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[moviesRus]

I don't get either Friday or Monday off. Sad.

[grey ghost]

Thinking about things I don't think the break out was due to people starved for entertainment.

 

People needed some A level comfort food, escapism with the possibility of Trump or Hillary becoming president next week.

[TalismanRing]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Perhaps people want to seek an escape from the horrors of the real world that will be coming to an end (or, God help us all, are about to become real) on Tuesday.

 

Please, I'm already having nightmares so I'm trying not think about it too much during the day. (I've had to ween myself from the Politics topic)

 

 

It helps that also the best reviewed wide release since I think Kubo, and that wasn't exactly a tent pole so it's been awhile.

 

 

[filmlover]

Just now, grey ghost said:

Thinking about things I don't think the break out was due to people starved for entertainment.

 

People needed some A level comfort food, escapism with the possibility of Trump or Hillary becoming president next week.

So Doctor Strange will drop 70% next weekend due to the election finally ending?

 

Then again, let's face it: under a Trump presidency, all movie theaters will go out of business.

[boxofficeth]

80+ replies within 40 minutes. And it is only Friday morning in the US. 

 

This is what we call weekend!

 

Good preview numbers all around. Looks like 200M total weekend is in play!

[moviesRus]

Love how everyone can't stop complaining about how there's too many superhero movies but then we go through a long ass box office drought and when a superhero movie finally comes out to break the drought everyone's like oh thank god.

[filmlover]

Just now, moviesRus said:

Love how everyone can't stop complaining about how there's too many superhero movies but then we go through a long ass box office drought and when a superhero movie finally comes out to break the drought everyone's like oh thank god.

People just want some good news of any kind from the world right now.

[MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie]

I definitely think, "Good God do I need two hours to not think about this hellish election" may play some role in people seeking out movie theaters this weekend.

[Eric Loves Rey]

FUCK WHY DID I GO CONSERVATIVE FOR STRANGE MY WINTER GAME IS FUCKED

[TalismanRing]

1 minute ago, moviesRus said:

Love how everyone can't stop complaining about how there's too many superhero movies but then we go through a long ass box office drought and when a superhero movie finally comes out to break the drought everyone's like oh thank god.

 

Pish Tosh.  Everyone knows it's SH movies' fault that all the other movies during the past 3 months didn't make more money and it's also Disney and Marvel's fault they all didn't get better reviews.

 

[MrPink]

Marvel keeps on winning with another 80m + OW. How do they keep on doing it?!

 

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie said:

I definitely think, "Good God do I need two hours to not think about this hellish election" may play some role in people seeking out movie theaters this weekend.

For real. We're seeing Doctor Strange tomorrow and I can't wait just to escape from the freakshow that's going on in politics right now.

[moviesRus]

Just now, filmlover said:

For real. We're seeing Doctor Strange tomorrow and I can't wait just to escape from the freakshow that's going on in politics right now.

 

So does that mean Marvel should root for Trump to win so they'll continue to reap in the benefits of people wanting to escape this horrible world.

[MrPink]

Just now, moviesRus said:

 

So does that mean Marvel should root for Trump to win so they'll continue to reap in the benefits of people wanting to escape this horrible world.

 

We all know Ike is hoping.

[grey ghost]

Disney is going to absolutely obliterate the global box office record this year.

 

They already sailed past it earlier this week and they have plenty of Dr. Strange, Moana and Rogue One money expected.

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, moviesRus said:

 

So does that mean Marvel should root for Trump to win so they'll continue to reap in the benefits of people wanting to escape this horrible world.

Trump winning probably means theaters will eventually go out of business so no.

[grey ghost]

Any guesses what Marvel Studios/Disney project will be their first critical and box office flop?

 

I think even Squirrel Girls would hit 500 m WW at this point.

 

 

[TalismanRing]

4 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

We all know Ike is hoping.

 

Ike has been banished from the film side of the MCU so he doesn't matter.

[Arlborn]

33 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Also on the bright side: we finally have a $200M+ grosser that won't make $300M this year! Yay!

Not sure about this, if it blows up to over 100m OW then 3x multi is a remote but possible thing.

 

I think it does 100-110M OW to be honest.

 

 

Beasts in a couple of week though, I wonder what these numbers spell for Beasts? I guess Beasts' audience is slightly older, but a lot of overlap though.

 

 

Either way, fucking awesome.

[MrPink]

Just now, TalismanRing said:

 

Ike has been banished from the film side of the MCU so he doesn't matter.

 

Based Feige