Thursday Numbers: 7.74 M BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE | 3.20 M ZOOTOPIA | 1.63 M MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING II

[SWXII]

6 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

This week the Chinese government started offering tax incentives for theaters to screw Hollywood movies in favor of local movies, and this Friday it seems that the movie lost a lot of screens to new local releases, so it's not fair to compare BVS performance in China with previous movies.

 

Not surprised by this. 

 

Nothing more to say.

[TommyA10]

Just now, Napoleon said:

It's not conspiracy:

 

 

It the movie was received better it would be fine. Considering the WOM is terrible they dropped the screens in favor of new releases and Zootopia (which has been out for a month lol). Simple as that.

[Cochofles]

17 minutes ago, Deathlife said:

People are taking this shit far too seriously. The movie's already a hit. 

 

 

 Of course it is a hit, but due to the characters involved, the expectations, the insane hopes that DCEU fans had, and all the hype, the numbers are a tad disappointing.

The detractors are certainly loving their schadenfreude and looking to savor every little morsel of info that they can spin into "See? It's flopping!" 

[Napoleon]

Just now, TommyA10 said:

It the movie was received better it would be fine. Considering the WOM is terrible they dropped the screens in favor of new releases and Zootopia (which has been out for a month lol). Simple as that.

That's what I'm saying, that's the reason for the big drop compared to other movies.

[Crossfire]

2 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

It's not conspiracy:

 

 

people over at China didn't like the movie, just accept it bruh

[ecstasy]

Just now, Napoleon said:

It's not conspiracy:

 

 

 

OK I see what you're saying.  So this started this week? Or has it been in place already or does it start at some future date?

 

The article doesn't get specific with the timing of the incentive.

[Napoleon]

1 minute ago, Crossfire said:

people over at China didn't like the movie, just accept it bruh

I disagree

[SWXII]

17 minutes ago, kayumanggi said:

 

My country is. lol

 

Thinking of moving to your country. I am probably not alone.

[Crossfire]

Just now, Napoleon said:

I disagree

okay

[Spidey Freak]

4 minutes ago, aliadiere29 said:

I'll be glad when BvS is out of the theaters.... I'm kinda hoping Civil War gets here quickly so we can focus on that box office run. lol

 

[#ED]

Baumer wasn't kidding.

 

The end is nigh.

[Napoleon]

2 minutes ago, ecstasy said:

 

OK I see what you're saying.  So this started this week? Or has it been in place already or does it start at some future date?

 

The article doesn't get specific with the timing of the incentive.

I guess sometime in the year they will check if the theater reach the % of money coming from local movies to get the tax incentives so I guess the theaters already started taking actions. I wouldn't be surprised if they are selling tickets for BVS and reporting as local movies. Looks like they did it before with Terminator Genysis if I remember correctly.

[filmlover]

Lol get me away from the insanity. At least everybody knows that X-Men won't be a factor in this box office "battle."

[ecstasy]

2 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

I guess sometime in the year they will check if the theater reach the % of money coming from local movies to get the tax incentives so I guess the theaters already started taking actions. I wouldn't be surprised if they are selling tickets for BVS and reporting as local movies. Looks like they did it before with Terminator Genysis if I remember correctly.

 

OK thanks for that.  Maybe Firedeep will make an appearance and clarify what's going on over in China.

[kayumanggi]

4 minutes ago, SWXII said:

 

Thinking of moving to your country. I am probably not alone.

 

It broke cbm OD records here. CIVIL WAR will target TA: AOU's OW record. (BVS only had a 2-day weekend).

[kayumanggi]

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[Dementeleus]

PLEASE READ:

 

Okay, folks, after everything that's happened the last couple of weeks, the staff is sick and tired of dealing with what really comes down to simple differences of opinion. We've tried warning in threads, we've tried PMs, we've tried warning points, none of these lighter measures have helped much. As a result, we have a large number of threads that've been toxic to many members, and we've gotten numerous complaints that checking in to read about daily numbers, or to see what movie news has come out, isn't very fun anymore -- because a few people are so determined to push their own viewpoints that they're essentially trampling on everyone else's ability to simply come and hang out and have a good time.

 

So, here is a new policy. It's very simple.

DON'T POISON THE WELL. If you do, it's a 24-hour ban -- minimum.

 

What does that mean? Here are the bullet-point items that define that term for us:

 

• If someone posts an insult to a member or fanbase (like Marvel fans are dumb or BvS fans are dumb). This includes trying to say there's a conspiracy against XXX or that a person has a XXX bias. Note: this also applies to a blogger or reviewer or person outside of this forum.
• If someone compares CBM movies in a thread not dedicated to said comparison. Two examples of allowed threads are the BVS/Civil War thread and the CBM Showdown thread. Comparisons in daily/weekend numbers threads might be okay but you're treading on thin ice, so you better be damn sure how you present any comps.
• Any attempt to shut out opinions or people who don't agree with said fan.

 

Any combination of these, or even just one of them, can constitute "poisoning the well", per moderator's decision. We realize that we staff-members also post in a personal capacity in these threads, and so to avoid one mod using their power to squash someone else's opinion, a minimum of two other mods or admins must agree with their decision before we act on it.

 

We hope that this new measure will bring some much-needed sanity and civility to the boards... but we have a couple other options up our sleeve if it doesn't. Please don't make us resort to them.

[CJohn]

6 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Lol get me away from the insanity. At least everybody knows that X-Men won't be a factor in this box office "battle."

Everything Marvel and DC built will FALL.

 

[filmlover]

See what happens when you piss of Tele? You get this:

 

[MrPink]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

PLEASE READ:

 

Okay, folks, after everything that's happened the last couple of weeks, the staff is sick and tired of dealing with what really comes down to simple differences of opinion. We've tried warning in threads, we've tried PMs, we've tried warning points, none of these lighter measures have helped much. As a result, we have a large number of threads that've been toxic to many members, and we've gotten numerous complaints that checking in to read about daily numbers, or to see what movie news has come out, isn't very fun anymore -- because a few people are so determined to push their own viewpoints that they're essentially trampling on everyone else's ability to simply come and hang out and have a good time.

 

So, here is a new policy. It's very simple.

DON'T POISON THE WELL. If you do, it's a 24-hour ban -- minimum.

 

What does that mean? Here are the bullet-point items that define that term for us:

 

• If someone posts an insult to a member or fanbase (like Marvel fans are dumb or BvS fans are dumb). This includes trying to say there's a conspiracy against XXX or that a person has a XXX bias. Note: this also applies to a blogger or reviewer or person outside of this forum.
• If someone compares CBM movies in a thread not dedicated to said comparison. Two examples of allowed threads are the BVS/Civil War thread and the CBM Showdown thread. Comparisons in daily/weekend numbers threads might be okay but you're treading on thin ice, so you better be damn sure how you present any comps.
• Any attempt to shut out opinions or people who don't agree with said fan.

 

Any combination of these, or even just one of them, can constitute "poisoning the well", per moderator's decision. We realize that we staff-members also post in a personal capacity in these threads, and so to avoid one mod using their power to squash someone else's opinion, a minimum of two other mods or admins must agree with their decision before we act on it.

 

We hope that this new measure will bring some much-needed sanity and civility to the boards... but we have a couple other options up our sleeve if it doesn't. Please don't make us resort to them.

 

 

OH SHIT THE MODS ARE FIGHTING BACK. THEY CAN STAND UP TO US