Eric Quinn

And also, people aren't excited for Zombieland 2 Tele. It's just Han being Han.

This time it's animated, with an art style similar to the original comic strips. I'm actually kind of interested in it judging by the promo art.

This is going to be the greatest movie ever.

For the record, my theater started its previews at 7:20. We had no 4PM shows.

My theater: Escape Room 106 994 10.66% 136% of Insidious 4 (40.2M) 321% of Winchester (29.9M) 163% of Strangers 2 (17M) 57% of A Quiet Place (28.8M) 44% of The Nun (23.9M) 757% of Hell Fest (38.8M) Definitely think this has a good shot to reach 20M now. Han's theater has it doubling from Overlord, so that makes me even more confident. Along with potential strength from holdovers, this will be a great kick-off to the new year.

I personally thought Insidious 4 was the best out of all the sequels, so I was confident the movie wouldn't be total trash. Don't know if I'll go to the theaters for this, but I'll probably give this a rental.

C'mon Illumination. Stop cockteasing, and give me my Harrison Ford trailer.

@WrathOfHan I see you with that WTF reaction. Please don't tell me you're predicting 200M for Zombieland or some shit.

October 18 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Tom Hanks is Mr. Rogers. That’s the best hook you could ever want for a movie. Hanks and Rogers are both America’s Sweethearts, so having the two together should see great success and be catnip for seniors. The success of Won’t You Be My Neighbor last summer shows that people love Fred Rogers, while Marielle Heller’s made some great movies in the past. I feel like the movie could move to November or December to great success, but I think it’s fine where it is. Gemini Man needs it way more. Regardless, I’m seeing a huge breakout here. 35/150 (4.28x) The other October releases are untitled, so...

October 11 The Addams Family: From the directors of Sausage Party and the animation studio behind Gnome Alone and The Star, this is a pretty big wildcard. Could be a hit, could come and go. I’m leaning somewhere in the middle. Abominable will still be in theaters at this point, but the brand has a decent enough pull, the cast is cool, and the art direction has a nice Burton-esque quirk to it, even if it may not be super commercial. A decent, Goosebumps-esque run. 23/70 (3.04x) Are You Afraid of the Dark?: It’s kind of cool to see this old Nickelodeon show back as a movie. Also cool to have Gary Dauberman in charge of the screenplay. Less cool is having D. J. Caruso as the director. Still, unless the Blumhouse and Aviron horror movies come through, this is currently one of only three spooky movies coming out this October (coincidentally, they’re all coming out on the same day), and this is the one with the broadest appeal. I don’t know if this is gearing more towards families or not (the director and writer’s work says otherwise. Then again, this is from Nickelodeon Movies. But then again Nickelodeon Movies have done PG-13 movies before...), but judging by the creative team, this seems like it’ll be a straightforward horror movie that has broad appeal. Addams Family will skew more to kids, while Zombieland is super niche. This will likely have more appeal than something like Dora, so I guess it will do slightly better than that. But Nickelodeon, just give me my Drake & Josh movie already. That’s where the real money is. 20/50 (2.5x) The Goldfinch: Ansolo strikes again, with a WB-Amazon co-production based on a best-selling novel. The cast is solid, John Crowley’s a good director, and the book seems pretty popular. This could be a solid counterprogrammer in October, especially if the film delivers and gets awards attention. Also seems like it could be super leggy. 15/75 (5x) Zombieland 2: This seems about 8 years too late. The first Zombieland was well-liked, but wasn’t that big of a hit in the first place. But unlike other cult hits like Austin Powers and Anchorman, this has not had any relevance in pop culture whatsoever and hasn’t had a second wind in home video or cable airings (at least, to my knowledge). But I guess there’s enough of a following that this could open around Super Troopers 2, and garner better legs. I dunno. Just seems like a waste of everyone’s time. 13/40 (3.08x)

October 5 Gemini Man: This really needs to move to November or December and away from this crowded month. Ang Lee’s a hit-and-miss director at the box office. Will Smith’s also been a hit-and-miss actor at the box office rather recently. Put them together, and you have...a movie that could maybe do alright? Reportedly, the effects are supposed to be really impressive, and it has a very interesting concept, even if it lowkey rips off Looper. If the film manages to get any Oscar buzz, this will only further help this film’s chances. However, the big drawback, again, is the release date. With Joker attracting its male demographic, and Woman in the Window attracting its "prestige" demographic, Paramount really needs to push this somewhere else if they want this to cross 100M and break even on what seems to be a big-budget feature. 20/75 (3.75x) Joker: The Joker’s probably the most famous comic book villain of all time, the Scorsese-esque crime drama storyline is unique for the superhero genre, Joaquin Phoenix is ultra-talented, and it will be the first comic book movie since Far From Home. This definitely has a lot going for it, and I feel WB’s marketing campaign will really deliver in making this exciting to fanboys and even adults looking for a compelling crime drama. The October OW record will be broken once again. But we might have to wait until Venom 2 for the 100M OW ceiling to be broken. 90/270 (3x) The Woman in the Window: Amy Adams will finally get an Oscar win? (This will age well if Adams does end up winning this year for Vice) The premise is engaging, Joe Wright’s a reliable filmmaker, and the cast is excellent. But with Gemini Man, Joker, Goldfinch, and Neighborhood also targeting adult audiences, this film will have to really stand out, in both marketing and acclaim. I’m gonna be bold and say this will stand out and become a major awards contender. It seems silly to predict this bold off of something that might not happen, but this is a controversial prediction thread, no? 30/105 (3.5x)

Escape Room 111 368 1,543 Movie/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Dogs Way Home 9 9 25 Replicas 2 5 0 Upside 6 16 48 Us 17 18 11 Escape Room's Wednesday: 173% of Hannah Grace's: 11.1M 233% of Hell Fest's: 12M 141% of Slender Man's: 16.1M

Not really related to Picture, but this thread gets more attention and I'm a like whore: I'm gonna be bold and say Cynthia Erivo in Harriet will will Best Actress. Picking up some Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour vibes (hopefully not the performance, more her being the big frontrunner even before the movie comes out). Also gonna say that Lupita gets in for Us, but the movie doesn't get in for BP.

September 27 Abominable: Dreamworks’ second animated film under Universal, and largely animated by their former Chinese division, Abominable’s premise seems a bit tired since we just had Smallfoot last year, but I think there’s potential in this one. Dreamworks has better brand recognition than Warner Animation Group, the Chinese setting is more compelling and interesting, and its September and October competition doesn't have much going for them at the moment. I can see a Trolls or Megamind style run here. 45/155 (3.44x) The Art of Racing in the Rain: Yet another dog movie based on a book. Except this time a book not from the Dog’s Purpose guy, but with Simon Curtis, a director who actually has decent clout behind him, and Simon Bomback, the writer of the recent Planet of the Apes movies. I guess it has that going for it, and the book it’s based on is apparently popular. Don’t see it being a massive hit, but will probably be the biggest out of all of the talking dog movies coming out this year. 18/60 (3.33x) The Hunt: A Damon Lindelof-scripted political thriller from Blumhouse sounds very interesting and up my alley. There’s very little else known about the project, so it’s hard to really make a prediction, but maybe this will appeal towards adults and the Blumhouse fanbase? 20/70 (3.5x)

September 20 The Kitchen: Here’s something interesting: Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish (and Elisabeth Moss) in a crime drama based on a Vertigo comic book series. All three ladies have their fanbases, and the idea of seeing McCarthy and Haddish in a serious movie could be an interesting hook if the marketing plays the subversion in the right ways. It’s hard to really determine how well this movie will do with no understanding of the movie nor its marketing, but I’ll be gutsy and say this will be a surprise hit. 40/120 (3x) I'm just going to assume Downton Abbey will be limited, mainly because I'm lazy and don't want to do another write-up, so...