Eric Prime

Quorum Updates I.S.S. T-18: 22.52% Madame Web T-44: 27.68% Love Lies Bleeding T-67: 13.17% Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire T-88: 40.78% Back to Black T-130: 13.83% Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes T-144: 43.88% Night Swim T-4: 39.47% Awareness Final Awareness: 36% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 45% chance of 10M, 9% chance of 20M The Beekeeper T-11: 38.37% Awareness Final Awareness: 36% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Medium Awareness: 47% chance of 10M The Book of Clarence T-11: 25.09% Awareness Final Awareness: 16% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 14% chance of 10M Mean Girls T-11: 52.47% 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

You don’t even have to wear pants!

If anything, the way things are this season is arguably better for theaters from a revenue sharing perspective. Disney was infamous for their draconian practices where they got way more money from the box office results compared to the other studios, getting about 60% or 65% of the box office compared to the usual 55% from other studios. Among other things too. So really, we're above from last year with movies that likely gave theaters more revenue and an evil capitalist studio is likely a lot more humbled into being...well, still evil and capitalist, but not as bad. Like I'm sure Disney forced theaters to give them a huge deal that was way in their favors for Avatar last year like they did for Star Wars and Marvel. No way that was the case for Wonka or Migration or Color Purple or whatever. Might be wrong here, and I doubt we'll ever get back to the $11B+ of the late 2010s, but this might not be as doom and gloom at first glance. And that says a lot coming from me.

That is a legit creative poster. Something I'd put on my wall.

Well...they don't call it the dog days for nothing!

August 30 Kraven the Hunter: Superhero movies are dead. Sony superhero movies? Deader than dead. Next. 20/45 (2.25x)

August 23 The Forge: New Kendrick Brothers movie? Kendrick Brothers movie gross. 8/36 (4.5x)

August 16 Alien: Romulus: With both Covenant and Prometheus being divisive features, the Alien franchise is in a really bad spot at the moment, so there’s not that much potential here. However, I think the fanbase is still big enough, and Alvarez is talented enough where it could gross on par with Covenant. And that’s more than enough for a niche property like this and perhaps a potential sequel. 30/70 (2.33x) Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2: I'm already predicting rough things for part 1, and typically these two-parters see the second movie get a decrease for the latter. So yeah. I don't expect much here. 14/45 (3.21x)

August 9 Borderlands: This was shot in 2021 and is only now coming out three years later. Again, tells you everything you need to know. However, the games are quite popular, especially recently with the launch of Borderlands 3 in 2019. So there will be some initial interest from the fanbase, but I doubt, especially with Eli Roth directing, it will cross over to the mainstream. 20/45 (2.25x) Flint Strong: I don't expect this to be an awards contender, though I'm sure it's very good, and since movies like these don't sell anymore... 3/15 (5x) Speak No Evil: So it's some Blumhouse movie, and it has James McAvoy and...yeah, I don't care. 5/13 (2.6x)

August 2 Harold and the Purple Crayon: It’s been delayed 3 times. That tells you everything you need to know. 8/30 (3.75x) Trap: M. Night’s recent movies have consistently been polarizing with horror fans and critics, and I don’t see this being any different. If anything, his recent reception will only hurt this movie even further. Less than Knock at the Cabin. 13/30 (2.31x)

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Mickey Mouse is now public domain in the East Coast. Hooray!

Genuinely up there with one of the worst ad campaigns ever. Even the second trailer, which actually advertised it as a comedy, had zero laughs whatsoever. Maybe it’s legging because of rock bottom expectations? That it wasn’t total garbage, which means that is good enough? It’s wild.

Apparently, ancillaries don’t matter, despite mattering since the first day VHS tapes were a thing.

lmao at this of all things becoming the big Xmas leggy sensation

Yeah. It probably will return profit 20 years later. Movies are and always have relied on the ancillary market, whether it be to make money on DVD, merchandise, etc.. It may not be as massive as it was in the 2000s, but it has always been something that has helped movies become successful and something studio executives take into account whenever they greenlight a project. Why should we ignore that stuff just so we can act like a movie is an epic flop of massive proportions? Doesn't seem all that productive. And it's not like that stuff always "saves" movies. Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet were huge hits on home video, and probably made a profit over the years thanks to that, but they are still regarded as flops within Disney offices and with the general public. If it's just business, then why are you ignoring a fundamental part of the movie business just to use hyperbole and make movies look like bigger flops than they are? We really don't need this energy on the forums. Trust me.

I thought Deadpool was coming out on July 19...whoops.

FYC 1980s One of the few live-action cartoon adaptations that really takes advantage of the source material and has fun with it. The cast is aces all around, it's riotously funny with fantastic visual gags and one-liners, and gets you in a fun, jolly mood all throughout. It's a miracle a film as odd as this even got made in the first place. Haven't seen Legacy, at least not yet, so I don't know how this compares to that film. But this is a pretty weird, but very endearing piece of 80s sci-fi with a lot of creative visuals and great sci-fi themes of evil corporations, man fighting AI, and all that other good stuff that still resonates today. If you can get past the dated visuals (I'd argue they enhance the piece. There's no other film that looks like this), you'll have a great time. Despite the Disney logo, this is as far removed from the typical Disney family adventure thing you may expect. It's a survival story, and a pretty brutal one at that. And one I found utterly wonderful. It's absolutely beautiful in terms of cinematography and depicting the Arctic landscapes, while Charles Martin Smith is an effective lead, playing a biologist who has as few survival skills as most viewers of this movie have. It's quiet and contemplative, though consistently intense, and the film's insights into modernity and how mother nature has been left behind, slowly dying, is even more resonant four decades later. In a way, this felt like Disney's attempt to get into the New Hollywood scene after consistently floundering in the 1970s with cheesy pastiches of the good ol' days. Of course, being pre-Eisner Disney, the studio was late to the party and released this right around the time New Hollywood died on the vine. Still, what we have is damn good. This has nothing to do with the Garland film, despite featuring the ruby slippers instead of the silver ones in the book. It's dark, it's creepy, it's full of scary moments. But it's also very entertaining, full of fun characters, has great special effects, awesome setpieces, and I'd argue can still be entertaining for younger viewers, even if this is hyped as "too scary even for 80s kids". This is the kind of badass kids movies we need more in today's sanitized world. A solid "snobs vs slobs" comedy premise that offers fun production design, a good cast, solidly entertaining characters, and Little Richard being Little Richard. This is the kind of thing I miss seeing in movie theaters. Something lightweight and endearing and small and unassuming, yet still entertaining and memorable all at the same time. This was directed by the same people who directed Airplane. While not as over the top as Airplane, this still has some of that wacky charm with a fun, screwball premise, a hilarious cast that all portray despicable, yet oddly compelling characters, and tons of twists and turns that keep you guessing. It's a really fun screenplay, courtesy of Dale Launer of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels fame, and still works well as a class comedy and a wacky black comedy decades later. It's a real hidden gem of 80s comedy. This was from the same directors who later made Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Moana, etc., and it's just as good as those movies. Maybe even better than some of them. It's a lovely adaptation of Sherlock Holmes that offers really memorable and fun characters, fantastic voice acting, and a lot of great setpieces. It's also pretty gay, which is always good. It's no wonder this was the film that truly saved Disney and made them a powerhouse in the 90s onwards. I think most of you have seen this movie...but I love this movie to pieces, and I'm afraid it will be forgotten because it's Touchstone, so...please don't forget this movie.

They're boyfriends now.

IIRC Burton mentioned in an interview he only did Alice in Wonderland because it was the only way Disney would greenlight his Frankenweenie movie. Or I think it was he would do Planet of the Apes and then Big Fish could get made? One of the two, I remember that.

Four movies eh? Just those? Boy, if only the studios actually paid their writers and actors, and the box office wouldn't suck (yes I know more movies will be slotted in lol. Gotta keep a bit going.)

July 26 Deadpool 3: People are still predicting big things for this, even after Marvel utterly imploded this year. But like...nah, I don’t buy that. Deadpool 3 is coming out a whopping 6 years after the last Deadpool movie. That’s an eternity in box office time. And at least the Guardians of the Galaxy popped up in other movies and had a holiday special to keep them fresh and in the conversation. Deadpool's been MIA, which only makes the uphill battle even harder. And while people are hyped for Wolverine, the X-Men movies were never Spider-Man grossers and Logan ended things perfectly for the character. Just feels crass to bring him back in a way it wasn’t for the Sony Spider-Men. Add on all the Fox cameos for characters nobody cares about (Jennifer Garner’s Elektra returning is a big deal to nobody), and superhero movies being box office poison now, and this is going to be another disappointment for Marvel yet again. Superhero movies are dead. They should have stopped after Endgame. 90/215 (2.39x)