Eric Prime

And...that’s it. You can probably guess that I’m not expecting much from 2023 barring one or two major hits. And even then, this is probably going to be the first time in a while that a film hasn't hit 500M+ domestically. Sadly, there’s no reason for me not to feel this way. I know there’s a lot of optimism that people want to go back to the theaters and that everybody hates watching movies at home now and the studios will ditch their streaming services forever and we’ll all sing kumbaya at our local AMC multiplexes...but that’s not gonna happen. It’s more than obvious that a good chunk of people want to stay home, even for the big theatrical events, and we are never going back to the good old days. This is a new era for this silly little hobby of ours, and it’s one that I doubt many of us will be happy with. The big stories are losing their impact and the little stories don’t exist anymore. But hey, at least we have our community to vent out our frustrations with. So let’s enjoy this brotherhood of man and complain about everything together. Thank you so much to @WrathOfHanfor saying yes and doing this again with me for the first time in three years. I was planning on doing this no matter what, but it’s always fun to have a second opinion, especially for films that we are totally split on. Hoping that your 2023 is a great one in your personal life and I wish you nothing but prosperity and good luck. And of course, a tremendous super-duper extra huge thank you to everybody who reacted to our posts and responded in our thread, whether it be yelling about how wrong we are or giving your own predictions for what the year has in store. I love talking with you guys about the box office and it was really fun hearing your guys' input on all the upcoming tentpoles. Can’t wait to do this all over again next Christmas, and I hope everybody else here is excited too. And hopefully my negativity bites me in the butt this year. For all our sakes really.

December 25 Aquaman and the Last Kingdom: At last, we are finally done. I’ve been down on almost every superhero movie this year, but even though this has the same issue of “Gunn/Safran are rebooting everything, so who fucking cares”, this one...will be fine. There’s already excitement for this judging by The Quorum, the first Aquaman was a solid crowdpleaser, this likely has a lot of the same fun and thrills, and...well, there’s nothing else for the normies to watch this holiday season. It should still see a decline, but not as bad as some of the more gloomy prognosticators have it at. 25 (OD)/305

December 22 The Color Purple: I’m still not convinced this is getting a wide release. There’s just no way Warner will have three major wide tentpoles all out in the same month like this. But assuming it does, this is going to draw the shortest straw. Aquaman is Aquaman, while Wonka has bigger starpower and the property is more popular with the 18-34 crowd. West Side Story numbers are probably what we’re dealing with, and that’s assuming this also gets critical acclaim and becomes an Oscar darling. And who knows if that will happen? 5/7/35 (7x) Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2: While it didn’t “save the franchise” per se, Afterlife was still a fairly leggy hit that both general audiences and manbabies alike had a good time with, whether we want to admit it or not. Even with Christmas, this probably won’t have a big increase, especially since the nostalgia hook won’t hit as hard. But at worst, it will only do slightly less than its predecessor, and we’ll likely get a third and final movie out of this. 30/40/135 (4.5x) Migration: The power of Illumination and the Christmas season should get this ahead of most original animated features these days, but probably not enough compared to Sing 2 or Puss in Boots 2. Which I know is bad compared to the mad stacks the first SLOP and Sing made, but...we’re in a new era. Take what you can get. 20/135 (6.75x)

December 15 Wonka: Am I blinded by love? Maybe. But the cast is good, the music should be good, and there's still plenty of nostalgic love and memories for both the Wilder and even the Depp film (yes, there are people who like the Depp movie). Plus there’s likely enough fantasy spectacle to make it stand out compared to other musicals that it will make this a legit event, even with the intense family competition. 30/165 (5.5x)

AHHHH I LOVE HERRRRRRR

lol how is this at 75%? (I know there's only 12 reviews) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/plane

This show was a mistake.

The thing that annoys me about Severance is that it's the main thing Ben Stiller is focusing on and I miss seeing him in movies. Apart from a cameo in Bros, I think the last film he was in was like Meyerowitz Stories. And that's over 5 years old! I know comedies don't exist anymore, and he'll probably be in some crappy Night at the Museum nostalgiaquel in a few years, but I want him in...something!

Plane Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-2 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 32 145 3975 3.65% Total Seats Sold Today: 65 Comp 0.714x of Snake Eyes T-2 (1M) 0.592x of Last Night in Soho T-2 (414K) 2.589x of The 355 T-2 (906K) 0.681x of Moonfall T-2 (476K) 0.210x of Uncharted T-2 (776K) 0.096x of Morbius T-2 (546K) 1.355x of Ambulance T-2 (949K) 0.150x of Bullet Train T-2 (692K)

House Party Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-2 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 37 51 5807 0.88% Total Seats Sold Today: 15 Comp 0.152x of Jackass Forever T-2 (250K) 0.217x of Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent T-2 (181K) 0.152x of The Bob's Burgers Movie T-2 (228K) 1.244x of Easter Sunday T-2 (622K)

I'm pretty sure HFPA knew they couldn't give Fraser the Globe because of their mistreatment of him would lead to all the bad press.

lmao Will's never gonna live this down

Just learned about it and I am so glad I skipped watching the ceremony this year. I would have legit screamed at my TV in anger over that.

The only valid answer.

My mind keeps going to "Gerard" before I realize you're talking about the wrong Butler lol. I'm like...is he getting a nomination for Plane?

You gotta stop the hatewatching of Miss Randolph my dude. I haven't watched a video of hers in months and I feel so free and alive from all that pain.

Has the ceremony been cringy or annoying at all yet? Might tune in if things are going okay.

They added a new subplot where Ariel has to find a missing clownfish. Very bold.

Dude it’s just one day

lmao wat

Didn't really know where to place this, so I guess here lol