West Side Story | 10 DEC 2021 | RIP Stephen Sondheim | Comes to Disney+ March 2nd

[YM!]

Just now, CoolEric258 said:

 

Man, Disney is really trying to own the holiday season with this and Avatar 2. Cruella will do alright I guess.

[filmlover]

I bet this opens limited before expanding wide in January.

[Alli]

it's time for the main forum  @CoolEric258

[35MM-18]

3 hours ago, YourMother the Edgelord said:

Man, Disney is really trying to own the holiday season with this and Avatar 2. Cruella will do alright I guess.

Avatar 2's been pushed back to 2021, I think.

[Eric Duncan]

2 hours ago, Alli said:

it's time for the main forum  @CoolEric258

I'm not a mod, so you shouldn't @ me. I would suggest maybe you should @grim22 or @aabattery

[Alli]

@DeeCee

[Alli]

Ansolo-only 25 and already got a Golden Globe nom. Other more hyped actors could only dream...

[cannastop]

This is going to fucking flop.

[Alli]

1 minute ago, cannastop said:

This is going to fucking flop.

why do you say that? musicals are IN

[cannastop]

10 minutes ago, Alli said:

why do you say that? musicals are IN

The source material is dated as shit.

 

And how did Mary Poppins Returns do?

[Alli]

2 minutes ago, cannastop said:

The source material is dated as shit.

 

And how did Mary Poppins Returns do?

Mary Poppins did very good. 171M is excellent. WSS can make over 200M imo

[filmlover]

This will likely land in the same $70-85M area that War Horse, Bridge of Spies, and The Post did unless it becomes an unstoppable awards contender. The budget will likely be in the same $40-50M range as the latter two so luckily it doesn't have to light the world on fire to turn a profit.

[Alli]

1 minute ago, filmlover said:

This will likely land in the same $70-85M area that War Horse, Bridge of Spies, and The Post did unless it becomes an unstoppable awards contender. The budget will likely be in the same $40-50M range as the latter two so luckily it doesn't have to light the world on fire to turn a profit.

I'm shocked at this prediction. I really think this will do better than Marry Poppins. It's Spielberg behind the camera. I'm sure it will be nominated too

[MrPink]

I do think West Side Story could do well, like 150m. Expecting it to be a fringe awards contender but not sure much more.

 

[cookie]

8 minutes ago, filmlover said:

This will likely land in the same $70-85M area that War Horse, Bridge of Spies, and The Post did unless it becomes an unstoppable awards contender. The budget will likely be in the same $40-50M range as the latter two so luckily it doesn't have to light the world on fire to turn a profit.

I don't know how three historical dramas of variably niche subject matter can be considered comparable to what's most likely going to be a crowd-pleasing musical.

Edited May 17, 2019 by cookie

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, cookie said:

I don't know how three historical dramas can be considered comparable to what's most likely going to be a crowd-pleasing musical.

I mean, West Side Story is still a fairly downbeat drama? It's not exactly uplifting ala The Greatest Showman (then again neither was Les Miserables and that made bank though that had a much more starry cast than this does, plus it was the long-awaited adaptation of one of the most beloved Broadway shows ever). Depends on how many people want to make that their #1 choice to see over Christmas break with the family over, say, Cruella (as well as its awards potential).

Edited May 17, 2019 by filmlover

[35MM-18]

On 5/17/2019 at 4:05 AM, cannastop said:

The source material is dated as shit.

 

And how did Mary Poppins Returns do?

West Side Story's budget will most likely be only half that of Mary Poppins Returns ($130 million) at the most (I'm thinking $40-55 million range), so if it does as well at the box office as Returns did ($172 million domestically, $177 million overseas, $349 million worldwide), it'll be performing a lot better.

 

And a source material about gang violence and Latino race relations doesn't sound that dated to me.

[The Futurist]

 

[Alli]

Edited June 17, 2019 by Alli

[ban1o]

2 hours ago, Alli said:

hop this isn't the color palette of the film 

Edited June 17, 2019 by ban1o