My Little Pony: The Movie | Oct 6 2017 | Emily Blunt. Sia joins voice cast.

[SLAM!]

I'm always happy when films are unexpectedly good. I hope Lionsgate decides to invest more in animation after this success; after this and Shaun the Sheep, they seem to know what they're doing in regards to what they should distribute.

[AniNate]

These reactions keep up and next weekend should be one hell of a double feature.

 

Hopefully Boxoffice.com is grossly underestimating this just like everyone else has been

 

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by tribefan695

[That One Girl]

5 minutes ago, slambros said:

after this and Shaun the Sheep, they seem to know what they're doing in regards to what they should distribute.

 

[NoobSaibot]

13 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

These reactions keep up and next weekend should be one hell of a double feature.

 

Hopefully Boxoffice.com is grossly underestimating this just like everyone else has been

 

 

 

Same. It would be nice to get more films like this since 3D characters are pretty much the norm now.

[AniNate]

You certainly don't risk much damage to your brand when you partner with Aardman; and I imagine they'll be more than happy to greenlight another MLP movie if this is a hit.

 

FWIW, seems the hope of this bringing 2D animation back to the fold has already been somewhat fulfilled with WB announcing its Teen Titans movie. Might not have been completely coincidental with this movie's premiere screening.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by tribefan695

[DAJK]

Lol I still ain't fuckin watching this.

[YM!]

It's nice to see some major studios foray into 2D animation again. WAG with TTG, Paramount with Spongebob, Lionsgate with Pony but it'd be nice to see an original hand drawn movie again. 

[AniNate]

1 minute ago, DAJK said:

Lol I still ain't fuckin watching this.

[SLAM!]

39 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

 

Well, maybe two thirds of the time.

[WeneedtotalkaboutKevin]

Holy cow, where is the marketing for this movie? How am I going to suppose this movie is gonna take the no.1 weekend spot ?  

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, WeneedtotalkaboutKevin said:

How am I going to suppose this movie is gonna take the no.1 weekend spot ?  

In your dreams.

[AniNate]

I'm not expecting it to take #1 but I feel like it'll do a lot better than that ridiculous $7 million opening Boxoffice.com is predicting. With no competition for the rest of October legs could be really good if these reactions hold up. There's only so long the stigma can stand.

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by tribefan695

[chuck0]

7 hours ago, tribefan695 said:

I'm not expecting it to take #1 but I feel like it'll do a lot better than that ridiculous $7 million opening Boxoffice.com is predicting. With no competition for the rest of October legs could be really good if these reactions hold up. There's only so long the stigma can stand.

 

So are there any comparable movies that opened in roughly 2500 theaters?

I just hope for a top 5 spot on opening weekend... maybe even in front of Ninjago if that falls hard? 

[That One Girl]

9 hours ago, DAJK said:

Lol I still ain't fuckin watching this.

 

I'll probably check it out when it hits On Demand  

 

^my life in 2017, watching the My Little Pony movie

Edited October 1, 2017 by That One Guy

[filmlover]

8 hours ago, tribefan695 said:

I'm not expecting it to take #1 but I feel like it'll do a lot better than that ridiculous $7 million opening Boxoffice.com is predicting. With no competition for the rest of October legs could be really good if these reactions hold up. There's only so long the stigma can stand.

 

I will say that you're doing a much better job of promoting this movie than Lionsgate has. 

 

(no joke, I've barely seen any marketing at all for this. Wouldn't know it was coming out if I didn't follow movies)

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I will say that you're doing a much better job of promoting this movie than Lionsgate has. 

 

(no joke, I've barely seen any marketing at all for this. Wouldn't know it was coming out if I didn't follow movies)

 

I mean, they're probably targeting kids channels.  Unless you watch Nickelodeon or Disney Channel frequently, I imagine you won't be seeing many ads for it.

[The Panda]

I still think the audience for this is just to narrow for it breakout.

 

Pretty much the female equivalent to Ninjago's audience.

[AniNate]

Would it honestly matter if they tried to do a marketing blitz on more "adult" channels? I'm pretty sure the only thing that would ever convince most of them to see it is reviews.

 

Heck, up until this past week I was basically just talking to myself whenever I bumped this thread with new promo material. 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by tribefan695

[The Panda]

3 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

Would it honestly matter if they tried to do a marketing blitz on more "adult" channels? I'm pretty sure the only thing that would ever convince most of them to see it is reviews.

 

Heck, up until this past week I was basically just talking to myself whenever I bumped this thread with new promo material. 

 

 

I don't think you could convince many non-brony adults to go see this, especially in theaters, no matter how good the reviews are.

[WrathOfHan]

I saw an ad on ABC during The Goldbergs last week, so the marketing isn't being limited to kids channels.