TalismanRing Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I don't think a couple of weeks of good promotion is enough when you're trying to sell people on a tent pole film with an $180m budget. The buzz should have been building for months as it did with Godzilla, Maleficent or any of the comic book movies. Heck, Neighbors had greater earlier awareness. Even in the last couple of weeks WB didn't do enough to highlight what was unique or great about it. I think legs for recent openers show more of reaction toward those specific films than genre weariness. Two of those movies had mixed WOM and the other comes from a series with notoriously short legs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 You mean this mustache... Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilpunkryo Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 He said worldwide (ww), probably around 680-720m thank you. so that's why ppl were saying it might make more than cap 2, I was very confused lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Eh, that's the least of his problems in that movie. A tragic case of miscasting. Yeah, but it just added to the hilarity of him as Vronsky. A miscating if I ever saw one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 It's not about 'girl-power', even with the substantial success of Gravity, The Hunger Games or Maleficent or Alice or whatever the female perspective is still definitely nowhere near where it should be in film at least as far as big movies are concerned. I don't think it justifies supporting one movie over the other just because but I definitely get a kick out of a movie like Maleficent doing well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I think WB did a solid job marketing EoT in the final weeks. The first trailers were iffy, but they corrected that when it mattered. The problem is that it opened immediately after four other big action movies earned ~$200m or more each within the last two months. Audiences aren't in the mood for action movies anymore--as evidenced by the fact that one of those movies isn't legging out very well despite strong WOM (X-Men). That, plus Cruise's declining drawing power ( )and a very generic title. I wish they had gone with 'Live. Die. Repeat.' The line became pretty famous anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I think WB did a solid job marketing EoT in the final weeks. The first trailers were iffy, but they corrected that when it mattered. The problem is that it opened immediately after four other big action movies earned ~$200m or more each within the last two months. Audiences aren't in the mood for action movies anymore--as evidenced by the fact that one of those movies isn't legging out very well despite strong WOM (X-Men). That, plus Cruise's declining drawing power ( )and a very generic title. yep that is one of the main reasons the release date is shit. Too many other choices. Also, the World Cup overseas is going to hurt it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) It's not about 'girl-power', even with the substantial success of Gravity, The Hunger Games or Maleficent or Alice or whatever the female perspective is still definitely nowhere near where it should be in film at least as far as big movies are concerned. I don't think it justifies supporting one movie over the other just because but I definitely get a kick out of a movie like Maleficent doing well. Edge Of Tomorrow is actually the most "girl power" movie compared to Maleficent all things considered. Blunt's character isn't some poor thing victimized by men that defines her traits and destiny, she just owns and exists on her own prerogative as a hardass soldier not waiting for anybody to fulfill her (no "I'm like what I am because I'm a former innocent poor thing mistreated by a man that broke my heart, victim of circonstances"), a woman of action that teaches Cruise as a mentor then as an equal together. Edited June 7, 2014 by dashrendar44 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 All You Need Is Kill would've been an interesting title as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Edge Of Tomorrow is actually the most "girl power" movie compared to Maleficent all things considered. Blunt's character isn't some poor thing victimized by men that defines her trait and destiny, she just owns and exists on her own prerogative (no "I'm like I am what because I'm a former innocent poor thing mistreated by a man that broke my heart, victim of circonstances") and teaches Cruise as a mentor. This x100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Edge Of Tomorrow is actually the most "girl power" movie compared to Maleficent all things considered. Blunt's character isn't some poor thing victimized by men that defines her trait and destiny, she just owns and exists on her own prerogative (no "I'm like I am what because I'm a former innocent poor thing mistreated by a man that broke my heart, victim of circonstances") and teaches Cruise as a mentor. Maleficent doesn't allow her victimization to define her, it's kind of the whole point of the movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Da faq. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Man Standing Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Edge Of Tomorrow is actually the most "girl power" movie compared to Maleficent all things considered. Blunt's character isn't some poor thing victimized by men that defines her trait and destiny, she just owns and exists on her own prerogative (no "I'm like I am what because I'm a former innocent poor thing mistreated by a man that broke my heart, victim of circonstances") and teaches Cruise as a mentor. even beyond Blunt, the movie depicts women fighting side by side with men as equals, if anything it's one of the more feminist movies i've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Maleficent doesn't allow her victimization to define her, it's kind of the whole point of the movie. ......Umm what? Everything Maleficent does in the movie is because of the date-rape allegory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingo Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I want EOT to be successful because Doug Liman is the one who had the vision to make this movie and entertain us and want to keep this going. He helped the Bourne series which I loved. And is doing Splinter Cell movie. He sees people not flocking to this movie, he would feel let down. Unless he has thick skin and don't care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Amazing that people kept saying EOT would suck just because the director made Jumper. One bad film. Shows how silly people online can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Everything up until the Christening is due to Stefan's actions, we are not even meant to excuse or support her actions there btw. Maleficent is at least partly about a women who learns to rise above the bad things that happen to her and become a better person in the process. She even refuses to kill Stefan in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Everything up until the Christening is due to Stefan's actions, we are not even meant to excuse or support her actions there btw. Maleficent is at least partly about a women who learns to rise above the bad things that happen to her and become a better person in the process. She even refuses to kill Stefan in the end. Which was dumb because Maleficent in this film is a anti-hero at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 How was Emily Blunt better than any other "badass military chick" we've seen in a ton movies? Not starting an argument but genuinely interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Maleficent doesn't allow her victimization to define her, it's kind of the whole point of the movie. But it's kind of the original start of it all for the character in this take. Why is she evil? Because of a man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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