Eric Quinn

Do agree with most of this, but I also think the other big issue is that the biggest of these biopics typically had the person or people associated with them still being huge A-listers who were pushing the movie whenever they could. Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are still major players in Hollywood and music and were on the front lines pushing Straight Outta Compton. Elton John was also self-promoting his own movie like crazy and Priscilla Presley’s one of the major reasons Elvis is still a big name today. Queen was also an important part of the production and promotion for Bohemian Rhapsody and Adam Lambert’s helped make Queen popular and hip for today’s generations. There’s nobody on their level doing the same for Whitney so it's harder for it to be pushed and promoted out there IMO.

Felt like the Whitney movie would cross 100M easily a while back, but Sony’s really not pushing this as much as they should. Even if the movie turns out bad, which is probably the case, nobody’s gonna care. Even the worst of these biopics succeed on the novelty of hearing the songs you love and the performances you remember recreated on the big screen in surround sound. Like Elvis had a Cannes premiere, tie-in songs by Doja Cat and Eminem, constant advertisements on TV and social media, a 20/20 TV special about the movie, and so on. I Wanna Dance has had two trailers, a poster, and that’s about it. Feels weird to do so little for a movie about one of the biggest female music artists in history. I doubt it's that awful where they still can't sell the movie just on nostalgia.

It's not going on Christmas Eve. There's been no announcement for that made by Disney in any of their press releases and Daddy Iger doesn't do the whole "straight to Disney+" thing.

So...the Christmas box office. Place your bets. Avatar: 850M Puss in Boots: 130M I Wanna Dance: 75M Babylon: 35M

Well...what'd you put down?

M3GAN Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-27 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 33 15 5433 0.28% Total Seats Sold Today: 0 Comp 0.200x of Scream T-27 (700K) 0.083x of Nope T-27 (530K)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-12 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 73 508 11535 4.40% Total Seats Sold Today: 6 Total Seats WITHOUT Early Access: 41 Comp w/ Early Access 0.306x of Sing 2 T-12 (2.98M) 0.880x of Sonic 2 T-12 (5.5M) 2.761x of Minions 2 T-12 (29.68M) 13.730x of Super Pets T-12 (30.2M) Comp w/out Early Access 0.163x of Sing 2 T-12 (1.32M) 0.071x of Sonic 2 T-12 (444K) 0.223x of Minions 2 T-12 (2.39M) 1.108x of Super Pets T-12 (2.44M)

Avatar: The Way of Water Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-6 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 156 2878 27336 10.53% Total Seats Sold Today: 176 Comp 2.522x of F9 T-6 (17.91M) 2.576x of Venom 2 T-6 (29.89M) 2.527x of No Time to Die T-6 (15.92M) 2.844x of Dune T-6 (14.5M) 2.976x of Fantastic Beasts 3 T-6 (17.86M) 1.250x of Top Gun 2 T-6 (24.07M) 1.227x of Jurassic World 3 T-6 (22.08M) 2.565x of Black Adam T-6 (19.49M)

Quorum Updates Empire of Light T-1: 12.51% Awareness, 4.52 Interest Babylon T-15: 27.57%, 5.15 M3GAN T-29: 35.08%, 5.86 Jesus Revolution T-76: 16.52%, 4.73 Chevalier T-120: 16%, 4.62 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 T-148: 50.47%, 6.51 Fast X T-162: 40.51%, 6.24 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts T-183: 38.89%, 6.05 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 T-218: 32.83%, 5.83

Got the trailer for this in front of Ticket to Paradise, and it's been a while since I felt secondhand embarrassment for one of the lead actors involved. Not saying Kelsey Grammer's track record is spotless, but he deserves so much better than this.

M3GAN Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-28 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 33 15 5433 0.28% Total Seats Sold Today: 2 Comp 0.085x of Nope T-28 (542K)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-13 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 73 502 11535 4.35% Total Seats Sold Today: 0 Total Seats WITHOUT Early Access: 35 Comp w/ Early Access 0.309x of Sing 2 T-13 (3M) 0.928x of Sonic 2 T-13 (5.8M) 3.486x of Minions 2 T-13 (37.47M) 15.212x of Super Pets T-13 (33.47M) Comp w/out Early Access 0.160x of Sing 2 T-13 (1.31M) 0.065x of Sonic 2 T-13 (404K) 0.243x of Minions 2 T-13 (2.61M) 1.061x of Super Pets T-13 (2.33M)

Avatar: The Way of Water Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-7 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 156 2702 27336 9.10% Total Seats Sold Today: 215 Comp 2.561x of F9 T-7 (18.18M) 2.603x of Venom 2 T-7 (30.2M) 2.559x of No Time to Die T-7 (16.12M) 2.921x of Dune T-7 (14.9M) 3.036x of Fantastic Beasts 3 T-7 (18.22M) 1.288x of Top Gun 2 T-7 (24.82M) 1.208x of Jurassic World 3 T-7 (21.74M) 2.618x of Black Adam T-7 (19.9M)

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