I wouldn't call it financially disappointing just yet (artistically yes). The opening was never going to match the first, no matter what people here think. And a 60% 2nd weekend drop is fairly normal these days for record-breaking openers. It doesn't mean good word of mouth, but it doesn't mean bad either. Its performance following this weekend will tell the tale.
I'm also not so certain why we're still prioritizing domestic grosses so much when it's plainly obvious that the studios aren't.
I like it better when Tarantino works with actors for the first time. Another western with a who's who of his usual Rolodex doesn't excite me as much as it should.
It amazes me how you guys never learn. It WAS unrealistic to think this would surpass the first on OW. Typically franchises (we'll call the Avengers its own franchise for argument's sake) don't hit their ceiling with the first movie, but The Avengers did.
I want something of a sizable drop because maybe, just maybe it'll prompt Marvel to change some things. They're headed in the wrong direction in my opinion.
A lot of those actors have had it rough. Elijah's had it good compared to Sean Astin. He does have Wilfred and the occasionally indie. Astin's stuck doing mostly voice work now.
Only Viggo, McKellen, Sean Bean, and Blanchett have seen major success since.
I don't care what studio's doing the best. I care which are producing the best, and right now that's not Disney outside of animation and some of the Marvel entries.
If you like the original Halloween and don't go to horror movies just to be scared, I highly recommend It Follows. Not the scariest horror flick, but damn does it have style in spades.
Not the actual title, just what I'm calling a Rogen and Gordon-Levitt comedy about guys looking for a spectacular X-mas party in NY City on Christmas Eve.