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[superweirdo87]

One thing about expecting nostalgia to carry them after JW. The movie started shooting before JW opened. So, I don't think they were necessarily envisioning that nostalgia could be the force that it was for SW and JW.

[ddddeeee]

1 minute ago, John Marston said:

 

 

yeah but Cameron's film before T2 was a flop. The studio rightfully had lots of faith in T2

I still find that odd though. The Terminator was a hit for sure ($78M WW) and apparently did really well on video but that budget jump is insane. Aliens was another critically acclaimed hit too but does all this really justify giving T2 a $100M budget?

 

I love T2 and all and obviously it all paid off it just seems so weird in hindsight.

[DAJK]

Jurassic World was also a pretty good movie and had great WOM, despite what you read on the Internet.

[John Marston]

1 minute ago, ddddeeee said:

I still find that odd though. The Terminator was a hit for sure ($78M WW) and apparently did really well on video but that budget jump is insane. Aliens was another critically acclaimed hit too but does all this really justify giving T2 a $100M budget?

 

I love T2 and all and obviously it all paid off it just seems so weird in hindsight.

 

 

guess it was a combination of the first T1's popularity on home video, Schwarzenegger's huge rising star (easily one of the top movie stars in 1991), and having effects that no one ever saw before would allow T2 to be a massive hit. 

[Deep Wang]

15 minutes ago, La Binoche said:

I mean Tom Cruise is a closeted Scientolgist just like Will...

 

In what world is Cruise a "closeted" Scientolgist?  He's the fucking face of Scientology.  

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, Rallax said:

 

In what world is Cruise a "closeted" Scientolgist?  He's the fucking face of Scientology.  

 

I believe that closeted isn't a descriptor for Scientology in that sentence.

[Bonenash]

18 minutes ago, La Binoche said:

I always disliked Will Smith. He seems disingenuous. I mean Tom Cruise is a closeted Scieftologist just like Will but at least Tom seems like a nice guy. Like most celebrities whose brand is their "likability," Will seems like a secret douchebag. He's also a mediocre talent. I hope he's over. 

 

There is a fact.

 

WE may or may not like the "man" TOm cruise cause scientology etc etc etc....

 

BUT the actor is the one of the if the most prolific in the past 30 years..... Which actor can say i am a star power now as i were in the 80s...... hmmmm Tom cruise?

 

Even TOm hanks deep can't.... There are films like jack reacher Oblivion Edge of tomorrow which did just ok at the box office but not flopping.....

 

TOm cruise is one of the most professional in the buss he does his shit on is own....

 

Always always loves TC for this....

[RichWS]

9 minutes ago, ddddeeee said:

I still find that odd though. The Terminator was a hit for sure ($78M WW) and apparently did really well on video but that budget jump is insane. Aliens was another critically acclaimed hit too but does all this really justify giving T2 a $100M budget?

 

I love T2 and all and obviously it all paid off it just seems so weird in hindsight.

 

 

Because in between 1984 and 1991, Arnold became the biggest star in the world.

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

5 minutes ago, Rallax said:

 

In what world is Cruise a "closeted" Scientolgist?  He's the fucking face of Scientology.  

Maybe be Binoche meant "closeted" in a different respect?

 

 

[superweirdo87]

I do wonder if a major issue here is the novelty of destruction porn in the 1st ID. Since then, it's been used so often. There is not the surprise of it and moviegoers are saturated in it.

[La Binoche]

Yes I meant "closeted" in a different respect. 

 

Can't wait for Jack Reacher 2! 

[RichWS]

Please no more Family Guy links.

[BourneFan #1]

I thought there were a bunch of headlines last year saying Tom Cruise was done with Scientology?

[Empire]

31 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Jurassic World was also a pretty good movie and had great WOM, despite what you read on the Internet.

JW a pretty good movie....

 

[JohnnyGossamer]

Totally OT but I watched Zathura yesterday and sifting through news on the cast members. Kristen Stewart's latest news was all over the place. Hope that woman never changes. Very entertaining.

 

That cast though, before they were huge, Hutcherson, KStew, Dax Sheppard, etc.

[FilmBuff]

JW was a pretty good movie and the GA liked despite what you idiots think.

[junkshop36]

18 minutes ago, BourneFan #1 said:

I thought there were a bunch of headlines last year saying Tom Cruise was done with Scientology?

 

He certainly doesn't seem to be as open and talkative about it the last couple of years. 

[POTUS 2020]

19 minutes ago, RichWS said:

Please no more Family Guy links.

how about south park?

 

[mahnamahna]

How high will Dory go this weekend?

 

$80 million?

$85 million?

$90 million+?? (With a $26.5 million Friday, it could happen)

 

ID42 seems like a more casual blockbuster akin to San Andreas so $4 million in previews could still transfer to a $40 million+ OW. Disappointing, but OS should help it make a profit

[Maxmoser3]