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MAN OF STEEL - so under-rated WONDER WOMAN BVS SUICIDE SQUAD JUSTICE LEAGUE

My new article in AWARDSWATCH:

This was a VIDEO GAME. Not a proper FILM. I miss the Nolan days when DC films looked and felt grounded, real, and believable. If you want to do fiction, make it believable. And if you want to do drama, raise the stakes by bringing real villains that don't look like a mess of CGI. Mess. Very disappointing. 3.5/10

Going to be really interesting - and certainly surprising - when the top 5 films worldwide of 2017 have only 1 superhero film. (SW8, BATB, FF8, DM3 being the first 4). And even more shocking that it may end up being Thor and not Guardians nor JL.

Agree with this. I believe the main reason why WW worked is that it was the most believable and least CG, video-game-like film of the DECU. Yes it had CG but the film's WWI setting and overall execution felt grounded and real and not a video game like Snyder's films.

Low opening day in Italy 441K euros. 25% of IT. 30% of DM3.

Mario + Minions: ‘Despicable Me’ studio is ideal fit to reboot the plumber’s movie career Nintendo is partnering with Illuminations on a new Mario Bros. movie, according to The Wall Street Journal. Mario is Nintendo’s biggest brand and gaming’s most recognizable icon. Mario games, including platformers, sports, kart racers, and more, have sold more than 500 million copies. A movie based on plumber superstar should be a slam dunk, but Nintendo has reasons to be cautious. A live-action Super Mario Bros. movie came out in 1993, and critics and fans panned the film for its unfaithful adaption that focused on a darker and grittier version of the Mushroom Kingdom. Nintendo has since distanced itself from the movie. But a 3D animated project sounds like a better fit. Just look at the newest Mario game, Super Mario Odyssey on the Switch. Its handful of short cutscenes are charming. Illuminations is also a great choice for the brand. The studio has created popular and humorous animated films with Despicable Me, Sing, and The Secret Life of Pets. Illuminations has experience bringing unique worlds to life. Its last film, Despicable Me 3, has made over $1 billion in the worldwide box office. Also, Universal owns Illuminations. Nintendo is already working with the media giant on theme park attractions for its Universal Studios destinations around the world, so the two already have a relationship. But the movie will still be a challenge to make. Most Mario games are short on plot, instead focusing on gameplay. And Mario himself speaks sparingly. An animated movie would probably want a more vocal Mario and substantial story. https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/14/mario-minions-despicable-me-studio-is-ideal-fit-to-reboot-the-plumbers-movie-career/ The last time Mario, Luigi, and Princess Daisy appeared on the bigscreen was the 1993 live-ation bomb Super Mario Bros. released by Walt Disney Studios-Hollywood Pictures. Nintendo has been hesitant ever since to return the Italian plumbers back to cinemas, but a team-up with Illumination, the most consistently successful animation studio at the box office in recent years, seems like a sound bet. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/minions-maker-illumination-working-mario-bros-feature-154628.html

Here's my new article in AwardsWatch:

So Lionsgate didn't even submit My Little Pony? Didn't expect that Also Leap is missing but that's because of the TWC mess

Actuals are in and DM3 was flat from last weekend! Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $263,770,065 25.6% + Foreign: $767,763,850 74.4% = Worldwide: $1,031,533,915

Hi Slambros, before 2017, voting was done by only the animation branch who were required to watch more or at least half of the nominees. Now everyone gets to vote from AMPAS, from all branches and they don't necessarily have to see any indie film. If am let's say from the costumes branch and I saw DM3, Cars 3, Underpants, Coco, Nut Job, Emoji and Pony, I can just vote for 5 of these and that's it.

actuals are in Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $263,491,495 25.6% + Foreign: $766,931,705 74.4% = Worldwide: $1,030,423,200

My new article on Awards Watch:

Despicable Me 3 is now Illumination Entertainment’s second biggest UK release with $62.6m (£47.56m), topping Despicable Me 2. SCREEN https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-box-office-thor-ragnarok-scores-biggest-non-bond-october-debut/5123720.article

Despicable Me 3 is now Illumination Entertainment’s second biggest UK release with $62.6m (£47.56m), topping Despicable Me 2. SCREEN https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-box-office-thor-ragnarok-scores-biggest-non-bond-october-debut/5123720.article

Yep. Actuals came in and they're higher! Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $263,269,020 25.6% + Foreign: $766,116,761 74.4% = Worldwide: $1,029,385,781 DM3 is now almost $1m ahead of Finding Dory and $6m ahead of Zootopia. Maybe it can end its run with 1.035B if it holds well from now on.

Yes, I would say it's a 75% chance.

My new article on Awards Watch: Am writing a series of articles for them on this year's animated Oscar race - they're a lovely team:

Looks like actuals are going to come in even higher. We will know in the next hour. Kudos to you - you called this beating Dory and Zootopia back in July I guess.

DHD write-up: Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 3, meanwhile, has caught Finding Dory and is now the 4th highest grossing animated film worldwide at $1,028,700,000. Universal Pictures With a $600K international weekend in 40 markets, Universal/Illumination’s Despicable Me 3 has caught Finding Dory and surpassed the fish as the No. 4 animated film ever at the worldwide box office. The overseas cume is $765.4M and globally DM3 has lifted $1,028,700,000vesus Dory’s $1,028,570,000. The Top 3 animated films worldwide are Frozen$1.276B; Minions $1.159B and Toy Story 3$1.067B.

Thank you Baumer. It's so unfortunate how rude some users here are. I love this forum and it's a BOX OFFICE forum. And I always choose to take the highway and not respond to them let alone ridicule them as it happens to me every time I post a milestone for DM3. And I will keep posting whenever there are updates or milestone. If someone hates Illumination or loves other animation studios, great. Just stop thinking the world agrees with you. I really hope that they (and they know who they are - the same users everytime) change their attitude because behaviors such as these brings down this forum's great spirit and makes us delve into a lot of negativity. And in the end, it's just movies. So let's be friends instead of hate.

Illumination’s Despicable Me 3 overtook Finding Dory to rank as the fourth highest grossing animated film worldwide on $1.0287bn. International accounts for $765.4m. The top five animated films worldwide are Frozen on $1.276bn, Minions on $1.159bn, Toy Story 3 on $1.067bn, followed by Despicable Me 3, and Finding Dory on $1.0286bn. SCREEN

Big animation news!! Despicable Me 3 has officially crossed FINDING DORY to become the #4 highest grossing animated film OF ALL TIME!! Illumination now has the #2 and #4 highest animated films of all time (Minions and DM3). Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $263,269,020 25.6% + Foreign: $765,400,000 74.4% = Worldwide: $1,028,669,020

Big animation news!! Despicable Me 3 has officially crossed FINDING DORY to become the #4 highest grossing animated film OF ALL TIME!! Illumination now has the #2 and #4 highest animated films of all time (Minions and DM3). Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $263,269,020 25.6% + Foreign: $765,400,000 74.4% = Worldwide: $1,028,669,020