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As I suspected, this has been removed from the December 6 slot. Per BOM, looks like it has been moved to February 21, 2020 alongside Bloodshot and The Call of the Wild. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=&release=&date=2020-02-07&showweeks=4&p=.htm

Oh, IP-driven films bomb for sure. I'm not saying they're infallible. I'm saying studios would rather make those when there's at least a chance they'll make their money back. By the way, I, as a member of the audience, am not saying I don't want more original, director-driven films. Of course I do! I'm just speaking from the studios' point of view. Scorsese is complaining about "Where do directors go to get their movie financed?" and I'm saying unfortunately gone are the days where the GA showed up to those movies with enough regularity for them to greenlight all of them unless they can take it to the bank with certain directors (Nolan, Tarantino, probably Inarritu now etc.). I'm basically putting some of the blame on the audience. Hell, you can also put some of the blame on cinemas and ticket prices. There are a lot of factors that go into the film landscape nowadays. Studios don't make these decisions just cuz. They follow the market, and WE set the market.

Studios don't care what they make, as long as it makes money. The problem is people aren't filling up cinemas anymore unless it's for a big IP. Scorsese can complain all he wants, but he wants financing for a film that is most definitely not going to make the studio its money back. He's acting like it's a slam dunk and studios are just being prejudiced. Um no.

Sorry to sidestep football here but that was a good game against your Flyers last night! I thought the Canucks did well in the first period and didn't necessarily play bad for the rest of the game but they just couldn't get much going. The Flyers have a good system and Hart is a beaut!

Sometimes @The Futurist has the worst takes. Sometimes he has the best takes. The bold is one of the best takes. I agree 100%. It's not just the media either, it's people in general (perhaps BECAUSE of the media I guess). The one thing I'm allied with Trump on is his crusade against the press. Otherwise, he's a buffoon who only cares about people with money and I despise people like that. The press though.....he's got a point.

The thing that brings it down for me is the Rock just being the Rock. Films liked PotC worked because Jack Sparrow was a CHARACTER. Based on the trailer I don't see anything unique about The Rocks or Blunt's characters.

@The Futurist is losin his shit and I'm here for it!

This looks like it could be very interesting and eventful to track. It's guaranteed to go wide now, probably as soon as next weekend.

Glad you liked it! Sounds like most people are in agreement with you that Renee is the front runner for best actress so far. I'm really chomping at the bit to see for myself though! Yeah, the box office has been strong so far. The theatre count added 169 more this weekend (1,627 total) and I could see it going well over 2,000 soon if the momentum keeps going strong.

Seasonal comedy - or seasonal movie in general - is probably what the studio is banking on. Given tracking it seems like that will be the case indeed. Halloween is 20 days from now and kids and families like yours probably feel in the mood to go see this. Interested to see the audience reaction after the weekend.

You have to wonder if it comes down to the brand. I know a lot of the GA aren't studio savvy like us film nerds but maybe enough Paramount films have been horrible that people just don't trust them (if they're the types who pay attention to what studio a movie is from). Like, could this exact movie have done better if it was from WB?

Bummer about the movie and the studio. Another one bites the dust and abandons theatrical releasing. Still think it looks fun and hope to see it soon.

I had a good chuckle at this. We should be able to make fun of both sides.

I will for sure. In fact, just dawned on me I'll be visiting family in Vancouver this weekend for Thanksgiving so I will get to see it. Going to The Addams Family with my nephew already but hopefully I'll be able to sneak in another movie before coming back home. I may get burned if I wait for my local to pick it up. I swear it doesn't show any movie below a 2500 theatre count.

It may never. It depends how well it does in platform release.

You must have a really, really big head because it seems like everyone in the world lives there rent free.

Thanks. I love the Civil War period so I'll definitely check it out.

I vote status quo.

No talk about this movie at all. Does it look that bad? I don't know, to me it looks kinda fun and comical. I'd check it out if my theatre was getting it, which they're not.

After debuting in 461 theatres on September 27 and bringing in $2.9M for the weekend, Judy expanded wide last weekend and brought in a solid $4,598,798 ($3,154 PTA). @captainwondyful I know you saw this and adored it! Anyone else? I'm annoyed it's not playing at my local but I imagine this will keep expanding a little more so maybe I have a shot.

So this bombed horribly on its opening weekend in limited release. Showing in 37 theatres, it debuted to $54,058 for a $1,461 PTA. Yikes. Did anyone see it?

Oh a lot of the newbies here would have loathed @EmpireCity, for sure.

This is neat!

@TwoMisfits How's the family's hype level for this? When are you guys seeing it?

My bad. I was thinking it opened August 2020 and you wanted it to move back to October 2020. You mean you'd advocate for it to move all the way forward from August 2021 to October 2020.