Wonder Woman 1984 | Dec 16 2020 OS | Dec 25 2020 US and on HBO MAX

[Jonwo]

Just now, Squadron Leader Tele said:

 

Sure. But beginning of November still seems like a step down. Other blockbusters either targeted mid-Nov (like Twilight or THG) or were slightly smaller-scale blockbusters to begin with (Bond, etc).

 

(Obviously I'm just talking domestically).

Thor just did $123m so clearly WB think WW2 can do similar business.

[Plain Old Tele]

1 minute ago, Jonwo said:

Thor just did $123m so clearly WB think WW2 can do similar business.

 

Sure. But to this point WW is bigger than Thor. (300m+ is a huge win for T:R. 300m would be a (significant?) disappointment for WW2).

[filmlover]

Yeah, this move seems like a conscientious decision in light of Thor just posting massive numbers in that spot.

[DAJK]

Why not release it a week or two early overseas, give it even more distance from Bond and Frozen OS?

[Jonwo]

Just now, DAJK said:

Why not release it a week or two early overseas, give it even more distance from Bond and Frozen OS?

Bond 25 will likely be released two weeks before domestic if it follows the same pattern as previous Bond films. 

[TheMovieman]

18 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I suspect Suicide Squad 2 will be August 2019 or February 2020

Given Suicide Squad 2 won't be in production until Fall 2018 at the earliest, mainly due to Will Smith's schedule, 2020 is likely for it.

[Jonwo]

2 minutes ago, TheMovieman said:

Given Suicide Squad 2 won't be in production until Fall 2018 at the earliest, mainly due to Will Smith's schedule, 2020 is likely for it.

They could get it done for August 2019 but I think 2020 is likely

[ChipDerby]

It's 2nd weekend will essentially be a 4 day weekend.

[Mojoguy]

MUCH better release date then going up against SW. Also 4 weeks before Frozen 2.

I can see WW2 reaching 300M-380M which would still be great. WB is hoping for Thor Ragnarok numbers I suppose after seeing how successful it is. It'll be way more frontloaded than the first WW obviously.

[TwoMisfits]

1 hour ago, Squadron Leader Tele said:

 

Sure. But to this point WW is bigger than Thor. (300m+ is a huge win for T:R. 300m would be a (significant?) disappointment for WW2).

Yes, but WW won't be competing with a 2nd super like Thor will be...imagine this month if JL wasn't coming to slice into the legs how high Thor could go...now think about WW, since she will be in that exact situation...Disney put themselves in that corner by not claiming the Nov 1 slot already, and no way do they take WW on now, or release a super themselves a week before Frozen 2...

[Jonwo]

Just now, TwoMisfits said:

Yes, but WW won't be competing with a 2nd super like Thor will be...imagine this month if JL wasn't coming to slice into the legs how high Thor could go...now think about WW, since she will be in that exact situation...Disney put themselves in that corner by not claiming the Nov 1 slot already, and no way do they take WW on now, or release a super themselves a week before Frozen 2...

Disney has a film a week later which won't do much as it's a Christmas film

[AndyK]

When can this and Shazam be moved to the main forum?

[BadAtGender]

Not a great date (I'm not a big fan of the early November dates), but given the difficulty in navigating around the Disney juggernauts, I'm not sure they could do better, really.

 

WW and Frozen both probably have about the same domestic potential, but Frozen is probably double the strength OS. IX might double WW both DOM and OS. It makes a lot of sense to want to avoid getting too close to either.

 

Bond is... not nearly as much a concern, IMO. It's a big player OS, but is still smaller than Frozen or Star Wars. 

[cookie]

12 hours ago, DAJK said:

Why not release it a week or two early overseas, give it even more distance from Bond and Frozen OS?

Frozen won't be a problem since Disney rarely releases their animated movies (WDAS or Pixar) OS day and date with DOM.

 

Bond would be a much larger issue since the Bond movies have often released in the end of October in most markets.

[Hades]

Bond won't make that date. Just a feeling. Even Frozen is not a sure thing....

[Heat Vision]

So anyone thinks we'll get Cheetah in this? Wouldn't mind a smaller scale story this time around instead of a war film.

[Jonwo]

12 hours ago, Heat Vision said:

So anyone thinks we'll get Cheetah in this? Wouldn't mind a smaller scale story this time around instead of a war film.

My hunch is Cheetah and Circe

[Brainbug]

Is anyone else sensing a Spider-Man 2 like run for this? A massive hit which doesnt reach the heights of its predecessor, purely because you cant duplicate such a zeitgeist-performance.

[KeepItU25071906]

2 hours ago, Brainbug said:

Is anyone else sensing a Spider-Man 2 like run for this? A massive hit which doesnt reach the heights of its predecessor, purely because you cant duplicate such a zeitgeist-performance.

It was absolutely different times.

 

OS is gonna be bigger for sequel, as usual.

[Kalo]

I didn't know they moved it to Nov! it will me out just in time for my birthday now