Jay Beezy

Didn’t the Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailers sell the hell out of that movie?

I haven't seen it and don't plan to, but I reckon something good could have come out of it had the producer not gone maverick during production. So I don't think it's the IP's fault.

Enjoyable enough due to natural chemistry between my favorite stars of my teenage years Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, an alternative supporting cast that lessens the Happy Madison feel, a more thought out albeit familiar story from James Vanderbilt, and direction more passionate than the usual stable of Happy Madison “filmmakers” from Kyle Newacheck, more or less earning the highest RT rating for a Happy Madison movie in 15 years. Although it could have fleshed out certain plot points, added a greater sense of urgency, and dialed down certain caricatures and stereotypes. B I think it’s additional proof that Sandler and Aniston need to step outside of Happy Madison for their inevitable third movie together.

Something I just noticed yet has probably already been brought up is that MIB: International is outpacing Dark Phoenix.

Like Guy Ritchie from King Arthur to Aladdin before him, Kinberg already has his next gig lined up. Unless they pull the plug.

Wikipedia said she disappeared into space after killing Jessica Chastain.

Official Friday estimates from the studios. Disney hasn't released theirs, yet.

He's probably saying it was a hit because it was probably low budget.

John Wick 3 also bests the likes of Godzilla and X-Men domestically this year. Did Tony Stark's snap affect our moviegoing?

At the very least, I was expecting it to go below 10% of Endgame's OW.

Is Jean really dead?

You forgot the new Hellboy Cinemascore. That original Hellboy Cinemascore is sad.

10M true Friday probably means 11-12M Saturday followed by 7-8M Sunday. So 33-35M for the weekend.

Well, that was *her* reason, not the movie’s. 😉 And if they gave her a that nice a paycheck for an insignificant role, wasted money. 😆

Horrible Bosses is another. They had Jennifer Aniston back for no reason.

I mean I get not wanting to spend more than 100M on movies that don’t have much in the way international appeal (which is before we talk about China because if China won’t play your movie at all, forget about getting a decent budget). But it’s frustrating that nowadays studios won’t even spend more than 50M for something that won’t make much bank internationally or any bank in China.

Plus the first movie set itself up naturally for a sequel.

It was still associated with an overall well established global brand (Marvel, not GOTG specifically). I’m talking about in general.

What I think has killed a lot of movies that have done gangbuster business before is the studio mindset that every big movie they make *has* to appeal more internationally than domestically.

Not to mention, 40.5M gives it the same weekend/preview multiple as Apocalypse which had an inflated Sunday.

Not to mention, sans Vin Diesel, it feels likely to take the hit. Most fans don't want to take sides in the whole Vin vs. Rock feud. They want them to work their shit out because they want everyone together.

Of course we don't like to read stuff like that, but yeah, it's a sad reality. They've stopped making comedies cinematic. And since studios have become more obsessed with maximizing their international box office take, they've stopped spending more money on movies that won't make much bank overseas.

I'm betting that the first (or second, however you want to look at it) one was a fluke.

I was thinking the same thing. After Endgame, there was that sense of "now what". It's going to be a long time before we get the next true cinematic manifestation of destiny, even if I've had other movies to look forward to since then like John Wick and Spider-Man.

Apocalypse did 8.2M Thursday night previews on the way to a 65M 3-day OW on Memorial Day Weekend. Expecting a lower preview number followed by a lower weekend multiple for Dark Phoenix.