Eric the Clown

Can't beat around the bush with this one. JL's opening was bad. Like, atrocious. While we can make plenty of reasons why it underperformed, (Poor reviews, the See It/Skip It stunt, lack of character familiarity), it's clear WB's attempt to recreate the MCU has been a bit of a hurdle. The upside though is that Aquaman, Wonder Woman 2, and possibly even Shazam will likely fare much better critic-wise and audience-wise, and Justice League likely won't have terrible legs. Its reception seems to be better than BvS, and it has the Thanksgiving frame to keep it safe. If its legs are less than 2.5 (effectively a <$240M gross) I would be surprised. Thankfully, Wonder is the true savior of the weekend. Props to Lionsgate for recognizing they had a mini-Blind Side on their hands, and it's refreshing to see a breakout live-action family film. I think the last live-action PG family feature hit that wasn't from was...Paddington? Regardless, it's certainly wonderful to see the film be such a success in a year dominated by mostly SH and horror flicks. As long as the film can co-exist with Coco next weekend, which is likely, I'll be very happy. Thor: Ragnarok's drop isn't very good, but understandable considering Justice League was playing next door. It's still set for $300M, which is great for both the Thor franchise and the MCU and Marvel Studios, considering they managed to release three $300M grossers in just one calendar year. Orient Express and Daddy's Home did okay enough, considering the mixed-ish WOM on both. Hopefully one of the two, or both, can cross $100M. The Star...didn't do terrible. After how much we ragged on it, this is a pretty solid gross, especially for something low-budget and geared towards a more niche audience than most other animated flicks. It'll probably leg it out during the Christmas season, and be a decent success for both Sony, Sony Animation, and Cinesite. HAIL OPRAH! Bad Moms has been holding super well, and while Bad Moms 3 and Bad Dads might be off the table, I think the brand itself will still survive through other means. Lady Bird did great as usual. Love it when A24 goes Slay-24 in the specialty market, and this will likely be A24's biggest grosser, unless Franco and Rogen have anything to say about it, which is even more impressive. HAIL SAORISE! Three Billboards also did pretty decently, while Roman Israel was sadly a flop. Maybe Denzel can get Oscar #3 next year.

Do you know how many theaters Man Who Invented Christmas will be in next weekend? I keep hearing differing statements about it going limited or wide over Thanksgiving.

Jack-Jack's gonna be the Baby Groot of 2018. Quote me on that.

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Can we please divert attention from our BvS and CW fight, and get back to the main topic? Mainly...

I hope Wan's smart enough to give Momoa at least three opportunities to be shirtless. One is alright, two's pretty good, but three or more? It would easily be the best DC movie ever made. If Wan's really smart and gives Momoa a chance to show off his Aquaass and Aquacock, it'll be the greatest movie ever made.

Ehhh...I dunno, I'll probably just see it if nothing else is out.

How many shirtless scenes does he have? Because Momoa's gorgeousness is the only selling point for me to see this.

PM me when you're there, and I'll see if I can do a quick meet up.

In case this wasn't announced yet, the next trailer launches this Sunday during the American Music Awards on ABC. What's weird though is trailer 1 is the one currently attached to Coco.

I’m more of an “I Am the Walrus” guy myself.

At the beginning of the year, before WW became a phenomenon? Yes.

Tremblay is more likely to get a nom and deserves it more anyway. #JusticeforRoom I love it when you act like a dick. No please don't go. You're one of the cool kids. And that's saying a lot coming from "Cool Eric" himself...although come to think of it, most people who call themselves "cool" have low self-esteem and only do it for overcompensation and to ignore the fact they're friendless weirdos... What thread am I on again? Oh yeah, the weekend thread. How's that Avengers remake doing?

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Read that for school. Remember liking it quite a bit.

Is it bad to say I don't know who that is?

Justice League 1404 3713 37.81% Wonder 567 1507 37.62% Again, both are doing rather well, and got a decent increase for the weekend before Thursday previews.

Dwayne Johnson as a scientist is the most ridiculous casting I've ever seen in my life...AND I LOVE IT! The stupidity looks immeasurable in this, and I can't wait to see it OD.

Just finished watching it, and if you've ever wanted to see Nicole Kidman as a psychotic taxidermist, this is the film for you. Outside of that, the rest of the film's super delightful. It's one of the rare kids films that come out nowadays that makes me feel like a kid again.

Looks cute I guess.

Officially can't wait for this. I'm certain this has been done before, but I've always wanted a movie that had absolutely no dialogue, and this seems to be really entertaining.