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Hard agree on this track. I wasn't even a huge fan of the movie overall (I walked out liking it but never fully getting invested into the story in the way I hoped I would) but this has been looping in my head as I've studied for my last uni exam this semester. Especially the transition from ominous to triumphant about 2:30 in.

I haven't messaged here in years but if we are doing MCU rankings: 1. GotG Vol. 2 2. Avengers: Endgame 3. GotG Vol. 3 4. Iron Man 3 5. The Avengers 6. Iron Man 7. Black Panther 8. Spider-man: Homecoming 9. Guardians of the Galaxy 10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier GotG Vol. 3 was initially around 6-7 but the more I think about it the more I love it, I really enjoy the first Guardians movie but there is a portion in between for about thirty minutes right after the collector scene where I do slightly lose interest, still a top 10 MCU movie. Infinity War, MoM, Civil War and No Way Home all honourable mentions.

People seem to confuse "critics didn't like it" with "if you are a critic, you didn't like it". The RT score of Aladdin means that if you talked to 10 critics, 6 would like it, if you talked to any critic, there is a greater chance that they liked it rather than didn't. Critics aren't a singular entity that can like or dislike a movie, sure there is a general consensus, but a general consensus doesn't mean that everyone agrees with it. Rotten tomatoes isn't a review site that gave Aladdin a 6/10, it is a site that informs that 6 out of every 10 critics liked aladdin, again, that is more than didn't like it. Sure, the critics' general consensus isn't as positive as the audience general consensus, i just think statements like "The critics were too harsh on this" don't really make much sense with how rotten tomatoes and a general consensus actually works.

90+% would still be more likely than 48%. It has had a higher saturday bump than Infinity War for every weekend (except its first) which makes sense because of the 3hr runtime. Obviously 90+% is ridiculous, but under 60% is even more far fetched.

I think especially the time that Endgame took to make it makes it look a lot smaller than it is. Avatar may or may not end up with a higher gross, but I think Endgame made 2B look smaller out of the two by doing it in 11 days. I think Endgame's time to 2B will be its longest standing record.

Also Homecoming is very much an American high school comedy for the majority of it, which doesn't translate too well as it is specific to a single culture, hence not being too well received in a lot of non Western markets. This film seems like it has much more broad appeal and is much more important to the overarching story of the mcu (also has much more spectacle it seems, and the action looks like it is directed really nicely).

Endgame is a different type of impressive from the other number 1 spot holders (if it makes it). Every other number 1 spot holder has come out of nowhere, and was a completely original film that became a phenomenon, generally they've spawned franchises, but they were original films. If Endgame makes it, it will be the first that didn't really come out of nowhere, and I think that's equally impressive. To make a franchise big enough that it gets the first franchise film in history to be the top grosser of all time without it breaking out and having ridiculous staying power, just simply because of the franchise it was apart of, it certainly is a different type of impressive from the others, but it is just as impressive. People seem to be acting like, because Endgame is making this much because of its franchise, it is therefore less impressive. But I just think it is different, but equally as impressive. (of course it still is a chance to not beat avatar, but hopefully you get my point).

Most of the time, especially when it only just passes a milestone with the estimate (Titanic being the milestone here). Endgame was estimated at 350 opening ended up being 357, Infinity War at 250, actuals at 257 and Avengers at 200, actuals at 207.

That is what I was referring to. They are specifically underestimating enough that it still just beats titanic, and anything over with the actuals is gravy.

Was that estimate so it just beats Titanic?

Also one of those years where MCU topped domestically, it also had the second top film.

It will be close/past titanic by Sunday, Titanic isn't "Threatened". Also China is heading for 625+. I don't know if you are talking about purely overseas numbers, but nothing has changed, it is still on track to beat Avatar worldwide, not certain, but on track.

Seeing a film from 2019 in the top 10 adjusted list would be so surreal.

Civil War has a disappointing score, there are 3 really good tracks, but unfortunately most of it is a "white noise action scene" soundtrack.

I actually really love The Winter Soldier score. Has some great moments. If I were ranking my top Marvel scores it would go 1. Endgame 2. Black Panther 3. Winter Soldier 4. Infinity War 5. Avengers Also shoutout to the Spider-man Homecoming score. It seems to get a lot of crap but I actually really like it and the tone it goes for, very easy to listen to, and I actually remember the theme that a lot of people call completely unmemorable.