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I agree that MCU’s supporting casts have been great. Brie larson’s supporting cast was fantastic. The support has really helped the MCU movie universe.

A good example. But F&F has never to my knowledge had a female lead.

No. There are LOTS of other reasons. But strong characters of both genders and characters of different ethnic backgrounds are a factor in their worldwide success.

I am very happy for CM. With this second weekend in the bank nobody can take away its blockbuster status. That argument is over for good. I think it’s also important to note that a good percentage of CM’s supporting cast is African American. In fact I thought SLJ carried a good part of this film. Marvel dominates because they understand diversity and inclusion better than any other major movie franchise in cinema history. People can be mad if they want. Look at the results! I couldn’t be happier.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1Trr07X0AYHyC8?format=jpg&name=large This is a good chart to monitor the success of CM.

I'm very worried about Solo. I hope I am wrong. I hope its good.

Despite the decline in theaters, BP finished in the top 5 for the weekend. And it’s in its 11th week! IW did give BP a push. This is the first time in history that Marvell has had 2 movies in the top 5 in the same weekend. Amazing! This is a reminder that BP and IW are on the same team. BP benefited greatly from the Marvel Universe family. And there is no doubt that IW record weekend was helped with the expanded audiences BP brought to Marvel. Everyobody won.

I wonder if BP will see a slight bump this weekend? It may be tough to notice with the theater losses. But this weekend’s per theater average will be interesting.

Sad. Just sad.

This movie is a good candidate for bust of the year.

I finally saw this movie yesterday. I loved it! It was fantastic entertainment. Its very fast paced. The two hours flew by. It was much better than I expected. Its a classic fun movie. Critics who dislike it take the movie too seriously. Its not advertised as "War and Peace." I would strongly recommend this film.

If BP is that close, perhaps Mickey Mouse's deep pockets could find 5-6 million in "adjustments?" I would love to see this movie hit 700.

I wish I could add to this impressive total that Black Panther was so good and so culturally significant that it was the first Western movie to open in Saudi Arabia in 35 years. The movie broke the 35 year ban on Western Films that had been in place since the mid 1980s. No other movie has ever done that!

Awesome!!!

At these estimates the movie will finish with an approximate profit of 160-200 million. Nice haul!

Deadline reported that Ready Player One needed about $440 million dollars worldwide to be profitable. They estimate production + P&A to be be 300-325 million for the film. http://deadline.com/2018/04/ready-player-one-steven-spielberg-opening-weekend-box-office-1202318581/ As of the close of this weekend 4-8-18 here is where the movie stands. Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $96,484,703 24.5% + Foreign: $297,100,000 75.5% = Worldwide: $393,584,703 http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=readyplayerone.htm Deadline's numbers are estimates. Regardless, it looks like Ready Player One will have no trouble being profitable. If the movie has not broken even by now it clearly soon will. This means basically all of the money this movie earns after this week will be on the profitable side of the ledger. Ready Player One is doing great.

Woody Harrelson is good in almost everything. He is easily one of my favorite actors.

I saw Blockers Saturday night. It was suprisingly better than I expected. Its generally not my type of movie. Audience loved it. John Cena was excellent.

Denzel Washington? I have no idea what you talking about. Sometimes when you have to move a discussion this far off topic to prove a point, it may be time to re-evaluate your position. I'm not here to rain on anybody's parade. I love movies. I want movies to be successful. It breaks my heart to see A Wrinkle In Time do so poorly at the box office. If you want to believe this movie will somehow, against all reasonable estimates, turn a profit on its cinematic run, you are absolutely within your right to do so. I am not here to upset anyone. I only enjoy talking about movies and the movie business. If you think 200 million or so is all that is needed to make A Wrinkle In Time a box office profit bonanza.. have at it.

Thanks for posting. I will see it on opening night Thursday. I hope its good!

A Wrinkle In Time's Production cost is estimated at 100 million dollars A Wrinkle In time's P&A cost is estimated at 150 million dollars That's 250 million dollars in investment before anything else is even calculated. Now it must always be stated that all of these numbers are estimates. However studies have been done showing that usually these estimates undervalue what is actually spent. For instance the production cost of big budget movies is an average of 12% greater than what is publicly reported. As a general rule, movie production costs more than what is reported. Not less. This movie is not going to turn a profit during its cinematic release.

+1 There is absolutely no way this movie is profitable at a 200 million world wide gross. That's not debatable.

The proof reading part of my post was absolutely embarrassing. (The 250 was a typo.) According to Deadline, production and P&A ran 250 million. These figures are just estimates. And are generally underreported. Having an estimate that a worldwide gross of 350-400 million was needed for this movie to be profitable is reasonable. And given that it currently sits at 111 million it clearly has a long way to go. Whether the magic number is 300 million, 350 million or 400 million, its not going to get there. This movie is going to be millions short of breaking even at the end of its cinematic release. This movie is a major bust, regardless of what budget estimate figures are used.

Question. The book has an American Author. Is the book popular worldwide?

Ha. Sorry that should have been worldwide gross.