Flopped

This was a mess. Loud, obnoxious and lazy

I liked it. Solid 3.5/5. I didn't fully buy Zendaya as a mom in her 30s. I bought her more when she was playing a teen.

Maybe Fall Guy is good (I hope so anyway) but the trailer looks abhorrent and not like the savior of mainstream Hollywood. Maybe that's why pre-sales are soft?

I keep reading that Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) single-day runs are being extended due to popular demand. Is that true? And if so, are there Spider-Man numbers beyond its one-day take? Will there be for Spidey2?

Looks crap

Such a bad movie. Just noise. I'm not surprised.

Anyone got Boy Kills World?

Damn

They don't as horror. Salem's Lot got canned, too.

What's polarizing about it? It takes no political stance, it's the Top Gun Maverick of thrillers. What's volatile about it? I just watched a man set himself on fire on Twitter, the real world is much horrifying than anything in that movie.

Deadline calling Civil War's 56% drop a "great hold" is hilarious. Adult-centered movies have the most legs. A 56% drop is passable at best especially with weak ass competition.

Box Office Pro really screwed the pooch with that 20-25M prediction for Abigail. 😂 Forecasting the Top 3 Movies at the Domestic Box Office April 19-21, 2024 1. Abigail Universal Pictures | NEW Opening Weekend Range: $20 – $25M Showtime Marketshare (US): 17% Pros: So far critics are relatively positive about the film, which is hovering around 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Folks in the horror community are praising the film’s humor and especially its grand guignol level of blood and gore, assuring that the genre audience will likely come out in spades for this one. When it comes to fright flicks, the genre is always the star. That said, the cast is stacked with horror heavyweights who also boast youth appeal, including Melissa Barrera (Scream franchise), Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Lisa Frankenstein), and Dan Stevens (The Guest, Vamps). The latter has extra heat right now from his leading man role in recent blockbuster Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence) have an excellent track record after Ready or Not and the two most recent Scream movies. Like James Wan or Christopher Landon, they know how to deftly combine humor and scares with mass audience appeal.

But they do need to team up with better screenwriters. https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-a24s-civil-war-wins-weekend-again-1235977592/ Heading into the weekend, “Abigail” was predicted to top the box office with $12 million to $15 million in its debut. But the R-rated, blood-sucking thriller opened slightly behind projections, taking second place with $10.2 million from 3,384 venues.

Totally agree. After Abigail I walked out going, boy I didn't like this but they're still talented. And then I stopped and wondered, why do I think they're talented? Only Ready or Not (sporadically) worked. What kind of brainwashing? Not to mention nothing the've done is scary so I'm on the fence about even calling them horror directors.

above the line. director and producer fees? I'm sure cast got paid a decent amount too. and then days. plus, days = money. all those fights and stunts take days

No Saturday numbers?

Hi, nothing on Boy Kills World?

Radio Silence are really lucky when it comes to critics. Ready Or Not is a 7/10. Scream 5 is a 6/10. Scream 6 is a 2/10. Abigail is a 4/10.

Good Lord, Omen will finish under 25M? I didn't realize it was still in the teens.

The girl in Don't Breathe is relatable to a young, female audience. She's making one transgression. She's not a professional, career criminal.

Audiences don't want to see a heist/action horror. As soon as you put professional criminals with guns in a horror movie, you've lost your female audience who isn't scared because they can't relate.

In hindsight Evil Dead Rise opening to almost 25M a year ago this week was really impressive given that the marketing didn't seem to go that hard. It just had a killer trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTK_AeAPHs

People were kinder to Abigail than it deserved.

SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE (2024): A ABIGAIL: B

Is Cinemascore down? I can't access the site.