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On 4/10/2024 at 8:18 AM, icebearraven said:
Gateway?
Central Bloc! (Cebu)
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Managed to find a screening of Exhuma around and watched it, it was great!
Was also pleasantly surprised to see 70+ people in the same showing!
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7 hours ago, Issac Newton said:
Exhuma
WKend 1 - ₱5,183,560
WKend 2 - ₱9,505,212 / ₱17,205,846 (+83.4%)
4th Biggest Korean Film in Philippines. I posted the full breakdown of Exhuma on Korean BO Thread
A shame its already pulled out from the theaters around me...
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7 minutes ago, lorddemaxus said:
Have to say, not enough people giving this movie credit for having so much dialogue-less ape on ape interaction. Like it contains almost as much as Dawn imo.
And with no subtitles too!
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3 hours ago, John Marston said:
who has seen Adam Wingard's You're Next and The Guest? These movies are the tits and it makes it disappointing that his foray into franchise filmmaking have been mediocre to poor without any of the style these earlier films showed.
I like GvK and GxK but man I wish those films were as impressive as Youre Next in terms of intensity/style. It doesn't even feel like the same guy most of the time. (Several moments in GvK come close though IMO).
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9 minutes ago, Brainbug said:
Anything over 75M is an absolute win in my book. Before the presales ramped up, i would have been happy with a 60M OW.
Before the weekend I would've been very happy already with beating the over performing OW of Skull Island so this is just a huge bonus!
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Fun times with the monsters (the apes are the MVPs!) and the human cast is serviceable but I found the climax so rushed that it doesn't do the set-up/stakes justice IMO. Just as it starts ramping up, the movie starts sprinting towards wrapping it up as well.
For comparison, the climaxes of G14-KOTM-GvK all felt like these massive setpieces/mini-movies in themselves: San Francisco-Boston-the extended Hong Kong battle. While in GXK:
The Hollow Earth gravity battle and Skar King finally making it to the surface world feels like the 2nd act culmination/lead in to a sprawling 3rd act, but the Rio battle was surprisingly short for me. I can't help but think of when the MUTOs/Ghidorah/MechaG all had their moments of "victory"/putting up a challenge for our heroes.
But enough of that, I'd also like to think of what I did enjoy:
- various monsters battles sprinkled throughout
- the monsters getting to shine and showing their personalities
- nice build up to Skar King!
- Godzilla and Shimo have short and sweet roles, nothing new for the genre.
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3 hours ago, poweranimals said:
In anticipation for this movie, I finished the Monarch series and was pleasantly surprised. Has there been any word on a season 2?
So far, no official announcement of a season 2 pick up.
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6 hours ago, kayumanggi said:
I will still go to the movies, though. The experience can't be replaced by streaming. 🙂
Same. Even when friends say "but it'll be out on the internet in weeks/months", I just tell them the feeling in a theater just can't be replaced. (Plus ofc supporting the movies themselves!)
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44 minutes ago, Brainbug said:
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.
I like GvK, but I think if the score kept the same energy from the trailer ("Here We Go" + Godzilla starting to crawl unto the battleship = hype), the action scenes would have had a lot more impact.
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11 hours ago, NashvilleGojira said:
Has anyone seen rumors for GxK breakeven numbers? I've seen a few estimates around $470m WW, does that seem about right?
$470M is what GvK grossed WW. Maybe the estimates you saw meant GxK "must" outgross GvK at the minimum?
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If the majority of our cinemas weren't operated by mall tycoons, I'm sure a lot of them would've closed by now.
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3 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:
$672K / P37M for KFP4
Thanks! This is the weekend number? Thats much smaller than even Mario's $1.08M last year.
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Some updates:
and Dune 2 with only a 35% 2nd weekend drop! (c/o Deadline).
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17 hours ago, Brainbug said:
Not gonna lie, these posters are hilariously funny to me.
Idk why but these poses are giving off cereal box/Doritos bag/fast food tie-in vibes to me (but thats not exactly a bad thing 🤣)
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I think it's also important to point out that a lot of people became fans of Godzilla not because they thought "hey its a cool social allegory" but because they were kids who saw Godzilla and thought, "hey its a fire-breating dinosaur who fights other monsters!".
Of course, knowing the deeper themes behind the movies helps one appreciate & love the franchise more, but its the inherent appeal to children/families which made Godzilla into a truly lasting cultural icon/cash cow in the 1960s and 1990s.
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Can confirm, ticket lines are crazy rn
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3 hours ago, Cookson said:
Yeah there’s no way Toho can pull this early.
Mannnn I hope this OS success makes Toho consider a South-East Asian release...
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Good numbers for the franchise revival! The series has a soft place in my heart.
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The different Monsterverse IG accounts are posting this set of 9 images:
Looks like an imminent trailer release.
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On 8/16/2023 at 5:45 AM, kayumanggi said:
Apparently, we'll have our own Inka Magnaye voice the Scarab in our version of BLUE BEETLE.
There's an Easter egg for the Pinoy audience in her voice role! 🤣
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On 8/9/2023 at 4:04 AM, kayumanggi said:
OPPENHEIMER
$310,896 / -54.7% / $2,459,073
ELEMENTAL
$13,053 / +4,324.7% / $1,973,543
ELEMENTAL probably had a theater increase. 2M is so close, argh. There are really no family movies this time of year. TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM doesn't open until August 16th, I believe.
August 23 pa 🥲
PHILIPPINES BOX OFFICE thread
in International Box Office
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The PH box office owes a lot to anime films! Nice way to make young audiences look forward to theatrical releases.