Weekend Thread (7/30-8/1) | Jungle Cruise 34.2M DOM, 27.6 OS, 30M PA | Green Knight 6.78, Old 6.76, Widow 6.4, Stillwater 5.1

[BestPicturePlutoNash]

750k is bad. Think this thread failed to take in account the small auditoriums.

[AJG]

Green Knight gonna end up woth a C or C- cinemascore. Lord have mercy.

[AJG]

15 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Yeah lot of people online expected King Arthur: Legend of the Sword type action from this movie.

 

This is the first I'm hearing of this movie not being a gritty CG fantasy action film. The second trailer looked really cool.

[wildphantom]

Went to see Jungle Cruise this morning. Good movie, and didn’t think it descended into chaos in the third act like some critics suggested at all. Above average Disney summer fare that families should lap up. 

[Ethan Hunt]

I don't really think 750k for Green Knight is bad lol

[DAJK]

Hereditary made 1.3M previews. Green Knight sure as hell is no longer reaching 10M this weekend.

[Eric Duncan]

 

[Borobudur]

2 hours ago, TwoMisfits said:

 

If I was betting, I'd say yes - with that preview, Jungle Cruise under Space Jam 2 for the weekend...but who knows.  I'd like to see a Friday number b/c Disney fans are rabid fans, so they might show up, since I don't think many are planning PA buys...or they might not and just enjoy an Olympics weekend...

But I remember SJ2 has a meh IM over the weekend, probably hurt by HBO max, but people still have to paid to see JC on Disney+,

[Rorschach]

2 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Yeah lot of people online expected King Arthur: Legend of the Sword type action from this movie.

…did people even watch the trailer for this? Having literally watched the film last night, the cries about it being “mis-marketed” are complete bs.

[MrPink]

...what were people expecting from the gross? 8m thereabouts is totally within range I feel

[Krissykins]

1 hour ago, Skipper Eric said:

 

Ooft. Completely rejected. That standing ovation at Cannes was for nothing lol. 

[Webslinger]

I haven’t seen The Green Knight yet (going in a little bit), but the trailer looks exactly like I’d expect from the description of “David Lowery adapts Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:” evocative, moody, contemplative, surreal, and not especially action-heavy. I’m having trouble seeing any area where A24 is really being egregiously deceptive.

[grim22]

F9 is on PVOD. That was fast, and furious.

[Rorschach]

2 minutes ago, Webslinger said:

I haven’t seen The Green Knight yet (going in a little bit), but the trailer looks exactly like I’d expect from the description of “David Lowery adapts Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:” evocative, moody, contemplative, surreal, and not especially action-heavy. I’m having trouble seeing any area where A24 is really being egregiously deceptive.

And I would say that that description is completely accurate. I’m genuinely confused on how people are interpreting the film as an action-heavy epic when the trailers for the film don’t give off that vibe at all.

[DAJK]

Looks like Jungle Cruise is tripling the #2 film in Canada so far for Friday (#2 being... Space Jam lol)

[Plain Old Tele]

GK is a fraction of the cost of JC. 
 

Seems like these early hints of numbers are way more troubling for the 200m tentpole than the “weird” quirky indie movie. 

[cookie]

3 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Yeah lot of people online expected King Arthur: Legend of the Sword type action from this movie.

Would people want that, though? King Arthur is horrid.

Edited July 30, 2021 by cookie

[AJG]

58 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

Ooft. Completely rejected. That standing ovation at Cannes was for nothing lol. 

I’ve heard it be described as a remake of Taken where nothing happens.

[Last Man Standing]

1 hour ago, Rorschach said:

…did people even watch the trailer for this? Having literally watched the film last night, the cries about it being “mis-marketed” are complete bs.

I just watched the trailer to check whether you're correct: you're not. The trailer is absolutely full of people brandishing weapons, swinging weapons, strange monsters. The thumbnail is of Dev raising a massive axe triumphantly. Come on. If you're not familiar with the director you're 100% gonna expect action from this movie.

[The Panda]

3 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

I don't really think 750k for Green Knight is bad lol

Yeah, people seem to be forgetting the biggest opener A24 has was Hereditary at 13m lol. 
 

With the Delta breakout and theaters still not having fully recovered, if it ends up close to 10m OW that’s pretty good for it imo.

Edited July 30, 2021 by The Panda