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  1. My February movies: 2.1.20: gretel & hansel (i) 2.2.20: the lion king (1994) 2.5.20: uncut gems (i) 2.7.20: oscar nominated shorts live-action 2.7.20: oscar nominated shorts animated 2.8.20: parasite (i) 2.9.20: sleeping beauty (1959) 2.11.20: birds of prey (Atmos) 2.12.20: birds of prey (IMAX) 2.14.20: downhill 2.15.20: sonic the hedgehog (Atmos) 2.16.20: pocahontas (1995 2.18.20: fantasy island 2.21.20: the photograph 2.22.20: created equal: clarence thomas (i) 2.23.20: call of the wild (Atmos) 2.28.20: the invisible man (IMAX) ...
  2. She sure does. And it's funny that two posters gave me the "not cool" response. Why? In the trailer her character refers to her "humongous breasts". Good grief.
  3. F2 now at $450m DOM and $1.325B WW. Frozen's WW adjusts to $1.387B, which is in reach. Pretty amazing run.
  4. By gosh, the Sony strategy has worked again - release a Jumanji film in the face of Star Wars, and then watch it just leg and leg and leg its way to massively profitable box office. I wonder what day will be the first that JTNL out-earns TROS in daily domestic box office? Maybe next Saturday?
  5. I saw 202 movies in theaters in 2019, Wow! Here they were: 1.1.19: second act ... 1.2.19: mary poppins ... 1.4.19: escape room ... 1.5.19: if beale street could talk (i) ... 1.11.19: on the basis of sex ... 1.14.19: a dog's way home ... 1.15.19: replicas ... 1.18.19: glass (IMAX) ... 1.21.19: canal street (i) ... 1.23.19: the upside ... 1.25.19: serenity ... 1.27.19: my cousin vinny (classic) ... 1.28.19: dragon ball broly (i) ... 1.29.19: stan and ollie (i) ... 1.30.19: manikarnika: jhansi (bollywood) ... 2.1.19: miss balla (Atmos) ... 2.3.19: escape room ... 2.3.19: graham staines (i) ... 2.5.19: free solo (IMAX) ... 2.8.19: cold pursuit ... 2.9.19: what men want ... 2.11.19: the prodigy (i) ... 2.13.19: lego movie 2 (IMAX) ... 2.15.19: isn't it romantic? ... 2.16.19: alita battle angel (IMAX 3D) ... 2.17.19: happy death day 2u ... 2.20.19: gully boy (bollywood) ... 2.22.19: fighting with my family ... 2.23.19: oscar nominated shorts live-action 2.23.19: oscar nominated shorts animated 2.24.19: arctic (i) 2.27.19: how to train your dragon 3 (3D) ... 3.1.19: greta ... 3.2.19: spider man: spider-verse (Atmos) 3.4.19: madea family funeral ... 3.8.19: captain marvel (3D) ... 3.10.19: a star is born encore ... 3.12.19: captain marvel (Atmos) ... 3.15.19: apollo 11 (i) ... 3.17.19: wonder park (3D) ... 3.20.19: captive state ... 3.24.19: the iron orchard (i) ... 3.26.19: us (IMAX) ... 3.27.19: five feet apart ... 3.29.19: dumbo (3D) ... 3.31.19: gloria bell ... 4.1.19: the hummingbird project ... 4.2.19: hotel mumbai (i) ... 4.5.19: shazam! (IMAX) ... 4.6.19: P storm (chinese) ... 4.10.19: best of enemies ... 4.12.19: mia and the white lion (i) ... 4.14.19: missing link (3D) ... 4.15.19: pet sematary ... 4.16.19: hellboy (IMAX) ... Rave# ........... $9 4.19.19: the curse of la lhorana (IMAX) ... Rave# ........... $9** 4.20.19: breakthrough ... Rave** 4.22.19: penguins (IMAX) ... Rave# ........... $9** 4.24.19: kalank (bollywood) ... Rave II# ........ $8 4.26.19: avengers endgame (IMAX 3D) ... Rave# ........... $13** 4.27.19: little ... Cinemark PR** 4.29.19: shazam! ... Rave# ... $9** 5.2.19: avengers endgame (3D) ... Rave# ... $11 5.3.19: the intruder ... Rave II# ........ $5** 5.6.19: bolden (i) ... Rave# ........... $8 5.8.19: long shot ... Rave^ ........... $5 5.10.19: poms ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 5.13.19: detective pikachu (3D) ... Rave^ ........... $11 5.14.19: captain marvel ... Rave II^ ........ $8 5.15.19: tolkien (i - free) ... Rave 5.17.19: john wick 3 (IMAX) ... Rave II^ ........ $12** 5.21.19: the sun is also a star ... Rave^ ........... $8** 5.21.19: nausicaa (ghibli) ... Movie Tavern Juban Crossing ... Fandango Free 5.23.19: the chaperone (i) ... Rave^ ........... $8** 5.24.19: booksmart (i) ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 5.26.19: the white crow (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango Free 5.30.19: aladdin (IMAX 3D) ... Rave^ ........... $13** 5.31.19: rocketman (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $9** 6.2.19: godzilla 2 (3D) ... Rave II^ ........ $11** 6.4.19: ma ... Rave^ ........... $5** 6.7.19: dark phoenix (IMAX) ... Rave II^ ........ $9** 6.8.19: all is true (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango Free 6.12.19: bharat (bollywood) ... Rave II^ ........ $5 6.13.19: secret life of pets 2 (3D) ... Rave^ ........... $11 6.14.19: shaft ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 6.16.19: late night ... Rave^ ........... $5** 6.18.19: men in black international (IMAX) .. Rave^ ........... $9 6.19.19: dark phoenix ... Rave ........... Fandango Free 6.21.19: toy story 4 (3D) ... Rave^ ........... $8 6.23.19: anna ... AMC Tyson's Corner^ .......... $13** 6.25.19: child's play ... AMC Worldgate 9 (Reston) ...... Fandango Free** 6.27.19: annabelle comes home ... Rave^ ........... $5 6.28.19: godzilla 2 ... Rave^ ........... $5 6.30.19: do the right thing ... Cinemark PR ..... Fandango reduced 7.3.19: midsommar ... Rave^ ........... $5** 7.4.19: yesterday ... Rave^ ........... $8** 7.5.19: spider-man far from home (3D) ... Rave II^ ........ $8** 7.8.19: spider-man far from home (IMAX) .. Rave^ ........... $9** 7.9.19: avengers endgame ... Rave^ ........... $8 7.12.19: crawl ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 7.16.19: oh baby (bollywood) ... Cinemark PR ..... Fandango reduced 7.17.19: super 30 (bollywood) ... Rave II^ ........ $5 7.18.19: stuber ... Rave^ ........... $5 7.19.19: the lion king ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 7.20.19: the lion king (IMAX 3D) ... Rave^ ........... $15 7.22.19: art of self defense (i) ... Rave II^ ........ $5** 7.23.19: stuber ... Rave ............ Fandango Free** 7.25.19: aladdin ... Rave ............ Fandango Free 7.26.19: once upon a time in hollywood ... Rave^ ........... $5** 7.29.19: once upon a time in hollywood ... Rave^ ........... $9 7.30.19: the muppets movie 40th anniversary.. Movie Tavern Citiplace ... Fandango Free 7.31.19: annabelle comes home ... Rave II^ ........ $9** 8.2.19: hobbs and shaw (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $13 8.3.19: midsommar ... Rave^ ........... $9 8.6.19: lego movie 2 (3D) ... Liberty of the Seas Platinum Theater 8.10.19: Aquaman (3D) ... Liberty of the Seas Platinum Theater 8.12.19: dora city of gold ... Rave^ ........... $8 8.13.19: them that follow (i) ... Rave^ ........... $8 8.14.19: scary stories to tell ... Rave^ ........... $8 8.15.19: the kitchen ... Rave ........... Fandango Free 8.16.19: blinded by the light ... Rave^ ........... $8** 8.19.19: 47 metres down uncaged ... Rave^ ........... $8** 8.20.19: the farewell (i) ... Rave II ......... Fandango Free 8.22.19: good boys (i) ... Rave^ ........... $8** 8.23.19: brian banks (i) ... Rave II^ ........ $8** 8.24.19: the maiden (i) ... Rave ........... Fandango Free 8.25.19: mission mangal (bollywood) ... Rave II^ ........ $8 8.29.19: angel has fallen (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $12** 8.30.19: overcomer (i) ... Rave II^ ........ $8** 9.1.19: the matrix 20th anniverse (Atmos).. Rave^ ........... $12 9.2.19: jurassic park (classic) ... Movie Tavern Juban Crossing ... Fandango reduced** 9.4.19: after the wedding (i) ... Rave^ ........... $9** 9.5.19: peanut butter falcon (i) ... Cinemark Perkins Rowe .... Fandango reduced 9.8.19: don't let go ... Rave^ ........... $5 9.10.19: ready or not ... Grand Cinema .... Fandango Free 9.11.19: angry birds 2 ... Rave^ ........... $8 9.12.19: it 2 (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $12** 9.16.19: hustlers (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $12** 9.17.19: brittany runs a marathon (i) ... Movie Tavern Juban Crossing ... Fandango reduced** 9.18.19: linda rondstadt (i) ... Rave II^ ........ $10 9.19.19: dream girls (bollywood) ... Rave II^ ........ $8 9.20.19: downton abbey ... Rave II^ ........ $8** 9.23.19: ad astra (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $12** 9.26.19: official secrets (i) ... Rave^ ........... $8** 9.27.19: rambo last blood ... Rave II^ ........ $8** 9.29.19: aquarela (i) ... Rave^ ........... $5 10.1.19: hobbs and shaw ... (free) Rave II ......... ** 10.2.19: abominable (3D) ... Rave^ ........... $12 10.4.19: joker (IMAX) ... Rave II^ ........ $12 10.7.19: joker (Atmos) ... Rave^ ........... $12 10.9.19: judy ... Rave^ ........... $8 10.10.19: ghostbusters 35th anniversary ... Rave ............ free pass 10.11.19: jexi ... Cinemark PR ..... Fandango reduced** 10.14.19: the addams family (Atmos) ... Rave^ ............ $9 10.15.19: war (bollywood) ... Rave II^ ......... $9 10.17.19: gemini man ... Rave II^ ......... $8** 10.18.19: zombieland double-tap ... Rave^ ............ $8** 10.20.19: psycho (classic) ... Movie Tavern Juban Crossing ..... Fandango free** 10.21.19: maleficent 2 (Atmos) ... Rave^ ............ $12 10.24.19: maleficent 2 (IMAX) ... Rave^ ............ $12** 10.25.19: current war ... Rave^ ............ $5** 10.27.19: wizard of oz 80th (Atmos) ... Rave ............ free pass 10.28.19: black and blue ... Rave^ ............ $8** 10.29.19: great alaskan race (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango free 10.31.19: countdown ... Rave II^ ......... $8** 11.1.19: terminator dark fate (IMAX) ... Rave^ ............ $13** 11.3.19: the lighthouse (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango free 11.4.19: motherless brooklyn ... Rave^ ............ $8** 11.7.19: harriet tubman (i) ... Rave^ ............ $8** 11.8.19: midway (i) ... Movie Tavern Citiplace .... Free pass** 11.10.19: jojo rabbit (i) ... Rave II^ ......... $5 11.11.19: western stars ... Rave^ ............ $8 11.12.19: pain & glory (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango free 11.14.19: last christmas ... Rave II^ ......... $8** 11.15.19: ford vs ferrari (IMAX) ... Rave^ ............ $12** 11.18.19: charlie's angels 2019 ... Rave^ ............ $8 11.19.19: warrior queen of jhansi (i) ... Rave ............ Fandango free 11.21.19: parasite (i) ... Rave II^ ......... $8** 11.22.19: frozen 2 (3D) ... Rave^ ............ $11** 11.24.19: the good liar ... Rave ............ Fandango free 11.25.19: 21 bridges (i) ... Rave^ ............ $8** 11.26.19: frankie (i) ... Rave^ ............ $8 11.29.19: a beautiful day in the neighborhood Rave II^ ......... $5** 12.2.19: dr. sleep ... 12.3.19: knives out ... 12.5.19: queen & slim (i) ... 12.6.19: dark waters ... 12.8.19: white christmas (classic) ... 12.9.19: no safe space (i) ... 12.10.19: NL christmas vacation (classic) ... 12.12.19: hold on (i) ... 12.13.19: jumanji next level (3D) ... 12.16.19: honey boy (i) ... 12.17.19: the polar express (classic) ... 12.19.19: Star Wars: Skywalker (IMAX 3D) 12.20.19: bombshell ... 12.21.19: richard jewell ... 12.23.19: cats ... 12.24.19: a hidden life (i) ... 12.26.19: uncut diamonds ... 12.29.19: spies in disguise (3D) 12.30.19: good newwz (bollywood)
  6. Despite what the critics are saying, this film is a GOOD Star Wars film, WAY better than TLJ, and it has wiped out the box office doubts created by the SOLO debacle.
  7. FWIW, I saw this in 3D and do not recommend it. IMO the 3D is poorly done, one of those where the picture looks crisp in your straight-ahead cone of vision, but look to the sides and it blurs out. Wish I had chosen IMAX or Dolby instead.
  8. I saw Jumanji NL today and I enjoyed it well enough. It was a 3D showing at 12 noon and I was the only one in the theater, though of course that means nothing. Still, the legs the 2017 Jumanji sprouted were so exceptional I fear (because I am rooting for this to do well) it won't do anything close to that film in the end. Maybe $230m DOM? Still a solid money-maker but I am hoping for higher.
  9. I know Jumanji WTTJ opened very modestly, deep in a Star Wars shadow, then sprouted legs of thousand-year-old Oak to truck its way to $400m DOM, so maybe lightning will strike twice. But ... does anyone else think that a $4.7m Thursday and a projected $55m opening weekend is kind of on the low side for the sequel to a movie that did $400m DOM?
  10. I saw 18 movies in November: 11.1.19: terminator dark fate (IMAX) 11.3.19: the lighthouse (i) 11.4.19: motherless brooklyn 11.7.19: harriet tubman (i) 11.8.19: midway (i) 11.10.19: jojo rabbit (i) 11.11.19: western stars 11.12.19: pain & glory (i) 11.14.19: last christmas 11.15.19: ford vs ferrari (IMAX) 11.18.19: charlie's angels 2019 11.19.19: warrior queen of jhansi (i) 11.21.19: parasite (i) 11.22.19: frozen 2 (3D) 11.24.19: the good liar 11.25.19: 21 bridges (i) 11.26.19: frankie (i) 11.29.19: a beautiful day in the neighborhood
  11. I think Ford vs Ferrari will leg it out to $100m DOM. It was inevitable that it would take a hit in the face of the Frozen tsunami, but it will play through the holidays and I expect it to get there. We shall see.
  12. Anyone who thought F2 was going to be anything but an out of the box smash was fooling themselves. The original Frozen is one of the most profitable movies of the 2000s, it cast an even larger cultural shadow than its $400m DOM and $1.2B WW box office. If you have little girls - which like half the families in the world have, btw, you know how big this thing is. I read in a trade publication that they have sold over $500 million worth of Elsa and Anna dolls. That was two years ago. And it doesn't matter that it's a mediocre movie. "Finding Dory" and "Incredibles 2" were mediocre movies. So was the TLK remake this past summer. The whole "Frozen" thing is so big it just steamrolls over those considerations.
  13. Forgot to post my October list. I saw 19 movies in October: 10.1.19: Hobbs and Shaw 10.2.19: Abominable (3D) 10.4.19: Joker (IMAX) 10.7.19: Joker (Atmos) 10.9.19: Judy 10.10.19: Ghostbusters (35th anniversary) 10.11.19: Jexi 10.14.19: The addams family (Atmos) 10.15.19: War (bollywood) 10.17.19: Gemini man 10.18.19: Zombieland double-tap 10.20.19: Psycho (classic) 10.21.19: Maleficent 2 (Atmos) 10.24.19: Maleficent 2 (IMAX) 10.25.19: Current War 10.27.19: Wizard of Oz 80th Anniversary (Atmos) 10.28.19: Black and Blue 10.29.19: Great Alaskan Race (i) 10.31.19: Countdown
  14. The first half is really dull, mostly because the songs are just not good and the male characters get a lot of screen time and add nothing to the film. The "Unknown" song that they blare at us like it's "Let it Go" is awful, and they let that doofus boyfriend of Anna's sing a song too, I almost walked out. Also, Olaf has somehow lost his personality, he's gone from lovable to annoying. The second half picks up considerably, when Elsa and Anna spring to life. They are still very charismatic characters that chew up the scenery, especially Elsa. And the fire salamander is cool too. Then it feels like Frozen. My rating: First half ... C- .... Second half .... B+ Ends on a high note and kids seemed to have fun.
  15. I saw 17 movies in September. A-List really helps with this, LOL: 9.1.19: the matrix, 20th anniversary (Atmos) 9.2.19: jurassic park (classic) 9.4.19: after the wedding (i) 9.5.19: peanut butter falcon (i) 9.8.19: don't let go 9.10.19: ready or not 9.11.19: angry birds 2 9.12.19: it 2 (Atmos) 9.16.19: hustlers (Atmos) 9.17.19: brittany runs a marathon (i) 9.18.19: linda rondstadt (i) 9.19.19: dream girls (bollywood) 9.20.19: downton abbey 9.23.19: ad astra (Atmos) 9.26.19: official secrets (i) 9.27.19: rambo last blood 9.29.19: aquarela (i)
  16. I saw Mission Mangal last weekend, and while I was mildly entertained, I wasn't impressed artistically. The characters and situations seemed cookie-cutter and there was a lot of gratuitous Indian national puffery. Of recent Indian films I've seen, I would put it 4th behind Bharat and Oh Baby (both quite good, IMO) and maybe slightly above Super 30, which had similar flaws.
  17. The Lion King (2019) becomes .... The 9th film to reach $1.5B WW The 9th film to reach $1B Internationally The 8th film to do both* Hooray for TLK! * The Avengers (2012) is in the $1.5B WW club but not the $1B International club. The Fate of the Furious is in the $1B International club but not the $1.5B WW club.
  18. Love seeing Toy Story 4 ring the Billion Dollar bell. IMO, it's better than the remakes of Dumbo, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and TLK, and it's better than Finding Dory (edited) and the Incredibles 2 as well. IOW's, it's the best recent sequel to or remake of a classic Disney or Pixar movie, save for the amazing 2016 Jungle Book.
  19. I like this time of year, yeah I know Warner's is locked and loaded with a blockbuster in "It 2", but for the most part, the next couple months are about tallying up the summer, seeing if movies released a month or two or three ago can hit DOM or WW milestones, and then gearing up for the Christmas movie season.
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