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1 minute ago, That One Guy said:
that looks pretty cool and people are hating on it a bit too much. I think it'll be fun
GET IT ON TILL I DIE
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2 minutes ago, Chewy said:
That stops this year.
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Might as well do my theater presales update again, especially considering there are way less movies to worry about.
Insidious 3 226 1.33% Fifty Shades 117 1921 6.09% Insidious only has Thursday previews up so far. Fifty Shades is frontloaded, as expected, with Thursday and Saturday making up 80% of the tickets sold, while Friday and Sunday have sold very little.
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7 hours ago, Goffe said:
Best Star Wars. Problably because
SpoilerChewbacca slaps Porg away from the cockpit panel;
he got what he deserved. Very satisfying.
I was gonna give you a like, but you dissed the Porgs. I don't take kindly to haters.
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Just now, That One Guy said:
Jessica Rothe tho.
(plus it's a musical! i like musicals! so i'll see it)
A musical? Dammit, now I'm conflicted.
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1 hour ago, WrathOfHan said:
TFW Logan Paul does something so fucking moronic even Deadline is reporting about it http://deadline.com/2018/01/logan-paul-you-tube-suicide-victim-video-japan-reaction-1202234175/
Just read the article, and I just learned he's going to be in the Valley Girl remake this year.
I had zero interest to begin with, but now that's a movie I'll avoid like the plague.
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And I guess if we're going into the discussion of YouTubers, I guess I'm part of the problem because I think I'm subscribed to about 200+ channels (although a good chunk of them are friends, people who haven't made videos in a long time, or Vevo channels, so I guess I'm not that horrible.
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22 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
lmfao I had no idea they marketed Batman Begins with a Nickelback song
It's still not the funniest Batman Begins promo
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8 hours ago, KeepItU25071906 said:
When don't see Wonder Woman in WINS list.
You really think Wonder Woman wasn't going to be in the top 10? C'mon.
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To the people confused at Despicable Me 3's exclusion, I kinda had a feeling this one would be debated, but here's my reasoning. Obviously, it was still a massive success. If anything, it's my #11. But the thing about this movie is that for franchise films, I often compare it to its predecessors, and this one had a bit of a drop-off from the last film, and while drop-offs aren't automatically bad, I feel as if it had grossed around $300M or so, it would have been included on the list, as going from $335M to $265M was a tad too steep. I also show favoritism towards originals when it comes to wins, because they have higher uphill battles to face due to a lack of recognition and familiarity with audiences. That's why I feel Girls Trip, as well as a couple of other films on this list were more impressive than DM3. Obviously, I still give it plenty of kudos (If I didn't, it wouldn't be an honorable mention), but I still am of the opinion originals doing big relative to expecations is more commendable than a sequel or adaptation doing big relative to expectations. I know people will disagree with that mindset, but...hey, it's my list. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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WIN #10
GIRLS TRIP
"You can't get an infection in your bootyhole...it's your bootyhole."
Release Date: July 21
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh
B.O. Gross: $115.1M DOM, $139M WW
We’re going to get into the genre in a little bit, but comedy films this year suffered big time, with flop after flop, both with audiences and with critics. Girls Trip was an example to all of the other movies and studios this year how you’re supposed to make people laugh and look good while doing it. The most important element, like with any comedy, comes down to its cast, and while the acrtresses themselves played a big part, the film's diverse characters were a huge selling point and the reason the movie was made in the first place. Director Malcolm D. Lee, producer Will Packer, and writers Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver made this film in an attempt to have black women be themselves and have fun, at a time when most of their roles are relegated to biopics and “important” features, something that’s still being done today. That helped a lot in making this both an event film for black women, but also stand out in a sea of forgettable white-led comedies.
Not only did the film stand out from a racial standpoint, it also stood out for being the most important element of a comedy: funny. Having Kenya Barris, the creator of the hit show Blackish, write the screenplay was an excellent choice, as similar to that show, Girls Trip had great dialogue and well-rounded characters, leading to sharp chemistry between its leading ladies, the most important part of an ensemble comedy. This of course led to extremely solid legs, thanks to good word of mouth and zero comedy competition, helping to make this movie gross over $115M domestically, one of only two comedies this year to reach the nine-digit mark (well, possibly three if Pitch Perfect 3 makes it which is unlikely, but not impossible).
While the film being one of only a handful of successful comedies played a big part in its inclusion on the list, another factor came to how it had potentially created a new Hollywood superstar. Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Regina Hall all played a part in the film’s success, but the biggest part of the cast that made the film a hit was an actress few had ever heard of, Tiffany Haddish. Originally just any other stand-up comedian who played bit parts in movies and TV shows, Haddish's role in this film was unanimously considered the highlight of the film. Just about every critic and audience member talked about her performance being the funniest part of the whole movie. So much so, she won the title of Best Supporting Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. She isn’t expected to be nominated at the Oscars, but that’s an impressive feat considering she won over frontrunners with more accolades and legacy behind them, like Laurie Metcalf and Allison Janney. This led to a banner year for Haddish, as she would later appear in Jay-Z’s “Moonlight” music video, release her autobiography, and become the first black comedienne to host Saturday Night Live, and it's easy to pin all of that success on Girls Trip. Next year looks to be even bigger for her, as she will be in the new TBS series The Last O.G. starring Tracy Morgan and created by Jordan Peele, as well as appear alongside Kevin Hart in this September’s Night School (I'm gonna be a little bold and say that film has some breakout potential, so watch out). She’s also expected to lead the female-driven comedy Limited Partners for Paramount.
The film’s success may not be anything to write about at first glance, but it was a breath of fresh air to the comedy genre, both critically and financially, and has potentially created a new superstar in the film industry, and sometimes that’s just all you need to be impressive and get into the #10 spot.
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FAIL #10
THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE
"I'd say it's about seven...point...arm ripped off"
Release Date: September 22
Directors: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan
Cast: James Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Zach Woods, Jackie Chan
B.O. Gross: $59.3M DOM, $123.1M WW
In 2014, Warner Bros. broke their feature animation curse with the release of The Lego Movie. At the time it was released, it was a mini-phenomenon, thanks to its clever writing, hilarious performances, and timeless messages and themes. Naturally, WB took that movie and planned to make a franchise out of it. But unlike other franchises that start out with a sequel, WB decided to start things out with spinoffs, both of which came out in the same calendar year, only a few months apart. The first was The Lego Batman Movie. It wasn’t as huge as The Lego Movie, but it still received great reviews and a decent gross at $175 million domestically and $311 million worldwide.
And then, there was Lego Ninjago. Based on the toy line and Cartoon Network series of the same name, Ninjago was never expected to be as big as the other movies, but it was still a LEGO film, in a September slot that worked well for other animated films in the past, most notably Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania. With zero competition to deal with, why wouldn’t it be a hit? But when it opened, its $20 million opening weekend was a serious disappointment. Its legs were also really bad for an animated family film, as the film ended up with less than $60 million domestically, and only $123 million worldwide.
The three main reasons as to why this film failed goes as follows: First, it was based on a toy line most adults have never heard of. The first two Lego movies were based on things adults recognized and could appreciate, making them appealing to more than just families. Unless you were a kid, had kids, or are just into Legos, why would you care about this movie or these characters? Second, it was following up from a Lego movie that came out only a few months ago. Overexposure of anything is never good, and considering this film had far weaker critical reception, why waste money seeing the same thing but worse, when you can just rent Lego Batman, the better movie, at home? Heck, considering Ninjago has a TV show, why not just watch it for free on Cartoon Network or Netflix instead of paying money to see the same thing in the theater, only feature length?
Third, the film flat-out wasn’t good. What made the fast pace and goofy tones work in the first two movies were the directors. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Chris McKay have all worked as animation directors before, and the stuff they have worked on fit with their sensibilities and comedy, so when they made these films, the films turned out great. Of Ninjago's three directors, only one of them has directed before, and that one person only directed episodes of that TRON cartoon that nobody remembers. Not a great fit for the material, and because of that, the film was annoying to adults and boring to kids, resulting in the biggest misfire from Warner Animation Group.
It also begs the question, why not just make Lego Movie 2 first? Lego Batman still did good, but it's not like people were instantly attached to the franchise after the first movie. If anything, having more time for people to get attached to the character would have helped made Lego Batman do even better, at least in my opinion. Lego Ninjago having little to do with the first movie only made things worse. Just make a hit sequel, then make your spinoffs.
Regardless, 2019 will finally see The Lego Movie Sequel, while The Billion Brick Race, another Lego spinoff, is also in the works. We’ll see if WB can turn things around or if the damage was already done, but at the very least, having experienced directors and writers like Mike Mitchell, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and Jorge Gutierrez will be of great help quality-wise and could potentially help any of the sour tastes audiences felt from this ninja film.
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3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
There always needs to be a film about corrupt cops every January/February. Triple 9 in 2016, Sleepless in 2017, and now Den of Thieves. Very good trilogy.
It was supposed to be an easy grab!
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Has anyone seen Mudbound yet? If so, is it any good?
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7 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:
haven't seen it but have read there's apparently still a couple wide shots with k-space in them.
SpoilerI remember there was in the beginning with him in Saudi Arabia. He got off the train, and you can see Spacey in his makeup. I remember it because the greenscreen was used for Plummer afterwardsand it looked like trash. That's the only time I remember it happening though.
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A long list of potential films, including studio (If I missed anything, lemme know):
Ad Astra (Fox)-If it gets a qualifying release
Backseat (Annapurna)
Bad Times at the El Royale (Fox)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna)
Beautiful Boy (Amazon)
The Best of Enemies (N/A)
Black Klansmen (Focus)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox)
Boy Erased (Focus)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (Amazon)
The Favorite (Searchlight)
First Man (Universal)
The Front Runner (N/A)
Killers of the Flower Moon (N/A)
Life Itself (Amazon)
The Little Stranger (Focus)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Amazon)
Mary, Queen of Scots (Focus)
Mid-90s (A24)
The Old Man and the Gun (Searchlight)
On the Basis of Sex (Focus)
Ophelia (N/A)
Roma (N/A)
The Seagull (SPC)
Under the Silver Lake (A24)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (Annapurna)
Widows (Fox)
The Wife (SPC)
The Women of Marwen (Universal)
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Again, because the weekend thread is full of circular arguments:
If Han's $340M prediction becomes correct (I have a bit of a reservation), then Jumanji becomes the third-biggest Sony movie only behind Spider-Man 1 and 2. At the very least, it's definitely passing Skyfall. I'm still shocked Sony hasn't announced a sequel however.
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48 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but Father Figures is not good!
Are you a serial killer?
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2 minutes ago, That One Guy said:
The two films I’ve stanned for can’t even make a disappointments list
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Can you help support my Top 10 year recap thing?
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HONORABLE MENTIONS (WINS)
La La Land: Thanks to Oscar buzz and amazing WOM, the film opened in December with one of the strongest PTAs in film history, and had phenomenal staying power during its January expansions, grossing over $150 million domestically and becoming the fourth highest-grossing musical ever. Its worldwide was just as impressive, grossing over $446 million. Director Damien Chazelle’s next project is the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man, and it will be interesting to see how the film will follow up on its success.
John Wick Chapter Two: Going leaps and bounds over the first film, Lionsgate created a highly successful follow up both with critics and at the box office, with $92 million domestically and $171 million worldwide. It’ll be interesting to see how Wick 3 will capitalize on the bounce as it will face bigger competition in May 2019.
Logan: It had a great run, making over $615 million worldwide, $225 million domestically. It was also critically acclaimed, making it the perfect send-off for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. With X-Men’s future seemingly wishy-washy and uncertain, mainly due to the Disney-Fox deal (#FuckthatDeal), at least Hugh Jackman went out on a high note.
The Boss Baby: Alec Baldwin capitalized on his success on playing Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, and helped take this Dreamworks toon to great success, with $175 million domestic and almost $500 million worldwide. A 2021 sequel is on the way, a perfect new franchise for Universal when they start distributing Dreamworks’ new movies next year.
Fate of the Furious: In America, it only grossed about $225 million. Impressive for sure, but it’s still a big, if expected drop from Furious 7. Overseas however, it managed to gross over $1 billion in total, making it one of the highlights of foreign box office...outside of the Chinese film Wolf Warriors 2, of course. The Hobbs/Shaw spinoff will be coming in 2019 (Suck it, Tyrese!), with the 9th film the year after.
How to be a Latin Lover and Baahubali 2: In the last weekend of April, these films, one bilingual English and Spanish, the other Indian, were pleasant surprises that overperformed considerably on their opening weekends thanks to an empty market and niche targeting (and in Latin Lover’s case, the starpower of Eugenio Derbez). Hopefully this will give studios an interest to release more Spanish and Indian films.
47 Meters Down: Originally a Direct-to-DVD movie that was thrown into theaters at the last second thanks to The Shallows and Mandy Moore’s role on the show This Is Us, 47 Meters became the sleeper hit of the summer, grossing $44.3 million on an $11.2 million opening. A strong debut for Entertainment Studios, with 48 Meters Down expected to come out soon.
Baby Driver: Edgar Wright finally hit it big. With an empty summer, rave reviews and buzz, as well as a killer cast (well, it was killer before Kevin Spacey’s allegations were let up), Baby Driver was a sleeper hit for Sony, grossing $107 million domestically and 226 million worldwide. A sequel is now in the works, and I'm sure Wright has gotten plenty of phone calls for new projects due to this film’s success.
Despicable Me 3: Made $1 billion worldwide, but its reception was “ehh” and its domestic gross wasn’t anything to write home about, only grossing ahead of the first Despicable Me, a massive drop from the monsters that were Despicable Me 2 and Minions. We’ll see if this drop will impact Minions 2 in the States once it arrives in 2020.
Annabelle: Creation: After a disastrous first film, director David Sandberg turned things around and released a sequel that was considered infinitely better than its predecessor, and has become the third film in The Conjuring Cinematic Universe (I can’t believe that’s a thing) to gross over $100 million domestically. We’ll see if next summer’s The Nun will continue the trend.
Murder on the Orient Express: Kenneth Branagh managed to create a potentially successful new franchise using a star-studded cast, a prime November release date, and strong marketing. Its reviews may have been mixed, but it didn’t stop the film from doing extremely well ($100 million domestic, $326 million worldwide) to warrant a sequel coming soon, creating a new franchise for Fox...or, I guess now Disney. #FuckThatDeal
Wonder: A sleeper that came out of nowhere, Wonder used rave reviews and a smart grassroots campaign with kids organizations to make their inspiring kids movie into a smash hit, with solid legs and a gross expected to head towards $125 million domestically. Easily the highlight of the pre-Thanksgiving openers.
Coco: Pixar’s Day of the Dead feature was a massive hit overseas, becoming the highest-grossing film in Mexico and became one of the biggest films in China for the studio. Its domestic gross on the other hand is just okay. It started out strong, but due to heavy competition from Star Wars, Ferdinand, and Jumanji, the film’s late legs were a bit of a disappointment, as the film is only expected to just barely cross $200 million. It’s still a great success, but it could have done a lot better in North America.
The Greatest Showman: After a mediocre opening, its second weekend exploded, gaining over 76% from its first weekend and having the smallest drop ever for a film in 3,000+ theaters. I’m making this as its run is still in progress, so maybe it will sneak its way into the top 10 when all is said and done if it has phenomenal holds in January. In that case, I’ll just do a quick addendum I guess.
Okay, the next post will actually go into the list, I promise.
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Of course, before we actually begin the countdown, here's just a long list of honorable mentions. These films did very good or very bad this year, but they weren't massive enough to make it to the top 10.
DISHONORABLE MENTIONS (FAILS):
Live By Night: Geared as WB’s attempt at getting its foot in the Oscar race, the Ben Affleck film was hated by critics, and even more so by audiences, as it opened outside of the top 10 on its first weekend in wide release, and completely disappeared afterwards, grossing barely over $10 million, and breaking Meet Dave’s 9-year long record of “Biggest Theater Count Drop.” It’s estimated the film will lose $75 million.
The Great Wall: Matt Damon’s first and surprisingly highest-grossing film, The Great Wall suffered due to accusations of whitewashing and a white savior narrative, as well as being a stupid movie. What was supposed to be a breakthrough collaboration between American and Chinese studios was a stinker that is expected to lose $75 million. It was a decent-sized hit in China, so...that’s something.
A Cure for Wellness: #PoorTOG. Too wierd for general audiences, not well-recieved enough to excite cinephiles, the experimental horror film landed at #10 in its opening weekend with only $4.3 million, and ranked #2 in “Biggest Theater Count Drop,” again beating Meet Dave’s record, except grossing $2 million less than Live By Night. Thankfully, Gambit, Gore Verbinski’s next project, will do much better.
Collide: I have no idea what this movie is or what it’s about. All I know is that it has Nicholas Hoult, it opened to $1.5 million, and its final gross was $2.3 million. Yikes!
Rock Dog: Its North American gross was weak, with a $9 million gross off of a $3.7 million opening weekend. Its release in China, on the other hand was very interesting. The film, a USA-Chinese coproudction bombed in that country, only making $5.7 million, but it was apparently due to direct sabotage from theater comapny Wanda, who purposefully limited the film’s release and showtimes, due to the film’s production company Huayi Bros. poaching one of Wanda’s former executives. This Cartoon Brew article explains it better than I can.
Power Rangers: Originally, Lionsgate was going to make six movies on this property, but after its disastrous legs in spite of a pretty solid opening weekend, those plans fell through. Being a fan-driven film with mixed reviews and intense family competition, though kudos for having one of the Rangers be a lesbian, and another autistic, the film opened high at over $40 million, but had a disastrous drop in week 2, and it only went south from there, leading to the film only making $85 million, just barely above a 2x multiplier.
All Eyez On Me: One of the most frontloaded films of the year, dropping 78% in its opening weekend in spite of a decent weekend gross, this Tupac biopic was critically savaged for its poor acting and writing, and even Jada Pinkett Smith went on Twitter calling out the film for its inaccuracies. It didn’t even break even, grossing only $54.9 million worldwide on a $40 million budget.
Valerian: #PoorTOG. The passion project of Luc Besson, the film failed to find an audience big enough to help make the gargantuan film break even, grossing only $225.2 million worldwide on a $175 million or so budget. It also garnered mixed reviews. It was almost going to appear on the list, but a few other films managed to beat it out.
Detroit: Annapurna’s first distributed film, its dark and violent content and story turned off audiences, leaving the Kathryn Bigelow film with what is expected to be zero Oscar nominations and a terrible $21 million on a $34 million budget. Hopefully the company will have much better luck next year with their upcoming MGM deal and Oscar hopefuls like Backseat and If Beale Street Could Talk.
Nut Job 2: Here’s an idea. Why don’t we take a critically panned film that made only a decent amount of money, and arguably only got that money due to sold out Frozen shows, and make a sequel? What’s that? It opened to only $8 million and grossed around $28.4 million? What a shock!
Logan Lucky: Steven Soderbergh’s big return and first attempt at distributing his own movie independently was a whimper, grossing only $46.7 million on a $29 million budget. It’s a shame, but at least Soderbergh will be back next year with Unsane.
Flatliners: Why was this remade again?
Geostorm: Delayed several times, the film was a critical and financial dud domestically, making $33.4 million. Worldwide it did...okay enough, I guess.
The Snowman: Hey Universal, maybe having your director unable to shoot 10-15% of his script was a bad idea. Because of your boneheaded decision, the film was hot garbage, and it was a complete bomb ($43 million on a $35 million budget). At least we got a good meme though.
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33 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:
TLJ forecast:
Remainder of this week: 16.2M (549.3M Total)
Jan 5: 24.7M (6.2M weekdays, 580.2M Total)
Jan 12: 9.6M (4.4M weekdays, 594.2M Total)
Jan 19: 4.3M (1.7M weekdays, 600.2M Total)
Jan 26: 2.8M (1.3M weekdays, 604.3M Total)
Feb 2: 2.1M (600k weekdays, 607M Total)
Feb 9: 900k (500k weekdays, 608.4M Total)
Final Total: 612M (2.78x)
Depending how much The Commuter makes, this could be out of the top 5 on MLK weekend
#Trashmerica
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It's a brand new year. New year, new resolutions, and of course, new movies. But before the new year comes in and we talk about the future box office, it's important to look back at 2017, warts and all.
Like with most recent events, 2017 was not a great year for the film industry. Many anticipated films bombed with critics, general audiences, or both. Disney and 21st Century Fox merged with one another, which divided the BOT community, and has already led to layoffs from the studio and some of Fox’s creatives like TV show creator Ryan Murphy rumored to jump ship from the company. Do I even need to bring up the entertainment industry's sexual harassment allegations that have been in the news this past fall?
When it comes to the box office, things weren’t much better, as it’s projected to hit a three-year low. Due to poor box office, a lot of popular franchises had to end abruptly, while other aspiring franchises attempted to make their mark but failed miserably. Last summer was one of the worst ever, failing to gross $4 billion in total for the first time since 2006. Ticket sales are also projected to hit the lowest mark since 1995.
Although even with the doom and gloom, there were still some wonderful things to enjoy, both as film and box office nerds. In one year, we saw the greatest superheroine smash the glass ceiling and deliver a boffo debut. In one year, we saw a Stephen King adaptation become a phenomenon, while a comedian directed one of the most acclaimed horror films in recent memory. In one year, we saw M. Night Shaymaylan officially return to his former glory, Pixar release an authentic and touching celebration of Mexican culture, Marvel Studios give us three great superhero flicks, Hugh Jackman get a beautiful swan song to end his work on his most famous character, Edgar Wright finally breaking into the mainstream, a fantastic sequel to a cult classic was released, Christopher Nolan told us all why the theatrical experience is so special, and to top it all off, another Star Wars movie was released to critical acclaim...kinda.
At the very least, you can’t argue 2017 was a boring year for the box office, and as 2018 now begins, here’s to a brief look back at the ups, downs, and middle-of-the-roads of 2017.
But first, here’s some quick rules to understand what’s going on.
The three categories go as such:
WINS: Self-explanatory. The reasons these films are chosen and placed depends on a few factors: Overall gross, how the film did domestically, how the film did overseas, the film’s legs, and most importantly surprise factor. Star Wars was #1, but we all expected that, so it's not surprising, and therefore not that interesting. For a lot of the other films, especially the ones in the top three, we didn’t expect the runs they had. Expectations compared to previous films in a series, being an original film, and critical reception are also important.
FAILS: Again, self-explanatory. The reasons these films are chosen and placed depend on a few factors: Overall gross, how the film did domestically, how the film did overseas, surprise factor, and most importantly, how it tarnished or harmed the studio, a franchise, or even the industry as a whole. A film like Collide bombed hard, but it didn’t really hurt the studio from a long-term perspective, and pretty much everyone knew that was going to flop. The films listed above were far more surprising and far more damaging. Expectations to previous films, being an original film, and critical reception are also important.
DISAPPOINTMENTS: These are the films that didn’t necessarily do bad, but they certainly didn’t do anything great. They might have made a profit and kept the studio satisfied, but they still relatively underperformed from expectations. Basically, the main factor is that not only could the movie have made more money, it should have made more money.
And just to add a few more ground rules:
-These are mainly focusing on the big tentpoles, so limited movies will be ignored. Sorry Lady Bird.
-One or two films from 2016 will be making an appearance in this countdown. It seems like cheating, but the ones I’m choosing were films that went wide in 2017, and made almost all of its money in that year, so...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-As this is January, many films like Greatest Showman, Jumanji, Pitch Perfect 3, and many others are still in their runs, and at this point, just about anything could happen. My placements could very well end up moot and meaningless, but I have confidence in what my list is like. If anything happens and these movies do something more impressive than other films on the list, then I'll probably just do a quick addendum.
-To shrink things down and talk about more movies, a few slots will be filled up with multiple movies that fit a specific theme. Don’t be surprised when that happens.
-Because there’s a lot of debate on The Last Jedi’s run, and whether it’s a win or a disappointment, I’m just going to not place it anywhere, because flame wars is something I don’t want to deal with. If you want to debate its success or failure, go somewhere else, and don't bother me.
-This is all based on my own personal opinion. If you feel passionate that one movie should or shouldn’t be on one of the lists, then go on ahead and make your own Top 10 list. I’m not gonna be upset.
-The format will go FAIL to WIN. DISAPPOINTMENT will be smack-dab in the middle of the countdown. The placements for DISAPPOINTMENT are in no particluar order and only focus on six movies.
-I hope to get work done every day, but there are going to be a few days I'll skip due to work, school, and my upcoming wisdom teeth surgery, so don't expect this every day.
With that out of the way, let’s reminisce!
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New Year's Day Weekend Thread: Late Friday estimates (DHD) - TLJ 19.5M, Jumanji 17.5M, PP3 6.7M, TGS 5.3M
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I think it's the first movie where John Boyega has his actual accent, so I gotta give the film kudos for that.