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5 hours ago, Hydrogen said:
I never said Eisner said it about Disney, learn to read.
What you said was that Eisner said Disney is about making money. Eisner did not say that at all. He was working at Paramount and made no mention of Disney in the quote. You were wrong and are too cowardly to admit it. My reading comprehension is fine. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Maybe one of your other accounts will come to your rescue now.
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I really don’t think that there’s anything you can do. You shouldn’t have to go through the trouble of having a new vote. You put a lot of work into this. It’s just a horrible situation, and very unfair to you and everyone that voted. However, I think the best course of action is just leave it as it is and don’t reference its results when you do a vote for this topic next time.
I can’t believe anyone would be petty enough to do something like this.
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3 hours ago, Hydrogen said:
“We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective.” – Michael Eisner, Disney CEO (1984-2005) he said it in 1981, so he changed his mind in those 3 years? I doubt that.
What you said was factually incorrect. You said that Eisner said that about Disney. I said that he was talking about movies in general while working at Paramount. Stop trying to backtrack. You were wrong. Accept it and move on.
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37 minutes ago, Hydrogen said:
It's actually a little bit sad to see Avatar deposed by something as corporate as AEG, it's like movie making is going the way of video games, where Fifa and COD just keep coming out each year and selling millions.
The numbers were so insanely manipulated too I think it shows Disney really doesn't care about much, even Iger and Eisner have said plainly that Disney is about making money and nothing else.
Here's to another hundred live action remakes and Marvel movies eh. I wonder when they'll move onto the 1960s to start dregging up old cultural icons for us all to consume again
Eisner did not say that about Disney. Eisner said that movies were about making money. He said that when he was working for Paramount.
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2 minutes ago, cdsacken said:
I'll say it right now. I hope Avatar 2 breaks the 3B barrier. Avatar stans will be giant assholes about it but I don't care. Why? I want Avatar 3/4/5 to actually happen before Cameron dies and he takes 10 years a damn film.
I will be cheering on Avatar 2 as well. If Avengers: Endgame keeps the record, that's great. If Avatar 2 breaks the record, that's great too. Either way, I'll be happy.
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I really never cared about the WW record. I only really care about domestic grosses adjusted for inflation. There, Gone with the Wind is number 1. However, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke the domestic gross record, it was a nice accomplishment. Then, all of a sudden, there were these people who acted like Avatar was still the king because WW is what REALLY matters. That irked me because I felt like it diminished the accomplishments of Gone with the Wind and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That made me want one of the movies that I loved to take Avatar down.
Avengers: Endgame having the WW crown doesn't do much for me because I care about domestic adjusted grosses. However, I never have to listen to the moving goal posts again. Either Gone with the Wind has the record (domestic adjusted gross), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (domestic), or Avengers: Endgame (WW) . . . take your pick. Avengers: Endgame beating people at their own game (WW gross) does feel kind of nice.
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7 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:
Didn't they ban that guy? That weekend was quite a shit show for sure.
I remember him getting temporarily suspended a little while after that for sending me insulting private messages, but I am unaware of any other time that he was suspended. I do not believe that he was banned from that weekend thread. Someone correct me if I am wrong. I do not believe he was permanently banned.
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4 hours ago, Mekanos said:
Glad I wasn't here for AOU, people must have been losing their fucking minds over a not-as-good sequel with no novelty opening to 92% of the predecessor.
It was horrific. You had this tool named GiantCalBears disparaging Rth for over-estimating AOU’s initial nunbers. It was so disgraceful and pathetic that I don’t care if I get banned for calling him out on being a toolbox. For anyone to insult Rth is pathetic.
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2 hours ago, Royce said:
Scar (Endgame) has finally killed and dethroned Mufasa (Avatar) with a help of a stampede (literally in some theaters)
but Simba (Avatar 2) will come to avenge his father and claim the throne
I hope so. Disney having the number 1 movie WW is nice. Disney having the top 2 movies WW is nicer.
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4 minutes ago, Alexdube said:
Indeed BOM lists Paramount as the domestic distributor. Fox did international. It was a tricky one
thanks for that adjustment
Thank you for pointing that out to me. That was some excellent research by you.
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5 hours ago, Alexdube said:
Titanic should probably be under Fox, or both Paramount and Fox. Fox initiated the project and Paramount joined in later to share some of the cost, although they were caped on the investment. Fox was standing to lose much more when it went way over-budget.
I read your thinking for sorting them
but Paramount clearly didn't finance Titanic by itself
After doing extensive research, you are right. Fox is the studio that initiated the movie and financed the majority of the movie. Despite Paramount getting domestic distribution rights, Fox was the studio that was setting the release date. Titanic is clearly Fox’s movie. I am going to list Titanic under Fox.
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13 minutes ago, Mekanos said:
I mean that's literally what the Paramount case was about. Disney isn't there yet.
The Paramount case was because Paramount did have a monopoly by owning all of the movie theaters in Detroit. It had nothing to do with their movie studio being a monopoly. Disney does not own a chain of movie theaters.
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The list has been updated to reflect the addition of Toy Story 4.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has been removed from the list.
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James Bond is a male fantasy character. That's really the whole point of the franchise. The more they get away from that, the more watered-down the character becomes. Having a female starring in the role, even if she doesn't play James Bond, destroys the whole concept of the franchise. I don't know what modern audiences want, but that concept will not appeal to the traditional Bond audience. It can't because it is on the other end of the spectrum from a male fantasy.
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29 minutes ago, XO21 said:
Never heard of this guy..hard to believe THR, Deadline or Variety wouldn't report something like this...plus this option makes absolutely no sense.
That article is news to me. What was reported months ago was that the deal with Sony and Disney over Spider-Man expired after this movie. There was speculation that Sony may not renew the deal. This article makes it sound like if certain milestones are reached, then the deal automatically renews for at least a little longer. That’s the first time that I am hearing about that clause, but it is certainly believable.
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I am so glad I never joined movie pass. I am very happy being an AMC A-Lister.
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Glad to see The Avengers made the list. Disappointed that Captain America: The First Avenger didn’t make the list.
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16 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:
Disney are mad that his contract deal with FOX is really good and are trying to get him to change it,Where are you getting this from? It feels like you're making that up.
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The time has come. The one movie with the potential to ruin my "Disney to have the top 4 domestic grossing movies" club, If the final gross is less than Captain Marvel, my club should be a success. If it goes over Captain Marvel, and TS4 doesn't develop amazing legs, then Frozen 2 and Star Wars will both have to hit it out of the ballpark.
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49 minutes ago, YourMother the Edgelord said:
Anyone surprised how good Aladdin is holding? I got to give props to it, anyone think it can get to $350M DOM?
I am really surprised how well it is holding. I am not sure if it'll reach $350M, but it's the movie that finally broke Disney's Memorial Day curse. It's also the best performance for a Will Smith movie in a long time. Disney has so many blockbusters in theaters at the same time right now, and they aren't cannibalizing each other.
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Just a reminder: it’s not about the OW and it’s not about the legs. It’s about the final gross.
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1 hour ago, JamesCameronScholar said:
Everyone in this thread, every one of you, is fighting for survival, and that's a fact. There's a comicbook horde out there massing for an attack. These orbital images tell me that the hostile numbers have gone from a few hundred, to well over two thousand in one day. And more are pourin' in. In a week's time there could be 20,000 of 'em. At that point they will overrun our perimeter. That's not gonna happen. Our only security lies in preemptive attack. We will fight terror with terror. The hostiles believe that this forum is protected by their... Avengers. And when we destroy it, we will blast a crater in their racial memory so deep, that they won't come within 1 billion dollars of Avatar's box office ever again. And that, too, is a fact.
I can only speak for myself, but you’re right. However, it isn’t the Avengers that protects the realm. There is a higher power. One that has taken over Avatar’s film studio, taken over its franchise, and will one day take its WW box office crown.
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9 minutes ago, TMP said:
Follow up to a film with toxic WoM. That'll negate the "wow factor", and even then the USP of Godzilla vs Kong isn't gonna be too high.
It’s possible. But it’s also one of those cross-overs like Freddy v Jason and Alien v Predator where it’s about the dream matchup of Godzilla fighting King Kong.
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BOT's TOP 100 Film Scores: The Fourth Will Be With You, Always --- RECOUNT DONE, NEW TOP 100 POSTED
in Archived Lists and Countdowns
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I post my list in the voting thread, as well as sending it via private message. So everyone can see my vote, and also see that I didn’t edit the post recently. That safeguards the integrity of my vote at least. Although it is still very unfair to have to tabulate all the votes again.