James Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm not one to defend the 'interestingness' of Marvel, but DVC? Really? The idea was genius. It was a religious/conspiracy thriller. It's my favourite genre by far. Dan Brown is a genius and Tom Hanks was fantastic, even though I liked Angels and Demons more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Me too. I want JA to surprise a bit, I really wanna see how Maze Runner 2 does OS and I'm curious if In The Heart of the Sea will become an adult hit. Before Inferno and Conjuring 2 were moved, they were my most anticipated movies when it comes to BO tracking. I'm excited for INSIDE OUT and THE GOOD DINOSAUR. Also excited for JUPITER ASCENDING, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, PITCH PERFECT II, TOMORROWLAND, INSIDIOUS III, ANT-MAN, PAN, (yes) THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIAL, THE JUNGLE BOOK, THE MARTIAN and KUNG FU PANDA III. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando918 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Very interesting how it opened exactly in line with Deathly Hallows 1. A decent number of moviegoers see this for what it is....a cash grab by greedy executives. No different than the first two Amazing Spider-Man reboots coming in below expectations. Many audiences can smell that there is no real need for them to exist. Edited November 23, 2014 by Ando81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 DaVinci Code was a phenom. The book was one of the most popular books of its time. Doesn't surprise me that it did so well. I don't see the next movie doing well at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Then TF4 is a beloved film then. Of course it is. Only biased people would say otherwise. No franchise constantly makes 1B if it's not beloved. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Dan Brown is a genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 In other news, I got Transformers: Age of Extinction on Blu-ray for my birthday. Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a shitty birthday. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a shitty birthday. Ha ha. Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 A decent number of moviegoers see this for what it is....a cash grab by greedy executives. No different than the first two Amazing Spider-Man reboots coming in below expectations. Many audiences can smell that there is no real need for them to exist. The Artist is a cash grab. So is ET So is WallE So is every film in the history of film. Hollywood is a business. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The idea was genius. It was a religious/conspiracy thriller. It's my favourite genre by far. Dan Brown is a genius and Tom Hanks was fantastic, even though I liked Angels and Demons more. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a shitty birthday. It could've been worse, they could've gotten him Non-Stop... Eww, even thinking about that movie makes me bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Dan Brown is a genius. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yeah, the 760M WW and 540M OS say otherwise. Angels and Demons collapsing hard says other-otherwise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That's such a pitiful and disappointing number, but I don't really even care anymore :/ I'm going to see MJ1 on Tuesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The Artist is a cash grab. So is ET So is WallE So is every film in the history of film. Hollywood is a business. Hollywood might be a business, but that doesn't mean every movie ever made is a cash grab. There are plenty of art films out there that are about as far from a cash grab as you can get. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 However looking into the past there were non blockbuster films that made insane amounts of money. Like imagine a 2.5 drama like The Firm making over 300 domestic today? OR a story about a Divorce (Kramer vs Kramer) making 350 million? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The idea was genius. It was a religious/conspiracy thriller. It's my favourite genre by far. Dan Brown is a genius and Tom Hanks was fantastic, even though I liked Angels and Demons more. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Angels and Demons collapsing hard says other-otherwise. Angels and Demons is nowhere near the cultural and WW phenom that DVC was. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Hollywood might be a business, but that doesn't mean every movie ever made is a cash grab. There are plenty of art films out there that are about as far from a cash grab as you can get. Name one. Seriously, tell me a major studio film that was made in the hopes that they would NOT make money for the studio, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 If you look into the past there are many films that afterwards had a bad reception but where driven by novelty, big name stars and hypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
