oy vey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 By the way, two adjacent categories on the Jeopardy board today were "Gem" and "& the Holograms." Oy vey. Not as bad as when Disney had Jimmy Kimmel unbox the new Star Wars toys and call it a joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 That is so weird. Sony has no reason to advertise a Universal movie, why would they do it today? Or is it just a coincidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
