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Cinemas managed with Skyfall and previously Deathly Hallows part 2. Spectre was previously scheduled for the 23rd October so I guess they needed more time to finish the film, schedule the premiere and not miss out on school holidays. It'll be similar to Transformers Dark of the Moon, Age of Extintion and The Amazing Spider-Man where the film will be on evening only on the Monday and then full release the day after

The animation does look stunning but I imagine due to the retooling it's likely going to be Pixar's most expensive film to date. I think it's going to be very successful though.

Considering it was barely advertised by Marvel, I think it's okay

Its from the same director as Senna so I wasn't surprised it turned out well. It's so tragic to see her decline throughout the course of the film, her dad and her husband/boyfriend Blake don't across well at all.

Minions cost slightly less than DM2 but I would guess that there would have been a pay bump for Steve Carrell for DM2 I imagine Illumination like Marvel is tight in terms of salary so most of the budget is for the animation itself. Ant-Man shot in Atlanta so I assume they receive tax credits

It opens in August in the UK but it's against Pixels and The Man from UNCLE so I'm not expecting huge numbers but I think it can do decently.

Trainwreck cost $35m so it'll be profitable for Universal from just domestic alone, OS doesn't matter much as it'll likely only do big business in English speaking countries.

Spectre is getting its World Premiere and its UK and Ireland release on the 26th October so it's been delayed slightly in the UK which was meant to get it October 23rd.

After This is 40, Apatow needed a film to redeem himself and looks like he succeeded with Trainwreck.

That's fantastic casting, I do wonder whether it'll just feature DC characters or have characters from other WB franchises make appearances.

Has WB Italy distributed Bond since Casino Royale? Most places it's either Sony or MGM.

It was always going to be profitable despite being double the budget of the film. Channing Tatum must have a backend deal as I can't imagine his salary for this was much higher than the first.

Chris Meledandri seems more level headed compared to Jeffrey Katzenberg and being backed by Universal means they can weather a flop.

Pixar and WDAS do spend a lot on their films but you do see it with the level of detail and also the technology breakthrough unlike say DWA where some films look amazing like HTTYD, KFP and The Croods but other times you are left wondering where the money was spent e.g. Mr Peabody but films like The Lego Movie they've managed to create a strong visual look on a lean budget and also tell a good story. I liked Minions but I do think Illumination needs to be more creative and take more risks with future films.

It's in a very tough slot opening against Star Trek Beyond and facing competition from both Dory and Ice Age 5 and both films will dominate OS which may mean that it may be squeezed out. I think Illumination needs to take more risks, apart from DM, their films have been a bit generic. I'd like to see do another hybrid film and perhaps a live action film, they're not exclusively an animation studio and I think they could do a fun live action family comedy within their budget threshold. The Dr Seuss biopic which they were developing with Johnny Depp could be a winner and slightly more mature than what their usual output

The Lorax while successful in the US didn't do well that OS partly because Dr Seuss isn't as beloved OS as it is in the US, it wasn't helped that Universal had a staggered OS release which likely hurt it as well.

Illumination Entertainment in the last five years has managed to become a big hitter in the animation business despite having only released five films and this is mostly due to Despicable Me and the Minions but all their films have successful due to modest budgets. With the expansion to two fims a year from next year, I wonder if Illumination can continue their hot streak, I do think that they're very complacent in terms of storytelling and if they're not careful, they could have a misstep as we have seen with DWA although not to the same extent,

The film's not out until October so they've got time to fix some issues.

Home had no real family competition for a while so not the best example

I liked the film but it's not one I'd see over and over and I imagine that'll be the general consensus of audiences as well.

I'm assuming it's 90-100 minutes as each of the three scenes is 30 minutes long.

Illumination's success is more of a threat to DWA, Blue Sky, SPA etc than Pixar and WDAS but outside of DM, their highest grossing film is The Lorax. Next year will be the real test for the Illumination brand with two original movies

I think DM3 will decline from Minions and DM2. The mixed WOM that Minions might have an effect not to mention competition from Toy Story 4

That drop for Ted 2 is atrocious, it'll be lucky if it does half of the lifetime total of Ted. Ant Man I'm expecting Guardians numbers which would be pretty decent. I'm interesting how Inside Out will do in two weeks because it's been promoted very heavily.

It's a slight step up from their other films but unlike Pixar and WDAS, Illumination doesn't invest as much money into the animation.