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Jonathan Bailey? Fantastic. Never watched Bridgerton nor does it hold any sort of appeal to me, but he's a great actor.

Taylor Swift will add no more than $5m at best if she has an original song for the film...otherwise, you're in a whole different universe if you think she can add 100x that or that she "can be the kingmaker in the elections." Ugh, celebrity worship is ludicrous.

I think this is going to shock everyone. The sheer goodwill and status of the first film coupled with Lady Gaga is going to make this the biggest film of the year easily.

What? How does a film that opened to $96m in 2019 adjust to near $148m today? That's slightly over 50%! No way. Maybe $120m.

I'm hoping this breaks the OW record for Warner Bros.

Isn't there a live action film, too?

Will finish with under $700m. GxK will put a dent in its worldwide gross.

Great for Dune and KFP4. I never believed in Dune 2 hitting $300m, not even with a $50m second weekend (well, that would have made things more believable). A $46.5m second weekend is amazing, and the fact that it's going to go well over $200m is a lot higher than what many predicted until the past two weeks. A total over $250m for a near 3-hour, dark sci-fi film is a massive win by any reasonable standard. I'm still seeing $275m-$285m. Its third weekend will be critical in determining where it will land. A $700m WW finish is very likely happening, and that is fantastic. And I really hope KFP4 hits $200m, too! It's an underrated franchise.

Loved this film. Performances are strong across the board, especially from Chalamet and Ferguson. The visuals are gorgeous and when the film soars, it really fucking soars. The themes of power, religious fanatacism, and deceit are so well done. My criticism for this film (though a bit better from the first) is that it can get a bit too long in a few scenes. Also...the Bene Gesserit are the most captivating presence in the film. They are so mysterious. Bring on The Holy Wars.

Messiah will happen, as Part 2 will be a big enough hit to justify it. Will Messiah just be one film, though? I heard

WB did not expect this to do a billion - not even close. If you believe that, you might as well believe in the tooth fairy.

GotG3 is my favorite of the trilogy. The animals killed me. GotG3 > GotG2 > GotG1

I think this will be the biggest film of the year worldwide.

I'm so confused. They actually used time travel in an end credits scene to bring back the hero's girlfriend? What?

Looks fine, and this will be huge. But didn't his girlfriend die in the second?

I don't get this?

This was ludicrously stupid in so many parts, and the pace was excessive, but it was fun. Check your brain out the door and you'll end up enjoying yourself.

Sydney as 50 Shades of Gray would have done the same.

God, she's insufferable.

Robbie being snubbed was a surprise. Did not expect that, especially America Ferrera's nomination. I love Emily Blunt, but there were many better performances deserving of that nomination.

How much did Mean Girls do? I don't understand why BOM doesn't have its numbers posted. God, how that site has gone to the sewers.

OW for WW2 in a world without Covid would have had an OW of $150m+. An easy $330m+ grosser at the absolute minimum.

Are we talking about Watchmen from HBO? Are we really going to compare some bland ass Marvel shows to it? You guys are crazy.

I loved Shazam - so charming and sweet. Aquaman 1 was meh though.

Can someone PM me what the post credits scene was? If rumours are to be believed, Mera had two huge scenes cut from the film (one of them being a big confrontation with Black Manta).