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Probably, but the way these two films keep pantsing expectations I wouldn’t rule anything out.

Well, FWIW I thought it was fine, there was no laughter in my theater and my daughter remarked afterwards that she wanted to see it, so as usual, YMMV.

Clearly, the next step is Barbie V Batman.

Saw Oppenheimer at my local Cinemark. This 1 pm show was in one of the smaller theaters (about 70 seats or so I’d say) and was about two thirds full. No reax at the end but there rarely is here. My wife, her mom and my daughter came along, everyone thought it was fantastic. Trailers were Marvels, Exorcist, Flower Moon, Haunting in Venice and Holdovers.

Happiness, delight, joy…I know, I barely recognize this place either!

1615 and 1745 per the numbers. https://www.the-numbers.com/news/254580830-Theater-counts-Mission-Impossible-on-Cruise-control-heading-into-weekend-plus-official-expected-theater-counts-for-Barbie-and-Oppenheimer

Thanks. That’s encouraging.

Yah, I got that. I just haven’t seen any other mention of a wide release outside this thread’s title. Just looking for a source. FWIW the-numbers has it listed now as “limited.”

Love that they are calling back to the Wilder film vs. the Burton BS. My interest in this was like 1/10 before now it’s at least a five. Weird that for a musical we see a bit of some dance numbers but hear no songs. That will be the make or break for this. A couple catchy tunes and it will do gangbusters. If the soundtrack is blah, it’s another Mary Floppins.

Eh, if that turns out to be true I wouldn’t be super concerned. It doesn’t strike me as a big kids/teens film so its audience is kind of at work on weekdays.

Early Christmas present today! Any details of said “wide” release? Inquiring minds in flyover country would like to know.

FWIW my local Cinemark isn’t discounting tix. You want to see Cruise there today, you pay full retail. I checked yesterday and they’d sold 4 tix across 9 shows. Today with the first show starting in a bit over 90 minutes they are up to 10 across 9 shows. Maybe they should have discounted after all…

It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.

I would take the over on 110 but not by much.

A whopping $670k Wednesday for Flash.

Yeah I got it before Indy along with Demeter, Oppenheimer, MI7 and Expendables.

Yes, yes it did.

I thought the de-aging work in Dial was some of the best I’ve ever seen. Did not notice it at all.

So I’ve now seen this and my biggest complaint is simply that it’s far too long. This could have easily been a 90-100 minute movie and been much better for it. It’s not bad, but every set-piece scene overstays its welcome and by the time it winds around to the end you’ve felt every minute of its runtime. Otherwise, there’s a lot to like. Contrary to everything I have been reading, the de-aging work is fantastic. Might be the best de-aging effects I’ve ever seen. The sets and set-pieces are spectacular; it sure looks like it cost $300 million. The cast is great, the plot is fine, just unnecessarily dragged out and the fanservice more subdued than I feared. End of the day, 7/10.

Well, when everything else is on fire you may as well hit the movies.

Harrison Ford, still a hit with the ladies at 80. Good for him.

Quick update with shows set to start in a few hours. Indy is up to 137 tix, 59 for today, 47/9/22 FSS. Poor Ruby has still sold just one ticket for today. I didn’t have the heart to look at the rest of the weekend…

It probably isn’t hurting receipts any that a big chunk of the country is being told to avoid outdoor activity thanks to all this smoke. Thanks, Canada!

Over Under for both Under, out of theaters, all copies burned, WB denies ever releasing anything called “The Flash.”

A little anecdata from my local Midwest Cinemark (all standard screens): Indy: 81 tix sold for the weekend, including previews, so far. 33 for Thursday, 27/2/19 for FSS. That’s actually better than I expected. Heavily weighted toward matinee showings, which makes sense if we are expecting an older crowd. Ruby: Poor Ruby. A whopping five, count ‘em, five tix sold so far. One for Thursday and four for Friday. If it breaks any records it looks like they will be all the wrong ones.