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[Jandrew]

Not sure why everyone is shocked about Passion. It was a mainstream movie about Jesus Christ after all that hit the right amount of WOM, controversy, and Mel.

[RichWS]

The Passion truly was inescapable. In terms of media "noise", I'm hard-pressed to think of another film over the last 15 years that quite compares. TFA might actually be the closest.   

[baumer]

39 minutes ago, narniadis said:

 

Bom has 13.9 for the 3 day and only +9.7% for sunday.... 

 

Yea, slightly less than a 45% jump on Sunday.  Why the hell would they ever think it would jump 45% on sunday?

[baumer]

6 minutes ago, jandrew said:

Not sure why everyone is shocked about Passion. It was a mainstream movie about Jesus Christ after all that hit the right amount of WOM, controversy, and Mel.

 

Quick name another film about God that made more than 100 million.  

[That One Girl]

6 hours ago, kayumanggi said:

 

Both were violent. lol

 

I considered adding that, but I already said they were both R, so...

[XMenSaga]

1 hour ago, drakeyuuhi said:

 

 

Tim Miller has hinted to adding Laura Kinney aka X-23, and there have been some hints that Olivia Munn’s Psylocke could make a crossover.

 

So if he gets his way, she will be in it. Plus the great x-23. Man that be great

When did Tim mention X23?

could you post the interview?

[That One Girl]

14 minutes ago, Baumer said:

 

Quick name another film about God that made more than 100 million.  

 

Bruce Almighty

[drakeyuuhi]

4 minutes ago, XMenSaga said:

When did Tim mention X23?

 

 

http://www.omegaunderground.com/2016/02/10/8040/

 

It at the bottom.

 

That and he's a huge fan of x23.

 

 

Edited February 15, 2016 by drakeyuuhi

[Jandrew]

26 minutes ago, Baumer said:

 

Quick name another film about God that made more than 100 million.  

 

See there you go: its JESUS CHRIST, not God. Everything we get today (Gods not Dead, Heaven For Real, War Room, etc) is niche Christian and is mainly about having faith. (Even then Heaven still pulled $91M, and the other two showed great staying power). Passion was not that. It was a biblical epic that had everyone curious, from diehard evangelicals to atheists. Passion was a 2000's decade version of 10 Commandments or Ben Hur that showed that the last few hours element in a way we hadnt seen, plus the controversy and Mel's name, made it must see. The release date was also perfect, and it didnt hurt that 2004 was one of the strongest years ever.

 

Mainstream movies about/dealing with God are usually made as comedy. Oh, God, Bruce Almighty, Michael, etc, and others like Noah and Exodus failed to their potential for obvious reasons. 

 

It may have been shocking back in 2004, but reflecting on the grosses now, its not really. Passion was a generational movie. Not in 2016.

Edited February 15, 2016 by jandrew

[narniadis]

2 hours ago, Baumer said:

 

For Zoolander not Deadpool

 

@Baumer sorry for the extra quote. Stupid editing on mobile.

 

Anyways I posted yesterday that the projected +45% allowed them to say it opened higher than the first. Nothing more.

[RichWS]

1 minute ago, jandrew said:

It may have been shocking back in 2004, but reflecting on the grosses now, its not really. Passion was a generatiomal movie, its not shocking. Not in 2016.

 

I feel it's hard to say something's not shocking in retrospect. You can look back on almost anything well after the fact and say, "Oh, of course that succeeded." 

[baumer]

1 minute ago, narniadis said:

 

@Baumer sorry for the extra quote. Stupid editing on mobile.

 

Anyways I posted yesterday that the projected +45% allowed them to say it opened higher than the first. Nothing more.

 

Believe me I understand why they did what they did, but it was such a ridiculous Sunday increase that anyone could see through it.

[baumer]

Passion's gross is and was shocking.  

 

It's a film about torture

It's a film about religion

It's a film that is hard to watch

 

You can't simply say that because of factor A and factor B and so on that it's not shocking.  Nothing like it before or after has ever succeeded on that level.

[That One Girl]

can we all just agree the only thing good the passion did was give us one of the best south park episodes?

[baumer]

9 minutes ago, jandrew said:

 

See there you go: its JESUS CHRIST, not God. Everything we get today (Gods not Dead, Heaven For Real, War Room, etc) is niche Christian and is mainly about having faith. (Even then Heaven still pulled $91M, and the other two showed great staying power). Passion was not that. It was a biblical epic that had everyone curious, from diehard evangelicals to atheists. Passion was a 2000's decade version of 10 Commandments or Ben Hur that showed that the last few hours element in a way we hadnt seen, plus the controversy and Mel's name, made it must see. The release date was also perfect, and it didnt hurt that 2004 was one of the strongest years ever.

 

Mainstream movies about/dealing with God are usually made as comedy. Oh, God, Bruce Almighty, Michael, etc, and others like Noah and Exodus failed to their potential for obvious reasons. 

 

It may have been shocking back in 2004, but reflecting on the grosses now, its not really. Passion was a generational movie. Not in 2016.

 

Name another film about JESUS CHRIST that made over 100 million dollars.  Don't quibble with me @jandrew.  And you say that Noah and Exodus failed for "obvious reasons".  Really?  Apparently they aren't that obvious because nothing has duplicated Passion's success since.

[drakeyuuhi]

Guys, guys lets not get into a holy war here ok? 

[Jandrew]

1 minute ago, Baumer said:

Passion's gross is and was shocking.  

 

It's a film about torture

It's a film about religion

It's a film that is hard to watch

 

You can't simply say that because of factor A and factor B and so on that it's not shocking.  Nothing like it before or after has ever succeeded on that level.

 

Which as we see actually helped it, ironically. Jesus Christ, the crucifixion, and the resurrection is something billions of people believe in, and we needed to see how Mel portrayed it. No no one was expecting that January 04 as it was a WOM hit, but Im sorry, in 2016 I think Passions gross makes sense.

 

Im not denying this is retrospect, because it is, but im not denying its a movie about JESUS afterall that was unparalleled, like you said. 

 

You guys can feel different, but thats how I personally feel. Sorry for turning my personal view into a broad statement. That is my mistake.

[baumer]

Ok, well if you are talking about in in retrospect, I guess that's your opinion.

[drakeyuuhi]

5 minutes ago, jandrew said:

billions of people believe in,

 

I weren't go that far.

 

only like 7 billion people alive right now. 

[RichWS]

2 minutes ago, drakeyuuhi said:

only like 7 billion people alive right now. 

 

If I used a signature, this would be my new one.

Edited February 15, 2016 by RichWS