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tbh i never pay attention to that 24 hr tracker

I dunno. Maybe I or Nova miscalculated.

That's the problem though. My idea would work if this was an adult drama. But for a family movie based on one of the most famous animated movies of all time? Probably not. It's kind of this movie's big conundrum. With all the other Disney remakes, they all have something that appeals to kids. Even the Glenn Close movie has the doggos. I don't really see what makes this interesting to the family audience.

If Disney asked me to make a Cruella movie, I think the best way to do it would be a cautionary tale/character study that sees her slowly dive into madness as she becomes obsessed with being on top in the cutthroat fashion industry and become more and more obsessed with vanity and capitalism. But of course, that's probably not as commercial as Disney would like. But hey, maybe they've got something up their sleeves.

The big problem is that its premiere was in Paris. For most critics, especially here in the States, it's too far and too complicated to make the trip. I do believe London and the US are getting premieres in the coming weeks though, so reactions will probably continue to trickle in. Also, FWIW @ViewerAnon, while I don't think he's seen it, had word that the movie was fine about 6 or so months ago. It could very well just be a faulty source, but he's a credible enough guy with solid connections that I trust him (btw ViewerAnon, if you do have new info, drop it for us maybe?) You know Magnussen doesn't deserve this funnybook BS (minus Black Panther 2. Daddy Coogler behind it means it's art). Put him in Detective Pikachu 2.

It could also just be some critics, at least here in the states, haven't been able to see it. I follow a bunch on Letterboxd, and at least of the ones I've seen, not one has put it down under "watched". It also only just had its premiere in Paris, which is not really the easiest place to get to for a lot of critics.

The Agony sequence from Into the Woods is probably top 5 greatest musical numbers of all time.

@TMP

I'd prefer if you just lurked

I believe they're looking for a gay actor to play the gay character. Richard Madden's into chicks

Now people are just making up names for celebrities.

btw I'm not gonna do any upcoming movies until at least Thursday (even then that's a maybe). With four movies already on my plate for this week, I've already got a lot to talk about. So @Mulder don't pester me for those Gojira numbers Though you can take a look right here

Y'all are annoying me, so here are some #s Fandango App Monday Tues Wed Thursday Blockers 504 1,106 2,931 I Feel Pretty 871 1,610 4,423 Life Of The Party 587 1,310 3,010 Book Club 836 1,599 3,283 Incredibles 2 20,872 23,430 39,337 Antman & The Wasp 6,613 5,990 11,108 Hotel Transylvania 3 1,753 2,674 6,605 14,754 Christopher Robin 1,560 2,442 5,355 11,509 The Spy Who Dumped Me 234 542 1,561 4,222 BlackkKlansman 432 682 1,934 5,017 A Simple Favor 564 2,126 4,410 10,381 White Boy Rick 136 567 1,458 4,587 First Man 654 909 3,610 7,586 Nobody's Fool 436 900 1,719 4,437 The Grinch 3,580 4,860 10,092 17,046 Widows 310 868 2,219 4,179 The Mule 791 1,779 3,882 6,235 Spider-Verse 3,715 5,208 9,858 19,972 Bumblebee 1,553 1,817 3,157 Second Act 353 611 1,204 Marwen 299 403 658 Upside 394 1,431 3,669 8,602 Lego Movie 2 2,552 4,130 8,601 13,320 How to Train Your Dragon 3 3,724 6,674 12,935 21,313 Dumbo 3,069 4,624 9,218 16,140 Little 673 1,098 2,450 5,760 The Hustle 485 1,012 Pokemon Detective Pikachu 5,061 7,653 Poms 198 474 Tolkien 165 394 Hustle comps: 91% of Blockers (18.8M) 63% of I Feel Pretty (10.1M) 77% of Life of the Party (13.8M) 187% of Spy Who Dumped Me (22.6M) 48% of A Simple Favor (7.6M) 112% of Nobody's Fool (15.4M) 166% of Second Act (10.7M) 92% of Little (14.2M) Low teens still looks good. Not amazing, but could have been worse. Pikachu comps: 33% of Incredibles 2 (59.7M) 128% of Ant-Man 2 (96.8M) 286% of Hotel Transylvania 3 (126.1M) 313% of Christopher Robin (77M) 157% of The Grinch (106.4M) 147% of Spider-Verse (52M) 421% of Bumblebee (91.2M) 185% of Lego Movie 2 (63.2M) 115% of Dragon 3 (63.1M) 165% of Dumbo (76.1M) Some slight alterations, but the range seems about 60-75M (minus some outliers). Whether or not that's good or bad is up to you. There's also arguably a 90-105M range, so...pick the one you like, I dunno. Poms comps: 29% of I Feel Pretty (4.7M) 36% of Life of the Party (6.5M) 30% of Book Club (4M) 27% of The Mule (4.7M) 77% of Second Act (5M) 118% of Marwen (2.8M) 33% of The Upside (6.7M) This feels destined to hit single digits at this point. Tolkien comps: 57% of BlacKkKlansman (6.2M) 69% of White Boy Rick (6.1M) 43% of First Man (6.9M) 45% of Widows (5.5M) So initially comps had it at 4M, but now it's closer to 6M. A sign of good things to come? Well, with those mediocre reviews, probably not.

https://deadline.com/2019/05/dora-the-explorer-live-action-movie-release-date-1202303523/

@TMP ok you can't "crib" my post, without putting respect on our greatest young actor

Like its Rex Harrison counterpart, this feels destined to be a bomb for the ages (although maybe I'm being a bit too harsh here)

Sneak peek for the upcoming (Not-So) Controversial Predix (FYI I didn't really think super hard on these, pls don't yell at me): Bad Boys For Life: 25/75 The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle: 15/45 Birds of Prey: 135/340 Peter Rabbit: 40/130 Kingsman The Great Game: 35/85 Bloodshot: 13/28 The Call of the Wild: 25/80 Fantasy Island: 20/50 Onward: 80/290 Godzilla vs. Kong: 105/265 I Still Believe: 25/105 GI Joe: Snake Eyes: 20/50 Mulan: 75/210 New Mutants: 10/25 Bond 25: 80 (5-Day)/220 Trolls World Tour: 50/160 Black Widow: 110/285 Scooby: 35/110 A Quiet Place 2: 40/120 Fast and Furious 9: 80/190 The Spongebob Movie: It's A Wonderful Sponge: 35/100 Artemis Fowl: 20/55 Wonder Woman 1984: 160/450 Candyman: 25/60 Davidson/Apatow: 30/110 In the Heights: 42/145 Top Gun: Maverick: 55/150 Free Guy: 40/125 Minions 2: 70/205 Ghostbusters: 40/110 Daddy Nolan: 60/200 Jungle Cruise: 75/250 Morbius: 20/50 Coming 2 America: 25/75 The One and Only Ivan: 20/65 The Conjuring 3: 45/110 Venom 2: 75/185 Death on the Nile: 20/75 The Witches: 25/70 The Eternals: 110/320 Red Notice: 30/90 Timothee Chalamet's Dune: 40/95 West Side Story: 35/175 Croods 2: 30 (5-Day)/100 Cruella: 35 (5-Day)/120

World premiere's tomorrow, so that makes sense.

It just opened today. That's probably the reason.

Don't give me your cooties