Christopher Robin | August 3, 2018 | 70% on RT (and rising!)

[dudalb]

9 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Winnie The Pooh sold 5.5 BILLION in merchandise in 2012 - it's dropped some but still does billions a year in sales - it's not just adults buying stuff for themselves. 

Winnie the Pooh has become a staple..something which has a steady year in year out sales. Yes, it not going to do as well as the latest "Hot" franchise.But it has longetivity and a steady profit.......something which is still up in the air for a lot of the currently "Big" franchises,and something which every company wants.

I think the problem is a lot of people here don't get that not everything has to work like a CBM or SCI fi franchise to be successful.

I think people are also blinded by what is big today and don't take a long view.

Edited August 3, 2018 by dudalb

[Xavier]

4 hours ago, SoSaysI said:

As a long time reader of the boards various iterations who doesn’t post much this board is going to shit.  Constant trolling and nearly every new account basically comes here to just stir things up and not actually contribute value to the site.  

Sorry man, but I am not a new account. And nobody gave anyone ownership in here.

[TalismanRing]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-robin-refused-china-release-winnie-pooh-crackdown-1131907

 

Disney’s 'Christopher Robin' Won't Get China Release Amid Pooh Crackdown (Exclusive)

 

 

 

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No reason was given for the denial, but a source pinned the blame on China's crackdown on images of the Winnie the Pooh character, which is featured in a central role in Christopher Robin. Last summer, authorities began blocking pictures of Winnie the Pooh on social media given that the character has become a symbol of the resistance in China with foes of the ruling Communist Party, namely Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Bloggers have drawn comparisons between the pudgy bear and Xi, which has put the country's censors in overdrive. In June, Chinese authorities blocked HBO after Last Week Tonight host John Oliver mocked Xi's sensitivity over being compared to Winnie the Pooh.

 

But an insider counters that the decision likely has to do with the size and scope of the film given the foreign film quota and the fact that there are several new Hollywood tentpoles in the Chinese market right now.

 

 

[Curtis1986]

 variety is reporting that this is looking at a 28 million weekend at best. Probably in 80 to 90 million total.

[eddyxx]

5 hours ago, Xavier said:

Disney would never allow this to go rotten. 

Sorry but Disney ran out of money after funding the critics for BP and IW. Thats why Solo wasn't 90 percent. They couldn't afford to dish out the big bucks and they've completely ran out of cash flows after Incredibles 2 hence AMATW's subpar 88 percent score.

[eddyxx]

17 hours ago, Cappoedameron said:

 

I only really like two movie critics, Grace Randolph and Chris Stuckman. I usually go by their reviews moreso then anybody else's.

[eddyxx]

17 hours ago, L Silverman said:

Y'all need to stop being a bunch of a-holes.  Grace is alright.  I don't always agree with her reviews but I like her analysis.

[Curtis1986]

 It just keeps going down and down. So  embarrassing. Deadline is now saying 23 to 25 million weekend

[DAR]

Seems like an odd movie to pick a vendetta against.

[Barnack]

41 minutes ago, DAR said:

Seems like an odd movie to pick a vendetta against.

Hard to imagine a more harm free project that would invoke less strong reaction than a Winnie the Pooh - Christopher Robin family movie....

 

[MCKillswitch123]

44 minutes ago, DAR said:

Seems like an odd movie to pick a vendetta against.

Agreed. It's bizarre to see so many people take literal enjoyment out of Christopher Robin failing just because some people dared to overpredict it

[That One Girl]

This is the happiest movie ever made, plz stop hating on it

[Yandereprime101189]

Lol, this board hates happy. Despises it. Only thing it likes to do is going ga-ga for some movies and shitting on others 😛

 

Just like imdb

[Alli]

Just now, Yandereprime101189 said:

Lol, this board hates happy. Despises it. Only thing it likes to do is going ga-ga for some movies and shitting on others 😛

 

Just like imdb

That insult stings

[Yandereprime101189]

4 minutes ago, Alli said:

That insult stings

Edited August 3, 2018 by Yandereprime101189

[estebanJ]

Saw CR today at a 10:30 early bird. Was surprised by how much I liked it. Sweet and endearing start to finish.

 

Pretty good crowd too.

[RandomCat]

I'll stand by my second best movie of the year.

[Johnny Tran]

17 hours ago, efialtes76 said:

Flop?we don't know any number yet...

Shitty reviews?60%RT and 59MT aren't shitty reviews...

They are for a movie that is this easy to produce. This should have been Incredibles numbers on RT.  Instead it's horror remake territory. 

Edited August 4, 2018 by Johnny Tran

[AndyK]

8 hours ago, RandomCat said:

I'll stand by my second best movie of the year.

Best movie of the year says hi

[SteveJaros]

A-listed this Friday and glad I did. Very enjoyable movie. Thought it might be slow and boring but was neither, Ewan was a fine CR, Agent Carter was a fetching English Rose, and the animated animals were spot on.

 

Fun for the family.