jack-jack INCREDIBLES 2 Weekend |🏆| ACTUALS: 182.7M OW | O8 19M, Tag 14.9M, Solo 10M, DP2 8.7M, IW 5.4M

[filmlover]

2 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Is Woody Allen’s ant dead?

Pixar and DWA are gonna join forces for a team-up movie revealing that the bird family that ate Kevin Spacey's A Bug's Life character also ate Woody's Antz character.

[MovieMan89]

13 minutes ago, Darth Lehnsherr said:

Well when Pixar and Disney were looking like they were about to part ways Disney created the studio Circle 7 Animation dedicated solely to making sequels to Pixar films one of which was a Monsters Inc sequel. 

 

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/03/07/want-a-peek-at-circle-7-s-unproduced-quot-monsters-inc-quot-sequel.aspx

Ah yes, the dark days. Disney was going to retain all the Pixar IPs from the movies made under them (TS1-Incredibles at the time), and Circle 7's sole purpose was going to be to churn out lazy sequels to all of those as quickly as possible until the popularity of the characters were completely run into the ground. You see, Disney was completely desperate at the time because without Pixar they really had nothing going for them as a film studio. WDAS was failing spectacularly and their only live action hit of the decade had been the first POTC. Then the Pixar buyout worked out, and it's been nothing but gold mines for Disney ever since. You want to talk about rags to riches stories, look no further than the condition Disney's film department looked to be in circa 2005 vs where they are today. 

 

Also, I guess we should really never bitch about the Cars sequels considering what almost was, lol. 

 

 

[AniNate]

Stanton did an about face on Nemo so I wouldn't be surprised if he decides he either wants to do another film in that universe or a Wall-E sequel. 

[filmlover]

Yeah, it's easy to forget but Disney themselves was in a really dark place 15 years or so ago.

[MovieMan89]

5 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Yeah, it's easy to forget but Disney themselves was in a really dark place 15 years or so ago.

Completely wild to think about really. Who knows what may have happened if Johnny Depp hadn't single handedly turned the first POTC film into a shocking phenomenon and Pixar and Lasseter had gone their own way back in '05 as was looking extremely likely at the time. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by MovieMan89

[Belle]

3 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:

Mulan and the inevitable Little Mermaid live action adaptations are the ones I'm most excited about from a box office perspective. I think both have the potential to break out huge the way BatB did.

If they nail the special effects for the underwater scenes the Little Mermaid could do bonkers worldwide. Though Avatar 2 I believe is rumored to be doing underwater scenes (?) Idk don't quote me on that. 

 

Not so sure about Mulan though. Appears that many of the elements of the original are being shifted around and the lead actress well I've seen some of her films and eh. But hey I could be wrong. 

[MovieMan89]

Just now, Belle said:

If they nail the special effects for the underwater scenes the Little Mermaid could do bonkers worldwide. Though Avatar 2 I believe is rumored to be doing underwater scenes (?) Idk don't quote me on that. 

 

Not so sure about Mulan though. Appears that many of the elements of the original are being shifted around and the lead actress well I've seen some of her films and eh. But hey I could be wrong. 

Yes, Mermaid has heaps upon heaps of potential. Same demo that ate up BatB, under water stuff could be revolutionary in the same way Jungle Book's animals were, etc.

 

I'll at least be very excited to see what Mulan can do in China. 

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, MovieMan89 said:

Completely wild to think about really. Who knows what may have happened if Johnny Depp hadn't single handedly turned the first POTC film into a shocking phenomenon and Pixar had gone their own way back in '05 as was looking extremely likely at the time. 

Getting both Marvel and Lucasfilm under their wing within the past decade is probably the best thing that's ever happened to them (aside from The Little Mermaid more or less saving their entire animated division three decades ago). They've built up the Disney brand name pretty well in the last several years to the point that every movie they put out now feels like an event (even if it doesn't always pay off like A Wrinkle in Time and Solo have just shown).

[dxmatrixdt]

8 hours ago, The Futurist said:

 

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Avg.	Total Gross^	Date**
1	Avengers: Infinity War	BV	$257,698,183	38.8%	4,474	$57,599	$664,199,950	4/27/2018
2	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	BV	$247,966,675	26.5%	4,134	$59,982	$936,662,225	12/18/2015
3	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	BV	$220,009,584	35.5%	4,232	$51,987	$620,181,382	12/15/2017
4	Jurassic World	Uni.	$208,806,270	32.0%	4,274	$48,855	$652,270,625	6/12/2015
5	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$207,438,708	33.3%	4,349	$47,698	$623,357,910	5/4/2012
6	Black Panther	BV	$202,003,951	28.9%	4,020	$50,250	$699,615,354	2/16/2018
7	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$191,271,109	41.7%	4,276	$44,731	$459,005,868	5/1/2015
8	Incredibles 2	BV	$180,000,000	100.0%	4,410	$40,816	$180,000,000	6/15/2018
9	Captain America: Civil War	BV	$179,139,142	43.9%	4,226	$42,390	$408,084,349	5/6/2016
10	Beauty and the Beast (2017)	BV	$174,750,616	34.7%	4,210	$41,508	$504,014,165	3/17/2017
11	Iron Man 3	BV	$174,144,585	42.6%	4,253	$40,946	$409,013,994	5/3/2013

 

 

BOW DOW TO YOUR OVER LORD NOW.

 

Jurassic World 2 - If only they decided not to blow up the island and drown the herbivores in the introductory trailers

[Chewy]

5 minutes ago, Belle said:

If they nail the special effects for the underwater scenes the Little Mermaid could do bonkers worldwide. Though Avatar 2 I believe is rumored to be doing underwater scenes (?) Idk don't quote me on that. 

 

Not so sure about Mulan though. Appears that many of the elements of the original are being shifted around and the lead actress well I've seen some of her films and eh. But hey I could be wrong. 

 

Yea Avatar 2 underwater. I'm ALL IN on the underwater movie comeback, know it's suuuper expensive to get right but crazy it hasn't been a thing with all the modern tech yet

[MovieMan89]

4 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Getting both Marvel and Lucasfilm under their wing within the past decade is probably the best thing that's ever happened to them (aside from The Little Mermaid more or less saving their entire animated division three decades ago). They've built up the Disney brand name pretty well in the last several years to the point that every movie they put out now feels like an event (even if it doesn't always pay off like A Wrinkle in Time and Solo have just shown).

It's also rather ironic and disturbing that the two men mostly responsible for resurrecting Disney back then so they could get to where they are today in the industry - Depp and Lasseter - are also both in hot water today for their personal life behavior and the company would rather not associate with them. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by MovieMan89

[dxmatrixdt]

8 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:

I don't think the next non-Disney film to hit either 180+ on OW or 500 DOM is on  the schedule yet. Unless something seriously breaks out. 

Ant-Man?  They could always try and throw it out in as many showings that Incredibles 2 had this weekend and see what happens.  They might loose some money doing that though.

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

Yes, Mermaid has heaps upon heaps of potential. Same demo that ate up BatB, under water stuff could be revolutionary in the same way Jungle Book's animals were, etc.

 

I'll at least be very excited to see what Mulan can do in China. 

The Little Mermaid will most likely be 2021. Rob Marshall has already been tapped to move onto it once he's done with Mary Poppins Returns.

[Rebeccas]

3 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said:

It's also rather ironic and disturbing that the two men mostly responsible for resurrecting Disney back then so they could get to where they are today in the industry - Depp and Lasseter - are also both in hot water today for their personal life behavior. 

There's also Bryan Singer who really kicked off the superhero popularity with X-Men (which was then driven into the ground by another trash human, Brett Ratner). Film landscape might be very different without that first X-Men..

Edited June 18, 2018 by Rebeccas

[MovieMan89]

4 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

Yea Avatar 2 underwater. I'm ALL IN on the underwater movie comeback, know it's suuuper expensive to get right but crazy it hasn't been a thing with all the modern tech yet

AQM will be the sacrificial lamb in the ritual to make underwater films take over the industry. 

 

Mamoa dying for our sins. 

[Chewy]

Just now, filmlover said:

The Little Mermaid will most likely be 2021. Rob Marshall

 

[Biggestgeekever]

8 hours ago, The Futurist said:

 

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Opening*	% of Total	Theaters	Avg.	Total Gross^	Date**
1	Avengers: Infinity War	BV	$257,698,183	38.8%	4,474	$57,599	$664,199,950	4/27/2018
2	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	BV	$247,966,675	26.5%	4,134	$59,982	$936,662,225	12/18/2015
3	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	BV	$220,009,584	35.5%	4,232	$51,987	$620,181,382	12/15/2017
4	Jurassic World	Uni.	$208,806,270	32.0%	4,274	$48,855	$652,270,625	6/12/2015
5	Marvel's The Avengers	BV	$207,438,708	33.3%	4,349	$47,698	$623,357,910	5/4/2012
6	Black Panther	BV	$202,003,951	28.9%	4,020	$50,250	$699,615,354	2/16/2018
7	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$191,271,109	41.7%	4,276	$44,731	$459,005,868	5/1/2015
8	Incredibles 2	BV	$180,000,000	100.0%	4,410	$40,816	$180,000,000	6/15/2018
9	Captain America: Civil War	BV	$179,139,142	43.9%	4,226	$42,390	$408,084,349	5/6/2016
10	Beauty and the Beast (2017)	BV	$174,750,616	34.7%	4,210	$41,508	$504,014,165	3/17/2017
11	Iron Man 3	BV	$174,144,585	42.6%	4,253	$40,946	$409,013,994	5/3/2013

 

 

BOW DOW TO YOUR OVER LORD NOW.

It's funny think that 12 years ago Disney's biggest opener was the first Incredibles with $70.5M

[John Marston]

11 hours ago, narniadis said:

It got hit by Theater count losses and 3D issues for sure in the summer of 2010 but Despicable Me also put a dent in it but it's Adjusted total is still $488m - very very respectable.

 

Toy Story was huge, but never as huge as some of their other films so the fact that TS3's historic performance is in line with being the #3 franchise makes sense.

 

 

I remember thinking back in 2010 Toy Story 3 would be like what Jurassic World was in 2015. I also was easily expecting it to beat Shrek 3's record

[dxmatrixdt]

7 hours ago, Jonwo said:

Maybe Cars Land could be replaced by Incredibles Land

The Cars Land gift shop could help fund the building of an Incredibles Land adjacent to it, lol.

[Thrylos 7]

2 hours ago, Sam said:

It made almost 900M WW. In 1994. It’s not only a US thing. Come on now lol.

 

It’s not like we don’t have comparisons. We already see how TFA and JW soared to incredible BO numbers with nostalgia factor (and to a lesser extent, Finding Dory and Toy Story 3 also)

Sorry but nobody can convince me that the lion king is equal to the beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy with all the characters of the original trilogy in there, it’s not even comparable. Difference of opinion I guess, we will see who is right in about over a year...