Eric Prime

I mean...Superman came out in the 70s. Would be surprising if it wouldn't with inflation and all that. I do not envy the poor sap who has to make a coherent movie story out of that mess lmao

My top 5 game franchises? 1. Crash Bandicoot 2. The Legend of Zelda 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Mario 5. Tetris Sounds about right unless I'm missing something big.

Guys, the "critics were wrong on this" schtick isn't funny anymore. Can you please get some new material for once?

This is basically like Detective Pikachu/Sonic where it's super generic kiddie fare and compensates for that by forcing references to that thing you like. Which like...yeah, I like Mario, but I couldn't stand all the forced references to Mario music and power-ups. Felt like I was being patronized the entire time. And give those Sonic movies credit, they actually have good voice acting. It doesn't matter of course, since 99% of people will still like it because it's based off a property they like, but it would be really nice if these video game movies bothered to aim higher than just be mindless fluff for 8-year-olds. Oh well.

And this isn't fueled by nostalgic audiences at all? Come on now.

I mean…we have to come out in droves. If we don’t have Air in our lungs, we die

Not sure if this is about Mario or Air lol

You’re a big Hall Pass fan? I didn’t know that.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-29 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 221 2310 39919 5.79% Total Seats Sold The Last Two Days: 296 Comp - T-29 0.375x of Doctor Strange 2 (13.49M) 0.460x of Black Panther 2 (12.89M) 0.834x of Ant-Man 3 (14.59M) Yeah I had no time to track Guardians yesterday with Air and especially Mario taking up so much time before I had to leave for work. So yesterday had to be skipped. But work and personal life take priority and I think you guys understand that.

...what?

https://www.boxofficepro.com/easter-weekend-box-office-forecast-the-super-mario-bros-movie-could-power-up-150m-in-long-holiday-start/ Weekend Forecast & Location Count Projections Current projection ranges call for a 69 to 96 percent increase from last weekend’s $91.7 million top ten aggregate. Film Studio 3-Day Weekend Forecast Projected Domestic Total through Sunday, April 2 Fri Location Count Projection (as of Wed) 3-Day % Change from Last Wknd The Super Mario Bros. Movie Universal Pictures $112,000,000 $164,000,000 4,025 (Wed) / 4,343 (Fri) NEW Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Paramount Pictures $13,600,000 $61,700,000 ~3,855 -63% John Wick: Chapter 4 Lionsgate $13,400,000 $145,600,000 ~3,600 -53% Air Amazon Studios $11,600,000 $16,900,000 3,507 NEW His Only Son Angel Studios $3,800,000 $11,800,000 ~1,920 -31% Scream VI Paramount Pictures $3,500,000 $104,100,000 ~2,500 -34% Creed III MGM $2,800,000 $153,400,000 ~2,300 -44% Shazam! Fury of the Gods Warner Bros. Pictures $2,100,000 $57,400,000 ~2,400 -54% Paint IFC Films $1,200,000 $1,200,000 ~800 NEW 65 Sony Pictures / Columbia $900,000 $32,200,000 ~1,000 -43%

I mean...Quorum is high for Indiana Jones? Take out Mario and it's in the top 10 for awareness despite it coming out a long while away and it's been above 6.0 in Interest since the beginning. I don't really care about trailer views, since those can be manipulated by having them play as ads on YouTube. I'm sure once Cannes comes around, we'll sing a totally different tune.

I do not approve of such blatant and unfair slander smh.

Transformers and Fast X are weird. It feels like both should underperform due to franchise fatigue and the competition and the not very exciting directors. Yet it seems like the fandoms are hyped for what's in store and Quorum metrics are super solid for both (sorry keyser, I'm ride or die on that website). Plus if fatigue really does hurt both Guardians and even Spider-Verse, that's good news for both. Those and Flash are the real "they could do anything and nothing would shock me" for this summer.

It's not coming out for another two years. Release dates can change on a dime.

Screw it. I'm throwing all my summer opinions today, let's go with my big, ultra-controversial hot take. Might even make a club if I have time. I think Haunted Mansion's going over Oppenheimer and Barbie (not combined of course). Universal's been pushing Oppy hard for months. I've gotten the trailer a bunch of times, TV spots have aired during NBA games and the Oscars, there's been a bunch of eye-catching posters. But no matter what, it's been stuck at 17% in Awareness over on The Quorum for months and months and months. That's a problem. Plus these adult counterprogrammers don't really have the same appeal as they used to and while I like Cillian Murphy, I feel like recasting him with a DiCaprio or a Cooper or a Bale would have gotten people more excited and make the ensemble cast stand out even more. Post-COVID, it's clear for non-franchise films that starpower is a much bigger deal than it was before. Hell, starpower helped out the new Scream and Creed movies. And while it's getting tons of memes online, The Quroum is also indicating that while people know a Barbie movie is coming out that people aren't excited in checking it out. And I still think that in the end this is a film that seems lost in terms of who it wants to aim itself towards, which isn't a good thing. Haunted Mansion meanwhile has a really fun trailer and a good cast and creative team behind it, plus the ride itself has a very devoted fanbase that seems on board with the movie's vibes. It's very dependent on good reviews, but I can see Mansion doing like 135M, while Oppy and Barbie do about 105M a piece.

Guardians, Flash, and Spider-Verse all oddly feel like wildcards now. Superhero fatigue has finally set in amongst even the diehard fanboys, so it does feel like all of these films could end up being disappointments. And Guardians 3 is looking like it'll barely get past Ant-Man 3's opening judging by the Tracking Thread. But, and this is weird to say, Flash and Spider-Verse do seem like they have more going for them and can offset fatigue. Spider-Verse I feel like it at least should match its predecessor, though it could just be another HTTYD 2 where everybody expects an obvious increase and then it just drops to like 150M for no discernible reason. And Flash does have Keaton nostalgia and it screening at Cinemacon early does indicate a lot of confidence. Plus DC fans should at least be invested enough to see how this movie sets up the new Gunnverse. So I can honestly see it at least going over Guardians, which is just insane to even say now.

Let's-a go!

TELL ME HOW IM SUPPOSED TO BREATHE WITH NO AIR

https://deadline.com/2023/04/box-office-super-mario-bros-movie-air-amazon-ben-affleck-1235318951/

Yeahhhh, I don't see Mission: Impossible getting there. I know people are crowing that TGM will cause a major boost, but Fallout had "greatest action movie of all time" level reception and it still only just did 220M. I can see an increase from that 220M, but this franchise has a ceiling and this seems to be more of the same. Not a pejorative or complaint creatively, just saying that it won't get people who aren't on board with these movies excited. I agree it won't go into the 500s, but I think getting past 400 or at least near it is a strong possibility. Which is close to what Mario's probably getting to. I have some Disney Adult friends and follow some people on Black Twitter and they are all very on board and are very excited for the movie because of Halle. Either wa, I would be surprised if this hit Cinderella/Maleficent numbers. Guess we'll see.

There's only been one that's come out in theaters since they reopened. Seems unfair to say they aren't big anymore. And regardless, any potential remake fatigue or Disney+ factor or whatever is mitigated by Halle's casting. Those "she looks like me" TikToks when the teaser dropped show this is a major event for tons of kids.

I can't wait to see Mr. Wolf and Mr. Shark and all my other favorite characters in this.

https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ Now coming on Christmas Day