unitedkush

Welp! Despite middling reviews I'm predicting a ~$180m OW.

Don't worry, I give it a month before that alt is busted

What have you cooked up for your celebratory thread on ERA Why would Disney do a Labor Day expansion for Avatar when the sequel is still 2.5 years away? Edit: I am stupid, I thought you were talking about them re-releasing Avatar on Labor Day.

Cut the Avatar fans some slack, they need to be kept busy as the only significant updates they get in the Avatar thread is that the sequel has been delayed again

Forbes 'contributors' have as much credibility as a random poster on BO subreddit, absolutely useless.

I can already hear the rage of Jimbo fanbois slamming on their keyboards of Disney fudging up the numbers. I'm hoping EG does it because you can't get any BO discussion going on any forum without EG v Avatar dick measuring.

Overall numbers are not very good. Even though its a staggered re-release it'll be a slow crawl from here on. I still think they should've taken their time and done a proper re-release with footage integrated to actual movie rather than something slapped together at the end. Reckon its gonna fall $8-10m short of the overall record.

Disney making full use of them contracts, save money on CGI and ask your A-listers to tweet about the record everyday.

I'd like to think Disney know what they are doing, even though this entire thing stinks of something slapped up together in last moment they must have good reasons to re-release it now with bunch of non-consequential stuff than a proper re-release few months down the line with good chunk of polished footage. Mouse doesn't lose often so one way or the other they'll take that record, question is how long it'll take? On a side note, Endgame is getting a digital release only a day earlier than IW which released on 31st July.

RDJ telling it straight up, new stuff in quotation mark sums up what I feel about this. Such half-baked effort from Disney!

This looks so much like something Disney put up together last minute. The unfinished CGI scene is dead giveaway. Also, people are kidding themselves if they think all of this is just to 'boost' FFH. Proceeds of that movie will go to Sony anyway. They're aiming for all time WW but doing it in a half-arsed manner is weird.

A lot of hot air and nothing more. EG even without a re-release was heading towards 2.760-2.765. This is going to add ~$10m on top of that but still fall below the all time record. What EG will have is the all time #1 WW record in a single run. Overall WW ain't happening.

Did you get that figure by extrapolating how IW fared from this point onwards? If so, with a marketing push they could get by Avatar but I'm not sure about the predicted number without any push. Could you elaborate?

Thanos says it in EG. The poster used it in a context which is funny.

They want the record, especially as its within sights. I don't see it as a total lock either which will fetch them their goal but it warrants a try. I'm just little puzzled that they didn't wait for EG to surpass initial Avatar run before doing their extended/re-release. They are only re-releasing because they want the all time #1 WW crown, that's it. Even Disney knows its inevitable that if EG were to surpass Avatar, Avatar will take it back with a re-release down the line. But EG will forever be locked as movie which was #1WW even if it was for a limited time.

This post wasn't aimed at you, I was browsing the thread after update came through and there are many people who are happy about it falling short of the record, while others are genuinely sad that it isn't gonna do it. I see the same doom and gloom and Reddit too, people are disappointed in its run. Like you said, I can't understand it myself. This movie requires you to invest a lot of time in this universe or it won't make any sense to you. The fact they got so close is an achievement in itself.

EG run is an anomaly, just like Avatar was. Both went about their business in a different manner but were impressive in their own right. A movie which opens at $357m dom and $1.2B WW is uncharted territory so I can understand why many overpredicted when hype was at its peak. When its all said and done, even if it doesn't take the highest grossing in a single run record, it shall still be an outstanding performance. Keep in mind, this isn't a movie which will have many walk-ups due to connectivity with previous MCU films. The fact that an inter-connected movie which requires investment with several franchises has gotten so close should be celebrated instead of being mocked at.