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[a2k]

43 minutes ago, Ozymandias said:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2016/aug/03/from-suicide-squad-to-batman-v-superman-why-dc-films-so-bad-zack-snyder

 

 

Quote

remember that bit where Batman sits down and literally watches trailers for the next three DC movies?

 

Wasn't it Wonder Woman? Maybe it doesn't change what they are trying to express but still, looses credibility.

Edited August 7, 2016 by a2knet

[MikeQ]

So, teen appeal + free Friday tickets + poor (mixed?) WOM = large Saturday drop?

 

It's clearly a poor drop, but I don't think it is unreasonable for people to try to put it into context. It could be just flat out poor WOM that is driving this down quickly, or not. It will be interesting to see how the long term legs pan out. They could be just as bad as (or worse than) Batman v Superman, or maybe they will be better. Let's enjoy following it as a bunch o' box office nerds.

 

Also, Suicide Squad can have a poor Saturday drop in terms of frontloading, AND still be an impressive overall weekend gross because it's doing $120-125+ million and beating the previous August record by about $30+ million. These are not mutually exclusive observations.

 

Peace,

Mike

 

 

 

 

[a2k]

10 minutes ago, Blankments said:

Seriously look at this marketing

 

 

This is the main poster for the movie. How are you NOT going to presume Joker is the main villain? Especially with that second billing.

 

Jesus WB. Even if the movie was good with the current plot, you'd deserve bad WOM. This is worse than marketing Iron Man 3 as the darkest MCU film yet

 

Yeah. Joker standing on the cross too.

Genius marketing. Probably better than DP. I would give them the best marketing award if Oscars had one....and they let me.

 

Edited August 7, 2016 by a2knet

[The Futurist]

11 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

 

Batman is their Iron Man, WW is their Thor, Superman is their Cap, and Flash is their Spider-man.

 

Iron Man as Movie that will create some actual good will for the DCEU.

 

Affleck s Batman wil be ready in 2018 at best, Affleck won't start shooting without a killer script.

[The Futurist]

13 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Who knew one day DCU would strive and struggle to reach MOS's quality and legs. LOL

 

[UrosepsisFace]

15 minutes ago, a2knet said:

Who knew one day DCU would strive and struggle to reach MOS's quality and legs. LOL

 

Interesting you would say that because MoS had a 45 million true Friday and a 37 million Saturday...

 

3 years later...

Edited August 7, 2016 by UrosepsisFace

[TalismanRing]

3 minutes ago, UrosepsisFace said:

 

Interesting you would say that because MoS had a 45 million true Friday and a 37 million Saturday...

 

3 years later...

 

No, the $44m Friday included $9m in Thur previews.  The True Friday was $35m 

The $12m reported for Thur was actually the separate Walmart thing.

 

 

[Olive]

So James only over-predicted it by 50M?

And excel's 225M+

[Porthos]

6 minutes ago, Olive said:

And excel's 225M+

 

excel actually broke character this week tho.  

 

Kinda disappointed to be honest.    He's like Colbert.  He shouldn't ever break character, even outside threads about "his" movies.

Edited August 7, 2016 by Porthos

[MikeQ]

RT Watch: 'Nine Lives' is officially the worst reviewed film of the summer thus far. Can any of the movies opening in the last few weeks of the summer 'out do' it? Heh.

 

I will update the list to add the three films opening this coming weekend once they have some more reviews. Florence Foster Jenkins is the one opener with a solid number of reviews already (with fifty reviews) and looks like it will be one of the best reviewed films of the summer. And it does look like all three openers (Florence, Pete's Dragon, and Sausage Party) will be fresh.

 

Peace,

Mike

 

Summer Films RT Watch (Wide-Release — May/June/July/August)

 

1. Finding Dory - 94% - 7.7 rating
2. The Nice Guys - 91% - 7.6 rating
3. Captain America: Civil War - 90% - 7.6 rating
4. Star Trek Beyond - 84% - 6.9 rating
5. The Conjuring 2 - 80% - 6.7 rating
6. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 77% - 6.7 rating
7. The Shallows - 77% - 6.5 rating
8. Lights Out - 76% - 6.3 rating
9. Secret Life of Pets - 75% - 6.2 rating
10. The BFG - 73% - 6.7 rating
11. Ghostbusters - 73% - 6.5 rating
12. The Infiltrator - 68% - 6.5 rating 
13. Central Intelligence - 68% - 5.7 rating
14. Bad Moms - 63% - 5.7 rating
15. Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising - 62% - 5.7 rating
16. Me Before You - 59% - 5.6 rating
17. Jason Bourne - 57% - 5.9 rating
18. Money Monster - 57% - 5.9 rating
19. Nerve - 57% - 5.6 rating
20. The Purge: Election Year - 54% - 5.3 rating
21. X-Men: Apocalypse - 48% - 5.7 rating
22. Free State of Jones - 43% - 5.4 rating
23. Angry Birds Movie - 43% - 4.9 rating
24. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates - 39% - 5.0 rating
25. TMNT: Out of the Shadows - 38% - 4.7 rating
26. The Legend of Tarzan - 35% - 5.0 rating
27. Now You See Me 2 - 34% - 4.9 rating
28. Independence Day: Resurgence - 32% - 4.4 rating
29. Alice Through the Looking Glass - 30% - 4.6 rating
30. Warcraft - 29% - 4.2 rating
31. Suicide Squad - 26% - 4.7 rating
32. Ice Age: Collision Course - 12% - 3.9 rating
33. The Darkness - 5% - 2.5 rating
34. Nine Lives - 5% - 1.9 rating 

[terrestrial]

5 hours ago, TalismanRing said:

She's an Economist.  I too prefer the characters and story line in the books.  Have you seen the 1980s mini series with Richard Chamberlain?

 

Very good movies but they're Bourne in name and amnesia only.

 

Thank you, I should have remembered as often as I have read the books. Never was more disappointed about movie-based-on-books adapptionss (=the Matt Damon's versions) I am usually not having problems with changings, but to take away literally all that makes them special...

 

No, I do not, do you remember if Marie St. Jacques is shoen in an interesting way?

 

Still have to back-read some 20++ pages ...

Edited August 7, 2016 by terrestrial

[Rthmessiah]

49 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

 

I was gonna adress this.

 

I am sure studios executives don't even know what a multiplier is.

 

They don't need to know or they don't give a fuck or both.

lol oh they do 

[junkshop36]

2 hours ago, grey ghost said:

 

 

I would love this.

 

And I can't wait to see what Marvel has in store for phase 4.

 

The Defenders? Fantastic Four? Planet Hulk? 

 

 

This isn't happening as a solo film. It's being incorporated into Thor Ragnorak.

[The Futurist]

2 minutes ago, Rth said:

lol oh they do 

[ZattMurdock]

30 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

 

Iron Man as Movie that will create some actual good will for the DCEU.

 

Affleck s Batman wil be ready in 2018 at best, Affleck won't start shooting without a killer script.

 

At this rate, and with WB not firing Snyder's ass, is an Affleck's Batman film even happening? How much is too much? What needs to happen for WB to deal with Snyder and end this once and for all? HOW LONG UNTIL DCEU REBIRTH? Until no one cares anymore?

Edited August 7, 2016 by iJackSparrow

[DAJK]

Oh and I got back from Suicide Squad an hour ago. Not sure where all the negativity comes from; sure there were plot holes and in general I don't like how modern CBMs all have stakes like "the world will be destroyed" etc. Whatever happened to the good old days where it was Spider-Man vs Green Goblin.

 

But the characters were great, Leto was good despite only being in the film really to cameo. Smith and Robbie killed it, even Courtenay had a pretty great scene or two. Effects were good, action was fun, movie didn't drag. But the post credit scene was lame. 

 

7/10

[ZattMurdock]

1 minute ago, DAJK said:

Oh and I got back from Suicide Squad an hour ago. Not sure where all the negativity comes from; sure there were plot holes and in general I don't like how modern CBMs all have stakes like "the world will be destroyed" etc. Whatever happened to the good old days where it was Spider-Man vs Green Goblin.

 

But the characters were great, Leto was good despite only being in the film really to cameo. Smith and Robbie killed it, even Courtenay had a pretty great scene or two. Effects were good, action was fun, movie didn't drag. But the post credit scene was lame. 

 

7/10

Glad you liked mate, I feel very much the same, even tho my grade is a bit higher, 4/5.

[ZattMurdock]

Oh and the negativity has a name: Zack Snyder.

[DAJK]

46 minutes ago, Blankments said:

Seriously look at this marketing

 

 

This is the main poster for the movie. How are you NOT going to presume Joker is the main villain? Especially with that second billing.

 

Jesus WB. Even if the movie was good with the current plot, you'd deserve bad WOM. This is worse than marketing Iron Man 3 as the darkest MCU film yet

I love ya blank but I'm gunna have to disagree with you on this one. Thought the marketing was fantastic; you don't get a 65M OD if you don't have good marketing. Sure I expected there to be more Joker, but I still liked what I got, and he did what he should do in that you get a taste for what's to come.

[TalismanRing]

21 minutes ago, terrestrial said:

 

Thank you, I should have remembered as often as I have read the books. Never was more disappointed about movie-based-on-books adapptionss (=the Matt Damon's versions) I am usually not having problems with changings, but to take away literally all that makes them special...

 

No, I do not, do you remember if Marie St. Jacques is shoen in an interesting way?

 

Still have to back-read some 20++ pages ...

 

Their relationship and her character quite faithful to the book as is most of the plot including David's background and Vietnam and Carlos.  It's 3 hours long.  It's certainly not as viscerally action centered as the films and it's not one of the great miniseries of the 70s and 80s but it's solid and immeasurably closer to the novel.

Edited August 7, 2016 by TalismanRing