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#22 Lilo & Stitch 1,483 points, 24 lists "If you want to leave, you can. I'll remember you though. I remember everyone that leaves." Box Office: 273.1M Rotten Tomatoes: 87% Metacritic: 73 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 Annie Award and 9 nominations, 1 Critics Choice Award nominee Roger Ebert's Review: "Now here comes a truly inspired animated feature named "Lilo & Stitch." How will it do? It's one of the most charming feature-length cartoons of recent years--funny, sassy, startling, original and with six songs by Elvis. It doesn't get sickeningly sweet at the end, it has as much stuff in it for grown-ups as for kids, and it has a bright offbeat look to it." Its Legacy: One of the highest-grossing Disney movies of the 2000s. Appeared in Kingdom Hearts. Made Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois icons in the animation industry. Stitch would become a merchandising monster. Earned several direct-to-video sequels, several television shows, and an upcoming live-action remake. Has one of the best ad campaigns in movie history. Gave Tia Carrerre a paycheck. Commentary: Coming out in a weird, experimental time for Disney Animation, attempting to branch away from Broadway-style musicals and princess stories, Lilo and Stitch was by far the most successful. At the box office, with critics, and in creating a long-lasting franchise. In a way, despite the initially odd premise of a little girl becoming friends with an alien, it’s very clear why this oddball feature became so successful. Not just for the stupid kids watching, but for the parents who arguably get more out of the feature. And of course, the stupid kids who grow up to realize all the subtle details and pathos they didn’t click with when they were 5. Stitch, the goofy blue alien who loves destruction, became the breakout character for obvious reasons. He’s a silly weirdo who loves to eat, loves to cause chaos, and is just oh so adorable and cuddly. They still sell plushies and merch of him in stores over 2 decades later. And while he’s great, he’s just the cherry on top of a very powerful story of loss and familial comfort. Anchored by Lilo, a little girl who feels isolated from the rest of the world due to familial tragedy, much of the film is centered on the trauma that comes from losing family and loved ones. Trying to deal with a chaotic, terrible family life and situation at an age you’re unprepared for. A heartbreaking tale about two sisters trying to keep things all together, despite the world trying to tear them apart. It’s a movie that is quietly devastating, yet balanced perfectly by comedy, sci-fi adventure, and heart. Lilo and Stitch was, and still is, a massive deal with kids and adults, serving as one of Disney’s most valuable franchises, with a remake just around the corner. It catapulted Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois to fame in the animation industry, with them finding great success at Dreamworks with the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and works as a seminal piece of pure Disney magic.

#23 The Little Mermaid 1,448 points, 27 lists "Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch, they swim all over you." Box Office: 235M Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Metacritic: 88 Awards: 2 Academy Awards and 1 nomination, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 nominations, 2 Grammy Awards and 3 nominations Roger Ebert's Review: What's best about "The Little Mermaid" is the visual invention with which the adventures are drawn. There is a lightness and a freedom about the settings - from Triton's underwater throne room to storms at sea to Ursula's garden of captured souls (they look a little like the tourists buried in Farmer Vincent's back yard in "Motel Hell"). The colors are bright, the water sparkles with reflected light, and there is the sense that not a single frame has been compromised because of the cost of animation. Its Legacy: The film that began the Disney Renaissance. Brought Disney back to fairy tales and back to musicals. Ariel would become one of the most praised and criticized Disney Princesses ever. Influenced nearly every Disney fairy tale since its release. Appeared in Kingdom Hearts. Appears in all the theme parks. Earned two direct-to-video sequels. Earned a Broadway show. Earned a TV series, with a new on on the horizon. Earned a live-action remake. Considered one of the greatest animated movies of all time. Gave Kenneth Mars a paycheck. Commentary: The very film that saved Disney itself...well, kind of. It was actually a solid succession of films alongside other marketing factors that led to Little Mermaid becoming a huge juggernaut. Of course, it’s easier to put it all on the flashy princess movie that everybody loves and makes a ton of money even today. But...what was I talking about? Oh yeah, movie. This was Disney’s epic return to the world of fairy tales. Something they ignored since Sleeping Beauty 30 years ago. And it was an amazing return. Simply because this was a rare case of a film that captured everything we loved from what came before, while also having its own personality and paving the way for so many other future classics. It’s a film that is reminiscent of classics like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, from the romance story to the fun side characters to the beautiful castles and backgrounds. Yet everything about it feels so fresh and modern and unique even after all these years. Must have been truly mind blowing in 1989. With incredible music, powerful sequences, and gorgeous colors, all of this works perfectly thanks to the incredible character that is Ariel. Sure, it can be easy to mock or mischaracterize her. But she captured so many people’s hearts and imaginations for obvious reasons. She was determined, she was active, she was curious, she was vibrant, and full of so much personality. Both in the incredible character animation of Glen Keane and the incredible vocals of Jodi Benson, both of whom had brought so much life and energy and earnestness to the character. This was a princess for the modern age and her personality would influence future heroines like Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, Mulan, Elsa, and more over the coming decades. And over 30 years later, Little Mermaid still feels modern and distinct and resonant, with the recent remake finding success and popularity with a whole new generation of audiences. It's the kind of legacy most movies dream of having.

#120 - Iron Man 3 (402 points, 10 lists) #119 - The Jungle Book (2016) (404 points, 12 lists) #118 - Quiz Show (405 points, 8 lists) #117 - Freaky Friday (2003) (411 points, 9 lists) #116 - The Last Duel (420 points, 8 lists) #115 - Robin Hood (429 points, 9 lists) #114 - A Bug's Life (434 points, 17 lists) #113 - Whisper of the Heart (438 points, 7 lists) #112 - Chunking Express (447 points, 9 lists) #111 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (451 points, 13 lists)

Books are for nerds.

At least this kid had fun.

This is literally just an It's Always Sunny episode lol

No offense, but antagonizing Shawn, the guy in charge of the whole forum, like this does not help your favors, derails this thread, and is frankly pretty darn rude and disrespectful. People are allowed to have negative opinions on movies you are excited for and you have to respect that. Either ignore Shawn's projections, or else you will lead me with no other choice but to give you warning points.

Except it isn't. @whatsupdoc owns Quorum, and he shared projections of 62-69M opening for Dune as of last week. And I'm sure when he updates his stuff again, it will rise to the 70s that everybody else is projecting. This is just my data showing what movies that have an awareness in the 50s are like, which is not scientific at all. And once we get the final updates for Dune this coming Friday, it'll probably go up to 60%+, which will be more in line with what others' data is. So there. https://thequorum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6WOFTR-02.23.24.pdf

Very curious to know how wild will this robot be. We talking Wild Thornberrys wild? Wild n Out wild? Man vs. Wild wild? Some...other show that has "Wild" in its name?

Quorum Updates Arthur the King T-16: 32.89% Loves Lies Bleeding T-16: 17.24% Civil War T-44: 26.47% Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes T-72: 55.3% IF T-79: 28.49% It Ends With Us T-114: 17.45% Transformers One T-198: 29.72% Dune: Part Two T-2: 59.61% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 10M, 92% chance of 20M, 72% chance of 30M, 36% chance of 40M, 24% chance of 50M, 16% chance of 60M, 12% chance of 90M, 8% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 30M, 75% chance of 40M, 25% chance of 50M Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire T-30: 51.32% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 94% chance of 30M, 87% chance of 40M, 81% chance of 50M, 62% chance of 60M, 56% chance of 70M, 37% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 30M, 75% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 25% chance of 100M Monkey Man T-37: 24.59% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 54% chance of 10M, 17% chance of 20M Low Awareness: 34% chance of 10M, 7% chance of 20M

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Movie Title Distributor Gross %YD %LW Theaters Per Theater Total Gross Days In Release 1 (1) Bob Marley: One Love Paramount Pi… $952,407 -74% -81% 3,597 $265 $72,099,457 13 2 (2) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no … Crunchyroll $620,000 -73% 1,949 $318 $12,120,703 4 - (3) Madame Web Sony Pictures $415,000 -74% -84% 4,013 $103 $35,776,426 13 - (8) The Chosen: Season 4 Epis… Fathom Events $266,543 -56% -59% 2,090 $128 $8,204,596 12 - (9) Drive-Away Dolls Focus Features $207,975 -62% 2,280 $91 $2,612,305 4 - (6) Argylle Universal $198,715 -73% -79% 3,060 $65 $41,829,600 25 - (10) The Beekeeper Amazon MGM S… $158,739 -70% -70% 2,157 $74 $63,290,889 46 - (5) Migration Universal $119,465 -86% -92% 2,434 $49 $120,434,770 67 - (7) Wonka Warner Bros. $117,364 -83% -90% 2,203 $53 $214,585,795 74 - (11) Anyone But You Sony Pictures $80,000 -73% -80% 1,455 $55 $87,082,742 67 - (-) Poor Things Searchlight … $62,425 -62% -70% 540 $116 $32,970,641 81 - (-) Lisa Frankenstein Focus Features $56,910 -66% -86% 1,366 $42 $9,410,985 18 - (-) American Fiction Amazon MGM S… $55,144 -66% -74% 602 $92 $20,068,369 74 - (-) Les Misérables Universal $33,575 -60% 162 $207 $149,189,895 4,081 - (-) Night Swim Universal $26,730 -74% -76% 571 $47 $31,917,685 53 - (-) Mean Girls Paramount Pi… $24,921 -79% -92% 728 $34 $72,156,575 46 - (-) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Warner Bros. $22,833 -78% -85% 524 $44 $124,177,316 67 - (-) The Boys in the Boat Amazon MGM S… $21,385 -63% -82% 407 $53 $52,343,130 64 - (-) The Holdovers Focus Features $7,520 -35% -57% 226 $33 $20,089,595 123 - (-) Oppenheimer Universal $5,415 -32% -28% 200 $27 $329,017,135 221 - (-) Trolls Band Together Universal $4,720 -80% -91% 145 $33 $102,979,325 102 - (-) All of Us Strangers Searchlight … $3,580 -54% -82% 25 $143 $3,968,645 67 - (-) Wish Walt Disney $3,523 -75% -88% 70 $50 $63,870,135 97 - (-) Out of Darkness Bleecker Street $3,193 -58% -95% 100 $32 $1,943,813 18 - (-) Killers of the Flower Moon Paramount Pi… $1,615 -77% -43% 207 $8 $67,870,016 130 - (-) The Oath Freestyle Re… $226 -38% -16% 3 $75 $503,008 81 26 $3,469,923

My favorite movie of the year. The ending is one of the most chilling and devastating conclusions I have ever seen.

Quorum Updates Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire T-25: 55.99% Tarot T-74: 18.98% Horizon: An American Saga Part 1 T-123: 21.88% Kraven the Hunter T-186: 28.04% Dune: Part Two T-4: 61.09% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 85% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 65% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 35% chance of 100M Tentpole Awareness: 100% chance of 30M, 86% chance of 60M, 43% chance of 70M, 29% chance of 100M Cabrini T-11: 16.79% Awareness Final Awareness: 0% chance of 10M Low Awareness: 0% chance of 10M Imaginary T-11: 34.41% Awareness Final Awareness: 38% chance of 10M, 6% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 45% chance of 10M, 9% chance of 20M Kung Fu Panda 4 T-11: 67.08% Awareness Final Awareness: 100% chance of 20M, 90% chance of 30M, 85% chance of 40M, 75% chance of 50M, 65% chance of 60M, 50% chance of 70M, 35% chance of 100M Animation/Family Awareness: 100% chance of 50M, 75% chance of 70M, 50% chance of 100M The First Omen T-39: 29.89% Awareness T-30 Awareness: 54% chance of 10M, 17% chance of 20M Horror Awareness: 71% chance of 10M, 29% chance of 20M Challengers T-60: 20.2% Awareness T-60 Awareness: 60% chance of 10M, 31% chance of 20M Low Awareness: 33% chance of 10M, 11% chance of 20M

Discuss away!

Thank goodness that didn't happen, because Timmy being a momma's boy is soooooooooooooooooooooo cute

lol I'm a fucking dumbass. This was the perfect, the best, the most wonderfulest project he could have ever chosen.

#24 Avengers: Endgame 1,420 points, 20 lists "AVENGERS...assemble." Box Office: 2.799B Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Metacritic: 78 Awards: 1 Academy Award nomination, 1 Annie Award, 1 BAFTA Award nomination, 1 Grammy Award nomination, 3 MTV Movie Awards and 1 nomination Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: The former highest-grossing movie of all time. Ended the Infinity Saga with a bang. One of the most expensive movies ever made. Features one of the most epic climaxes in Marvel movie history. Set the stage for the future of the MCU. Gave Bradley Cooper a paycheck. Commentary: Here was a movie that had so much to prove. It didn’t have to just be a fun popcorn movie. It didn’t just have to be a good follow-up to that epic Infinity War cliffhanger. This film had to be the perfect finale to a whopping 11 years of movies. Marvel Studios needed to give a three-hour feature that emphasized how far we had come in this Infinity Saga, offer tons of fan service for people who had been with this since day 1, deliver an epic climax that blew everybody away, finish up dozens of character arcs and stories, and set the stage for more Marvel stories to come. And somehow, someway, the Russos, Markus, and McFeeley did just that. So many incredible setpieces. So many awesome character moments. So many great jokes and one-liners. So many strong emotional beats, bits of melancholy where we are all reminded of what we have lost and also how far we have come. And it all leads to one of the greatest climaxes in Marvel history. A moment that seared into every MCU’s fan as an all-timer. Everything they could have hoped from this series and more was in that climax, and it made this whole epic odyssey all worth it. Since then, the MCU has been in some weird rough patches. And in some respects, maybe they should have just ended things right here. But because this one film stuck the landing and gave us an exciting finale we will never forget, as well as a box office run for the ages, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will never truly lose relevance or popularity. Ever.

#25 Zootopia 1,420 points, 26 lists "Life isn't some cartoon musical where you sing a little song and all your insipid dreams magically come true. So let it go." Box Office: 1.025B Rotten Tomatoes: 98% Metacritic: 78 Awards: 1 Academy Award, 6 Annie Awards and 5 nominations, 1 BAFTA Award nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award, 1 Grammy Award nomination Roger Ebert's Review: N/A Its Legacy: The second-highest-grossing original movie of all time. Earned several theme park attractions and an entire land at Shanghai Disneyland. Earned a television spin-off. Praised and criticized for its allegorical treatment of racism. Turned millions of children into furries. A sequel is in the works. Gave Idris Elba a paycheck. Commentary: Using talking animals to serve as fable and allegory is nothing new. Even using them to explain the evils of racism and prejudice has been done before. Yet what directors Bryan Howard and Rich Moore created with Zootopia was a film that truly upended the usual fare of these talking animal movies and really made something that spoke to the then-current political climate, while still serving as a timeless action adventure comedy with a lot of charm and personality. While it has earned copaganda accusations in recent years, and I can’t blame that idea, it’s still a very mature, very nuanced, yet still understandable looks into concepts that, many would argue, are too confusing to explain to a child audience. It uses the predator vs. prey dynamics to really illustrate the biases we have as individuals, intentional and unintentional, and how they impact others. We create these ideas, these stereotypes in our head, and it can go both ways. In gender, in race, in creed, and so on. And this film tackles how these biases impact our world, but also how we can move from that and be better towards the people around us. All the while, not being simplistic or preachy in its messaging. This is of course also helped by an amazing world, with a creative location that allows for tons of ingenuity and creative visuals and a fantastic leading duo of the optimistic rookie chief and the pessimistic con artist who are forced to work together. And of course, tons of clever animal jokes. The sloth DMV scene? Perfection incarnate. Breaking a billion dollars, Zootopia still shines as a funny, prescient, and creative animated feature that will for sure make kids furries for life. And speaking of, if I can go furry trash here...I mean, all of them are beautiful, but Nick Wilde is just like...the perfect man. I need him. Badly.

#26 Pulp Fiction 1,412 points, 22 lists "That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence." Box Office: 213.9M Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Metacritic: 95 Awards: 1 Academy Award and 6 nominations, 2 BAFTA Awards and 7 nominations, 1 Golden Globe Award and 5 nominations, 4 Independent Spirit Awards and 1 nomination Roger Ebert's Review: "The screenplay, by Tarantino and Roger Avary, is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of those zombie writers who take "screenwriting" classes that teach them the formulas for "hit films." Like "Citizen Kane," "Pulp Fiction" is constructed in such a nonlinear way that you could see it a dozen times and not be able to remember what comes next. It doubles back on itself, telling several interlocking stories about characters who inhabit a world of crime and intrigue, triple-crosses and loud desperation. The title is perfect. Like those old pulp mags named "Thrilling Wonder Stories" and "Official Detective," the movie creates a world where there are no normal people and no ordinary days - where breathless prose clatters down fire escapes and leaps into the dumpster of doom." Its Legacy: One of the highest-grossing independent movies ever upon release. Made Quentin Tarantino a household name. Saved John Travolta's career. The breakout performance of Uma Thurman. Solidified Samuel L. Jackson's popularity. Won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Considered the Star Wars of indies. The script would be released as an NFT. #95 on AFI's Top 100 Movies. #94 on the 2007 edition. Gave Ving Rhames a paycheck. Commentary: What Quentin Tarantino concocted, a film that dared to be different and unconventional from every other movie released beforehand, is a rare case of a game changer. A film that completely upended tradition on what a movie is supposed to be, played around with concepts and ideas that were so familiar to so many people, and gave audiences something they didn’t even know they wanted in the first place. And while there would be tons of Pulp Fiction wannabes produced all throughout the 90s, you just can’t match a visionary as unique and postmodern as Tarantino’s. With Tarantino’s love for dark humor and his self-referential attitude, Pulp Fiction was a film that combined everything you could want in a movie, while also telling it in a unique format that wasn’t really typical for movies back then and even now. The film focuses on lengthy diatribes and monologues, with dialogue that is offbeat and weird, but also immensely quotable. The film frequently referenced other movies and expected viewers to recognize the homages and pastiches right away. The film was wholly ironic, blending slick and witty and light comedy with harsh ultraviolence that you didn’t see anywhere else. All the while, the story was told completely out of order, following a wide variety of characters who didn’t seem to fit in with what another character was going through. It was a film that, frankly, required you to pay attention and expected you to be smart enough to get what was happening and accept the odd conventions. And thankfully, or I guess not thankfully, Miramax understood the assignment, picked up the movie right away, and treated it with respect and care. And sure enough, audiences were obsessed with the movie. Obsessed with the story, the characters, and especially the writing. It made Tarantino a household name, influenced tons of other artists in the decades to come, and made postmodernism cool and hip to modern audiences. And in many ways, Pulp Fiction served as the Star Wars for independent movies and independent filmmakers. Pulp Fiction’s success made Miramax the go-to company for indies, and made tons of other hopeful directors realize they didn’t need the big studio system. Just so long as you had the passion, the money, the connections, and the right festival, you could go far and get people interested in your work. Tarantino and Pulp Fiction resulted in studios like Focus Features and Fox Searchlight, boosted the popularity of filmmakers like Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, and Wes Anderson, and made independent films just as popular as the big boy blockbusters. And we’re still feeling Pulp Fiction’s impacts. Even now, as studios push for big tentpoles and nostalgic toy commercials, indies are still considered an integral aspect of every studio lineup, whether it be to get acclaim and prestige in your lineup, or to boost your streaming service. Disney is still well aware of that despite their focus on Marvel and Pixar, with recent hits like The Menu and Poor Things finding as much, if not more success than their big-budget extravaganzas. And again, that’s due to Pulp Fiction. It’s weird to think this is as integral to Disney history as Snow White or The Lion King or Frozen, but...it is. And that’s pretty freakin’ cool.