Thursday numbers I AM 14.5, MPR 10.2, BB/SMSV 5.8 I BY ASGUARD

[poweranimals]

36 minutes ago, movieboner said:

Hey mods, where is the weekend thread?

There aren't even any weekend numbers. 

[RealLyre]

who would've thought that an inferior version of A Quiet Place would do so well on Netflix 

 

 

[Old Spice]

13 minutes ago, Brinatico said:

when you want to talk about a movie with real profits, please check this one and stop trying to sell Mery floping.

almost $400M with a $36M budget 

 

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=media&id=astarisborn2018.htm 

ASIB was a huge win for WB and deservedly so (I would put it, along with Paddington 2 and Mission Impossible, among my three favorite films of the year) but what does that have to do with MPR? It's possible for both films to be successful, ya know. 😉

[expensiveho]

1 hour ago, Telemachos said:

 

@Jandrew @Cmasterclay

Sandra is truly the last female movie star standing.

 

Netflix has a few wins this year. Bird Box, Roma, Buster Scruggs, Sierra Burgess and To All The Boys I've Loved Before. I've seen people heavily talk about then on social media or an acclaim from critics (or both in Roma's case).

 

They should stick to low budgets movies and not bombs like Outlaw King and Mowgli, leave the high budget for theatrical releases. 

[Jiffy]

Will we be getting any early Friday numbers today?

 

[Pinacolada]

10 minutes ago, expensiveho said:

Sandra is truly the last female movie star standing.

 

Netflix has a few wins this year. Bird Box, Roma, Buster Scruggs, Sierra Burgess and To All The Boys I've Loved Before. I've seen people heavily talk about then on social media or an acclaim from critics (or both in Roma's case).

 

They should stick to low budgets movies and not bombs like Outlaw King and Mowgli, leave the high budget for theatrical releases. 

 

we don't really know if Outlaw King (or even Mowgli) weren't watched a lot

 

[The Futurist]

2 hours ago, Telemachos said:

 

@Jandrew @Cmasterclay

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html

 

How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually.

[Jonwo]

They Shall Not Grow Old has turned it into a quiet hit for Warner Bros, will be interesting if it can to $10-15m by the end of its run, it's a shame it'll ineligible for awards because that would boosted its total. 

 

 

[nevermore]

Showing strong staying power, the second frame of “Aquaman” is dominating North American moviegoing with about $53 million in the final weekend of 2018, early estimates showed on Friday.

Disney’s second frame of “Mary Poppins Returns” will lead the rest of the pack, with around $33 million at 4,090 sites. The sequel should be hitting $105 million in its first 12 days at the end of the weekend.

 

From Variety

Edited December 28, 2018 by nevermore

[Porthos]

 

😬😬😬

[Alli]

Says a lot about the perceived quality of Netflix movies when the article states "NOT EVEN"

[Ryan Reynolds]

 

[VTKajin]

$50-55M seems like a safe range, but I wonder if it can go higher. 

[RyneOh1040]

4 hours ago, Pinacolada said:

 

we don't really know if Outlaw King (or even Mowgli) weren't watched a lot

 

we know they were no watched no where near this much because Netflix isn't tooting it's own horn about them.

 

my mom and I watched bird box Christmas Day.  we both love Sandra bullock and I thought she was solid but as others have said it felt like a much lesser executed version of A Quiet Place.

 

but facts are facts and it absolutely EXPLODED on social media.  would not be surprised if Netflix started doing a film release with an a lister attached every year around the holiday.

[Plain Old Tele]

Netflix doesn’t really care if you don’t watch some of their high-profile acquisitions, as long as you watch SOMETHING. 

Edited December 29, 2018 by Telemachos

[TombRaider]

4 hours ago, RealLyre said:

who would've thought that an inferior version of A Quiet Place would do so well on Netflix 

 

 

it was better than an overrated place

[Alli]

1 minute ago, TombRaider said:

it was better than an overrated place

seriously. i just finished watching it and i'm not a big fan of netflix, but Bird Box was pretty cool. enjoyed it better than AQP

[cookie]

1 hour ago, Telemachos said:

Netflix doesn’t really care if you don’t watch some of their high-profile acquisitions, as long as you watch SOMETHING. 

Given that they’ve gotten increasingly cancellation-happy with their shows I honestly doubt that.

Edited December 29, 2018 by cookie

[Plain Old Tele]

12 minutes ago, cookie said:

Given that they’ve gotten increasingly cancellation-happy with their shows I honestly doubt that.

 

Their money-hose isn’t infinite, but they’re operating more with an HBO mentality than a movie studio one. (All HBO cares about is whether you keep your subscription active.)

[expensiveho]

2 hours ago, Telemachos said:

Netflix doesn’t really care if you don’t watch some of their high-profile acquisitions, as long as you watch SOMETHING. 

I'm pretty sure they do care about people viewing or not something they paid +$100m. Even if only a few people saw it, it doesn't seem like the kind of movie that would make that tiny percent go "You know what? I'm not gonna cancel my subscription"

 

It's not like what happened with "The Crown" that wasn't a big hit but it got a lot of award attention.