Weekend Estimates: Minions - 115.2M; JW - 18.1M; Inside Out - 17.1M; Gallows - 10M; Self/Less - 5.4M; MMXXL - 9.6M; T5 - 13.7M

[Hatebox]

 

Many people think Casino Royale is better than Skyfall but Martin Campbell is just  a yes men with no "vision" that got lucky with a good script, right ?

The Brocoli  family was doing the Feige thing with the Bond franchise before he was even born.

And Skyfall was basically Dark Knight worship ( from Sam Mendes own words) with great cinematography.

Skyfall surfed a wave with little vision.

Casino Royale was the movie that reset the franchise in the right path.

 

I prefer Skyfall to Casino (which feels like two good movies mashed together), but I'd give Campbell a bit more credit. He can craft a set piece like nobody's business while keeping the plot tight around it. Bond movies will always have producer fingerprints, but CR was directed with an assurance that goes beyond that.

[The Dark Alfred]

Expected a weekend over 110m tbh, but glad that Minions didn't break out massively. Will finish below 350m, IO got the win in the bag

[TalismanRing]

Tarsem really should just stop. Or at the very least, say fuck it and just make purposefully terrible films with Uwe Boll.

 

Unlike Boll he has talent it's just not as a director. He should just follow his true talents into production design or cinematography. 

[Chewy]

Were people really expecting well over 100m for Minions? 

[4815162342]

Ryan Reynolds' schedule for next year

 

[grim22]

I'd rather watch a sextape of my grandparents than a Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie

[MovieMan89]

Were people really expecting well over 100m for Minions? 

It was reasonable to expect it to have the best shot at the animated record in a long time. As evidenced by the fact that it still might claim the 2nd best OW.

[superduperm]

Were people really expecting well over 100m for Minions? 

The majority of people in my animation OW record thread predicted it would get the record, and plenty of people who didn't still predicted over $100M...

[druv10]

Were people really expecting well over 100m for Minions? 

Some predicted 150M.

[TalismanRing]

Were people really expecting well over 100m for Minions? 

 

If you look at the weekend projections and the over under Shrek clubs then yes many were. 

[The Futurist]

I'd rather watch a sextape of my grandparents than a Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie

 

 

 

Seriously, though, Deadpool is Reynold s last chance.

 

After that, it s TV shows.

[ddddeeee]

Casino Royale is Jesus. I dunno if there's a blockbuster since then that I prefer.

[WrathOfHan]

Hopefully Minions stays under 40M.

[TalismanRing]

41m puts second biggest animated opener in play. Can kiss the record goodbye though. Can't believe that POS Shrek 3 still has it.

 

It got it off of Shrek 2's popularity if that makes you feel any better.

[Chewy]

I'll take that as a yes 

 

Good thing I haven't been around as much to let yall talk me into inflating my expectations

[ddddeeee]

 

 

Seriously, though, Deadpool is Reynold s last chance.

 

After that, it s TV shows.

It's probably not though. Instead of giving RR his 47th last chance can't we give someone their first chance?

[The Futurist]

Casino Royale is Jesus. I dunno if there's a blockbuster since then that I prefer.

 

That movie was a producer s movie.

It cannot be good.

[CJohn]

Deadpool is gonna flop.

[4815162342]

Casino Royale is Jesus. I dunno if there's a blockbuster since then that I prefer.

 

love the B&W opening

[BourneFan #1]

Waiting at the drive-in now.