STEPHEN KING'S IT WEEKEND THREAD | 117.15 Mill!....NO SPOILERS..NOT EVEN IN TAGS!

[Rumpot]

Wow.  Using the AMC stubs app to scroll through New York is amazing....many theaters with 25 to 28+ showings for the day with rampant "sold out" and "almost full" next to several shows.

[Jake Gittes]

I doubt anyone other than King would want a "proper" Shining movie. The original has simply become too big and iconic. Maybe in another decade or two but for now Kubrick and Nicholson are still casting really long shadows. 

[Elessar]

Just now, filmnerdjamie said:

Let's not get out of hand here, fellas.

I'm not hoping for 100m OW or anything but like 60m with great legs would be nice.

[Joel M]

2 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I don't see WB touching The Shining. 

 

Because it's a iconic sacred cow? That hasn't stopped studios before. 

 

And it even has more of a hook for a remake than Carrie, Evil Dead, The Thing etc. because Kubrick's movie was notoriously very different than the book.

[filmnerdjamie]

6 minutes ago, Joel M said:

I bet a Stephen King approved Shining movie will definately happen now.

King got his version and it was awful. I say this as an uber fan of both the novel and Kubrick's film. 

 

Even he is smart enough to know Kubrick "won" that battle.

[MCKillswitch123]

7 minutes ago, Jonwo said:

I don't see WB touching The Shining. They're more likely to go for The Stand.

100% agreed. Whether King liked it or not (...and let's be honest: his miniseries was terrible), nobody else denies that Kubrick's Shining is an icon of horror filmmaking and probably won't be touched anytime soon. The Stand is probably WB's next hunt, if not straight up an attempt to buy out The Dark Tower or maybe even a Misery or a Stand By Me from Sony. The Shining? Not in the next 15-20 years at least.

Edited September 8, 2017 by MCKillswitch123

[John Marston]

Thinking 40-50 for Blade Runner 

[John Marston]

3 minutes ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

100% agreed. Whether King liked it or not (...and let's be honest: his miniseries was terrible), nobody else denies that Kubrick's Shining is an icon of horror filmmaking and probably won't be touched anytime soon. The Stand is probably WB's next hunt, if not straight up an attempt to buy out The Dark Tower or maybe even a Misery or a Stand By Me from Sony. The Shining? Not in the next 15-20 years at least.

Misery? No way. No one will top Kathy Bates 

[KeepItU25071906]

18 minutes ago, a2knet said:

VARIETY  http://variety.com/2017/film/news/box-office-it-home-again-irma-1202551724/

 

Friday afternoon estimates for “It” ranged from the $82 million to nearly $100 million for the weekend, 

[Elessar]

Just now, John Marston said:

Thinking 40-50 for Blade Runner 

*thumbs down*

[That One Girl]

Cell.

[DAR]

6 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

I doubt anyone other than King would want a "proper" Shining movie. The original has simply become too big and iconic. Maybe in another decade or two but for now Kubrick and Nicholson are still casting really long shadows. 

Well let's not forget the version that King approved kind of sucked.

[filmnerdjamie]

2 minutes ago, John Marston said:

Thinking 40-50 for Blade Runner 

Total DOM.

[a2k]

6 minutes ago, Elessar said:

hmm you see sunday dropping this hard? Movies on opening weekend usualy fare a little better than that, no?

 

5 minutes ago, 75livesinDerry said:

 

probably factoring in the hurricane and football into the drop, maybe?

Last year this weekend 6 movies in top 12 fell more than 46% and 8 movies fell more than 43%. Sully was an opener and fell 44%.

 

1	SULLYWarner Bros.3,525	$12,160,687-- / $3,450$12,160,687 / 1	$14,660,116+20.6% / $4,159$26,820,803 / 2	$8,207,498-44% / $2,328$35,028,301 / 3
2	WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKSSony / Screen Gems2,246	$5,234,279-- / $2,330$5,234,279 / 1	$6,097,688+16.5% / $2,715$11,331,967 / 2	$2,870,356-52.9% / $1,278$14,202,323 / 3
3	DON'T BREATHESony / Screen Gems3,384	$2,436,304+162.3% / $720$61,059,462 / 15	$3,792,256+55.7% / $1,121$64,851,718 / 16	$2,021,665-46.7% / $597$66,873,383 / 17
4	SUICIDE SQUADWarner Bros.3,103	$1,451,454+226.1% / $468$303,209,307 / 36	$2,779,675+91.5% / $896$305,988,982 / 37	$1,491,909-46.3% / $481$307,480,891 / 38
5	KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGSFocus Features2,335	$670,092+179% / $287$38,287,772 / 22	$1,590,203+137.3% / $681$39,877,975 / 23	$1,041,453-34.5% / $446$40,919,428 / 24
6	THE WILD LIFE (2016)Lionsgate/Summit2,493	$736,659-- / $295$736,659 / 1	$1,612,961+119% / $647$2,349,620 / 2	$993,077-38.4% / $398$3,342,697 / 3
7	PETE'S DRAGON (2016)Buena Vista2,685	$682,250+232.7% / $254$67,730,903 / 29	$1,543,049+126.2% / $575$69,273,952 / 30	$876,091-43.2% / $326$70,150,043 / 31
8	NO MANCHES FRIDAPantelion465	$481,336+213.3% / $1,035$5,700,118 / 8	$822,146+70.8% / $1,768$6,522,264 / 9	$810,015-1.5% / $1,742$7,332,279 / 10
9	HELL OR HIGH WATERLionsgate1,445	$735,000+125.1% / $509$17,958,734 / 29	$1,141,050+55.2% / $790$19,099,784 / 30	$585,271-48.7% / $405$19,685,055 / 31
10	SAUSAGE PARTYSony / Columbia2,071	$709,988+97.5% / $343$91,592,567 / 29	$1,064,694+50% / $514$92,657,261 / 30	$567,321-46.7% / $274$93,224,582 / 31
11	BAD MOMSSTX Entertainment1,888	$830,899+137.4% / $440$105,527,165 / 43	$1,211,286+45.8% / $642$106,738,451 / 44	$551,480-54.5% / $292$107,289,931 / 45
12	WAR DOGSWarner Bros.1,781	$597,763+96.3% / $336$38,372,481 / 22	$928,369+55.3% / $521$39,300,850 / 23	$501,366-46% / $282$39,802,216 / 24

 

[That One Girl]

Blade Runner will make like 120M or 130M probably,

[Jonwo]

1 minute ago, filmnerdjamie said:

King got his version and it was awful. I say this as an uber fan of both the novel and Kubrick's film. 

 

Even he is smart enough to know Kubrick "won" that battle.

While it's not a faithful adaptation, The Shining is a bloody good film and any actor is going to struggle against Jack Nicholson's magnificent  performance. 

1 minute ago, MCKillswitch123 said:

100% agreed. Whether King liked it or not, nobody else denies that Kubrick's Shining is an icon of horror filmmaking and probably won't be touched anytime soon. The Stand is probably WB's next hunt, if not straight up an attempt to buy out The Dark Tower or maybe even a Misery or a Stand By Me from Sony. The Shining? Not in the next 15-20 years at least.

WB produced a stage play based on Misery with Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalfe which got mixed reviews. I'm surprised Dr Death hasn't been optioned or in development. 

[DAR]

2 minutes ago, John Marston said:

Misery? No way. No one will top Kathy Bates 

Agreed.  And I don't want anyone touching Stand by Me either.  Cujo I don't want just because I'm not big on movies that show dogs in that manner.

 

Something different I'd like to see adapted from King either Eyes of the Dragon or the Talisman.   

[Joel M]

Just now, filmnerdjamie said:

King got his version and it was awful. I say this as an uber fan of both the novel and Kubrick's film. 

 

Even he is smart enough to know Kubrick "won" that battle.

 

I don't say that I want a Shining remake, just that we might get one anyway. Kubrick's Shining is a masterpiece plain and simple, but if someone is searching for a Stephen King to adapt after It's huge success, The Shining will seem like one of the easiest sells.

[That One Girl]

Maybe Children of the Corn?

[Jonwo]

Just now, Joel M said:

 

I don't say that I want a Shining remake, just that we might get one anyway. Kubrick's Shining is a masterpiece plain and simple, but if someone is searching for a Stephen King to adapt after It's huge success, The Shining will seem like one of the easiest sells.

IT had an easier ride because the miniseries hasn't aged well and was quite tame. The Shining would have an uplift battle.