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Of course, if the resident Dodger fans on this board want to consider this a curse and why he's been unlucky in the playoffs... Well, I won't feel that bad at taking that burden.

Gotta say thought, I'm sad as hell it was Kershaw who coughed up the lead. I genuinely like him, both as a player and a person. It's not hyperbole to say that he is probably my favorite Dodger I've personally seen play. And as a Giants/Astros fan that is mighty high praise. I also have always thought that the playoff choker label was waaaaaay overblown. So it actually pains me to see him give up back to back game tying homers. ... Not enough to want to see the Dodgers come back and win, mind (though clearly they still are favored in this game going forward). But I'm still sad to see it was Kershaw, as I genuinely love him as a player.

Only been one episode so far, with the second airing on this coming Sunday, so you don't have much to catch up with.

I might have changed my mind.

This game is not pleasing me so far.

Such a great great show. Witty writing and fantastic chemistry between all the actors. Just great viewing all the way around.

Since it's a smaller distributor, any chance at a late run expansion? Getting to the time of year where there probably isn't much room for expansion as the holidays start. But if its close to 100m as Thanksgiving window comes around...

@Thanos Legion I know you were speculating over the weekend that Downton Abbey might have a shot at 100m DOM after all. Any further thoughts on that as these dailies are coming in? I reckon it needs strong mid to late legs, so that's a given. Just wanted to see if you had any other updated thoughts now that the weekend and Tue numbers are in.

Second source: Jordan Maison has a very good track record when it comes to trailer news.

Already being talked about in the TROS thread, but a heads up for trackers: SWNN has an article up about it, for what its worth. And, yes, Black Series Rebels is a pretty legit voice within SW circles, though obviously not official. === Now this IS just for the trailer. I suppose it is possible that Disney, in its infinite wisdom, might release the TROS trailer on Monday Night Football and not release tickets. But why slap this on MNF if it isn't part of the ticket launch? If this is a ticket drop as well, then it follows the pattern of launching a pre-sale ticket drive when a Disney movie finishes its OW. But what about Frozen 2? Does Disney wait a week and release them the week of the 28th? That gives Frozen 2 pre-sales about the same length of time as TS4, TLK, and Aladdin, for those keeping track. Or does it really court madness by releasing both on the same day (Frozen 2 in the morning, TROS in the evening)? Still for right now, consider this a Strong Rumor. Especially since it technically is only for the TROS trailer.

Yeah, IMAX contracts tend to be much harder to mess with from what I've seen. But theater specific PLF screens can be a bit more fluid, at least from my casual experience. For what it's worth, there are more non-IMAX PLF screens locally than there are IMAX: XD: 5 screens RPX: 1 screen IMAX: 3 screens (not including the Cinema West "Giant Screens" this time as none of them look to be applying the PLF upcharge for either of these movies)

*double checks* Huh. Gemini Man doesn't even have a monopoly on PLF currently locally for this weekend. It does have the IMAX screens (fake and true). But XD (Cinemark) and RPX (Regal, where applicable) are both Joker. Innnnteresting.

I should slightly hesitate and mention that depending on how the contracts were written for Gemini Man, they might try to unload some of the PLF/Dolby screens during Gemini Man's actual opening week (ie past the weekend). As I check out some locals, I see that Joker is getting some PLF screens during Gemini Man's actual opening week. But once Maleficent 2 strolls in, PLF time for Joker is over. Also checked ahead and Maleficent 2 is holding on to them throughout its opening week.

None as Maleficent 2 already has them locked up.

Now that's an ironic cross post. 👍

Just checked over at Awards Daily and GoldDerby, and no love over there, even for Original Screenplay. Someone did mention Knives Out as a slot for Original in the comment section on the 'state of the race' for screenplay today, and it's at slot #6 for Original Screenplay on GoldDerby's current odds. But that's about it. So I suppose not at this time. Still, these really are hype reviews. But maybe it's just not the right type of film for Oscar consideration even on the screenplay level (hack spittle at that whole notion, as always).

Preview is up for next week and, damn: Pretty obvious she'll turn in the comlink. What's less obvious is the consequences as the season unfolds. That is what's interesting to me to see unfold. Just how much Tam's obvious regret at how things turned out plays versus her ambition and her hurt at being betrayed by her friends. Ambition and hurt feelings versus regret and dissatisfaction. Now where have I heard THAT song before?

SAG Ensemble as well, maybe. But yeah, was mostly thinking screenplay at the moment.

Oscar contender? Wouldn't surprise me now given the hype reviews everywhere.

Just did another twirl. At T-9 Maleficent 2 has sold 377 tickets region wide (+146 in nine days of sales) 51.29% of Pika PIka (2.92m) [-0.32m from last check] 36.85% of Aladdin (2.57m) [-0.10m from last check] 28.91% of It 2 (3.04m) [-0.22m from last check] And continuing the lolcheck: 107.10% of H&S (6.21m) [-0.42m from last check] Kiiiinda thinking 3m may be in the cards? I really don't track low openers though, so your guess as good as mine, if not better. FWIW, TS4 comps to 2.42m and TLK to 2.57m. So, range of 2.5m to 3m at the moment? That seems to be what Sacramento is pointing to. But, again, I don't track low openers, so the pattern could be wildly off.

It would be a major shock at the moment, given how pre-sales are. Now the first did only do 4.2m on its Thur. But previews in 2014 and previews in 2019 are pretty radically different beasts. And as far as I know, nothing we are tracking is pointing to 4m previews. So, no. Not particularly. The trades have it at 50m, IIRC. Box Office Pro has it at 40m to 50m. We'll see where it lands as we get closer, but at the moment nothing screams breakout. Whether or not this is the type of film that doesn't sell until closer to release, even when compared to other family films remains to be seen.

Hope Christopher Sean invested in some good throat lozenges after these recording sessions!

I just got confirmation of something that I thought was odd. A couple of weeks ago I was at a local Century (Cinemark) movie theater and I saw a sign saying that their Discount Tuesdays were exclusively available through their own rewards club, if both on the free tier and the monthly plan. I didn't recall it being like that in the past, but I just filed it away as one of those things. Well while checking out r/MoviePassClub for shits and giggles, I saw this: Cinemark Discount Tuesday doesn't work with Atom Tickets (r/MoviePassClub) Apparently some time in the last month Cinemark did indeed switch over their Discount Tuesdays to being Members Only, again including the free tier, and it isn't working well with Fandango/Atom. So consider this a heads up for folks who plan to check out something at a local Cinemark on the cheap if you aren't (or even if you are) a member of their movie club.

I feel sorry for all Twins fans out there. It's past the point of sad now. Now it's just at the level of looking away from an increasingly gruesome accident and wincing in sympathy.