Jayhawk the Hutt

400m WW would be fine with a 155m budget, especially if it is DOM heavy. Who knows if it will make it there though.

Pretty sure the biggest hurdle to getting a distribution deal in the US is Coppola's apparent insistence on a major P&A spend and big backend deal for the producers. Which makes sense as starting point, but he likely will settle for less at the end.

Think Wonka will get at least a 4x from OW. It's a big family movie over the holidays. It doesn't even need exceptional WOM to get there IMO.

I think considering the presales, everyone is buying a ticket...

Going back to the table is a positive sign. I do union negotiations and I promise you the news after today won't sound good, but that will always be the case in a first meeting back to the table. Everyone will spend the next few meetings getting everything out of their system with little progress. Still a lot of work to be done, but it is a good sign as long as they keep meeting.

I'm convinced part of Barbie's success is that it proclaims it's feminism extremely loud and proud (it's not trying to "sneak" it in there) while at the same time it's also operating as all things to all people. I've seen conservative readings on Barbie alongside all the others.

Freezing Cold Take by me. And I really liked it!

Feel like I'm going a little crazy seeing debates over whether Nolan is going to direct an existing IP film after this. He's one of the only that gets a complete blank check from studios. That will continue after this. Especially since it looks like it will be a big box office, critical, and awards hit.

Reviews are all around excellent. Not quite at Fallout level but that was always gonna be tough. Should stay at 90%+ on RT.

Reactions are very good. Would expect reviews around rogue nation-level which is excellent. Even people ranking this more mid-franchise remark at the quality this franchise has.

I've resigned to this flopping pretty badly, however it being the last one means I won't take it too bad. This kinda ensures this will be the last film. Pretty excited to see it on Friday.

Thanks for running it again! Mission is a PLF heavy franchise and it will make what will be a subdued previews (due to Tuesday pricing) look a bit better because I think the PLF early access shows will get very close to selling out.

Really don't think it's a particularly presale-heavy franchise. Especially with previews on a Tuesday (which should help with walk ups anyways).

Sorry, should have been more clear, didn't mean the Walmart screenings, but Monday's early access PLF shows.

Do this include Early Access?