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Saw this last night and it was excellent. Much funnier yet simultaneously affecting than I expected it to be. Rooting for Madison to secure that Oscar nom for sure.

Pitch Perfect made $65 million total and the sequel made $69 million opening weekend ($185 million total).

I enjoyed it. I'm a casual but not huge fan of the series — I've never seen Resurrection and it's been awhile since I watched the other non-prequels — but I had a fun time. It def did veer into fan-servicey a bit too frequently for even me, but it never ruined it for me and I was never bored watching it. And FWIW my entire theatre applauded at the 'get away from her, you.... bitch' line, so. Lol.

Deadline clarifies it was not acquired by Lionsgate, this is rather a distribution deal. https://deadline.com/2024/06/megalopolis-lionsgate-francis-ford-coppola-1235975886/

Instagram account has been started for Skye Riley, the fictional pop star main character: https://www.instagram.com/skyerileynation

The doorbell footage stuff was fun but otherwise the marketing for this has felt really muted. Given the low budget it should be profitable but seems weird to barely market the first of an already-shot trilogy.

Doesn't necessarily mean she's in it, but...

They referenced AJ Cook and the surviving cop as being killed in 3 but cut the scene so canonically they're both technically still alive, or could be. MEW and the other 2 'survivors' of 3 are presumed dead from the subway crash at the end but technically unknown. Everyone else is dead.

Rewatched them all over the past week. 4 is pretty egregiously bad and clearly valued quick 3D shots over everything else, but the other films hold up quite well. Very excited for this.

^ Fair point, it looks like they acquired it before production. But Wadlow co-wrote the script so I'm sure it's not great.

Interesting tidbit from Deadline: "Universal has a first look on Blumhouse titles, I understand, and opted not to release. Blumhouse shopped the movie and it wound up at Lionsgate..." Given the director I already assumed this would be bad, but seems a given based on this info lol

Started filming and apparently now going theatrical next year. Producer Craig Perry writes on social media this week, “After a long, hard slog through the pandemic and the strikes, Day One is finally in the can. 2025 will mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the first installment in the franchise. To honor the occasion with another worldwide theatrical release (in IMAX, no less) is a rare and wonderful thing.”

Social media embargo ended last night and saw tons of raves.