Wknd Est: F7 - 29M, PB:MC2 - 24M, UF - 16M | China: F7 - 93.3M Wknd

[DAJK]

Lol a lot of people in my grade are seeing it because 14A in Canada doesn't restrict teenagers

[filmlover]

That's most likely the case. It had all the characteristics of a teen horror movie, and yet because of that the R rated prevented the majority of it's target audience from seeing it.

I agree with this. The movie seems well-made, but it was stuck in the awkward position where most of the teenage demographic couldn't get in to see it and the concept of a dead girl killing off a bunch of cyberbullying teenagers shown entirely through a Skype chat didn't seem very appealing to demographics beyond.

[TServo2049]

Most R-rated horror/slasher movies over the past several decades have been targeted at teens who are too young to get in without a parent or guardian. They've still always found a way to get in.

Edited April 17, 2015 by TServo2049

[Krissykins]

God that's disappointing for Unfriended.

Who was watching those trailers then? People under 17 I'm guessing. Damn.

I wanted $30m, would settle for $20m and now it's gonna make about $10m. Grrr.

[BadAtGender]

I think I saw a trailer for Unfriended in the past couple of days. Girl gets bullied, commits suicide, and then dishes out undead vengeance against the kids who bullied her, right?

So, she's the hero?

[CoolioD1]

deep down every horror movie about shitty teenagers wants you to want to see them killed.

[DAR]

When a Paul Blart 2 opens to Thursday previews, maybe Hollywood should rein it in just a bit

[theultimatebiu]

deep down every movie about  teenagers wants you to want to see them killed.

 

FIFY

 

 

The trailer for unfriended looked decent but it didn't grab me like Paranormal Activity did. Plus they should have released this near Halloween.

[filmlover]

God that's disappointing for Unfriended.

Who was watching those trailers then? People under 17 I'm guessing. Damn.

I wanted $30m, would settle for $20m and now it's gonna make about $10m. Grrr.

As I said in the tracking thread, the trailer was a classic example of "click bait." Internet buzz is always tough to gauge in terms of box office influence (if that were always the case, Snakes on a Plane, which was released back when Facebook was hardly a thing and Twitter hadn't been invented yet, and was a much more hyped movie than Unfriended was, would've done much more than it did).

Edited April 17, 2015 by filmlover

[CoolioD1]

I'm surprised people are surprised unfriended isn't blowing up. That's not me playing box office genius I was just ignorant to any sort buzz it had. didn't look like much to me. an episode of modern family already pulled that gimmick.

[Ethan Hunt]

What are the Paul Blart 2 numbers !?

Edited April 17, 2015 by Ethan Hunt

[filmlover]

What are the Paul Blart 2 numbers !?

no1curr

[La Binoche]

Unfriended looks soooo bad. Hopefully While We're Young has another good expansion and can stay above 3k/PTA. Also wonder how Ex Machina will expand. 

[Ethan Hunt]

no1curr

* Ethan cries in the corner *

[Krissykins]

At least Unfriended is fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It's got something lol.

I don't know why I feel bad, it cost $1m.

[CJohn]

* Ethan cries in the corner *

no1curr

[Ethan Hunt]

At least Unfriended is fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It's got something lol.

I don't know why I feel bad, it cost $1m.

Well Paul Blart has the elusive 0% so hah!

[grim22]

Well Paul Blart has the elusive 0% so hah!

 

I don't understand how a movie can even get a 0%. I mean, I know art is subjective and all that, but someone somewhere should like the movie enough to give it a passing grade right? 0% means "literally no reviewer who watched it liked it". How do you even make a movie that is that bad, the concept is basically Die Hard "A mall cop finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is the last hope for Vegas", you could easily make a passable comedy flick from that concept. How do you possibly screw it up so bad?

[Ethan Hunt]

I don't understand how a movie can even get a 0%. I mean, I know art is subjective and all that, but someone somewhere should like the movie enough to give it a passing grade right? 0% means "literally no reviewer who watched it liked it". How do you even make a movie that is that bad, the concept is basically Die Hard "A mall cop finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is the last hope for Vegas", you could easily make a passable comedy flick from that concept. How do you possibly screw it up so bad?

It only has 22 reviews and the audience rating is significantly better at 63%

[Deep Wang]

I don't understand how a movie can even get a 0%. I mean, I know art is subjective and all that, but someone somewhere should like the movie enough to give it a passing grade right? 0% means "literally no reviewer who watched it liked it". How do you even make a movie that is that bad, the concept is basically Die Hard "A mall cop finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is the last hope for Vegas", you could easily make a passable comedy flick from that concept. How do you possibly screw it up so bad?

 

You cast Kevin James and hate comedy.