Eric the Clown

This is Dark Phoenix 2.0. Nobody cares about this Beasts nonsense anymore. Everybody's waiting for the inevitable HP9. Besides, if you look at the math: Days of Future Past: 233M Apocalypse: 155M Dark Phoenix: 65M Where to Find Them: 234M Crimes of Grindelwald: 159M Beasts 3: ?

Outside looking in, it feels like the hype is already there. Every time a new piece of casting info drops, it trends like crazy on social media, which is hard, almost impossible for any other major franchise. Obviously every big property trends, but it's usually when there's a initial announcement, a trailer, or one or two cast members get signed on. The Batman I saw Pattinson, Kravitz, Dano, Farrell, even Jonah Hill trending, which seems pretty uncommon. Marvel's the only one that comes close to doing that, and even then I don't remember David Harbour trending when he joined Black Widow. Outside of that, Batman is still intensely beloved, the creative team is solid, the set photos seem promising, and I think WB will treat this very well in the marketing department. Obviously I'll change my mind once we get closer to 2021, but I just think this will surprise.

THAT'S WHAT HIS HAIR LOOKS LIKE TELE

Spitballing off the top of my head w/out much thought: Fatherhood: 90M Mortal Kombat: 70M Cinderella: 110M Shang-Chi: 360M Jackass: 100M Paranormal Activity 7: 80M Tomb Raider 2: 45M Boss Baby 2: 85M Fast & Furious 10: 200M Doctor Strange 2: 375M John Wick 4: 200M Matrix 4: 310M Cruella: 140M Jurassic World 3: 430M The Batman: 560M Sing 2: 120M Indy 5: Never happening Space Jam 2: 80M Spider-Man 3: 405M Mission: Impossible 7: 230M The Suicide Squad: 200M Elvis: 160M Halloween Ends: 75M Thor: Love and Thunder: 400M Fantastic Beasts 3: 70M Avatar 2: 720M Black Adam: 230M Wicked: 210M Hotel Translyvania 4: 135M For the record, I didn't think about this very hard, please don't yell at me

While getting back home, my Uber driver mentioned how excited she was to see Bad Boys tomorrow. The buzz is real boyos

Just as magical a second time. Timmy’s hair is so pretty in this. Like black cotton candy

@cannastop you don’t have to @ Tele every time Elon Musk does something stupid lol

I'm bored and killing time before I see Little Women a second time (God is it good), but I decided to look at the biggest movies for each month after mentioning BB might beat Blart, and this is what I found: January: Paul Blart: Mall Cop (11 years) February: Black Panther (2 years) March: Beauty and the Beast (3 years) April: Avengers: Endgame (1 year) May: The Avengers (8 years) June: Jurassic World (5 years) July: The Lion King (1 year) August: Guardians of the Galaxy (6 years) September: It (3 years) October: Joker (1 year) November: Frozen II (1 year) December: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (5 years) It'll be interesting to see which one of these get toppled in the next couple years. As of now, feel like The Batman and Black Panther 2 feel like the most possible victors, but even those are arguably long shots and really depend on their marketing. And I guess maybe one of the Avatar sequels if people really go bonkers for #2. The inevitable Harry Potter 9 might even get there depending on where it lands on the calendar.

Interesting tidbit: With that potential opening, Bad Boys has a very strong chance at finally surpassing Paul Blart (146M) and become the biggest ever January release domestically (American Sniper and Hidden Figures debuted limited in December, so they don't count). Blart held that record for 11 years.

https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-tracking-bloodshot-i-still-believe-and-my-spy/ 8-Week Tracking and Forecasts Release Date Title 3-Day (FSS) Opening Tracking Range 3-Day (FSS) Opening Forecast % Chg from Last Week Domestic Total Range Domestic Total Forecast % Chg from Last Week Distributor 1/24/2020 The Gentlemen $10,000,000 – $15,000,000 $11,000,000 -8% $30,000,000 – $50,000,000 $35,000,000 -8% STX 1/24/2020 The Last Full Measure n/a n/a Roadside Attractions 1/24/2020 The Turning $10,000,000 – $15,000,000 $12,500,000 -4% $25,000,000 – $40,000,000 $32,000,000 -6% Universal 1/31/2020 Gretel and Hansel $5,000,000 – $10,000,000 $5,500,000 $10,000,000 – $20,000,000 $11,000,000 United Artists Releasing 1/31/2020 The Rhythm Section $10,000,000 – $15,000,000 $12,000,000 $30,000,000 – $45,000,000 $38,000,000 Paramount 2/7/2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) $40,000,000 – $60,000,000 $49,000,000 $100,000,000 – $150,000,000 $125,000,000 Warner Bros. 2/14/2020 Fantasy Island $17,000,000 – $22,000,000 $17,000,000 $44,000,000 – $57,000,000 $44,000,000 Sony / Columbia 2/14/2020 The Photograph $13,000,000 – $18,000,000 $15,000,000 $30,000,000 – $42,000,000 $35,000,000 Universal 2/14/2020 Sonic the Hedgehog $20,000,000 – $30,000,000 $26,000,000 $65,000,000 – $100,000,000 $86,000,000 Paramount 2/21/2020 Brahms: The Boy 2 $7,000,000 – $12,000,000 $8,000,000 $15,000,000 – $28,000,000 $17,800,000 STX 2/21/2020 Call of the Wild $15,000,000 – $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $50,000,000 – $65,000,000 $50,000,000 Fox 2/28/2020 The Invisible Man $20,000,000 – $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $60,000,000 – $105,000,000 $80,000,000 Universal 3/6/2020 Onward $50,000,000 – $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $175,000,000 – $250,000,000 $227,000,000 Disney / Pixar 3/6/2020 The Way Back $12,000,000 – $17,000,000 $13,000,000 $40,000,000 – $60,000,000 $43,500,000 Warner Bros. 3/13/2020 Bloodshot $12,000,000 – $17,000,000 $14,000,000 NEW $30,000,000 – $45,000,000 $36,000,000 NEW Sony / Columbia 3/13/2020 I Still Believe $16,000,000 – $21,000,000 $20,000,000 NEW $44,000,000 – $59,000,000 $55,000,000 NEW Lionsgate 3/13/2020 My Spy $8,000,000 – $13,000,000 $10,000,000 NEW $25,000,000 – $45,000,000 $36,000,000 NEW STX

Doesn't matter if you're not the only one. Repeating the same thing ad nauseum isn't endearing. It's annoying.

I for one welcome a 3 Ninjas reboot

I'm probably showing my age here, as somebody who wasn't even born when the first Bad Boys dropped, but I honestly thought this was coming out too late and people didn't care all that much about the property anymore. So seeing it open to potentially 60M+ for the long weekend is kind of astonishing to me. Nostalgia really is a helluva of a drug, huh? Guess this also bodes well for Top Gun and even Ghostbusters this summer.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/bad-boys-for-life-dolittle-1917-weekend-box-office-1202833726/

"40M range is possible" BOY IF YOU DON'T--

50M for the 3-Day and 60M for the 4-Day isn't totally crazy at this point.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/bad-boys-for-life-dolittle-1917-weekend-box-office-1202833726/

Dolittle Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report Final Count Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 38 270 6,509 4.15% Total Seats Sold today: 163 Comp 1.330x of Dora (1.66M) 1.200x of Abominable (780K) 0.818x of Addams Family (1.02M) 0.387x of Maleficent (891K) 2.389x of Playing with Fire (1.07M) 0.300x of Jumanji (1.41M) Throw out Dora and Jumanji, and we have a pretty close range. I think that's about right, and I guess would make 20M possible (yeah, I know, consolation prize and all)

Bad Boys for Life Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report Final Count Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 88 4,328 16,163 26.78% Total Shows Added Today: 6 Total Seats Added Today: 396 Total Seats Sold Today: 2,049 Comp 2.275x of Once Upon (13.2M) 1.249x of It: Chapter Two (13.12M) 0.881x of Joker (11.72M) 5.841x of Gemini Man (9.34M) 7.436x of 21 Bridges (5.2M) 0.268x of Star Wars 9 (10.73M) Adjusted Comp 0.505x of The Lion King (11.61M) 2.395x of Hobbs & Shaw (13.89M) I'll admit, I'd die of laughter if these numbers actually come into fruition.

There's also a whole Twitter thread happening in real time detailing what's coming. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much that's very exciting, both library and original, unless you really like NBC sitcoms.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/birds-of-prey-opening-weekend-box-office-projection-1202832572/