Weekend Numbers: Fantastic Beasts 75M, Strange 17.6M, Trolls 17.5M, Arrival 11.8M, Edge of 17 4.8M, Bleed 2.35M, Billy Lynn 930k

[La Binoche]

15 minutes ago, Webslinger said:

Elle looks really damn cool. It's opening in the Boston metro area on Wednesday, so I'm hopeful that it will make its way closer eventually.

 

It's mostly just a showcase for Huppert. But because she's so watchable it works. 

[Webslinger]

I don't care how Megan Ellison came across her money. All that matters is that she has awesome taste in film and has pushed through a number of films that were creative gambles.

[Eric the Minion]

2 hours ago, Nutella of Arabia said:

 

This generation has Megan Ellison, who might be even better. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Nutella of Arabia said:

 

And yet, Bob and Harvey made a bunch of shitty movies also and were a nightmare to work for. Ellison has better taste (subjective, I know) and the good sense to find quality filmmakers and let them do their thing. Different eras, different strengths.

 

 

1 hour ago, Ethan Hunt said:

I'm trying to find words to describe Arrival... I don't think there are any

 

1 hour ago, filmlover said:

The Edge of Seventeen is great! Go see it before it disappears, everyone.

 

 

1 hour ago, Goffe said:

we can always rely on A24, that's for sure. for me, they're the new Pixar.

 

44 minutes ago, Webslinger said:

Arrival is amazing. If there were any justice in this box office world, it would have expanded its theatre count, increased its per-theatre average, and topped $30 million this weekend.

[Travod]

*Totally wrong thread.

 

Beasts was pretty alright, visually way too dark and washed out though.

Edited November 20, 2016 by Travod

[Dementeleus]

33 minutes ago, La Binoche said:

 

It's germane to the conversation because what made Miramax so successful and influential was their hustle and ruthless ambition. They had to do it in order to survive. They didn't have mommy and daddy writing them $2 billion dollar checks to fall back on. The impact of Sex, Lies alone was bigger than anything Ellison has done or will ever do (the way it revolutionized not only Sundance but also made indies look sexy to the industry by taking them out of arthouses and into the multiplex for the very first time > what daddy's rich little girl is doing). 

 

So they were successful in different ways. How does that matter to us, as moviegoers? Both use their clout to push challenging and interesting fare into theaters. The Weinsteins popularized indie filmmaking in the 90s, and Ellison is giving quality filmmakers the chance to make their visions, in an era when studio tentpoles threaten to destroy low- and mid-budget theatrical releases. 

 

I'm glad we have both. 

[GiantCALBears]

No one has any idea on Saturday for FB?

[Dementeleus]

4 minutes ago, GiantCALBears said:

No one has any idea on Saturday for FB?

 

Nada (yet).  

[MattW]

I just sacrificed a goat to rth and the smoke said 26.8

 

Spoiler

just a random guess

 

Edited November 20, 2016 by IMojammer

[Travod]

@Nutella of Arabia Can we be Facebook friends I want to be Facebook friends 

[EmpireCity]

Anyone that has a problem with Megan Ellison or A24 is not a supporter of good film.  Who gives a flying fuck on how or why she has her money, simply be happy that she is has it and is using it to advance some great films.  

[Dementeleus]

5 minutes ago, Travod said:

@Nutella of Arabia Can we be Facebook friends I want to be Facebook friends 

 

Uh, sure?  Just send me a friend request. 

[EmpireCity]

12 minutes ago, GiantCALBears said:

No one has any idea on Saturday for FB?

 

I have a pretty good idea.  

[Eric the Minion]

3 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

Anyone that has a problem with Megan Ellison or A24 is not a supporter of good film.  Who gives a flying fuck on how or why she has her money, simply be happy that she is has it and is using it to advance some great films.  

 

[yjs]

4 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

Anyone that has a problem with Megan Ellison or A24 is not a supporter of good film.  Who gives a flying fuck on how or why she has her money, simply be happy that she is has it and is using it to advance some great films.  

gotta love Annapurna. ??

[Dementeleus]

I think there's no question the Weinsteins personally put more on the line than Ellison did, and there's a lot to admire in their tenacity and commitment to their projects. But as a moviegoer, all I care about is what each company makes. 

[AniNate]

2 minutes ago, Nutella of Arabia said:

I think there's no question the Weinsteins personally put more on the line than Ellison did, and there's a lot to admire in their tenacity and commitment to their projects. But as a moviegoer, all I care about is what each company makes. 

 

Well, as evidenced with Nate Parker, everyone has a line somewhere

[Rthmessiah]

13 minutes ago, IMojammer said:

I just sacrificed a goat to rth and the smoke said 26.8

 

  Reveal hidden contents

just a random guess

 

haha about right was going with 27, free examination

 

DS 8.4,Tr 7.9,Arr 5.6

[yjs]

with all that money she could have easily done tons of other stuff, be Paris Hilton or whatever. so so glad she's a movie nerd like us, even with such refined taste.

[La Binoche]

13 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

Anyone that has a problem with Megan Ellison or A24 is not a supporter of good film.  Who gives a flying fuck on how or why she has her money, simply be happy that she is has it and is using it to advance some great films.  

 

Who said I have a problem with Megan Elli$on or A24? He said she's better than the Weinsteins; I disagreed. 

[yjs]

finally! thanks @Doctor Rth and his FBeasts  

with that number $75m-$76M ow sounds about right.