Eric the Clown

Sonic the Hedgehog Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-5 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 37 275 6,898 3.99% Total Seats Sold Today: 17 Comp 1.554x of Maleficent 5 days before release (3.57M) 0.212x of Frozen II (1.8M) 4.825x of Dolittle (4.46M) Not impressed with today's sales. After yesterday saw such a huge jump, reverting back to a couple days ago is a little peculiar. We'll see if this is just a fluke.

That's...what we're doing. Sorry for my accidental vagueness, but please know we aren't punishing people with controversial opinions. Just don't be a dick about it.

Pretty much every movie forum I've ever been on has either a box office thread or people talking about individual films' box office potential.

Went to the theaters to see all the Oscar animated shorts. Both the ones that got nominated and were on the shortlist. Was pretty cool. A couple of them were kinda lame, but most of them hit bullseyes. Only real bad one of the bunch was Henrietta Bulkowski, which was animated by Starburns (Anomalisa, that one Community Xmas episode). Talk about lame.

I changed the wording in the OP and went into more specifics that people were upset over. I'm very sorry that I caused confusion to many of the members here, and I will try harder to make sure that I'm as clear as possible. It's because I want people to show they are willing to listen and change. If they want to contribute to the conversation, then they'll clean up their act or at least try and be more courteous. If they don't want to and just want to troll and spread toxicity and unpleasantness (and right now, there are a couple people who seem to just want to do that), then we'll ban them. And hey, if they don't like that idea, then they can just go somewhere else. There's hundreds of other forums and web sites people can visit to talk about box office. We're not forcing people to stay here.

Like with all other posts, it depends on the context. Sharing concerns or frustrations with Disney is totally cool. If it gets personal, you repeat yourself too much, or poison the well, as a few examples, then it becomes an issue. And if people are being harsh towards you as a response, we’ll try to take action

Fair enough. I just didn't want to make my post longer, and wanted to use a basic umbrella term of "mad" to get my point across.

You bring up a good point and I completely understand. The broad term was just used as a general blanket for what to not post, but I understand that could be vague. Obviously we encourage people to post items that may seem controversial, so long as they don't go too far. Something like "I don't think Wonder Woman will do well this June" is fine, even if it may get unreasonable responses. Using it as a way to badmouth the movie, its fans, Gal Gadot, DC, etc. Yeah, not so much. But in the case of people giving unreasonable and harsh responses to regular posts, we will definitely look over these posts as well and give them the needed punishments.

For a few weeks, we are doing an experiment that involves closing the Fanboy Wars thread. Read the following for more information

For a few weeks, we are doing an experiment that involves closing the Fanboy Wars thread. Read the following for more information

Hello, Some of you may have noticed that the Fanboy Wars thread has been locked for seemingly no reason. Well, over the past couple days, the staff has begun discussing the merits of the Fanboy Wars thread and its place in BOT. Well, the staff has talked things over, and some of us feel like the Fanboy Wars thread has caused more harm than good. Instead of being used as a way to stop fighting and trolling, it only encourages trolls to post here, because of a thread that gives them little to no repercussions. As a result, we feel like that gives people an excuse to be hateful to each other and turn away members who just want to reasonably discuss the box office. So, for the next few weeks, we are going to lock the Fanboy Wars thread. Not just that, the staff is going to be a lot more strict when it comes to the posts that would have maybe been acceptable in the Fanboy Wars thread. So any sort of funny business meant to provoke other fans or poison the well will be treated with warning points or threadbans, depending on the situation. Now I know you may have questions about this, so let me clear some of them up. "So are we not allowed to say good or bad things about franchises we like or dislike?" Of course not. This is a discussion forum, and we know that people will want to talk about issues they have with a franchise, or even compare one franchise to another. So that stuff is allowed...but you need to be nicer. No hyperbole ("DISNEY'S RUINING CINEMA! ZACK SNYDER IS EVIL!"), no passive-aggression ("My franchise is so good. It takes risks unlike some other franchises"), and so on. We're also strongly against conspiracies. So do not try and argue that woke critics hate all movies or that Disney is buying out theaters or anything else amongst that ilk. "How will we know if what we're saying is trolling, baiting, fanboy wars, etc.?" Basically, before you post, say to yourself, "Is it worth it? Is this post too unpleasant? Is it something I've already said enough? Am I provoking people on purpose?" If you say yes to any of these, then don't post it, or face the wrath of the staff. "I posted something fine, and a bunch of fanboys are being ridiculous over it and attacking me!" Then we'll punish them. Trust me. We know when your post is fine, and people are acting ridiculous and being fanboys and poisoning the well. And we will give them the warning points instead. You are still more than free to say negative things, so long as it doesn't go too far. "Why are you doing this?" Like I said, the Fanboy Wars thread is a very toxic place. But it's toxic in the way that it encourages people to troll and push an agenda. That makes it a challenge for people who just wanna talk about box office or enjoy the movies they want to enjoy. By closing the Fanboy Wars thread, we hope to not only discourage people from these kinds of toxic discussions, but also get rid of trolls and people who make this place a toxic environment, whether it be through permabans or by just driving them away to other forums and websites. We understand that fanboy wars will never go away, and we understand that sometimes it's fair to discuss the state of a franchise or property. But the way many have acted has made this place insufferable for many, and we just want to make this place a bit better. So for the time being, for those who just want to push an agenda or troll, either cut out the act, or go somewhere else. Trust me, we're not the only place on the Internet where you can talk about Marvel or the box office.

1917 made me cry.

Okay. I'll just do Little Women then.

Dibs on Little Women (also 1917 if we're allowed to do more than one, but LW is the priority)

How about instead of just saying "mods", you actually report these posts? Just saying "mods" won't make us drop everything and look things over. Besides, the leak talk is purposefully vague without spoiling anything, so it doesn't sound like spoilers to me, unless someone comes out and says something like, "I can't believe the leaks say Diana saves the day with Footloose".

F9 Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-104 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 50 334 12,466 2.68% Total Shows Added Today: 1 Total Seats Added Today: 132 Total Seats Sold Today: 5 One theater actually lost a decent amount of tickets from yesterday. I guess it was a glitch? Whatever. Doesn't really matter this far out.

Sonic the Hedgehog Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-6 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 37 258 6,898 3.74% Total Seats Sold Today: 49 Comp 1.573x of Maleficent 6 days before release (3.62M) 0.211x of Frozen II (1.79M) 5.265x of Dolittle (4.87M)

Nut Job 2

Sadly wasn't super into this one, but I got a good laugh at the moody cover of Hit Me with Your Best Shot. Got a good laugh there.

Chris Thorndyke was a nerd

Just gonna say this: the staff has made plenty of mistakes in the past. We're all human. And when we realize we did something wrong, we'll fix that. But if you don't like the way the website is run, or think we're "silencing opinions" or being too harsh when it comes to threadbans...why are you here? There are plenty of other places on the Internet to talk about movies and box office. Every movie forum I've ever been on has box office talk in it, and from people who know a good deal about the business. I know that seems harsh or unwelcoming or whatever, but it just seems like a waste of time for you to stick around at a place you don't like.

The lack of advanced screenings wasn't the main thing, more the straw that broke the camel's back. You were using it as another excuse to be ultra-negative and poison the well for the movie, which you have done for months. Think of it as a threadban for your continuous behavior. And I'm sorry I didn't respond to you earlier. In hindsight, that was a mistake on my part. I felt as if since Grim was the guy who doled out the threadban, he should have explained why. I promise to do better in the future.

@OncomingStorm93 I understand you are upset over your threadban, but from what I've seen from your posts, and other people on the staff will likely agree with me on this, your consistent negativity in the BOP thread wasn't constructive and either derailed the thread or made people annoyed. Saying you have reservations on the film's potential or saying it looks bad once or twice? That's great. Even doing a brief discussion or argument with another guy? Totally cool, so long as it doesn't go too far. But you did go too far, with constant negativity, which just doesn't lead to anything constructive. As much as we encourage discussion, we have limits when it becomes too toxic, and I, and the staff, feel you crossed that line. I understand you may not like that answer, but that's all I gotta say on the matter.