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Deja23

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  1. This was pretty great. I wasn’t sure in the beginning as it seemed kind of slow and unfunny, but it really improves in the second half. I get the comparisons to Superbad and I thought it’d be pretty similar based on the trailers, but it’s more poignant than Superbad. I think Superbad had more comedy, but I really liked this movie more. Great relatable characters and pretty heartwarming story. I hope it becomes a sleeper hit or gets rediscovered on streaming/home video. 

  2. 13 minutes ago, Cookson said:

    Unnecessary my friend. Rooting for things like that is terrible.

    I agree. We had multiple people hope Aladdin would bomb last weekend so Godzilla would do well and felt justified in saying so. And in this thread, posts hoping Dark Phoenix bombs next weekend. It’s unnecessary all around. Just hope the movie you like finds an audience and does well. Stop hoping for other movies to underperform or bomb. 

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  3. 46 minutes ago, Menor said:

    9 pm Pulse continues to suggest 12-14. Even if it plays like Fallen Kingdom it will only get 17.2, and that particular comp suggested 9 million for the preview number. Really can't see DHD number being correct

     

    15 minutes ago, RtheEnd said:

    Quick stop by

    Fri GKOM 19, Alad 11.2, RM 8.8, Ma 7.1

    If RTH’s number includes previews then it’s right in your range @Menor. Actually on the low end with a $12.7m true Friday. Deadline’s $24m OD would’ve been $17.7m true Friday. While the numbers aren’t great, it’s nice to see how accurate the Fandango presales tracker is. Worked last weekend and this weekend with two pretty different movies. 

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  4. Finally watched this today. I loved it! It was really funny and I cried a couple of times, but it’s relatively easy for a movie to make me emotional. Anyway, loved the songs and the acting, and while it starts kind of rough, it’s really good overall. Watching it, I realized I’ve never watched the animated movie in full, only clips of the songs. So I had no expectations of how the characters would behave. Yeah, no surprise it’s doing well. The kids and families in my showing laughed a lot and a couple of kids were dancing at the end credits song. I’d put it above BatB ‘17 and I really liked that movie. 

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  5. 12 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

    With reserved seating becoming ubiquitous now really is the time to attempt tiered pricing for films.  Theaters and studios can worry less about people buying cheaper tickets to sneak into more expensive films.  


    Studios and theaters are going to have to adapt to the ease and cheapness of streaming like they did with TV in the 1950s and 60s.  Once again it's the spectacles that are driving cinema.  Lowering prices (not raising for the big movies) could bring a lot more people back to the movies.

    Agreed. People will be willing to spend $5-10 (depending on where you live) on any random movie. Especially if it’s a group/family. But paying $16+ for a 2D movie every weekend isn’t feasible for most moviegoers. That’s more than I pay for Netflix each month. That’s why the blockbusters get significantly more attendees and many low budget films make less than $15m on OW. Most people want to feel like they’re getting their money’s worth by taking the time to drive to a theater/hire a babysitter/etc. with spectacle that won’t look as impressive on their TV. One of the theaters I go to has higher prices for recliner seats compared to regular ones, despite them all being in one auditorium. I know most theaters don’t have this option, and it’s only a $1 difference, but still. Lower prices for smaller films makes sense. Either that or go for the subscription thing. Maybe Regal can do something similar to A-List as some areas have no AMC theaters. And I thought Atom was attempting something similar too. 

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  6. 4 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

    I don’t get why people are complaining about RT.

     

    I mean, clearly GP don’t give a shit and showed up, the movie is a success, this is more important than have a 70% or so, 58% isn’t even that bad.

     

    Critics have their personal opinions, they know what they’re talking, no reason to attack just because public disagree. I loved Aladdin, gave it a 7.5/10, but the movie really have some problems and i can see why so many reviewers gave 6/10, that’s normal.

     

     

     

    I agree overall, but at least no one is attacking critics. Just discussing the reasons for the wide discrepancy between critics and audience scores. Perhaps no one would complain if BatB, which I loved, had 50% to Aladdin’s 58%. 

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  7. In a time when certain critics are known for being intentionally contrarian like those who want to be the first to give a rotten to a perfect score, it’s easy to be cynical about RT and critics’ reviews. For Aladdin, the reviews don’t seem to have hurt it much. So some critics didn’t want or like Aladdin. It happens. The critics stated their own opinions about the movie. A large portion of the audience felt differently. I actually think it might motivate some people to see the movie to check if they’ll agree with the critics or audience. Not the first time it’s happened. 

     

    It is amusing though that a Disney movie has people thinking that critics are biased against it when for a while now, *some* people believed the opposite. 

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  8. 1 minute ago, jedijake said:

    Wow Aladdin has become quite the little "must see" film for Disney fans at least. Those on the fence who are also fans of the classic will come out to see it.

     

    $250 million seems to be a lock. $280 million is possible.

    Let’s see how it’s second week goes before locking things in. But yeah, it should be able to get to $250m. 

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