Eric is Anxious

That wolf is gonna have a lot of fanart...and I am very, very excited about that.

They really put out like 17 trailers lmao

https://deadline.com/2021/12/national-film-registry-2021-list-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-fellowship-of-the-ring-sounder-nightmare-on-elm-street-wall-e-1234890666/

Since when do critics get to see a movie twice?

Papa Feige already exists. "Papa" is the greatest title of them all

Finally going to bed, but I will end off by saying I am sooooooo glad reviews are solid. The potential of even mixed reception basically would have caused this forum to burn down to the ground. Now I can sleep knowing we live to see another day (and to all of you who are planning to be start trouble somehow, you better square up tomorrow morning)

Sing 2 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-9 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 1 61 1815 10811 16.79% Total Seats Sold Today: 96 Total Seats WITHOUT EARLY ACCESS: 407 Comp (WITHOUT Early Access) 3.180x of Cruella Thu+Fri T-9 (24.5M) 5.985x of Jungle Cruise T-9 (16.16M) Gotta love that NWH ticket spillover. Shows people ain't just going for the prize turkey. There's a lot of uncertainty for 2022, but at least we can say for certain from today's overall sales that Christmas 2021 is going to be BANK mah bois.

The Matrix: Resurrections Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-9 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 55 1,178 9574 12.30% Total Seats Sold Today: 102 Comp 0.962x of Godzilla vs. Kong T-9 (9.34M) 3.516x of The Suicide Squad T-9 (14.42M) 1.423x of Dune T-9 (7.26M) Spoiler alert for the next one...the GIF also applies

Spider-Man: No Way Home Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-3 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 13 240 21,416 42,914 49.90% Total Shows Added Today: 17 Total Seats Added Today: 2,892 Total Seats Sold Today: 1,044 Comp 2.820x of Black Widow's Final Count (37.23M) 4.089x of Venom 2's Final Count (47.43M) Adjusted Comp 1.305x of Star Wars: TROS T-3 (52.18M) Well...all that's left to say is that we still have many more shows to add tomorrow. And that's when things become real hellish for me. I'm about to post this when reviews first drop, and all I can say is...please don't be a TROS

It's time

Reviews are in 15 minutes. Leaks are starting to hit Twitter. Go nuts.

Cap and I already talked and she's watching this forum like a hawk all night while I get some rest, and we swap in the morning. It's a tag team maneuver basically, though I still expect all of you on your best behavior.

Matthew Vaughn shoulda gave me my Sexy Eggsy so none of this would have happened T_T

Moderation Not the Deep Water thread. I understand the frustrations, but there's no reason to talk about it in this thread.

I said it earlier this weekend, but I think (could be wrong of course, don't yell at me) these day-and-date hybrid releases will be a mainstay, specifically for comedies and indies and awards fare and kidpics. Not just because the demos for those movies just aren't coming out at all (who knows if they ever will), but folks in general see theaters more as a vessel to watch big-screen action-adventure titles (like a theme park ). At the end of the day, you can still see them on the big screen, so it's better than nothing.

WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY Remember May 3, 2002? I don’t, because I was four years old at the time. But from what I can tell, it was a magical day and perhaps the most important day ever in the current film and box office landscape we have today. After years of development hell and decades of hype amongst kids and adults, the world got to see the one and only Spider-Man on the big screen. And while a Spider-Man movie was destined to be a hit the second it was greenlit, people had no idea what this Sam Raimi flick would snowball into. Becoming the first film in history to open above $100 million domestically, Spider-Man soon became the fifth-biggest film in North America, turned Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst into household names, and rejuvenated the superhero genre, creating the comic book movie boom we’re still living in today. While Blade modernized the genre and X-Men gave it a qualitative stamp, Spider-Man showed the potential value that these adaptations have. How with the right blend of action, directing, writing, and acting, you can have a movie that can excite fans and newcomers alike. Without Spider-Man, we wouldn’t have The Dark Knight, the X-Men sequels, the MCU, the DCEU, the SPUMC. For better or for worse, Hollywood wouldn’t be the same without Spider-Man. And because of Spider-Man’s massive success, the character would live on through not one, but two reboots, with three different actors portraying Peter Parker. Andrew Garfield donned the mask for two films, though sadly the hubris of Amy Pascal was too much for him to handle. And shortly after, Papa Feige managed to place the iconic New Yorker into his epic, sprawling universe with a new fresh face, Tom Holland. Since then, the debates and fights over each interpretation have been legendary. Is Sam Raimi the only one who truly gets the hero? Or is it Marc Webb? Maybe Jon Watts got it right all along? Regardless of how you feel, there’s a reason why we are all passionate when it comes to our favorite Spider-Man interpretations. In many ways, Spider-Man represents the everyman. He isn’t this unstoppable god or warrior, but a kid from Queens trying to get by and dealing with forces both supernatural and relatable. It’s a very endearing character for a very good reason. And this December, Jon Watts and Papa Feige have plans for an absolute dynamite tribute to the timeless Stan Lee/Steve Ditko creation. After an absolutely stunning cliffhanger that left audiences speechless, Spider-Man: No Way Home serves as the third, yet far from the last Spidey film, to star Tom Holland, who has quickly risen up in the ranks to become many people’s favorite Peter Parker. This epic adventure not only has Peter deal with his identity being revealed to the entire world, but a multidimensional adventure thanks to his interference with Doctor Strange’s magical gobbledygook. This is part of the incoming Multiverse Saga that Phase 4 and beyond seems to have planned, first beginning with the Emmy-nominated WandaVision, and continuing with next year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, directed by the one who truly started it all, Sam Raimi. There’s already a lot to get excited about here, but if there’s one thing Papa Feige knows better than everybody else, it’s how to hook people in. And nothing hooks the masses more than pandering towards nostalgic millennials who spend way too much time thinking about shit they liked when they were 10. And sure enough, this multiverse-bending signals some truly jaw-dropping moments that will get any Spider-Man fan excited. Doctor Strange with an ugly haircut. Five of the Sinister Six, with Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, and the sexy beast known as Willem Dafoe all returning. And perhaps most exciting of all, the one thing everybody can’t stop talking about, is...something I’m not really allowed to mention, but you already know about it and know that it’s hype. It’s an absolute dream come true. The kind of cross-generational nostalgia pandering love letter that fans could only dream about is finally here. And the expectations, based on the resolved cliffhangers and promised multiverse shenanigans, is that No Way Home will be big. Really big. Like...top 10, maybe even top 5 all-time big. Despite the fact the COVID-19 pandemic basically diminished box office grosses and scared away many audience demographics, No Way Home is supposed to buck all those trends. People are betting that this has an opening for the ages, restrictions and theatrical disinterest amongst the masses be damned. It’s now gotten to the point that an opening below The Force Awakens could be considered disappointing for some. Some will say just opening to 200M would serve as a complete and total failure. I think that’s all ridiculous, but I can’t stop people setting themselves up for disappointment. Regardless of how I feel, NWH is destined to be the biggest movie of the year and should hopefully lead to spillover for every other movie this Christmas, with films like Matrix 4, Sing 2, King’s Man, Licorice Pizza, West Side Story, and more all potentially benefiting. Perhaps this will also reinvigorate general audiences, who have strayed away from cinemas in favor of Netflix and HBO Max, into supporting their local theaters in 2022, which promises more Marvel goodness, some DC goodness, 90s throwbacks with Jurassic World and Lightyear, as well as the almighty return of James Cameron with Avatar 2. The future is always an uncertain one. And with how awful 2021 was at the box office, as we seem to be stepping into a world where only Marvel reigns supreme and certain audience demographics never return, it's not really a future we're all going to like. But at least for now, at this point in time, we can enjoy ourselves in this festive and wonderful holiday season. With a big weekend like this, certain rules and precautions must be enforced. So.... 1. ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS. NOT EVEN SPOILERS POSTED UNDER SPOILER TAGS. I'm sure you're wondering how this applies to T&A, since everybody and their cat knows about them being in the movie, and they'll probably be reported by Variety a la Harry Styles in Eternals. So the way we're doing it is this: you can say you liked or disliked them in a general sense, but if you go into specifics, then you're in trouble. GOOD: Wow, it was so cool to see T**** in this. BAD: T**** yelling out "pizza time" after punching Doc Ock in the nose was so epic. This rule also applies to other movies in theaters and films/shows recently releasing on streaming. So no Nightmare Alley spoilers, no West Side Story spoilers, no Licorice Pizza spoilers, no Hawkeye spoilers, etc. If you do spoil something here, you will be banned. No exceptions. 2. KEEP YOUR AGENDA OUT OF HERE. 3. THE REPORT AND IGNORE BUTTONS ARE YOUR FRIENDS. While trolls are already bad, responding to them only makes it worse. 4. IS OFF-TOPIC DISCUSSION OKAY? Off-topic discussions are okay in situations where there's downtime and there aren't any numbers. But when numbers are coming up and things are getting busy, then keep off-topic things down to the minimum. And lastly... 5. DON'T BE A DICK. If you're unsure if you can handle being nice for one weekend, then, simply put, get out of here. And three last things, First off, this thread will likely lean into being more domestic-focused. If you want to know about how No Way Home is doing in other countries, click on the Overseas thread right here. Second, WE'RE HAVING A SALE If you have the funds, we strongly encourage you to donate and upgrade your accounts. Not just because of all the cool perks and benefits, but it helps keep the lights on here at the forums, and ensures we’ll stick around for many more awesome and exciting weekends in the future. 2022 promises epic grosses from both DC and Marvel, as well as Jurassic World, Lightyear, Mission: Impossible, Mario, and the almighty AVATAR. There's no way you want to miss all this cool stuff. Third, THIS THREAD WILL REMAIN LOCKED UNTIL WE GET A HARD NUMBER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. And now... WITHOUT FURTHER ADO LETS DO THIS SHIT

Sing 2 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-10 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 1 61 1719 10811 15.90% Total Seats Sold Today: 35 Total Seats WITHOUT EARLY ACCESS: 311 Comp (WITHOUT Early Access) 2.549x of Cruella Thu+Fri T-10 (19.65M) 5.271x of Jungle Cruise T-10 (14.23M) Got a new comp. A little too high at the moment, but should go down quite a bit as we get closer to release.

UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I FUCKED UP BRB EDIT: I fixed it

The Matrix: Resurrections Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-10 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 55 1,076 9574 11.24% Total Seats Sold Today: 61 Comp 0.936x of Godzilla vs. Kong T-10 (9.09M) 3.438x of The Suicide Squad T-10 (14.09M) 1.362x of Dune T-10 (6.95M)

Spider-Man: No Way Home Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-4 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 13 223 20,372 40,022 50.90% Total Seats Sold Today: 721 Comp 2.683x of Black Widow's Final Count (35.41M) 3.889x of Venom 2's Final Count (45.11M) Adjusted Comp 1.302x of Star Wars: TROS T-4 (52.06M) The end is near mah bois.

I've gotten the Marry Me trailer a couple times in theaters and it weirdly made me realize something that I'm shocked nobody in Hollywood has done before: why hasn't there been a Blumhouse equivalent for comedy movies? I know comedies are one of the most star-driven genres out there, but I don't think it's that hard to make really cheap comedy films that can serve as low-risk, high-potential ventures. And Blumhouse is able to get solid B-list and even A-list talent for some of their bigger movies, so you could probably still get the likes of John Mulaney or Iliza Shlesinger or Pete Davidson in these films.