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[moviechick84]

Mal haters need to take a chill pill

[Mattrek]

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[Blankments]

Transformers (or does that count as an unintentional comedy?) is my example. A movie currently boasting a RT score which is almost a third of Maleficent's and yet, being targeted at young males, apparently being spared the level of virulent hatred Maleficent gets. I'm not saying it does not get any hatred, but some members seem to be of the "who-cares-about-the-rest-as-long-as-the-explosions-are-good" persuasion, while Maleficent gets called an abomination. Why are they turning a blind eye for Transformers but not for Maleficent? Even better, why can't they understand that others (say, its target audience) may be turning a blind eye for Maleficent?

because Transformers isn't pretending to be something deeper than it is. Everyone involved with Maleficent is all "we're trying to give a deep re-imagining of the classic villain" when in actuality, the movie means nothing and is mindnumbing. Transformers is just as mindnumbing, but you don't see Michael Bay saying in interviews that it's gonna be a deep movie with tons of intriguing themes

[John Marston]

1	TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Paramount 4,233	$4,770,186 -59% / $1,127 $180,166,140 / 11	$5,230,389 +9.6% / $1,236 $185,396,529 / 12	$3,684,571 -29.6% / $870 $189,081,100 / 13	$3,450,198 -6.4% / $815 $192,531,298 / 14
2	TAMMY Warner Bros. 3,465	$2,779,421 -57.1% / $802 $36,086,010 / 6	$3,359,075 +20.9% / $969 $39,445,085 / 7	$2,553,261 -24% / $737 $41,998,346 / 8	$2,445,255 -4.2% / $706 $44,443,601 / 9
3	HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Fox 3,297	$1,445,085 -47.2% / $438 $141,660,537 / 25	$1,828,937 +26.6% / $555 $143,489,474 / 26	$1,383,752 -24.3% / $420 $144,873,226 / 27	$1,330,135 -3.9% / $403 $146,203,361 / 28
4	22 JUMP STREET Sony / Columbia 3,324	$1,549,320 -50.3% / $466 $160,818,945 / 25	$1,746,142 +12.7% / $525 $162,565,087 / 26	$1,372,873 -21.4% / $413 $163,937,960 / 27	$1,323,179 -3.6% / $398 $165,261,139 / 28
5	EARTH TO ECHO Relativity 3,230	$1,291,843 -49.4% / $400 $14,859,400 / 6	$1,678,598 +29.9% / $520 $16,537,998 / 7	$1,299,869 -22.6% / $402 $17,837,867 / 8	$1,259,672 -3.1% / $390 $19,097,539 / 9
6	DELIVER US FROM EVIL Sony / Screen Gems 3,049	$1,425,239 -53.8% / $467 $16,677,562 / 6	$1,514,180 +6.2% / $497 $18,191,742 / 7	$1,105,168 -27% / $362 $19,296,910 / 8	$1,004,900 -9.1% / $330 $20,301,810 / 9
7	MALEFICENT Buena Vista 2,389	$951,353 -49.8% / $398 $214,871,017 / 39	$1,149,336 +20.8% / $481 $216,020,353 / 40	$905,965 -21.2% / $379 $216,926,318 / 41	$898,490 -0.8% / $376 $217,824,808 / 42
8	JERSEY BOYS Warner Bros. 2,630	$586,087 -58.8% / $223 $37,277,027 / 18	$744,149 +27% / $283 $38,021,176 / 19	$602,093 -19.1% / $229 $38,623,269 / 20	$571,341 -5.1% / $217 $39,194,610 / 21
9	THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Fox 1,865	$557,061 -35.1% / $299 $116,475,703 / 32	$641,293 +15.1% / $344 $117,116,996 / 33	$512,172 -20.1% / $275 $117,629,168 / 34	$494,316 -3.5% / $265 $118,123,484 / 35
10	THINK LIKE A MAN TOO Sony / Screen Gems 1,729	$603,494 -57.7% / $349 $57,776,323 / 18	$662,612 +9.8% / $383 $58,438,935 / 19	$500,276 -24.5% / $289 $58,939,211 / 20	$467,051 -6.6% / $270 $59,406,262 / 21
11	AMERICA (2014) Lionsgate 1,105	$356,055 -54.8% / $322 $4,418,776 / 11	$461,581 +29.6% / $418 $4,880,357 / 12	$472,348 +2.3% / $427 $5,352,705 / 13	$465,275 -1.5% / $421 $5,817,980 / 14
12	EDGE OF TOMORROW Warner Bros. 1,538	$478,114 -56% / $311 $91,365,604 / 32	$523,083 +9.4% / $340 $91,888,687 / 33	$411,171 -21.4% / $267 $92,299,858 / 34	$385,234 -6.3% / $250 $92,685,092 / 35
13	X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Fox 1,044	$276,624 -51.6% / $265 $227,389,753 / 46	$298,529 +7.9% / $286 $227,688,282 / 47	$229,417 -23.2% / $220 $227,917,699 / 48	$219,372 -4.4% / $210 $228,137,071 / 49
14	CHEF Open Road Films 686	$190,307 -60.9% / $277 $22,247,739 / 60	$206,105 +8.3% / $300 $22,453,844 / 61	$180,372 -12.5% / $263 $22,634,216 / 62	$182,175 +1% / $266 $22,816,391 / 63
15	BEGIN AGAIN Weinstein Company 175	$133,367 -60.5% / $762 $1,928,199 / 11	$147,510 +10.6% / $843 $2,075,709 / 12	$140,554 -4.7% / $803 $2,216,263 / 13	$134,485 -4.3% / $768 $2,350,748 / 14
16	SNOWPIERCER Radius-TWC 250	$132,555 -58.7% / $530 $1,642,000 / 11	$131,072 -1.1% / $524 $1,773,072 / 12	$112,829 -13.9% / $451 $1,885,901 / 13	$114,201 +1.2% / $457 $2,000,102 / 14
-	RIO 2 Fox 311	$74,635 -38.9% / $240 $128,947,449 / 88	$100,062 +34.1% / $322 $129,047,511 / 89	$88,762 -11.3% / $285 $129,136,273 / 90	$98,539 +11% / $317 $129,234,812 / 91
-	NEIGHBORS Universal 315	$59,960 -53% / $190 $148,099,015 / 60	$64,490 +7.6% / $205 $148,163,505 / 61	$58,135 -9.9% / $185 $148,221,640 / 62	$56,845 -2.2% / $180 $148,278,485 / 63
-	ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR (IMAX) Warner Bros. 41	$40,833 -9.1% / $996 $3,932,837 / 95	$49,239 +20.6% / $1,201 $3,982,076 / 96	$55,122 +11.9% / $1,344 $4,037,198 / 97	$51,900 -5.8% / $1,266 $4,089,098 / 98
-	GODZILLA (2014) Warner Bros. 352	$52,589 -58% / $149 $197,955,311 / 53	$58,374 +11% / $166 $198,013,685 / 54	$46,699 -20% / $133 $198,060,384 / 55	$48,567 +4% / $138 $198,108,951 / 56
-	BLENDED Warner Bros. 305	$43,735 -50.1% / $143 $44,223,953 / 46	$53,543 +22.4% / $176 $44,277,496 / 47	$44,976 -16% / $147 $44,322,472 / 48	$48,023 +6.8% / $157 $44,370,495 / 49
-	A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST Universal 227	$34,155 -53.6% / $150 $42,298,860 / 39	$38,590 +13% / $170 $42,337,450 / 40	$33,025 -14.4% / $145 $42,370,475 / 41	$31,890 -3.4% / $140 $42,402,365 / 42
-	DIVERGENT Lionsgate/Summit 184	$27,782 -40.3% / $151 $150,859,985 / 109	$29,403 +5.8% / $160 $150,889,388 / 110	$28,251 -3.9% / $154 $150,917,639 / 111	$30,256 +7.1% / $164 $150,947,895 / 112
-	BELLE Fox Searchlight 123	$25,668 -52% / $209 $10,024,125 / 67	$31,163 +21.4% / $253 $10,055,288 / 68	$26,896 -13.7% / $219 $10,082,184 / 69	$29,501 +9.7% / $240 $10,111,685 / 70
-	THE GRAND SEDUCTION Entertainment One 91	$23,836 -49.4% / $262 $2,501,693 / 39	$35,099 +47.3% / $386 $2,536,792 / 40	$25,451 -27.5% / $280 $2,562,243 / 41	$26,822 +5.4% / $295 $2,589,065 / 42
-	THE OTHER WOMAN (2014) Fox 142	$15,749 -50.1% / $111 $83,618,464 / 74	$20,765 +31.8% / $146 $83,639,229 / 75	$18,602 -10.4% / $131 $83,657,831 / 76	$19,282 +3.7% / $136 $83,677,113 / 77
-	THE LEGO MOVIE Warner Bros. 240	$16,228 -23.4% / $68 $257,202,393 / 151	$18,968 +16.9% / $79 $257,221,361 / 152	$17,592 -7.3% / $73 $257,238,953 / 153	$18,216 +3.5% / $76 $257,257,169 / 154
-	THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Fox Searchlight 72	$14,005 -53.6% / $195 $58,736,698 / 123	$15,753 +12.5% / $219 $58,752,451 / 124	$12,974 -17.6% / $180 $58,765,425 / 125	$14,120 +8.8% / $196 $58,779,545 / 126
-	MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN Fox 111	$10,168 -33.9% / $92 $111,151,232 / 123	$14,587 +43.5% / $131 $111,165,819 / 124	$13,253 -9.1% / $119 $111,179,072 / 125	$13,151 -0.8% / $118 $111,192,223 / 126
-	WORDS AND PICTURES Roadside Attractions 61	$10,250 -64.5% / $168 $1,903,410 / 46	$12,042 +17.5% / $197 $1,915,452 / 47	$11,378 -5.5% / $187 $1,926,830 / 48	$12,136 +6.7% / $199 $1,938,966 / 49
-	GOD'S NOT DEAD Freestyle Releasing 90	$5,748 -50.9% / $64 $60,690,127 / 109	$7,240 +26% / $80 $60,697,367 / 110	$6,440 -11% / $72 $60,703,807 / 111	$6,818 +5.9% / $76 $60,710,625 / 112
-	YVES SAINT LAURENT Weinstein Company 10	$7,044 -54.5% / $704 $108,746 / 13	$6,515 -7.5% / $652 $115,261 / 14	$6,448 -1% / $645 $121,709 / 15	$6,675 +3.5% / $668 $128,384 / 16
-	FED UP Radius-TWC 16	$1,465 -49.4% / $92 $1,489,604 / 60	$1,338 -8.7% / $84 $1,490,942 / 61	$1,971 +47.3% / $123 $1,492,913 / 62	$2,336 +18.5% / $146 $1,495,249 / 63
-	THE RAILWAY MAN Weinstein Company 14	$1,463 -12.8% / $105 $4,426,768 / 88	$1,623 +10.9% / $116 $4,428,391 / 89	$1,634 +0.7% / $117 $4,430,025 / 90	$1,774 +8.6% / $127 $4,431,799 / 91
-	SUPERMENSCH: THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDON Radius-TWC 12	$1,127 -62.4% / $94 $195,917 / 32	$1,343 +19.2% / $112 $197,260 / 33	$1,509 +12.4% / $126 $198,769 / 34	$1,741 +15.4% / $145 $200,510 / 35
-	LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY'S RETURN Clarius Entertainment 23	$1,317 -59.7% / $57 $8,450,482 / 60	$1,681 +27.6% / $73 $8,452,163 / 61	$1,402 -16.6% / $61 $8,453,565 / 62	$1,542 +10% / $67 $8,455,107 / 63
-	THE SIGNAL (2014) Focus Features 35	$1,195 -44.4% / $34 $589,400 / 25	$1,347 +12.7% / $38 $590,747 / 26	$1,375 +2.1% / $39 $592,122 / 27	$1,219 -11.3% / $35 $593,341 / 28
-	50 TO 1 Ten Furlongs 8	$1,100 -54.4% / $138 $787,065 / 109	$1,040 -5.5% / $130 $788,105 / 110	$1,195 +14.9% / $149 $789,300 / 111	$1,217 +1.8% / $152 $790,517 / 112
-	ACCIDENT Rialto 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1,069 -- / $1,069 $16,783 / 42
-	GODZILLA: THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL Rialto -	$108 +0.9% / $108 $145,034 / 81	N/A	N/A	N/A
-	THE HORNET'S NEST Freestyle Releasing -	$17 -- / $17 $309,568 / 60	$29 +70.6% / $29 $309,597 / 61	$17 -41.4% / $17 $309,614 / 62	N

 

[Hilderic]

because Transformers isn't pretending to be something deeper than it is. Everyone involved with Maleficent is all "we're trying to give a deep re-imagining of the classic villain" when in actuality, the movie means nothing and is mindnumbing. Transformers is just as mindnumbing, but you don't see Michael Bay saying in interviews that it's gonna be a deep movie with tons of intriguing themes

Were people involved genuinely saying a "deep" re-imagining? They said re-imagining, for sure, but "deep"? I know Jolie spoke about a rape metaphor but this is more linked with her non-film activities (chairing the conference on rape etc.) than with the marketing for Maleficent. And even if they were, were people here believing that and expecting it to be a "deep" movie? This was essentially always going to be in the vein of Alice and Oz, neither of which is regarded as a "deep" movie. It is directed by a production designer and so visuals were always likely to be the (only) strong point. It is moreover aimed at small children.And is the hatred towards Maleficent genuinely driven by a disappointment over lack of "depth"? Are people here going to the cinema and coming back claiming "oh dear, why was there no high-level philosophical discussion in there"?

[miketheavenger]

It's amazing how dead this thread has become.

[cory]

Date (click to view chart)	Rank	Weekly Gross	% Change	Theaters / Change		Avg.	Gross-to-Date	Week #
Jun 13–19	2	$69,876,735	-	4,253	-	$16,430	$69,876,735	1
Jun 20–26	2	$38,837,797	-44.4%	4,268	+15	$9,100	$108,714,532	2
Jun 27–Jul 3	3	$22,539,832	-42.0%	3,297	-971	$6,836	$131,254,364	3
Jul 4–10	4	$14,948,997	-33.7%	3,297	-	$4,534	$146,203,361	4

 

 

Stretch those legs Dragon!

 

[katniss]

Only 10.3 million away from DOFP for the dubious title of #1 movie of this crappy summer , and gaining on DOFP every day.  DOFP will finish with a rather disappointing 230-232 domestic...Maleficent only 12-14 million away.  

 

Of course this will all be moot since T4 looks to be on pace to meet its projections of $250ish million.

[BadAtGender]

First post updated with full numbers, if anyone cares for that. But I expect all the action to be in the Weekend thread, now. Jesus.

[DeeCee]

A GIF I actually have seen before!

 

Except I don't recall where this is from? Is it from a series called FastForward?

Fast Forward

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fih9xKhFxmY

 

That's the farmer's wife in Babe.

Edited July 12, 2014 by DeeCee

[Blankments]

Were people involved genuinely saying a "deep" re-imagining? They said re-imagining, for sure, but "deep"? I know Jolie spoke about a rape metaphor but this is more linked with her non-film activities (chairing the conference on rape etc.) than with the marketing for Maleficent.And even if they were, were people here believing that and expecting it to be a "deep" movie? This was essentially always going to be in the vein of Alice and Oz, neither of which is regarded as a "deep" movie. It is directed by a production designer and so visuals were always likely to be the (only) strong point. It is moreover aimed at small children.And is the hatred towards Maleficent genuinely driven by a disappointment over lack of "depth"? Are people here going to the cinema and coming back claiming "oh dear, why was there no high-level philosophical discussion in there"?

You're right, Maleficent isn't deep. But it also isn't fun. It's just drabbly serious

[Mulder]

You're right, Maleficent isn't deep. But it also isn't fun. It's just drabbly serious

But Blanks the mud throwing scene and the numerous annoying comedy scenes with Maleficent and the fairies. 

[Blankments]

ugh don't remind me

[Hilderic]

You're right, Maleficent isn't deep. But it also isn't fun. It's just drabbly serious

You haven't answered my question... But I guess the conversation is not worth pursuing, neither for me, nor for you. Edited July 14, 2014 by Hilderic

[Blankments]

IDK, I don't have citations for people involved saying it was a deep reimagining. I don't particularly care to look it up either

[Hilderic]

IDK, I don't have citations for people involved saying it was a deep reimagining. I don't particularly care to look it up either

So I win? Good. I don't care either.

[John Marston]

nm wrong thread

Edited July 14, 2014 by John Marston

[Blankments]

So I win? Good.I don't care either.

It's not that you win, it's that we both became bored with the argument pretty much at the same time

[Hilderic]

But you said you didn't have citations so I win I win I win I win I win *throws toys at you*.Ok, I don't win.

[Dementeleus]

Why are you guys bumping a week-old thread?