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Well MOM had the Spider-Man coattails and was pushed as a major event piece. As for Wakanda Forever, expectations are different because it's a sequel to a monster smash. Black Panther isn't really something I think we should compare to the other MCU origin films and more like a Jurassic World or Sorcerer's Stone, where the first movie overperformed like crazy and the sequel is moving back down to Earth.
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Yeah these days, it's typically just 5 trailers at my Regal. This was above average. Which I guess some will think it's annoying, but I think it's fine. The more obnoxious element is that the trailers used to start with the showtime, but now there's still five minutes of pre-show ads. So like a 7:50 show has the trailers starting in 7:55. Plus, minus a few showings here and there, I keep getting a random commercial for Airbnb or Pinterest or Samsung or whatever smack-dab in the middle of the previews. It's the dumbest thing ever and just makes the wait for the film way more taxing than it deserves to be. What's even the point of doing this kind of crap?
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We still have a couple hours before the previews drop. Was curious to know what everybody got for trailers last night? My showing went like this: M3gan (though it was only like a 45-second cut of the trailer) John Wick 4 Knives Out 2 (kinda annoying that was in there, since that's only playing for a week and I wanted Creed or something idk idk) Mario Shazam 2 (I'm so done with this stupid trailer Four times in a row I've had to hear "I just threw a truck at a dragon. I love my life!". And that's not counting the 30 other times. Please WB, at least give us a new Shazam trailer. I can't take this anymore) Ant-Man 3 Avatar 2
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Wanted to post this sooner, but it was 11 when I got home and I had to go to work in the morning. Anyways, general spoiler thoughts... -Shuri and Namor are for sure the best parts of the film. I love seeing them interact, I love their character arcs throughout the movie, and I feel this will convert a lot of naysayers who really hate Shuri as Black Panther. -The stuff with Namor was excellent. The actor had a couple off line readings here and there, but he was intimidating and I loved his backstory and character and his understandable motivations. He's no Killmonger, but he's still both a fun threat and an interesting figure. -Speaking of Killmonger, that was such an amazing surprise to see him in the ancestral plane. Was kind of perfect honestly to really show Shuri's conflict and understanding of who she is supposed to be. -Angela Bassett for the BOFFY. Fuck y'all -This sadly does have the classic MCU problem of "We're letting our directors have total control...but not too much! Need to set up crap for the other movies!". Riri's alright and I like the actress, but she feels kind of out of place in the story and the way she introduced is really rushed and sluggish. Feel like there was a better way to put her in the narrative if they had to introduce her for that spin-off show I'll never watch. -The stuff with Agent Ross was also a bit of a bore. Always fun to see JLD, but you didn't really need them either. -But honestly, this might be the best ending to a Marvel movie ever? The climax is absolutely epic, with the Shuri-Namor stand-off being absolutely amazing. Both in the raw energy between the two actors and the almost final blow, before Shuri realized they were two sides of the same coin. It's absolutely perfect. If anything, it elevates a good film to something great. -And yeah, those final moments are incredible. The Chadwick montage, the Rihanna song, and just seeing Prince T'Challa...just the perfect ending. -I really hope btw that this "Prince T'Challa" thing isn't a set-up for future movies and that he'll be the new Black Panther. I just want this to be a nice scene of closure and nothing more and having this be future set-up kind of robs it of its purity. That's sadly what they'll do though. 🙄 But yeah, great film. Chadwick would be proud.
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The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread (December 2021 - July 2023)
Eric the Clown replied to Cap's topic in Numbers and Data
Quorum Updates Bones and All T-8: 16.37% Awareness, 5.04 Interest Devotion T-13: 21.74%, 5.28 Babylon T-43: 24.79%, 5.03 The Little Mermaid T-197: 58.48%, 6.21 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever T-2: 67.72% Awareness, 6.92 Interest Final General Awareness: 100% chance of 100M General Interest: 100% chance of 100M DC/MCU Awareness: 100% chance of 100M DC/MCU Interest: 100% chance of 100M -
How many times do we have to do this stupid "OH NOEZ THE TEST SCREENINGS ARE BAD. THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE EVER NOW WAHHHHHHHH" crap on this forum? How many times do I have to share this video to you guys every single time you lot have a meltdown over some kids movie? How long does it take for you guys understand the key word of TEST screening? So obnoxious and tiring.
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The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread (December 2021 - July 2023)
Eric the Clown replied to Cap's topic in Numbers and Data
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report Final Count Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 3 285 18265 47782 38.23% Total Seats Sold Today: 5,176 Comp 0.594x of Spider-Man: No Way Home (29.72M) 1.466x of The Batman (31.66M) 0.887x of Doctor Strange 2 (31.93M) 1.335x of Thor 4 (38.73M) Finally done. I'm tired. I'm drained. Now just gotta wait an hour for my Black Panther show to start.