Weekend Thread: | Estimates (per BOM) ~ M:I-F 35M, DCR 25.003M, TSWDM 12.35M, MM!HWGA 9.09M, TE2 8.83M, HT3:SV 8.2M, AMatW 6.188M, TDM 5.8M

[Litio]

16 minutes ago, John Marston said:

remember when the first two Hunger Games made over 400m. Then the following sequels collapsed and now it is like that franchise never existed?

What did you expect? A re-release every single year? This franchise isn’t Star Wars.

And at least THG ended without having a movie losing money, SW wishes.

 

[TalismanRing]

13 minutes ago, Thanos Legion said:

Almost like completely ditching the titular hook/set piece of your entire series for the final entry isn’t a great move. 

Once you drop the children murdering children for sport were's the fun for the audience?  Fighting for freedom.  ZZZZZZ

[TalismanRing]

Just now, Litio said:

What did you expect? A re-release every single year? This franchise isn’t Star Wars.

And at least THG ended without having a movie losing money, SW wishes.

 

I don't know how SWs as a franchise can show it's face.  Pitiful

 

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
1	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	BV	$2,068.2	$936.7	45.3%	$1,131.6	54.7%	2015
2	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	BV	$1,332.5	$620.2	46.5%	$712.4	53.5%	2017
3	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	BV	$1,056.1	$532.2	50.4%	$523.9	49.6%	2016
4	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$983.6	$431.1	43.8%	$552.5	56.2%	1999
5	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fox	$848.8	$380.3	44.8%	$468.5	55.2%	2005
6	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$640.9	$302.2	47.2%	$338.7	52.8%	2002
7	Star Wars	Fox	$621.7	$307.3	49.4%	$314.4	50.6%	1977
8	The Empire Strikes Back	Fox	$457.3	$209.4	45.8%	$247.9	54.2%	1980
9	Return of the Jedi	Fox	$418.4	$252.6	60.4%	$165.8	39.6%	1983
10	Solo: A Star Wars Story	BV	$390.2	$212.8	54.5%	$177.4	45.5%	2018

[Legion Again]

19 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Once you drop the children murdering children for sport were's the fun for the audience?  Fighting for freedom.  ZZZZZZ

Yes, exactly. Fighting for freedom is boring and overdone, if you want to get people into seats you need to offer something extra — like fighting for freedom while competing in commodified child death sports. 

[Litio]

17 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

I don't know how SWs as a franchise can show it's face.  Pitiful

 

Not having a bomb like Han Solo is essential for a prestigious franchise.

[That One Girl]

Just now, Litio said:

Not having a bomb like Han Solo is essential for a prestigious franchise.

 

I don’t think this matters at all?  They still have the highest grossing film of all time domestically.

[Barnack]

3 minutes ago, Thanos Legion said:

Yes, exactly. Fighting for freedom is boring and overdone, if you want to get people into seats you need to offer something extra — like fighting for freedom while competing in commodified child death sports. 

Or have the fighting occur in a VR world and freedom be freedom of intrusive pop-up ads, the genre really need a twist of that sort that make it look different of the others at least in some ways.

[TalismanRing]

Just now, Litio said:

Not having a bomb like Han Solo is essential for a prestigious franchise.

Having multiple films do over $1b (unadjusted) and one do $2B is better.

 

As for prestige Solo had as good or better reviews than the last two from the HG franchise

[CoolioD1]

1 hour ago, That One Guy said:

Comparing the films that make you cry and feel joy from 2018:

 

Christopher Robin > WYBMN > Paddington 2 > Mamma Mia 2

no idea what that second movie is.

[Barnack]

4 minutes ago, Litio said:

Not having a bomb like Han Solo is essential for a prestigious franchise.

Essential for what ? (I imagine not to be able to attend some prestigious franchise space club)

 

To keep a must see status among a certain part of the audience ?

To keep our strong sheep mentality going on strong ( I see those just to not miss a part of pop-culture, do like the others)

 

There is probably some truth in that, lot of success come from success itself.

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

no idea what that second movie is.

 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor

[Barnack]

2 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

no idea what that second movie is.

[CoolioD1]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor

no thanks, not looking to move house right now. do we really have to be neighbors for you to tell me what it's called?

[Litio]

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 

I don’t think this matters at all?  They still have the highest grossing film of all time domestically.

A little less than three years ago it was breaking record of the highest-grossing all time, now is having a hard time keeping up in the top 10 annual. Is this the memorable franchise?

[Barnack]

23 minutes ago, Litio said:

A little less than three years ago it was breaking record of the highest-grossing all time, now is having a hard time keeping up in the top 10 annual. Is this the memorable franchise?

 

Are you asking if Star Wars is a memorable franchise ?

 

What is going on, would you be a member of that (nice & fun & dedicated most of the time, I admit) James Cameron cult we have seen grow lately ?

Edited August 3, 2018 by Barnack

[Cmasterclay]

Inane hot takes and rabid defense of J Law movies, this guy and Futurist new BOT Tag Team Champions

[Eric is Anxious]

14 minutes ago, Litio said:

A little less than three years ago it was breaking record of the highest-grossing all time, now is having a hard time keeping up in the top 10 annual. Is this the memorable franchise?

The next one’s gonna be in the top 5 at worst domestically, probably top 3 unless Wonder Woman or Frozen see mega increases from their predecessors. So yeah, SW’s prestige or whatever the heck will be aight (inb4 weirdo SW haters derail the thread)

[grim22]

1 hour ago, RandomCat said:

Kids in my audience loved it. I'm going to guess that it's reviewers thinking kids will be bored.

 

 

[RandomCat]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

 

I feel so dirty right now.

[Legion Again]

33 minutes ago, Barnack said:

Or have the fighting occur in a VR world and freedom be freedom of intrusive pop-up ads, the genre really need a twist of that sort that make it look different of the others at least in some ways.

With enough solipsism, all fighting for freedom can be fighting for freedom in a VR world 

Edited August 3, 2018 by Thanos Legion