Eric Prime

Moderation Yeah we're done with the "Is 700M a hit" discourse. It's clear we won't change each other's minds, so there's no point in continuing. But @SpiderByte we don't need you to insult others and call them delusional. You can argue against others without these kinds of attacks

We're only three years into the decade. He has time.

How long will it take until people realize digital/Blu doesn’t mean squat for legs anymore?

That's the second-biggest PTA of the year, right?

...really? That was the review you chose?

I mean…hasn’t that always been the case?

Han, Blanks and I track how many times we see trailers for movies whenever we go to the theater and we share them with each other. Fun to discuss and see what are our stalkers, what are getting big airplay, what aren't, etc.

@Blankments @WrathOfHan You nincompoops, the idea was that we update our trailer findings the first weekend of every month. That makes the most sense and cleans up the slate for a new month.

Mangold is honestly what is selling me on the Indy dream. In terms of crowd pleasing popcorn blockbusters, he is one of the best at the moment. He knows what the people want

Are you and Jake beautiful though? Remember only beautiful people think it’s the best Spielberg

Sure. I wouldn't be surprised either. I just think Indiana Jones has a bit more potential than you're saying.

I mean that's sadly been the case for the past...seven years now. Think that whole "nothing inbetween" issue has been a problem for a long time now.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull adjusts to 405M despite weak reception. Unless it's a creative disaster, which I doubt (Crystal Skull backlash was so toxic and the creatives/cast behind this are so strong that it's obligated by law to be good IMO), I see zero reason why it wouldn't at least get close to matching that. Plus there's Harrison Ford back in his most iconic role one last time, legacyquels are all the rage, Indiana Jones is still a popular and loved franchise, and the 15-year gap from the last movie is both a good enough time where the bad taste isn't really in people's mouths anymore and long enough where people can feel nostalgic about seeing Indiana Jones again. Plus adventure movies like Indy have always had a market, and that's especially true today. Jungle Cruise, Uncharted, and The Lost City all easily zoomed past 100M even though none of them had great reviews. Really, this has everything going for it to explode at the box office.

The best Spielberg. Only beautiful people (like me!) share this opinion.

I think you're underselling some stuff here, even if they aren't major massive breakouts. Black Phone legged out like crazy to a 90M gross and is the third-biggest non-sequel from Blumhouse. Nobody expected that going into the summer. Crawdads is also looking to reach 80M, which is also something nobody predicted for a poorly-reviewed feature where the biggest stars promoted aren't even in the movie itself. And yeah Nope hasn't stabilized, but a 120M gross is great for any horror movie, let alone an original one from a filmmaker who is intentionally being divisive with his features. And if we're talking specialty, Mrs. Harris is looking like a quietly strong breakout and will reach the teens. Even in a healthy, thriving indie/specialty market that is impressive, and things have been pretty poor in this area this year (though hopefully Bodies Bodies Bodies will be a winner once it expands). And yeah, these aren't barnbusting numbers, but these are the films that are most in danger in our current capitalist hellscpae, and they all are either surpassing expectations at best or just meeting at worst. These films would not have made these numbers last year, and it shows that there is a wider, diverse audience out there still.