The Futurist Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I FUCKING CALLED IT Your Avatar + Capital Letters are fraking intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I think it's time to consult the magic conch to find out how much Spongebob will make this weekend: (Hint: It will be explosive ) WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I think you're looking at this the wrong way. Dialogue is not exactly an arbiter of whether a movie will be a hit... I mean, jeez, look at stuff like TRANSFORMERS. WB rolled the dice because the Wachowskis have delivered big-time before (especially THE MATRIX, which probably confused a great deal of people when it was in concept/pre-production stage). Here was an opportunity to see if another franchise could get jumpstarted. In terms of weirdness, I'm guessing nothing in JA is weirder than, say, 10-foot tall blue cat aliens (AVATAR), or talking raccoons (GOTG), to name but two recent hits. So... they went for it. And they failed. Transformers is based off of a popular cartoon and toy chain and Michael Bay, as much as I don't like to say it, is liked a lot by GA. Avatar had a very simple story that everyone could follow(unlike the convoluted trainwreck JA's is apparently), incredible visuals and turned 3D into a "serious" format even if that was only temporary. GOTG? Well, the Marvel brand is pretty much invincible now, nobody expected GOTG to break out as much as it did but I don't think anyone expected it to outright bomb either. The Matrix was a miracle hit/phenomenon, I'll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Transformers is based off of a popular cartoon and toy chain and Michael Bay, as much as I don't like to say it, is liked a lot by GA. Avatar had a very simple story that everyone could follow(unlike the convoluted trainwreck JA's is apparently), incredible visuals and turned 3D into a "serious" format even if that was only temporary. GOTG? Well, the Marvel brand is pretty much invincible now, nobody expected GOTG to break out as much as it did but I don't think anyone expected it to outright bomb either. The Matrix was a miracle hit/phenomenon, I'll give you that. JA story wasnt hard to follow. That shit was basic ass hell. It was fed to you. Maybe it was executed wrong for them but it wasn't hard plot. Edited February 7, 2015 by Dragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 JA story wasnt hard to follow. That shut was basic ass hell. It was fed to you. Maybe it was executed wrong for them but it wasn't hard plot. Exactly. That's why I suggest that people watch it first and judge for themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Transformers is based off of a popular cartoon and toy chain and Michael Bay, as much as I don't like to say it, is liked a lot by GA. Avatar had a very simple story that everyone could follow(unlike the convoluted trainwreck JA's is apparently), incredible visuals and turned 3D into a "serious" format even if that was only temporary. GOTG? Well, the Marvel brand is pretty much invincible now, nobody expected GOTG to break out as much as it did but I don't think anyone expected it to outright bomb either. The Matrix was a miracle hit/phenomenon, I'll give you that. But you're looking at it in terms of the end result. What they were going off was "an awesome space opera by the guys who made THE MATRIX for you." Concept art. A few big ideas (in theory, at least). Hot up-and-coming actors in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I think it's time to consult the magic conch to find out how much Spongebob will make this weekend: http://youtu.be/pUlp-yI--d8 (Hint: It will be explosive ) ALLAH PRAISE BE UNTO HIM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 ALLAH PRAISE BE UNTO HIM Allahuakbarrrrrr! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Is 60m alive? Is SpongeBob amazing? Is mayonnaise an instrument? When will the crime wave in America end? Why am I asking you all these questions? Mermaidman, where are you? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 50 Shades embargoed till Wednesday apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Is 60m alive? Is SpongeBob amazing? Is mayonnaise an instrument? When will the crime wave in America end? Why am I asking you all these questions? Mermaidman, where are you? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 50 Shades embargoed till Wednesday apparently. We got an Oscar nominee on our hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 50 Shades embargoed till Wednesday apparently. Some shoppers uncomfortable with items from 'Fifty Shades of Grey' on Target shelves http://abc13.com/shopping/this-item-is-upsetting-some-target-shoppers/506732/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Source puts #JupiterAscending at about $7M FRI putting wknd on track for around $17M. Pricey flop. Worse than SpeedRacer. — Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya) February 7, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 With all due respect to Gitesh, I think he should hold off on weekend projections at least until Saturday estimates come in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Just found this little thing at work tonight: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 They keep track like that at theatres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 They keep track like that at theatres? It's a web site that tracks a bunch of shit for us. I never really use it, but I also never really dug around in it either. I'm glad I found that though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Huge FRI opening for #SpongeBobMovie w/ big splash of $13M+ going to near $50M wknd booting #AmericanSniper from #1. — Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya) February 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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