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The Ankler http://mailchi.mp/theankler/the-ankler-up-the-academy-june-30-2017 I am all for 85 minutes long movies but this seems a bit short for an epic LOTR type of movie that is setting up a franchise.

First trailer is so, so good especially the soundtrack. This is now one of my most anticipated movies of the year.

A crazy , campy space opera starring Dane DeHaan beating a dark Christopher Nolan movie about WWII will be the greatest thing to happen at the Box Office this year.

I don't think people care about Will Ferrell in a role like this. He should stick to wacky, over the top characters.

Baby Driver looks like a campier version of Drive based just on trailers. Drive also had great reviews but it didn't do all that great either.

A lot of people smoke to keep their weight down and to relieve stress. It makes sense why actors/actresses would smoke even if it is a harmful thing.

Actually if you look at 2016, Conjuring 2 also had a 80% Friday jump followed by a less than 10% Saturday jump. Father's day numbers were also all over the map with Warcraft dropping only 4% and Conjuring 2 dropping 40%. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2016-06-17&p=.htm

Wonder Woman is a much bigger brand historically than any of those Marvel solo characters. A well-reviewed solo Superman movie with a lot of hype should do a billion worldwide. Same goes for a solo Batman movie. The female Superhero factor is legit but aside from that $650-700 million WW seems about right in this day and age of peak CBM movies. Universal's Monster Universe is in a completely different space. The Mummy is a misstep and there is no way they will be able to greenlight a mummy sequel.

She isn't box office poison but boxoffice.com has the movie doing John Wick 2 numbers which seems a bit too high to me. Maybe a $20 million OW with the final total depending entirely on the WOM.

WW is not a good example because 1) Marvel/DC have much bigger fanbase 2) Wonder Woman has a $725 million WW ceiling which is pretty much the par score for a well-reviewed Marvel movie like Doctor Strange so bad reviews have definitely taken a toll on DCEU.

What's the deal with 47 meters down and its 3500 theater count? Are they even promoting the movie ?

Did they ? This is a wide release so they must have spend a lot of money in marketing it and I doubt it will make that money back. Movies like this are difficult to sell so I don't blame A24 but so far they haven't shown any ability to support a wide release.

I have yet to see A Cure for Wellness but that trailer is fucking great. The shot of the train entering the tunnel is everything.

Is there a precedence for a CBM movie increasing 30-40% from its opening Friday during summer ?

Deadline update $38.5 Friday/ $95+ OW

I agree with this. A lot more people watch CBM movies than used to back in early 2010s but the people who don't watch CBMs stay away from all of it so we have a higher floor and a lower ceiling. $1.5 billion for IW will depend mostly on China. As far as the domestic goes, nothing over $500 million is a lock.

The movie looks good but I am still not convinced that A24 can successfully handle a wide release.

What is the post-theatrical portion of the revenues these days for mid-budget movies ? Are they still making more than 50% from TV,streaming,DVD sales and rentals ?

I haven't watched a Transformers movie since the first sequel but I will definitely watch a Bumblebee movie if Shia Lebouf is the lead.

It looks like GOTG2 will be less profitable than GOTG but should make more than enough money to guarantee a sequel. There are 9 Superhero movies supposed to be released next year and I wonder what the returns will be like. Fox has three movies and Deadpool 2 looks like the only sure shot. The other two can easily disappoint. Marvel has 3. Avengers will be a hit. Black Panther can go either way. Ant-Man 1 made $520 million Worldwide so nothing is guaranteed if the budget is much higher than the first one. Then there is DC. 2018 could be the year where Super Hero movies start behaving like other big budget movies.

Yeah, there is no way this movie cost only $100 million. I get the studio's urge to give millions to Guy Ritchie after the Sherlock Holmes movie but he hasn't made a good movie since 2001.

I'm okay iwth Will Smith but the whole point is to de-age the lead actor by 25 years. Will Smith will look 12 years old if he is de-aged that much.

I don't care for Looper but I am willing to give this movie a chance as long as they get a great actor in the lead role. They should aim high and try to get Daniel Day-Lewis on board. I want to see a 60 year old DDL acting against a 35 year old DDL.

I don't understand why people are pissed at Condon's selection. They had Angelina Jolie attached to direct ffs. Condon is an upgrade at director although the lead actress will now be a downgrade.

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