Not that ii think it's going to happen but I can't even believe that it's now a possibility although still very small that Guardians underperforms like Ant Man. This is crazy.
So what is the Mario OD looking like? 30m+ ?
Also I'm shocked at the GoTG presales being so slow opening day. I saw people saying it was because no trailer released with the announcement? Maybe if the presales pick up tomorrow that can be proven to be true.
I think people also forget that only one Detective Pikachu trailer broke out. The second one have a very small amount of views that should have been a red flag.
It's way too early to come to any conclusions but if the pre sales don't pick up I don't think the superhero fatigue hypothesis can be written off. These films are paying for the sins of many mediocre movies in a row and audiences might have to be won back.
Mario pre sales are looking insane for an animated family film tbh. I wonder if it is going to blow up even more like Minions did right at the very end. It's already seeing a very solid boost.
Reviews seem to indicate that hardcore Mario and Nintendo fans are absolutely going to love it thanks to the fanserivice while everyone else will just view it as your typical meh Illunination film. Probably a RT on the 60s which will have no impact on the box office either way and probably an A CS just like Minions.