Acting like it’s a failure is silly and untrue. Acting like sequels are in danger is silly and untrue.
But 100M would not exactly be “event sized” in the year of our lord 2022. Lottttttta stuff has opened to 100+ adjusted. 140 is closer to event sized, it’s fairly subjective of course.
Pretty decent growth from previews then. Maybe 125-145? ~ 138 is parity with Begins and smh, so if it hits the upper end it'll end up pretty decent.
Anybody got crumbs on Uncharted/Dog/Spidey?
Variable price ng is good and sensible. Asking the same amount for Brightnurn as for Endgame is a good way to have deadweight loss on both. Demand responsive pricing more efficiently makes use of auditorium space and benefits both viewers and exhibitors if done well.
If this turns out to be a de facto price increase to desired movies, them previous prices were too cheap. If previous prices were too high, it should end up as a de facto discount on less desired movies.
Well that’ll b another “fun” weekend thread because 150m in 2024/2025 for a sequel to a well-received new version is even more disappointing than 120 in 2022 for a reboot first entry coming off batfleck 👀
Also this lol. Batman 2 and 3 can make a play at a normal-for-Batman (I.e. incredibly strong) opening. Although that would be like 250M+, so not really sure.
Tl;dr It is okay for people to have high expectations and be disappointed relatively more often, rather than striving to have low expectations and be disappointed less often. That’s a personal choice, not an attack on a movie