Chaz

Cher had an epic year in 1987. This was also the "Bagle Boy" era and she had several hit singles from her Cher album that year. She's a true entertainment legend. Conquered TV, movies and music.

We went from BatB being a lock for $500m, to not a chance of hitting $500m, to getting there at Memorial Day. I love yall.

You're forgetting summer weekdays. I see it crossing $200m.

A new sneak peak at tonight's MTV Movie Awards. Shows a bit of the dynamic around the kids. I am feeling it. https://twitter.com/finnwolfhar/status/861358094722453504

Cinderella, another Disney live action remake, released in March 2015 and hit DVD/Bluray in September too.

I think BATB could reach it this summer. The Bluray doesn't release until September.

Plus a best-selling DVD and a soundtrack that's one of the year's best-selling albums.

I enjoy Mommie Dearest too, but only because of how outrageous it is, in the same vein as Rocky Horror. It's just a terrible film. Mommie Dearest was the film that put the Razzies on the map.

It's a Marvel film. And a sequel. That's what people will see.

"Direct competition" is not something that hinders Marvel films, as we saw with Ultron and Civil War. The fans will go see it but the general audience is not going to hop on board these movies if they haven't already.

Mommie Dearest was supposed to be Paramount's big prestige picture that year. Everyone involved thought that they were making a great film. The sets were massive and expensive, Dunaway had done a lot of work to get Crawford down and the studio had a lot of faith in the production. The end result was one of the worst movies ever made. Dunaway, to this day, refuses to discuss anything about Mommie Dearest, despite it being her most famous performance. She looked incredibly similar to Crawford and she had a lot of her mannerisms down, but the performance is an over-the-top monstrosity. The movie became famous because of how bad it was (think Glitter, but even bigger) and Dunaway's performance was continually maligned. She was no longer seen as a credible actress, she was the crazed Joan Crawford impersonator. Thanks for the compliments, B. You and I share a love of this time period. Keep 'em coming.

1981 also saw the release of one of the most famous movies of the decade. It also didn't make a lot of money (came in at 38 for the year) but has since been seen by a huge audience due to its camp value. It has dialogue that is still quoted. Mommie Dearest. It killed Faye Dunaway's career and forever tarnished the image of one of Hollywood's all time greatest leading ladies, Joan Crawford. It continues to be a popular film today.

This is based on the RIAA certifications. Grease has not been certified since 1984, and it has more than doubled its sales since then. Take the 8x Platinum from 1984 and add the 7 million from its Soundscan sales since 1991 - you get 15 million. That's not including all of its sales from 1984-1990. It's the best-selling soundtrack of all time, and we don't even know how much it's actually sold. Crazy.

Grease is still the best selling soundtrack of all time in the U.S. Fun fact: it has not been certified by the RIAA since 1984. The label that initially released the album went bust in the 80s and any record of its sales were lost. Nobody knows exactly how many copies it has sold, but it far exceeds the 8x Platinum status that it was given in 1984. With the 1998 re-release of the film, the soundtrack sold an additional four million copies just in that year. All we we know about its sales is that it was certified 8x Platinum in 1984 and has sold nearly 7 million copies since Soundscan began tracking sales in 1991. That leaves six years worth of sales that are completely unknown.

A Star is Born's gross is really extraordinary. It adjusts to $324 million. Elvis was originally interested in the role of John Howard, but Tom Parker pulled him from consideration after Streisand wouldn't give up top billing on the project. Imagine that story with Elvis in the role of a former superstar who has fallen on hard times. (This was also the third iteration of the A Star is Born series, with the fourth version releasing next year. Lady Gaga will play the Esther role (now named Ally) popularized by Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland and Streisand.) Network...what a masterpiece. Even more relevant in 2017 than in 1976. Very, very, very few films in history have that sort of impact.

I'll never see it so go with God king

Damn, that was cochofles? I didn't know.

Where is that guy who said that BATB wouldn't hit $500m and everybody jumped on him?

I used to watch that awful show on USA. Man, that network has changed.

Girl, for a troll, you sho is sensitive.

You're fun.

Disney has been the dominant family movie machine since the 20s. That will never end.

Some have it in March, the majority have it the week of Easter. That's when my state is out.

Girl, what? BvS' first Monday was the day after Easter.