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Oh, and also, Fall Guy was amazing. I really hope that one is a hit when it arrives in America next weekend. David Leitch is 4 for 4 to me so far.

Not bad for Challengers assuming that is the pure Thursday number. $20M isn't certain, but a high-$10Ms launch isn't too bad. But yeah, the lack of any appealing product made this month pretty pitiful. Hopefully the busier periods later in the year bring in better results.

His movie flopped so bad he got shot out back by Feige. His skeleton being used as a prop is just salt in the wound at this point.

For what it's worth, the reviews themselves seem pretty positive so far. It's just that Adam Pally has a bigger role than fans would like, and Kotaku running with a headline today about how Knuckles is "barely" in it isn't helping at all.

I finally got to sit down and fully watch the trailer, and I have to say, it's looking good! This trailer was less exciting than the first one, but this one is much funnier and showcases the core of the movie better. Had Marvel not made the mistakes it has made, this would've been an easy billion dollar hit. But even still, this can easily get to Homecoming/Guardians 2/Thor 3 numbers, with maybe a bigger domestic skew.

Civil War is an exception here, not only because it is very fan-driven, being an A24 Alex Garland picture, but also because of its highly polarizing and volatile nature. Under that context, that drop seems like a miracle.

What a huge shame for Abigail. It's great, and deserves to make a whole lot more money than it's about to.

I wonder if Universal, seeing the highly volatile reception the Transformers trailer is getting, deems that movie not big enough of a threat and decides to stay put.

I'll be cautiously optimistic about this for now. I really like the art style and, surprisingly enough, Hemsworth's performance. But I'm not feeling the humour, at least not yet.

I imagine they'll take a page out of Marvel's playbook and avoid formally announcing it themselves until a special occasion, like Sonic's 33rd anniversary or Comic-Con this year.

IT'S REEEEEAAAAAAL

I'll ruin all of your days by reminding you all that Sherlock Gnomes, the random Gnomeo and Juliet sequel no one ever asked for, also used a lot of parody posters for marketing. I don't think it worked out for them.

It opened this weekend here in Turkey for example, in order to avoid Ramadan. I imagine we're not the only market with a staggered launch. My dream Godzilla movie at this stage would be a King of the Monsters do-over of sorts. That movie was such a waste of some excellent characters that I'd love to see another one try that concept again, but do them proper justice in an actually good movie not bogged down by a story that is too ambitious for the talent attached to this franchise.

It's an obvious answer for me: Godzilla vs Kong. Because of theaters here being closed during its release, as well as the easily piratable instant HBO Max copy, it never got a theatrical release in my country. Getting to see the sequel on the big screen was insanely satisfying and cathartic for me, and I'd love to get a chance to see the first crossover the way the filmmakers intended it to be seen.

The novelty factor was simply too strong with the 2014 reboot. It was the one chance the property had at Marvel-level stardom, and Edwards's choices caused it to blow it. Without another 15-year slumber, Goji ain't reaching that high again. I also think that Civil War being a lot stronger than anyone had expected ate into it this weekend. Still, it's still performing unabashedly great, especially considering King of the Monsters by all rights should've killed the franchise years ago. That this one is even coming close to the novelty-driven high of that 2014 reboot is a big accomplishment not many saw coming. That alone leaves me grateful.