MORBIUS | April 1 2022 | Sony | Returns to 1000+ theaters June 3rd because we live in a simulation

[WittyUsername]

Why? Now the first two months of the year are practically empty. 

[Lion Roar]

They're gonna try to get Andrew Garfield to shoot a post credit scene. 

Edited January 4, 2022 by Lion Roar

[Ozymandias]

this movie looks like it was shot in 2002, why do so many SONY movies look like they're from a different time

[WittyUsername]

This reminds me of when Sony briefly pushed Let There Be Carnage to October 15th. Remember that? 

[SpiderByte]

25 minutes ago, RiddlerXXR said:

My prediction for Morbius was $38M OW and $96M DOM at its January date. With this move, I'll drop that down to $28M and $73M.

I think that's extremely generous. It could have weathered a wave of bad reviews better if there were less competition, but with Sonic a week after...nah.

Edited January 4, 2022 by SpiderByte

[TwoMisfits]

25 minutes ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

now i regret signing up for amc a-list , nothing to see for months

 

That's why Cinemark is the way to go...you can just save the seats for the whole year and spend them on family tickets...

 

Cheaper, too...

[wintersoldier2021]

Deadline says this has nothing to do with covid

[snarkmachine]

8 minutes ago, wintersoldier2021 said:

Deadline says this has nothing to do with covid

 Specifically, it says they want to keep the big screens for NWH. Which sounds like specious reasoning to me but whatever

 

https://deadline.com/2022/01/morbius-sony-pushes-release-date-for-jared-letos-marvel-film-1234903954/

[Mau]

Also Sony could still try for a release date in China for NWH and worry about Morbius  release date later. Instead of having two films in "the waiting list"

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

2 hours ago, RiddlerXXR said:

 

I guess they're hoping the Omicron burn rate will have cases down to a "minimum" by then? Maybe under 30K a day? I don't think it effects the box office one way or another. My OW and DOM estimates remain the same no matter when it releases this year. 

 

1 hour ago, RiddlerXXR said:

My prediction for Morbius was $38M OW and $96M DOM at its January date. With this move, I'll drop that down to $28M and $73M.

 

So what is it? Are you changing it or keeping it the same no matter when it releases?

[XXR vs XXR]

1 minute ago, AnotherDayAnotherDollar said:

 

 

So what is it? Are you changing it or keeping it the same no matter when it releases?

 

 

Changing it to what I put more recently. 

 

[Knights of Ren]

I was really looking forward to this 🙃

[Ronin46]

I think this is a mistake. I would have tried to tie in with the Venom/Spidey stuff and recency bias. I also think its open for them late Jan and moving to a much more crowded slate wont be good.

 

I think it would have done over 100M and now think its a 75M domestic gross now. 

[Legion Again]

16 minutes ago, Knights of Ren said:

I was really looking forward to this 🙃

Now you get to look forward to it for longer 😜

[Borobudur]

I am actually plan to see this because there is nothing much else to see in Jan and Feb. The april release date my turn me off since I have other movies to choose now.  

[marveldcfox]

Stupid move. Morbius would have done 100+ in January. Now it will do 60+.

[babz06]

I this had a good chance to cross 100m+ in jan/feb now that might be a struggle. 

[WittyUsername]

I don’t even understand the logic behind the stated reason for the move. Sony wants to maintain the larger screens for NWH? The movie will have been on its seventh week by that point. It will have already made most of its money.  

[RRA]

It looks rubbish but that January date was good for it? Could’ve rode off that NWH/Venom 2 goodwill. 

[Borobudur]

20 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

I don’t even understand the logic behind the stated reason for the move. Sony wants to maintain the larger screens for NWH? The movie will have been on its seventh week by that point. It will have already made most of its money.  

They have to try to allow NWH passing Avatar