Eric Wilson

Joker yes. Venom? Ehhhhhhhhhh

I'm still on a "expect the worst" with almost every superhero movie's box office potential until I'm proven otherwise. And none of the 2025 Marvel movies are giving me much confidence. Though I will say that Superman has potential to be a huge breakout. I doubt it will reach Avatar 3, but it could get close if Gunn really captures the character and what people love about him.

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I mean...yeah, I probably would have said the same thing this guy on Reddit said months ago. Because yeah. Comic book movies are on a downslide in popularity. They've been on a decline for a couple years now. I can see a scenario where people saw Wolverine's casting as "desperate". I know I certainly felt that way. And heck, if we really want to get into the brass tax, everybody thought Guardians 3 missing a billion or 400M domestically was seen as ludicrous. It could never happen in a million years. Marvel was too strong for something like that to happen. I saw those predictions myself. And wouldn't you know it? Despite it having everything seemingly going for it, that didn't happen. I don't think we need to get all dramatic and angry because somebody made a "wrong prediction". It's not like you guys made "wrong predictions" before, right?

Quorum Updates The Crow T-29: 33.66% Awareness, 46.66% Interest The Forge T-29: 15.81% Awareness, 40.56% Interest The Front Room T-43: 19.47% Awareness, 40.04% Interest Speak No Evil T-50: 23.33% Awareness, 46.45% Interest Joker: Folie a Deux T-71: 54.47% Awareness, 62.65% Interest Babygirl T-148: 10.98% Awareness, 37.77% Interest Deadpool & Wolverine T-1: 74.07% Awareness, 70.07% Interest Final Awareness: 100% chance of 90M, 80% chance of 100M, 20% chance of 200M DC/MCU Awareness: 100% chance of 100M, 50% chance of 200M Final Interest: N/A DC/MCU Interest: N/A Harold and the Purple Crayon T-8: 27.24% Awareness, 35.35% Interest Final Awareness: 19% chance of 10M Animation/Family Awareness: 0% chance of 10M Final Interest: 22% chance of 10M Animation/Family Interest: 50% chance of 20M Trap T-8: 30.74% Awareness, 50.08% Interest Final Awareness: 40% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 44% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Final Interest: 94% chance of 10M, 81% chance of 20M Horror Interest: 100% chance of 10M, 71% chance of 20M Wolfs T-57: 21.04% Awareness, 42.57% Interest T-60 Awareness: 60% chance of 10M, 31% chance of 20M, Medium Awareness: 75% chance of 10M, 37% chance of 20M T-60 Interest: 61% chance of 10M, 35% chance of 20M Medium Interest: 68% chance of 10M, 36% chance of 20M

Moderation As always, please be mindful of what you post in regards to spoilers. You can give your review, but talking about certain aspects, even vaguely is not allowed. @baumer I would recommend, if you see a post that you think is going too much into spoilers, that you should hit the "Report Post" button. That gives the mods notifications and an email that a poster is going too far and ensures that somebody will look into the situation. I personally did not see any posts that were too offensive (the film's trailers and marketing spells out that it's literally about multiverse stuff. It's like saying "Top Gun has planes in it" is a spoiler), but reporting posts give us very specific examples we can look into and analyze.

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Haven't caught up on Spongebob in a while, but...man, you can hear the cast is struggling to keep those voices alive. Especially Tom Kenny. Guess it was bound to happen, but it's like when you're watching a modern Simpsons episode and you're imagining the cast taking a nap right after recording their lines.

You better be around when Superman makes a bazillion dollars. Those set photos? I'm convinced it's gonna be a masterpiece.

Missed you bb. You were always one of my faves ❤️

Why? Brian Doyle-Murray is still alive.

Well...yeah, you're right. I didn't ehck. But I'm not expecting a huge decline either way!

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I mean I think the more apt movie to say it lost theaters to was Suicide Squad. But yeah, you kind of answered your question there. 2016 was at a time where there were way movies coming out (remember when we got like three 2500+ releases a week? Those were the days). And by the time August rolled around, Dory was already in ninth place. Inside Out's locked for fourth place this weekend, and theaters really have nothing to replace it with in a summer as dead with product as this has. Again, Toy Story 4 is the better comparison, since it was still chilling in the top 4 since theaters had nothing to replace it with (July 2019 had 6 wide releases. That's what we typically get these days), and the first weekend of August only had one movie.

I see no reason why they would drop it next week? It's basically holding like Toy Story 4 with way higher numbers. I'm not expecting it to go sub-3000 until the 9th.

Twisters might just get above 40M this second weekend. Following Guardians of the Galaxy's holds, it goes to 8.7M for Thursday. Same second weekend holds as that movie gets you to 48M. Even knocking things down a bit with Deadpool being way bigger competition compared to TMNT still should lead to 40+. Maybe it could get to 300M after all.

This is like when Oprah endorsed Obama.

Moderation How about instead of getting angry that some random critic is being hyperbolic over a superhero movie, you guys could just...ignore it? This "grr critics bad" nonsense some users have been doing has already gotten old, and we don't need it here. Please move on.

MERC WITH A MOUTH In 2016, to the shock of millions around the world, Ryan Reynolds’ wacky new comedy Deadpool, which brought R-rated raunch and parodic wit to the Marvel Fox-Men universe, became one of the biggest sensations of the year. In a year dominated by superheroes, from wars against superheroes, magic-filled doctors, supervillain teams, and that one piece of shit named X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool was a breath of fresh air. A movie that dared to have fun with the material. A movie that was so irreverent and self-aware that it satirized and mocked the films in its own franchise. A movie that felt like a true palate cleanser from the constant barrage of superhero adventures. Like Scream back in the 90s, it was both a love letter and a modernized satire of an entire genre. And you can argue, like Scream, it helped make other producers more self-aware of their material and reinvigorate the genre’s popularity. Of course, this time, it just made the biggest genre ever...even bigger. With a hit sequel in 2018, Ryan Reynolds was conspicuously absent from the superhero limelight. Not his fault of course, but wacky shenanigans regarding studio changes, multiverse craziness, and capitalism being terrible meant the fabled Deadpool 3 took forever and a half to actually come out. However, six years later, we finally had the prayers of millions of Marvel nerds answered as Deadpool is now officially in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Oh, and Hugh Jackman's back as Wolverine for the last time...again. With multiverse craziness, wacky comedy, tons of rumored cameos, and plenty of kino post-credits scenes, Marvel fans are more hyped than ever on this hilarious thrill ride. Especially at a time when the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going through severe growing pains and cultural disinterest. Can this turn things around and deliver an opening for the ages? Or are we getting numbers as unfuckable as Wade Wilson's face? Regardless of what happens, we all just need to remember to relax and have fun and enjoy the thrills of Marvel weekend threads. Though of course, we have some ironclad rules to follow... 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 Twisters spoilers, no Despicable Me 4 spoilers, no Beverly Hills Cop 4 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 insult people for not liking Marvel movies, you don't have to say theaters are dead without Marvel, you don't have to say Marvel movies are the death of cinema. This forum's all about 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

Oh yeah, he's in these. That's weird.