Not So Fantastic Weekend Thread | MI5 29.4, F4 26.2, Gift 12, Ricki 7, Shaun 4, Vac 9, AM 7.8

[MovieMan89]

It doesn't matter guys.

Dory will rule all.

If Good Dinosaur delivers there's about 99.5% chance Dory wins next summer. Pixar will be on a major hot streak again, and Nemo's relevance among children has never really waned. If it's a great movie, then it's really cinched.

[baumer]

Yeah?? Well I was right about the F4 being doomed from the get go, so that's saying alot..

 

Besides Avengers, what else have you been right about?

[MovieMan89]

TFA could obliterate TA/JW's OW. BvS? LMFAO.

[junkshop36]

BvS will break the record but I don't think it's "Obliterating"  it either, lol. I can see it just passing it with 210-215m but not having the same legs that TA and JW had

[MovieMan89]

The Thursday night gross for TFA will make DH2's midnight seem quaint.

[terrestrial]

Well just in the ballpark range, what would BvsS have to make OW to cause hysteria with you in a disappointed way???

It wouldn't cause such a reaction even if it would sell only 1 ticket at OW or as ww final neither.

 

I do not think BOs are worthy to get 'hysterical' over it.

[MovieMan89]

It's not coming any where near 200M much less 210-215M.. It'll be lucky to beat AOU OW..

I honestly think it's going sub IM3 OW. I know way too many people that are still nothing but skeptical about it. DC is far from proven yet at the BO and there's been virtually no universe building for this like we got with TA. People underestimate how much the two IM movies and Thor and CA did to build up the hype for TA. BvS is the MoS sequel. I mean just let that sink in for a moment.

[4815162342]

Not even done reading this thread and I feel like I have walked into

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VG2aJyIFrA

[Ezen Baklattan]

Damn, Irrational Man did kind of terrible. A sub <$1k PTA in wide release is awful. It's probably going to lose a lot of theaters next week or the week after, and it won't make much more than $5m when all is said and done. It'll probably be the worst wide release total for a Woody Allen film this century.

[MovieMan89]

And even doing Sub IM3 Numbers would still be tremendous, but DC fans will turn this into a dick measuring contest with the TA OW before it's over.. And JW OW for that matter to..

Exactly. There would be absolutely nothing wrong with a 155-170m OW for it. That would be a huge success considering no Superman movie has touched that range and even the beloved TDK/TDKR are only in that range. But some people's expectations for it are just too high.

[grim22]

Looks like Furious 7 is going for TA WW, JW is going for 650M and AOU is trying for 460M

 

Furious 7 in addition to Jurassic World will get a large reissue by Labor Day {nm}   notfabio on Aug 09, 14:02

I would expect the same for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and INSIDE OUT {nm}   notfabio on Aug 09, 14:03

What is the marketing strategy behind these decisions? {nm}   hyperzeitgeist on Aug 09, 14:04

Marketing Strategy is an Abstract Concept. {nm}   Captain Obvious on Aug 09, 14:06

Time is a flat circle. {nm}   Rust_Cohle on Aug 09, 14:32

Raise awareness right before the home video release and hit milestone grosses that can trigger higher payments for cable/etc rights   notfabio on Aug 09, 14:47

It also, typically means getting first run admissions gross vs dollar/sub-run gross even as a double-feature {nm}  notfabio on Aug 09, 14:50

It's also taking advantage of the weak new release schedule for the next few weeks {nm}   RupertPupkin on Aug 09, 15:00

[The Futurist]

Was Catwoman a BO bomb because they casted a black actress in the main role ?

 

   

[Ruthie]

FF are beloved by the people. X-Men (mutants) are despised. Doesn't make much sense since they are basically the same. 

But why would that matter to the general audience.  In fact, are you even certain that the GA is aware of that difference in terms of the overall story.  Or are you being 

Edited August 9, 2015 by Ruthie

[CJohn]

Looks like Furious 7 is going for TA WW, JW is going for 650M and AOU is trying for 460M

 

Time is a flat circle. {nm}   Rust_Cohle on Aug 09, 14:32

 

True Detective. Always present in our life.

[MovieMan89]

They better push JW hard. I want to see a ship sink dammit.

[Ruthie]

I wonder if the people who have a problem with the casting realize they are racists...

Been finishing The Martian all day. Everyone go binge read it before the movie.

You know, as a black woman who is old enough to remember the civil rights era, I find the bastardization of the word "racist" very annoying.  

[Halba]

Was Catwoman a BO bomb because they casted a black actress in the main role ?

 

   

nope, the catwoman on screen was a different catwoman - patience phillips who is of coloured nature

halle berry is only half black, mom is fully white

[MovieMan89]

They clearly want to take out Star Wars with the AoU expansion and move one more rung up the top ten. Hopefully that doesn't happen. SW needs a re-release soon, it's getting way too close to falling out of the top ten for the first time in damn near 40 years.

[CJohn]

They clearly want to take out Star Wars with the AoU expansion and move one more rung up the top ten. Hopefully that doesn't happen. SW needs a re-release soon, it's getting way too close to falling out of the top ten for the first time in damn near 40 years.

Those movie's rights are still FOX until 2019. Disney can't do anything with them until then.

[MovieMan89]

Those movie's rights are still FOX until 2019. Disney can't do anything with them until then.

Then you'd think Fox would really want to re-release them and cash in on the sequel trilogy hype as much as they can.