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18 minutes ago, Nero said:
Or maybe they want Endgame to have that crown.... Because they like it so much and it's breaking records which were deemed impossible... Also 1B making in China is very hard. I will give it 2% chance... Imagine Wolf Warrior 2 movie which had patriotic things and connected deeply to everyone in China still couldn't do 900M.. What the hell can Avatar 2 fo then? Don't bring Avatar now that it grossed 200M the time was different and China didn't have as much movies locally which were specially made... So no Avatar 2 won't be grossing 1B in China..
Some people specifically mentioned Avatar. They don't want that movie to remain #1 and want Endgame.
China has weird patterns for blockbuster but one thing has been consistent for them, if something takes root like a trend or a fad, they will cling to that. Avatar 2 will most likely be that. It already has many want-to-see ratings despite having no promotions at all. Avatar has "nostalgia" there. However, I am not saying it'd be like 3B floor 🙄 I'm just saying I can see China going crazy over Avatar 2. I don't belong to that group.
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9 minutes ago, NCsoft said:
Have to admit something though, people's attitude toward Avatar 2 over the years has slowly change from "that movie's gonna flop, won't even make 1B, it's completely irrelevant" to " Its not making 3 Billion, it will likely come under the Avatar WW!".
I followed Avatar's run fairly thoroughly, and have always kept an eye on box office discussions ever since, I'm not making this up. In the extremely unfortunate event that Avatar 2 only makes 2.5B worldwide, people will likely celebrate how correct they are, without realizing how far the goal post has been moved from initial targets...
It might make $1B from China alone. The rest depends on other territories. 3D isn't a fad anymore in many places. It's up to that movie if* it causes another 3D resurgence. Though it's funny how many people on Twitter (under those news tweets about Endgame's OW) want Endgame to get to $3B. They really don't like Avatar having that crown 😂
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37 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:
Johansson had The Jungle Book and Civil War released three weeks apart. But neither was a starring role and TJB didn't make a billion. Then there's the Black Panther folks in IW.
Course, even Larson couldn't have done this if it weren't a single role in a single franchise.
Thanks. I was thinking of Scarlett earlier but I wasn't sure. And hers was unique because one was voice and the other live-action. Too bad TJB was almost close to $1B.
BP was released in February though while IW was in April. So it wasn't consecutive but they did star in those 1st two billion-dollar movies.
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Brie Larson stars in the 1st two billion-dollar movies of the year, billion-dollar movies in 2 consecutive months, and #1 and #2 movies this weekend. Pretty cool trivia.
Has another actor done all these before? Genuinely asking the trivia folks here.
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1 minute ago, WittyUsername said:
Believe me, I have no interest in seeing anything else they’re putting out this year, but I also have no business in telling other people what they should or shouldn’t see. I’m simply pointing out that in order for the film industry to thrive, it’s not good for one studio to own literally half of it.
Fox was the offeror in this scenario. Any other studio buying it will always come out having that kind of industry share. Hate on Fox for offering it in the first place.
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3 minutes ago, wildphantom said:
That would indicate that friday’s final number was actually $155m
My guess is Disney report an estimate of $350 million
Let the actuals be $357M on Monday and we're all good 😎
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1 hour ago, Jonwo said:
I think it’s harder for Pirates to pull it off because it’s so focused on Jack Sparrow but a passing the torch type film could work.
Would love that. They can expand more on that world. The swashbuckling adventure is honestly awesome.
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31 minutes ago, A Panda of Ice and Fire said:
Lmao you think I don’t understand why Disney is doing what they are?
Of course they’re doing it because it’s profitable, I don’t blame them for that. But that doesn’t mean I need to support a lack of creativity and originality they perpetuate.
I also don’t get why I say something negative about Disney remaking all of their old movies and people feel like they need to defend a corporate studio, as if some forum user’s criticism is going to stop their strategy.
I also don’t buy, “ITS ABOUT THE CHILDREN!” I grew up on movies like The Wizard of Oz even though that released way before I was born. I didn’t need a half-assed modern remake of the Wizard of Oz to appreciate the original.
I get that this is a box office forum and we are all partial to the movie side of things and you have strong feelings against remakes. I get it.
For Disney, live action remakes are just forms of media that they have recently focused on. Were you also against them producing their original IPs in other forms of media? Their old movies were also made into storybooks, coloring books, musicals, TV shows, etc.
And I never said children don't appreciate old movies. I just said 2D animation has somewhat been stale on them because they grew up with the film technology in the stage that it is now. 3D and CGI is the norm for them. Of course I am strictly talking to the film side of things. TV still has 2D animation. But look at the output of the film industry for strictly children as target market. The sheer amount of computer animation relying on 3D is massive. This is just where things are now, just like streaming is taking center stage now.
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5 hours ago, A Panda of Ice and Fire said:
Maybe it’s not because I’m a franchise/studio cheerleader but am annoyed with the direction Disney is pushing the film industry, and stuff like soulless remakes bombing incentivizes studios to try something different with their big budget tentpoles.
Disney is risking a lot of money on movies that may or may not be a hit when it comes to the remakes but they are playing the long game. They are risking to get to red for a long-term gain.
Also, as someone who majored in marketing, Disney is obviously doing remakes for the new generation. Their target market will always be children because that is where they get their money and that is where they can establish their brand, which will last a person's lifetime if things go their way. You probably grew up with their Disney classics or 2D animation, but this new generation did not. And this new generation grew up with 3D characters and great CGI as the norm. 2D animation has become somewhat stale for them compared to the other wondrous things technology has brought to them. Disney is trying to capture this new generation with their remakes through live-action and CGI because, as earlier reiterated, they grew up with CGI and 3D. And when they manage to capture their audience, the Disney brand will continue existing until a new generation comes along for them to work their magic again. It has always been the long game for Disney.
Don't blame Disney for playing their game right. No one's stopping other studios (some owned by bigger fishes than Disney) to be successful. That is up to them. Disney's brand strategy is not exactly a secret.
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14 minutes ago, JB33 said:
Lol at hoping a movie bombs. What a juvenile attitude. This isn't sports. I don't particularly care for Sony and how they do things but I'm not hoping Morbius bombs. I didn't hope Venom bombed. I was elated when it did as well as it did. People who hate Disney because of their stranglehold on the market need to focus their energies on hoping other studios succeed,rather than on Disney failing. Even if Aladdin bombs, Disney will always have their tentpoles and ultra popular IP's so it doesn't matter which of their films bomb. What you need is other studios to do better.
These companies have access to the same resources as Disney. Heck some of the film studios are owned by bigger corporations than Disney and have more money to invest in their IPs. They should be assessing themselves and see where they can improve on, and not blame another studio that is trying its best to succeed.
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18 minutes ago, CJohn said:
I have been saying since The Force Awakens that this was possible. Nobody believed me. I have been redeemed!! The 300M OW train has arrived at full speed.
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Last year, @CJohn's $300M IW OW club seemed out of reach. I still remember lurking here and people talking about how $300M OW is highly impossible unless almost all screens were given to a movie and tons of people were to fill almost all of them.
A year later and here we have Endgame cruising through $300M OW like it's nothing.
Also insane how Dom and China are basically competing on which territory goes higher than $300M OW. A true world event.
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Endgame marketing has been topnotch.. need a permanent infinity gauntlet emoji tbh. Iconic.
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23 minutes ago, Sam said:
Per @forg in The Philippines thread, Endgame set OD record there, bested IW
IW OD: lc141.6M - $2.7M
EG OD: lc205.67M - $3.88M
For comps:
IW 5-day OW: lc 650.1M
IW OW Sat: lc 151.8M (#1 biggest single day)
IW OW Sun: lc 148.3M (#2 biggest single day)
IW was PH's first movie to earn lc 1B
So I guess EG's OD just broke the biggest single day record. Might get broken again* this weekend.
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Endgame is not gonna get Best Picture noms. The 3rd act alone will give Hollywood elitists the fits. Zoe Saldana spilled the tea on this. A bunch of them are allergic to CBMs and thinks Marvel actors are sell-outs. BP was a zeitgeist and was treated as an exception, hence the noms.
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7 hours ago, Sam said:
I remember there was an Avengers anime series a few years back.
Yes they looked pretty cool in anime form. But after having watched Endgame, IW and EG would definitely look beautiful if they were made into anime. The action scenes would look awesome.
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2 minutes ago, KP1025 said:
I hope Endgame at least makes it into the yearly Top 10 in Japan. Infinity War missed it by a few spots.
I would like to see how Japan would react if Marvel were to produce the MCU movies into anime. Even just the Infinity War and Endgame. I'm imagining them in my head and they look so pretty.
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25 minutes ago, bcf26 said:
My parents asked me if Endgame is Avengers 4 or Avengers 3 Part 2. I told them to give me a minute and I'll ask the experts.
So, what you guys say?
It's movie 4 under the Avengers franchise, but it's basically season finale, as Feige dubbed the 22-episodic films The Infinity Saga.
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18 minutes ago, James said:
Gosh I can't wait for this Endgame thing to pass. I can't enter a single thread, no matter for what movie, without seeing an Endgame post...😑
Weird thing to complain about in a forum that talks box office, in time for a movie that is poised to break many historic box office records domestically and internationally. Best avoid the forum for like a month then.
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39 minutes ago, Heroicpiglet said:
Viet Nam, Last year they have sneak peak of Infinity War for all day at 23 and 24.4
this year it's rumored that we will only have sneak peak from 7 pm at 25.4
Is there no Marvel regional office in Vietnam? If there isn't, I guess that decision is with the local distributor.
this year it's rumored that we will only have sneak peak from 7 pm at 25.4
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If Avatar 2 happens to appeal to China's collectivist nature, it's game over.