Krissykins

Nonsense. You’re associating mainstream with budget when it’s to do with subject matter.

They were last year.

The sauna. The techno. The body cam. The sweat. The wordless climax. The dialogue. The boys. 5/5

Let’s not forget that Air opened last year from the same studio and cost $70-90m to make with a lot of big names and excellent reviews. It opened to $14m from a slightly wider release. If anyone was parading that film as a hit, then they need to do the same with Challengers. Anyway, just back from the film and I thought it was incredible. So homoerotic, it’s beautifully shot and that techno score is delicious. Original screenplay nomination at least. Game. Set. Snatched.

Just about to see Challengers. Loved both Bones & All and Call Me By Your Name. I like Zendaya too so I’m excited to see her in something original.

There’s been so much relentless marketing for the new Apes film you’d think it was coming out this weekend.

This has been promoted so heavily here this week that you’d think it was coming out today. Definitely the most marketed film of the year so far IMO.

(I watched Bob Marley One Love this week and it was boring at best)

Civil War has done well. Certainly can’t blame poor critical reception this month, at least 6 of the wide releases in April are certified fresh above 80% on RT.

Cinema counts: Challengers 702 sites Boy Kills World 305 sites Spy x Family 261 sites Ordinary Angels 244 sites ISS 138 sites That They May Face the Rising Sun 117

Yeh it’s headed for the equivelant of a $120m+ grosser here. I still don’t think a $6-8m opening in May would be very good though.

Yes $15m+ is good for a film like Challengers. It could go high teens too if WOM is as good as the reviews.

Saltburn was top 10 of all time worldwide for Amazon. Not sure about Nielsen, but I know that’s only one country. In the first 2 weeks it quadrupled its debut views. (Deadline) It did pretty well in cinemas here too. It really does feel like one of the biggest films of 2023, cultural/pop impact wise anyway.

You were right about the lack of buzz on First Omen and Abigail. Could be a hat-trick for you. I wouldn’t be surprised if this still grossed more than both of those in America though.

No. I seen $750k and £2m from Thursday alone, that’s why I posted the range, if you have another look. Glad some films are tracking half decently. $6-10m would be bleak for Back to Black and The Strangers Chapter 1 though. They need to step up the marketing, but Strangers is Lionsgate so they probably won’t bother advertising properly.