Eric Prime

Well that answers that question. I'm a queer white boy who's lived in the suburbs my whole life, only had a gummy once in my life that I don't think ever actually did anything, and I live with parents who hate soul food and only listen to 60s and 70s rock bands. So I'm in the wrong neighborhood apparently

I win yet again. I love winning.

I was on that camp for the longest time, but reports are that this movie will go into the trial stuff. That just seems like a bad idea, because no matter what angle you take (and we know what the Jackson estate will take), you're going to lead to huge controversy that isn't worth it. But on the other hand, I guess there is the argument that controversy sells and MJ's more...passionate fans will like the "vindication". So...I guess that is the smart play? Either way, the #discourse is not going to be fun.

I'm never really good at deciphering how big certain musical acts are in the current zeitgeist and pop culture landscape. I was even down on Elvis for the longest time (though in my defense, it wasn't that I was doubting his popularity, it was more doubting whether old people would show up). But Bob Marley's performance is legit shocking to me. Like even with it being inevitably frontloaded af, its 30M+ 5-Day is what I expected the film to finish at even just a few weeks ago. My thought process was that he was always a "loved, but not idolized" figure a la Aretha Franklin. Is Bob Marley really that big of a deal and I just never noticed?

...why would that be racist lol

Tried to find some potential comps for other movies that also opened on V-Day on Wednesday. Ultimately, 2018 didn't have anything, and the only other option is 2007. So... If Bob Marley follows Daddy's Little Girls: 49.2M 6-Day If it follows Music and Lyrics: 61.81M 6-Day Okay, neither of those will happen, and keyserzose's data suggests it's still going to be super frontloaded. But this didn't have that Pay It Forward BS to inflate numbers, so we should be okay for this not being as egregious as Color Purple? I dunno. This is honestly really hard to pin down.

#45 Wreck-It Ralph 1,021 points, 24 lists "I'm bad, and that's good! I will never be good, and that's not bad! There's no-one I'd rather be... than me." Box Office: 496.5M Rotten Tomatoes: 87% Metacritic: 72 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 5 Annie Awards and 5 nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award nomination Roger Ebert’s Review: "More than in most animated films, the art design and color palette of "Wreck-It Ralph" permit unlimited sets, costumes and rules, giving the movie tireless originality and different behavior in every different cyber world. Wreck-It Ralph, who seems not a million miles separate from Shrek, makes a lovable guide through this arcade universe." Its Legacy: One of the most successful video game movies of all time. Showed Disney Animation could do more than princess fare. Introduced Sonic the Hedgehog to cinema. Earned the biggest opening weekend in WDAS history. Earned the Best Animated Film Award by the 2012 National Board of Review. Appeared in several video games. Earned a sequel in 2018. Gave Jane Lynch a paycheck. Commentary: Hyped up on release as the Roger Rabbit of video games, Walt Disney Animation Studios took a fun “what do video game characters do when they aren’t in the game” premise and pumped out an action-packed and hilarious thrill ride for the gamer in all of us. The film serves as a fun look at the wacky rides gaming has gone through in the decades. From Ralph, our Donkey Kong-centric villain who wants to be good, to him going to games like the Halo-esque Hero’s Duty and the colorful candy-flavored world of Sugar Rush. It allows an exciting look at all types of games and gives viewers a fun adventure with interesting and creative locations. All the while taking full advantage of the conventions, tropes, and trappings of the video game format that’s funny and creative, whether you’re a gamer or not. It all of course is tied into a heartfelt story of a big, scary guy who just wants the world to see him as more than just the label he was given. He’s somebody with emotions and feelings, and just wants the world to see him for who he is. Not be treated as the loser bad guy for once. And all the while, he learns to accept that what makes him an outcast and hated is what truly makes him special. And hopefully, the rest of the world will soon see that. Add on tons of awesome cameos from Sonic to Q*Bert, and you got a great animated feature that still has a strong fan following over a decade later...is it weird to anybody movies like Wreck-It Ralph are over 10 years old now? Because it’s weird to me.

#46 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1,014 points, 23 lists "Chewie... we're home." Box Office: 2.071B Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 80 Awards: 5 Academy Award nominations, 1 BAFTA Award and 3 nominations, 5 Empire Awards and 4 nominations, 1 Grammy Award, 4 MTV Movie Awards and 7 nominations Roger Ebert’s Review: N/A Its Legacy: The epic return of Star Wars for a new generation. Earned the biggest opening weekend of all time. Introduced fan favorites like Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, etc. Exposed how Star Wars fans are the worst people ever, yet again. Set the pace for even more Star Wars movies to come...for a while. Sold 8 million copies on Blu-Ray and DVD. Gave Max Von Sydow a paycheck. Commentary: Once upon a time, a man named George Lucas made a giant empire off a silly kids movie. Then people thought he was trash, he got bored of all the money he made and sold it to Disney, who decided to create chaos with every decision they made. Including such horrid actions like putting women in these silly kids movies. And then everybody was miserable. The end. But for a while, things started on a tremendous high with The Force Awakens. The film returned back to basics, almost to a fault, as we saw everything that made Star Wars awesome. Epic battles, high-stakes drama, complex yet identifiable characters, and a rollicking adventure that can appeal to the young and young at heart. Characters like Rey, Kylo Ren, and Finn have already established themselves as fan-favorites, and the rebellious spirit of Star Wars, one that tells us that evil governments must be taken down and to avoid repeating the sins of the past, is just as powerful and prescient as ever. And hey, you may not like everything that Star Wars has been up to these days, but the franchise is now bigger than ever, with tons of comics, shows, and new eras to explore, all of which have garnered new fans young and old and will continue to thrive for decades to come. Sadly, we’re never getting a new Star Wars movie ever again, so I guess things will end here. Pity.

https://deadline.com/2024/02/box-office-valentines-day-bob-marley-one-love-madame-web-1235826028/

Look, we have three more months of this. Can we not do these proclamations? Especially since we all know how fickle test screenings can be and how impossible it is to decipher this stuff.

#47 No Country for Old Men 1,007 points, 18 lists "What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?" Box Office: 171.6M Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 91 Awards: 4 Academy Awards and 4 nominations, 3 BAFTA Awards and 6 nominations, 3 Critics Choice Awards and 2 nominations, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 nominations, 3 National Board of Review Awards Roger Ebert’s Review: "This movie is a masterful evocation of time, place, character, moral choices, immoral certainties, human nature and fate. It is also, in the photography by Roger Deakins, the editing by the Coens and the music by Carter Burwell, startlingly beautiful, stark and lonely." Its Legacy: The first and only time Joel and Ethan Coen won the Academy Award for Best Director. Competed for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The Best Film of 2007 by the National Board of Review. Contextualized themes and locations found in Blood Simple and Fargo in a whole new way. Made Javier Bardem a household name. Revitalized Cormac McCarthy's work for a whole new generation. Gave Stephen Root a paycheck. Commentary: Serving as one of, if not the darkest Coen Brothers movie ever made, this one captures a lot of the strong ideas and personality films like Blood Simple and Fargo achieved, and features some really amazing characters that hold the piece together into something special. Josh Brolin is great as Llewelyn Moss, a man caught up in a situation he had no idea he would get into, and Tommy Lee Jones as the stern sheriff investigating the madness is as fantastic as you would expect. But yeah, the best character of the bunch, the best part of the movie in fact, is Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh. Everybody’s talked about how good a character Anton is. I have done this too. But I guess I can regurgitate these statements once again. Basically the human equivalent of The Terminator, Anton is a brilliant, calculated individual who is also utterly terrifying. He is a man who kills and murders for the simplest, pettiest of reasons. And in some cases, he is doing this despite arguably not wanting to. But something in him compels him to kill for whatever reason. Somtimes for as simple as not predicting how a coin falls. It’s a testament to the writing of the Coens and Javier Bardem that such a complex character was pulled off so perfectly, but their hard work is the reason the film is still popular nearly two decades later. This has served as one of the most popular Coen releases ever, with it even being the film that garnered them Oscar gold in the Best Director category, for good reason. It’s gorgeous, it’s well-paced, it’s dramatic, it’s scary, it’s wonderfully-acted. Does everything you want for a dark, depressing drama like this and it will still be considered a masterclass work of the Coens and of the GOATed movie year of 2007 for the rest of time.

#200 - Taare Zameen Par (179 points, 2 lists) #199 - The Love Bug (180 points, 4 lists) #198 - The Secret World of Arrietty (181 points, 6 lists) #197 - Never Cry Wolf (197 points, 5 lists) #196 - Raya and the Last Dragon (183 points, 7 lists) #195 - Pretty Woman (186 points, 8 lists) #194 - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (188 points, 4 lists) #193 - Farewell My Concubine (188 points, 3 lists) #192 - Brave (189 points, 8 lists) #191 - The Three Caballeros (189 points, 4 lists)

Quorum Updates Bob Marley: One Love T-0: 57.04% Awareness Madame Web T-0: 48.69% Dune: Part Two T-16: 58.79% Cabrini T-23: 16.22% Kung Fu Panda 4 T-23: 62.52% Imaginary T-23: 27.4% Love Lies Bleeding T-30: 16.56% The Fall Guy T-79: 31.76% IF T-93: 27% Inside Out 2 T-121: 51.36%

Do they kiss in the trailer?

Never. Neither movie got previews

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I wish I had a hype man…though maybe not as aggressive

RIP to a real legend. Gonna eat a strawberry Pop-Tart tomorrow in your memory. ✌️

DID TELE EVEN POST ON THE FORUMS THIS YEAR WHAT THE H*CK EDIT: DID ETHAN EVEN POST

Okay, you can't have three Barbenheimer options at once. Like what the hell?

Was there a holiday that I forgot happened yesterday? What's with these Monday holds?

Movie Title Distributor Gross %YD %LW Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days In Release - (1) Argylle Universal $584,695 -42% -44% 3,605 $162 $29,148,200 11 - (5) The Beekeeper Amazon MGM S… $353,861 -39% -12% 3,057 $116 $55,017,085 32 - (4) Lisa Frankenstein Focus Features $316,875 -47% 3,144 $101 $4,012,660 4 - (7) Anyone But You Sony Pictures $285,000 -21% +14% 2,805 $102 $80,360,470 53 - (3) Wonka Warner Bros. $233,837 -61% n/c 2,764 $85 $205,417,290 60 - (2) Migration Universal $215,330 -66% +19% 2,684 $80 $110,280,365 53 - (13) Poor Things Searchlight … $159,361 -23% -24% 1,290 $124 $30,422,696 67 - (12) American Fiction Amazon MGM S… $131,482 -38% -36% 1,462 $90 $17,450,726 60 - (11) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Warner Bros. $100,011 -54% -13% 1,363 $73 $122,427,872 53 - (-) The Boys in the Boat Amazon MGM S… $94,437 -4% -37% 1,107 $85 $50,976,171 50 - (14) Night Swim Universal $84,930 -45% -2% 1,362 $62 $30,122,405 39 - (-) Turning Red Walt Disney $59,672 -58% 1,560 $38 $637,719 4 - (-) All of Us Strangers Searchlight … $16,275 -38% -40% 95 $171 $3,770,022 53 - (-) The Holdovers Focus Features $9,530 -37% -53% 270 $35 $19,933,800 109 - (-) Trolls Band Together Universal $8,410 -72% -4% 221 $38 $102,678,435 88 - (-) Oppenheimer Universal $7,920 -23% -64% 226 $35 $328,907,120 207 - (-) The Color Purple Warner Bros. $6,449 -46% -52% 188 $34 $60,501,150 50 - (-) I.S.S. Bleecker Street $6,330 -42% -76% 217 $29 $6,558,423 25 - (-) Wish Walt Disney $3,399 -77% -30% 105 $32 $63,703,423 83 - (-) The Oath Freestyle Re… $129 -29% -56% 1 $129 $498,408 67 20 $2,677,933