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Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024
Eric the Marxist replied to Eric the Marxist's topic in Box Office Discussion
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EXPERIENCE ALL THE FEELS It has been a good while since we’ve had a big weekend like this. The whys are for a number of reasons we have all agonized over for months now. But leave it to good ol’ Michael Rat and those masterful wizards at Pixar to bring people back to the multiplex once again with a nostalgic favorite that’s a literal emotional roller coaster. Inside Out was a phenomenon 9 years ago (God, I feel so old right now). It took the classic 90s sitcom Herman’s Head, and decided to create an existential and moving story about growing up, dealing with heavy changes in life, and how feeling sadness is valid and healthy. As much as any other emotion in fact. It was an instant box office success despite the record-breaking popularity of Jurassic World the week prior, was praised as one of, if not Pixar’s best movie ever, and has even been used by psychologists to help patients understand what they are going through. The basic concept and creative world found in Riley’s mind meant a sequel was a no-brainer, pun very much intended. And yeah, we finally have one nearly a decade later, with a new generation of kids experiencing their own equivalent to Toy Story 3 or Finding Dory. A nostalgic return to an old favorite. But it’s not just nostalgia that’s getting people hyped. The trailers promise tons of new and wacky emotions, great jokes, and a heartfelt look at puberty and growing up and dealing with turbulent and even more complicated emotions. Disney Adults and general audiences are going crazy over this, with the movie expected to give us our first 100M+ opening weekend since Barbie a year prior, at least according to the wonderful and amazing tracking team. Some even say it’ll make a billion dollars. Can it reach such amazing heights? Is the public ready to cry at Pixar once again? Or will the summer doldrums continue? Only time will tell, but let’s just try and have some fun in the meantime. But if you want to have fun, you gotta follow the rules. You know what time it is... 1. ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS. THIS INCLUDES SPOILERS UNDER A SPOILER TAG. This also applies to every other movie currently in theaters and every new movie/show recently released on streaming. So no Bad Boys: Ride or Die spoilers, no Garfield spoilers, no The Acolyte spoilers, no The Boys spoilers, etc. 2. GOOD VIBES! Big weekends like these are supposed to be fun. So don’t be a party pooper and ruin things for everybody. You don't have to fight others who have opinions different than yours, you don't have to make fun of somebody for not knowing the nuances of box office IMs. It's all just silly fun, so don't make it something it's not. 3. THE REPORT AND IGNORE BUTTONS ARE YOUR FRIENDS. And lastly... 4. DON'T BE A DICK We good? We good. Now... WITHOUT FURTHER ADO LET'S DO THIS SHIT
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Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024
Eric the Marxist replied to Eric the Marxist's topic in Box Office Discussion
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Movie Title Distributor Gross %YD %LW Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days In Release 1 (1) Bad Boys: Ride or Die Sony Pictures $7,250,000 +17% 3,885 $1,866 $69,995,171 5 - (3) The Garfield Movie Sony Pictures $1,765,000 +57% -26% 3,959 $446 $71,506,771 19 - (5) The Watchers Warner Bros. $975,000 +31% 3,351 $291 $8,722,483 5 - (7) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Warner Bros. $685,000 +48% -59% 2,984 $230 $59,819,188 19 - (-) Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Crunchyroll $190,000 +37% -53% 1,119 $170 $6,142,548 12 - (-) Sight Angel Studios $65,557 +75% -74% 634 $103 $6,921,770 19 - (-) Tarot Sony Pictures $28,000 +29% -56% 247 $113 $18,376,594 40 7 $10,958,557
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The Box Office Buzz, Tracking, and Pre-Sale Thread
Eric the Marxist replied to Shawn Robbins's topic in Box Office Discussion
Quorum Updates A Quiet Place: Day One T-16: 42.33% Awareness, 49.67% Interest Despicable Me 4 T-21: 64.67% Awareness, 59.06% Interest MaXXXine T-23: 18.94% Awareness, 33.72% Interest Deadpool & Wolverine T-44: 61.36% Awareness, 65.65% Interest Killer's Game T-93: 15.92% Awareness, 42.5% Interest Speak No Evil T-93: 21.54% Awareness, 46.03% Interest Never Let Go T-107: 17.36% Awareness, 40.66% Interest Piece by Piece T-121: 14.23% Awareness, 31.2% Interest Wicked T-168: 41.34% Awareness, 45.48% Interest Inside Out 2 T-2: 62.69% Awareness, 55.24% Interest Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 89% chance of 30M, 86% chance of 40M, 74% chance of 50M, 55% chance of 60M, 44% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 80M, 26% chance of 100M Animation/Family Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 83% chance of 50M, 50% chance of 70M, 33% chance of 100M Final Interest: 79% chance of 20M, 60% chance of 30M, 46% chance of 40M, 33% chance of 50M, 22% chance of 60M, 16% chance of 70M, 14% chance of 80M, 11% chance of 90M, 8% chance of 100M Animation/Family Interest: 100% chance of 20M, 86% chance of 30M, 71% chance of 50M, 43% chance of 90M, 29% chance of 100M -
Well either way, this "reshoots" discourse is old, tired, unnecessary, and everybody on all sides should quit arguing about it. I hope folks here learn their lesson and realize they don't need to regurgitate the same arguments over and over and over and over and over again. Hint hint to said parties. You know who you are.
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Classic Conversation Thread
Eric the Marxist replied to Water Bottle's topic in Box Office Discussion
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Moderation Guys, this "reshoots" discourse has been debunked. It's three weeks and nothing else. Reshoots don't automatically make a film bad. You know it, and I know it. Anybody who continues spreading misinformation or hyperbolic nonsense over this silly kids movie will see a threadban. Your choice.