filmscholar Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Go Sonic. Video Game Movies have had a rocky history at the box office but I always felt that was Hollywood fault. They do not adapt the games right. Video games do have some amazing characters and storylines. I'll never forget in 93 when we saw "Mario Bros" and was like "That looks nothing like that game we love" which is why it bombed. Same with "Street Fighter" where they made Van Damme the main character when in the game it was Ryu and Ken. Two properties that I think have movie potential are "Metal Gear" because in the 80's on Nintendo, Michael Biehn was on the cover and we all though there would be a movie. The Military aspect is perfect for a blockbuster. And Nintendo's "Legend of Zelda" because after "Lord of the Rings" or even "Willow" I think that world can translate to film. So after Pika Pika and now Sonic I think more video movies can be greenlit in the future. But good for Sonic, can't wait to check it out. (This cover was based on Kyle Reese Character in Terminator) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie Jatinder Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, sfran43 said: Ugh! They're sure taking forever to post Parasite's estimate Don't you already have those 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, sfran43 said: Ugh! They're sure taking forever to post Parasite's estimate When you see all the money coming in after your movie beat the odds and won Best Picture: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 BOP could close in at 100 mill final with that 2nd weekend. Its no way a flop. Just a underperformer with wasted potential. It will make money 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Reynolds Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, Krissykins said: Deadline upped their BOP 4-day guess by $3m to $21.1m. Makes more sense. Their write up says 20m 4 day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TMP Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, cJS said: Don't you already have those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, fmpro said: BOP could close in at 100 mill final with that 2nd weekend. Its no way a flop. Just a underperformer with wasted potential. It will make money It will drop harder next weekend. It’s doing shit business overseas. Likely going to lose money theatrically 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, John Marston said: It will drop harder next weekend. It’s doing shit business overseas. Likely going to lose money theatrically Most movies do that. Its all about tv and streaming these days 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGAR4LIFE Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Speaking of video game movies, I’m very much looking forward to the box office possibilities of Universal and Illumination’s Super Mario movie. A lot of people criticize them for the stupidity and lack of plot for the Despicable Me/Minions movies but outside of some games like Paper Mario, the Mario franchise is not known for its narrative. If Detective Pikachu and Sonic are the Blade and Bryan Singer’s X-Men, I truly believe that Mario will be the Sam Raimi Spider-Man and finally the floodgates or video game movies will be opened wide and we’ll see an onslaught of adaptations in the coming years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Just now, JGAR4LIFE said: If Detective Pikachu and Sonic are the Blade and Bryan Singer’s X-Men Jeff Fowler about to be cancelled so hard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, John Marston said: It will drop harder next weekend. It’s doing shit business overseas. Likely going to lose money theatrically According to Mendelsohn (he's given correct estimates before), it's at 120 mil WW right now. Should cross 150 mil by the weekend. I doubt it's missing 200 mil. Still probably a money loser but won't lose tens of millions like people here expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Duncan Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 hours ago, TMP said: If that was true then Cats shouldn’t have bombed... Cats was a creation made by clueless executives trying to appeal to furries, without actually knowing what they like or are into. It's basically the Crash of the furry community (before you ask, Zootopia was basically Black Panther before Black Panther. The movie even has a black panther in it!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 "wat" at that Sonic number. I have been a little bit out of the loop and all but I haven't heard anything about this movie since the whole design fiasco. Isn't that putting it on pace for a 60m three day?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Protege beats the master who delivered a giant box office turkey last November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex SciChannel Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, fmpro said: Most movies do that. Its all about tv and streaming these days Um, I dont know what world you're living in but normally a tentpole's TV and streaming chances are damaged if the film doesnt make $100M+ domestically. BoP's break even is $235M including possible international tv deals, and it's not making that much. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 minute ago, marveldcfox said: Protege beats the master who delivered a giant box office turkey last November. Jeff Fowler for Deadpool III 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, TMP said: Jeff Fowler about to be cancelled so hard At least Bryan Singer was famous enough to be cancelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: "wat" at that Sonic number. I have been a little bit out of the loop and all but I haven't heard anything about this movie since the whole design fiasco. Isn't that putting it on pace for a 60m three day?? Marketplace was starved for a major family movie. Helped that everything aimed at that audience since Frozen II (Spies in Disguise, Dolittle) pretty much sputtered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfran43 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 - Sonic the Hedgehog $21,000,000 - - 4,167 $5,039 $21,000,000 1 Paramount Pictures 2 1 Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn $6,350,000 +256.6% -51% 4,236 $1,499 $48,508,302 8 Warner Bros. 3 - The Photograph $6,280,000 - - 2,516 $2,496 $6,280,000 1 Universal Pictures 4 - Fantasy Island $5,400,000 - - 2,784 $1,939 $5,400,000 1 Sony Pictures Releasing 5 2 Bad Boys for Life $4,030,000 +379% +33.4% 3,185 $1,265 $174,052,306 29 Sony Pictures Releasing 6 3 1917 $2,460,000 +218.8% +6.9% 2,084 $1,180 $138,784,984 52 Universal Pictures 7 - Downhill $2,091,000 - - 2,301 $908 $2,091,000 1 Fox Searchlight Pictures 8 7 Jumanji: The Next Level $1,845,000 +448.5% +48% 2,729 $676 $301,861,286 64 Sony Pictures Releasing 9 4 Parasite $1,715,000 +269.7% +324.7% 2,001 $857 $39,402,548 127 Neon 10 5 Dolittle $1,620,000 +350.6% +10.3% 2,869 $564 $67,071,515 29 Universal Pictures 11 6 The Gentlemen $940,000 +172.4% -21.6% 1,802 $521 $29,464,063 22 STX Entertainment 12 10 Knives Out $725,000 +272.4% +13.8% 1,154 $628 $160,436,017 80 Lionsgate 13 9 Gretel & Hansel $595,000 +167.2% -39.2% 1,645 $361 $13,276,917 15 United Artists Releasing 14 8 Little Women $445,000 +96.6% -27.9% 1,035 $429 $104,248,006 52 Sony Pictures Releasing 15 11 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker $388,000 +100.7% -25.9% 992 $391 $511,874,363 57 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 16 13 Jojo Rabbit $284,000 +113.2% -22.8% 484 $586 $31,139,308 120 Fox Searchlight Pictures 17 12 Just Mercy $255,000 +83.8% -41.4% 846 $301 $34,235,166 52 Warner Bros. 18 15 The Turning $220,000 +178.8% -44.7% 610 $360 $14,746,565 22 Universal Pictures 19 14 Frozen II $213,000 +152.9% -12.7% 716 $297 $474,900,703 85 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 20 19 Spies in Disguise $125,000 +179.3% -30.2% 519 $240 $65,267,404 52 Twentieth Century Fox 21 18 Ford v Ferrari $119,000 +77.2% -40.4% 293 $406 $116,752,518 92 Twentieth Century Fox 22 21 Bombshell $32,000 +33.6% -49% 128 $250 $31,408,054 64 Lionsgate 23 23 Like a Boss $27,000 +87.8% -53.1% 122 $221 $22,080,142 36 Paramount Pictures 24 28 Underwater $17,000 +86% -46.1% 77 $220 $17,083,476 36 Twentieth Century Fox 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
