WEEKEND THREAD | Official Estimates: Madea - 27.6M; JR 2 - 23M; Ouija 2 - 14M; Accountant - 14m; Joneses - 5.6M

[The Dark Alfred]

I'm curious how the holdovers will perform next week considering that there's no proper wide release apart from Inferno which is bound to disappoint. Sure it might open over 30m, but for a film of that caliber and a nearly guaranteed bad legs to follow that would be bad. Rings having moved really sucks for that weekend.

[filmlover]

13 minutes ago, The Dark Alfred said:

Rings having moved really sucks for that weekend.

I doubt it. It was originally supposed to come out November 13 last year. I have to imagine the film is godawful and they're dumping it when no one's gonna be looking.

[4815162342]

The Accountant was good, but it's dragged down by the government investigation subplot that goes absolutely nowhere and has no impact on the actual story of the movie.

 

I mean, about 2/3 of the way through the movie slams to a screeching halt so we can get a Nolan-esque 10-minute exposition dump to fill in backstory, courtesy of JK Simmons.

 

Figured out the movie's main twist about 10 minutes in, but it's pretty heavily telegraphed all the way through so no one should be that surprised when it finally gets "revealed."

[4815162342]

56 minutes ago, MrPink said:

Jack Reacher was meh. Zwick 

 

Pink why you gotta do this to me, I was aiming to see it tomorrow.

[MrPink]

1 hour ago, 4815162342 said:

 

Pink why you gotta do this to me, I was aiming to see it tomorrow.

 

The cast is low rent (including low rent Jai Courtney henchman), really bad child subplot, and Tom is starting to get too old for this. The direction is subpar too 

[HesAPooka]

11 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

The cast is low rent (including low rent Jai Courtney henchman), really bad child subplot, and Tom is starting to get too old for this. The direction is subpar too 

[DAJK]

Watched the last half of Jonses after my shift. Wasn't bad, but I'm not gonna go again just to watch the first 45 minutes.

[POTUS 2020]

UPDATED, Sat. 11:22 PM:Strong matinees turned into a formidable Saturday night forTyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween as the Lionsgate film rose 20% from Friday night to take an estimated $11.3M, which means its three-day cume is now hovering around $26.8M. Paramount’s Jack Reacher: Never Go Back will chase in about $8.5M after dropping roughly 4% Saturday following flat matinee business. The estimated cume is around what we were hearing this afternoon — $22.7M

[jj99]

Go Madea.

[baumer]

13 hours ago, 4815162342 said:

The Accountant was good, but it's dragged down by the government investigation subplot that goes absolutely nowhere and has no impact on the actual story of the movie.

 

I mean, about 2/3 of the way through the movie slams to a screeching halt so we can get a Nolan-esque 10-minute exposition dump to fill in backstory, courtesy of JK Simmons.

 

Figured out the movie's main twist about 10 minutes in, but it's pretty heavily telegraphed all the way through so no one should be that surprised when it finally gets "revealed."

 

I was so absorbed with the film that I didn't see the twist, either one of them coming at all.  Then again, I wasn't looking for a twist, just a really good movie.

[baumer]

If that weekend number holds for Madea, it will be the highest OW since Goes to Jail.  

 

I hope to see this on Tuesday.

[4815162342]

1 minute ago, Baumer liked Blair Witch said:

 

I was so absorbed with the film that I didn't see the twist, either one of them coming at all.  Then again, I wasn't looking for a twist, just a really good movie.

 

I can get that. The couple next to me didn't figure it out until

Spoiler

 

Jon Bernthal was staring at Affleck via the security footage like he got the biggest revelation in the world.

 

But because the first couple flashbacks took the time to also focus on the brother's reaction and his connection with young Affleck, it just clicked for me that Bernthal was that brother.

 

 

[baumer]

Oh, I definitely see why you figured it out Numbers.  I think they did a good job of not giving away too much but if you paid attention, it makes sense.  This happens to me at times though.  When I really enjoy a movie, I tend to just become absorbed with the story and I don't look for twists nor do I try to look ahead in the film.  I like being surprised at times.  This was one of those times.  The send twist was also a really big shock to me.  

[grey ghost]

Madea...her pow-wah...

[That One Girl]

@CJohn A Lionsgate flop?

[MCKillswitch123]

Just now, That One Guy said:

@CJohn A Lionsgate flop?

 

Yup. American Pastoral kinda killed whatever hopes McGregor had of directing. Oh well, he's still got BATB coming, and (maybe?) that Obi Wan gig in the near future, perhaps?

[filmlover]

To be fair, no studio would've made American Pastoral a hit. Anyone would've given up on it after those icy reviews hit.

[EmpireCity]

Madea is closer to $11.7m on Saturday.  

[filmlover]

Moonlight begins with an estimated $413K start (or an average of around $103-104K). Oscar season has officially begun!

[Napoleon]