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It's probably been said before, but -1 was made with the intent of having a specific message with character building and meaningful storytelling. Expecting anything of the sort from GxK is like asking for stimulating discourse in a MMA event. What you're going to get is a movie mostly focusing on spectacle, i.e. monsters beating each other's brains out of each other with minimal human character development. Not defending the choice at all, as I feel these films could be better, but I'm there for the ride regardless.

Depends on the school district. Not every district (or type of school for that matter) follows the same routine for Spring Break.

This will probably be one of the better January films, even if it's just old-fashioned Statham action all around. You'll know what you're getting if you see this.

Looks less like a movie still, more like cosplayers posing for a photoshoot.

I mean, a lot of them have made some sense. Especially this one. Having two major releases coming out during Memorial Day weekend would have been a bit much. Apes and Furiosa would have eaten each other alive. This gives them much more room to breathe.

Damn, I thought the last one was fun. I wouldn't call myself a fan of the movies, but I like nearly all of them. Hoping that this one makes it four out of five.

I was expecting some gothic vampire ballet story based on the image. It's always refreshing to see a movie of this type not take itself too seriously. If I hear good things, I'll probably take time to see it. God knows April is otherwise barren.

"Flop" might be being misused in my case, but even with a wide open April, I have difficulty seeing people getting as excited or as invested in this film as they were with GvK. These films also appear to have a ceiling. Kong: Skull Island made the most money in the MV thus far ($568.6 million WW); that was seven years ago and it was the second film. The only film to make $200 million domestic was Godzilla 2014; that was ten years ago. KotM did flop despite how people want to spin it, and while GvK made more than the former, a lot of people had the ability to watch it in their own homes instead of paying money for a ticket. There are people on this board who've predicted that this can easily make $700 million. I believe that there is a greater chance of it doing less than Kong: Skull Island internationally and Godzilla 2014 domestically. If it doesn't flop, there's a possibility of it underperforming. My pessimism might be early, but it is not entirely unwarranted.

I'm not mocking your opinion, I just don't see how two weeks will make that gargantuan of a difference. I think this movie isn't going to do that well anyway for personal reasons. While this is a completely anecdotal example, there are people out there who've seen the trailer and still think it's "Godzilla vs. Kong Part II." I know this because I've talked to four people with this thought process. I would be more worried about casual moviegoer confusion than those two weeks that it lost.

Weren't you just refusing to answer someone's question about why Godzilla turns pink in the movie for spoiler reasons? 🤣 Either way, I hope this film does well. All I can do is buy a ticket and hope WB doesn't decide to shift its release date a third (fourth?) time so I can actually try to get the day off.

Because they want to sell more toys.

If this movie flops, it'll be because people think it stinks or isn't interesting enough to spend money on. It won't be because it was moved up by a mere two weeks.

It's what I'm seeing this weekend. It's probably not going to light the box office on fire, but it does look like a fun movie.

Watched The Mothman Prophecies (2002) out of boredom to see if my thoughts on it have changed. They have. It's grown on me. I used to despise the film. Mark Pellington's sense of lighting and direction really made the movie shine. I have developed an appreciation for it because of that.

I didn't think it was the worst film I'd seen in a while, but it certainly didn't do anything remarkable given its unusual premise. It shows that not all viral short films make for a fitting full-length motion picture concept.

This was a pretty average film. Nothing to write home about. Typical January horror outing. M3GAN this is not. I will say that the complaints about it being slow didn't affect me too much. In fact, I had no idea that this film was roughly an hour and a half long when ignoring the credits, so the film was shorter than it felt. Its only hook to bring people in theaters is its premise. Otherwise, it had nothing unique to offer. This is a $5 Tuesday kind of movie if you absolutely have a remote desire to see it.

It would be an absolutely abysmal tragedy if a sequel to Zootopia did poorly even in this climate. The film was beloved by many and while we don't have ratings for it, Zootopia+ was received warmly. I'd be stunned if Zootopia 2 tanked. I like your enthusiasm, but if this is true, hopefully people will show up for GxK. Otherwise, it'll be a sad and quiet April.

If reception is really that bad, then I take back what I said. So much for that little bit of optimism I showed. The more news that I hear about this movie, the more I think that Universal picked this January spot just in case it crashed and burned too.

I think it would be a victory if Deadpool 3 made $650 million WW. I do anticipate a drop, but that's just because I'm somewhat of a pessimist.

Idk if Beetlejuice 2 will open with that high of an amount. I can see it succeeding with the spot it's in. Summer-weary moviegoers might see it just to mentally ready themselves for Fall/Halloween. If it couldn't be placed in October, September is probably the next best month. Edit: Just now noticed the posted amount. There's no way in hell.

It's a January horror movie. While I don't think it's going to light the box office on fire, I think it would need to be a burning pile not to make some cash unless the budget is unreasonably high. This setup reminds me just a little bit of Lights Out (2016) with a green Hollywood director who made it big with a short horror film that went viral. Just a little bit. I don't expect that same success story to repeat itself though.

While it's still a bit far out, the Alien: Romulus prediction feels less pessimistic and more realistic considering how much the last film grossed domestically, though I would hope for an increase if the film is solid. Even with Fede Álvarez helming and contributing to the story for this film, I don't think a lot of people are going to be excited for it despite how much time has passed between entries.

Big dinosaur joins big monkey in battle. In all fairness I anticipate that even with an empty April, this movie stands a good chance of tanking at the box office. Depends on the good will of audiences and whether or not they can differentiate between a Godzilla vs Kong film, and a movie where they're teaming up for once. I try to have high hopes, but even with the trailer out I anticipate there will be audiences who go "Wait, didn't they already do this?" We'll see. We just entered winter in the US, but Spring will be here before we know it.

This is purely anecdotal, but I remember early responses to Joker's sequel being less than ideal because of its shift to a musical style. Not sure if a shift in tone will harm or aid it, but either way I don't think it'll hit $1 billion. I agree with AMC's notion that Despicable Me 4 has potential for $1b, as it's such a beloved franchise at this point and DM3 already achieved that milestone. Other passing glances: I anticipate that Dune will have a stronger box office worldwide total since the first one was enjoyed so much, but expecting more than $550 million WW might be pushing it. Same for GxK.

I've seen it three times. Aiming for a fourth viewing, assuming theaters in my area show it. What's crazy is that I sat in an empty theater the first couple of rounds. "Round three" saw a theater that was almost fully packed. Word of mouth is what's driving this film's box office.