Eric Prime

It does suck to see this frontloading happen to Color Purple (hoping to catch it today or in the next few days), but they were also doing that Pay It Forward BS where the box office was artificially inflated by people "buying" tickets for other people, so...I guess it's kind of good karma when you think about it.

Me and @CoolioD1 were beefing this Christmas over our faves, but now both our babies have become leading men and #Draws. Good for you Coolio. I'm happy for you.

As it turns out, we both won this battle. Congratulations good sir. You deserve this.

I mean Jason Momoa's pecs are my everything, so I get it. Like when he was wearing that bathrobe in Fast X? His hairy chest out? Soooooooooooooooooooo daddy material

So that’s all my predictions. And uh...I’ll be honest, going through each month, I suppose, if my predictions come to light, it’s not that bad. 2024 does look like it will have some bad months, and there sadly doesn’t seem to be any huge, epic juggernaut that we saw almost every year since 2015. We’re also still behind from the record-breaking grosses we had, where the years consistently totaled $11B+. But as I’ve gone through this, and especially how this Christmas period has folded out, it’s important to recognize that those halcyon days when the box office was at a high are behind us...and maybe that’s okay. After years of movies being top-heavy and Disney monopolizing everything, everything being spread out means more interesting stories and the wealth being shared. Like how it should be. And perhaps that despite the incredible box office highs, greater depth, more diverse features, without one big movie clogging up the screens and attention, is what we really need. So...yeah, this year might still suck. But I guess it’s okay for it to suck. And perhaps the lower totals can lead to greater, more interesting stories for everybody. Just gonna have to wait until next year to find all that out. Thank you as always to @WrathOfHan for being my partner in all this. I'm excited to see the rest of your predictions in the coming days. And thank you to everybody who replied here, gave me a like, and so on. I love doing this every year and I think it's always fun to share my own opinions that 9 times out of 9 won't pan out anyways. So I'm excited to do this all again next year. Take care fam!

December 25 Nosferatu: Feels like an easy candidate for major hype amongst movie nerds and even casuals, but it’s just too much or too weird for normal audiences. I’m obviously excited as Eggers is the GOAT, but don’t expect too much. 7 (OD)/30

December 20 Mufasa: The Lion King: Genuinely not sure what the goal was here to make a prequel to a remake nobody liked. And frankly, I doubt Barry Jenkins was given much, if any creative control or auteurship on this feature. Disney just refuses to take risks on creative artists these days, because of capitalism. The only good thing this has going for it is that it’s in December. If it was any other month, this would have fallen like The Marvels. But now? It’ll fall like Alice 2. Good job Disney. Good job. 27/125 (4.63x) Sonic the Hedgehog 3: I’m in the Sonic fandom. And let me tell you, that Shadow teaser at the end of the second movie was insane. The fans were going nuts, and if my screening was anything to go by, I had never seen so many 9 year olds lose their minds on a character reveal. Fans love these movies and are definitely excited to see how the trilogy ends. And...well, it’s not like there’s anything else available for people to watch this Christmas. Good on ya Sonic for being...the least awful of the December lineup. 50/215 (4.3x)

December 13 Karate Kid: The 2010 Karate Kid was a big hit back in the day and Cobra Kai has kept the franchise’s longevity going way more than most probably expected. It's still a big deal with 80s kids and arguably kids of today. With enough of that nostalgia juice and some of the old cast returning, this could be a solid performer. 30/145 (4.83x) The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: Anime is bigger than ever and LOTR is still a loved franchise. This obviously won’t reach the heights of the Jackson movies, and being animated will limit its appeal, but this should be a modest hit, especially if reviews land. 20/110 (5.5x)

Quorum Updates Arthur the King T-78: 27.22% Mickey 17 T-85: 10.42% Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire T-99: 34.25% Challengers T-113: 19.35% The Strangers - Chapter 1 T-134: 23.5% Kraven the Hunter T-239: 26.03% Night Swim T-1: 43.94% Awareness Final Awareness: 86% chance of 10M, 53% chance of 20M, 30% chance of 30M, 19% chance of 40M Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 62% chance of 20M, 25% chance of 40M The Beekeeper T-8: 40.61% Awareness Final Awareness: 86% chance of 10M, 53% chance of 20M, 30% chance of 30M, 19% chance of 40M Medium Awareness: 77% chance of 10M, 61% chance of 20M, 46% chance of 30M, 15% chance of 40M The Book of Clarence T-8: 27.29% Awareness Final Awareness: 16% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 14% chance of 10M Mean Girls T-8: 57.17% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 92% chance of 20M, 72% chance of 30M, 36% chance of 40M Low Awareness: 100% chance of 10M

I want this too. I need more Nick Wilde in my life. Badly.

November 27 Untitled Disney Animation Movie: Apparently it’s either Zootopia 2 or an original movie. If it’s Zootopia 2, expect a huge hit, because it's a nostalgic toy commercial. If it’s an original movie, then bombs away. Wicked Part 1: It’s not as big as it used to be, but the original musical still brings in the crowds and Ariana’s presence, alongside the rest of the cast, will get the stans excited. Hell, some of the Ariana/Ethan Slater drama is (sadly) free publicity when you think about it. Jon Chu’s been making solid, crowdpleasing hits lately, and I see little reason to expect otherwise Still dumb this is a part 1, and that is definitely the biggest thing hurting the film’s chances to go above 200M or something, but at least it should be a solid success story. Do the typical high-end numbers musicals do. 50/65/170 (3.4x)

November 22 Gladiator 2: People love Gladiator, but Ridley’s been so inconsistent for decades that I have doubts Ridley Scott really made a banger. Or at least one that will serve as a crowdpleaser. So I’m gonna be pessimistic compared to a lot of the higher expectations, but it should cross the century mark quite easily. 50/125 (2.5x)

November 15 Alto Knights: Not a nostalgic toy commercial and I doubt Barry Levinson made that much of a banger. It's that time again. 8/25 (3.12x)

November 8 The Amateur: Not a nostalgic toy commercial. You already know what time it is. 9/30 (3.33x) Venom 3: Superhero movies are dead. However, Venom’s still big enough of a character that he can whether the storm a lot easier than most superhero characters can. But expect a huge decrease either way. 55/145 (2.64x)

Like...Taylor Swift has a cameo in the movie? Or that she wrote the film's screenplay?

Lmao people are still mad at that after all these years? Give me a break.

It’s been that way for a good while mate.

Don't mind me, I'm just gonna travel back in time to make sure Jaws never got made.

The movie is an adaptation of a doll. This is a film about the cultural, societal, and feminist impact of said doll. If the doll did not exist, there would be no movie. It's an adaptation, so it should go into Adapted Screenplay.