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Judging by the dual 12 year gaps in that table, it will be 2034 before we see another film join that trio.

There have only been two Thursdays in its run where TGM dropped more than the percentage needed for it to dip below $1M today. Those were the Thursdays that JWD and TL&T opened. The drops the last three Thursdays have been very small or the film increased like it did last week. BT seems like one of the closest competitors for its demo so it’s probably around a 55% chance that it remains above $1M today. It would be no surprise if it falls into the $900K range, though.

Tenet would have easily cleared $500M OS (and $250M US/Can) if there had been no pandemic. I ditched work one afternoon during its first week to see it here in the US. There were two other people in the theater besides myself. Nolan makes movies for the big screen and Tenet is no exception as the film's cinematography is excellent and was worth the price of admission. Say what you will about the script; but I still liked the film more than I did Dunkirk.

If Paramount had gotten it back into PLFs this weekend, it would have likely increased. Simply an amazing run as it creeps its way toward $700M.

Finally got around to seeing Thor Love and Thunder today. It was such a bland, boring and uninteresting film. Portman was easily the highlight even though I had some serious questions about her hair. Thor was insufferable. Bale was one dull villain. Crowe needed more screen time. The cameos were nice, though. I miss Fat Thor.

I think the film’s sky high dependency on and appeal to older moviegoers are the reasons here. For them, there is little difference in going to a movie on a Monday or a Tuesday as they are both not during the weekend. Also, many of them are already taking advantage of either senior discounts or frequent movie attendance plans this the cheaper Tuesday tickets are of little benefit to them. It is figurative applying the slow and steady tortoise method to win the box office race, despite the film’s Mach 10 subject matter.

Looks like at least six more consecutive days above $1M for TGM and possibly as many as 13 more.

That is a mystery which makes you wonder if the obvious reason is the actual reason.

I am just wondering where the budget went for Nope. The cast is not large nor do they normally command hefty 8 figure salaries. The production design was minimal. The special effects were not extensive nor that complex. If you had told me the budget was half of what it was, I would have believed it.

TGM has crossed the 5x multiplier threshold with estimates and is sitting at a 5.01 multiplier with a little over a 1M cushion in case it drops slightly with estimates. Not too bad for a low-key summer film not driven by special effects or superheroes.

If they prefer to sacrifice good stories at the altar of fan service like they did with NWH, then he needs to be shelved.

So is Holland's Spider-Man on the shelf temporarily or permanently?

That BP: WF trailer suggests the film is far more interesting than anything Marvel has done since Shang Chi. I know that bar is not high; but t does look good to this non-CBF.

That B Cinemascore for Nope is not surprising at all to me. There are numerous stretches in the film where next to nothing happens. The movie unfolds more like a mystery than a thriller or horror film.

Saw a noon showing of Nope. Maybe 15 or so of us in the theater. It is an interesting movie as it goes long stretches where nothing much happens but it still manages to tell a credible story if you can buy the premise. I will say the film has by far one of the best character backstories (for Steven Yeun's character) that I have ever seen. I'd line up to watch a prequel spin-off movie involving his character if it delved into the subject matter shown in Nope. Overall, I'd give the movie an A- or B+ as Peele has a well-crafted movie on his hands. I think audiences will like it; however, I don't think many of them will love it which will probably hurt its legs.

It has only had four other Tuesdays that did not follow a holiday on the Monday before it. TGM increased 11%, 14%, 2% and 21% on those Tuesdays. So yesterday’s increase was a few points below the average of those four but not too far from it.

The IMAX I frequent has sold only 26 tickets total across the four showings scheduled for Friday. The single showing on Thursday night has sold 31 tickets so far. I’m not sure the general public is aware this movie is opening this week.

I have seen The Batman and Top Gun Maverick twice in theaters this year. For both films, I saw them once in IMAX and once in Dolby. The lack of new movie releases is pretty much the primary obstacle preventing me from going to the movies more.

I think the film would have done better if Ledger had still been alive as he would have been the subject of a massive media and PR campaign as the public was obsessed with his performance that summer. I think WB dialed back promotion for the film so as not to appear as using his death to make money (or at least less so).

Before release, $400M WW would have been around the top end of the most optimistic predictions, especially given a perception of the film being nothing more than American military propaganda. It will end its run with almost $1B more than those early pie in the sky predictions. It’s not just the over-performer of the year; but one of the largest and most surprising over-performances of all time.

I don't know if I would call it "chick lit" but it is certainly a novel targeted more towards women than men. The film is easily one of my favorite films from the 2010s, perhaps even in my Top 10 for the decade. I loved it.

People need to keep in mind what type of film is being reviewed and what business or organization the critic is working for when writing the review. There are a lot of fan boy type critics on RT nowadays and many things are far less critical than traditional critics because they need to maintain their fan base/user group. Reviews of Marvel, Star Wars, sci fi and star studded action films tend to be the most prone to these less discerning reviewers. However films like Crawdads and other adult dramas as well as arthouse or independent movies tend to bypass these type of reviewers and are mostly reviewed by professional critics and film lovers more concerned with elements besides spectacle. These films receive far fewer reviews but the reviews, as a whole, tend to be more honest and fair. You may or may not agree with their good or bad reviews but they don’t pull punches usually (but not always). Then you have publications like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter and other movie intensive reviewers that fall somewhere in between. Just pay attention to the type of film being reviewed, who is reviewing it and adjust accordingly.

Tracking must simply be awful for the film as I was expecting OW to be in that range, if not a little higher.

Are people able to distinguish when someone is being critical or antagonistic towards a subject or topic and not toward the person speaking making a point on that topic?

I have absolutely no idea how Bros will perform or even who the target audience is, be it straight people who appreciate gay themed humor or gay people wanting representation on screen or some combination of the two. The film could bomb and I would not be surprised or the film could overperform and I would not be surprised either. The film has a clear lane if people are seeking a comedy of the rom com variety if that makes any difference.