Weekend Thread (10/22-24) | Dune 41M OW. French Dispatch 1.35M. Timothee can't be stopped!

[tonytr87]

6 minutes ago, John Marston said:

Will Bond even reach 140m? Just bad

 

It's funny, pre-COVID everyone was talking about how older auds were keeping theaters alive. Now it's the opposite. 

[xiazhi]

5 minutes ago, John Marston said:

Will Bond even reach 140m? Just bad

140m is fine. Dune won't even cross 100m with ease.

[famicommander]

1 minute ago, xiazhi said:

140m is fine. Dune won't even cross 100m with ease.

Bond had a 301M dollar budget though.

[John Marston]

1 minute ago, xiazhi said:

140m is fine. Dune won't even cross 100m with ease.

 

Dune is a more niche property and has the HBo max issue 

[xiazhi]

3 minutes ago, famicommander said:

Bond had a 301M dollar budget though.

I don't know what source indicates 301m. Trades say its production budget is 250m, and Bond has a much higher overseas BO.

[ThomasNicole]

6 minutes ago, xiazhi said:

140m is fine. Dune won't even cross 100m with ease.

... Bond costs 250M, theatrical release, got 3 full marketing campaigns, and obviously is part of one gigantic franchise.

 

Dune costs 165M, have one normal marketing campaign, it's on HBO Max and it's a scifi movie.

 

This comparisson is just absurd.

 

[Cooper Legion]

Does dispatch have previews? Or true Fri?

[misterpepp]

Just now, Let There Be Legion said:

Does dispatch have previews? Or true Fri?

 

There were Thursday previews at the Chicago theaters I checked.

[DAJK]

Dune is one ticket ahead of Bond’s pace today at my theater for true Friday. Truly staggering numbers. We knew Bond would be huge. This is just insane.

 

Canada coming in to get Denis his sequel. Never forget your roots I guess.

[xiazhi]

Just now, ThomasNicole said:

... Bond costs 250M, theatrical release, got 3 full marketing campaigns, and obviously is part of one gigantic franchise.

 

Dune costs 165M, have one normal marketing campaign, it's on HBO Max and it's a scifi movie.

 

This comparisson is just absurd.

 

Bond has a much higher overseas. Worldwide it should double Dune's BO. It has a better profit.

[famicommander]

5 minutes ago, xiazhi said:

I don't know what source indicates 301m. Trades say its production budget is 250m, and Bond has a much higher overseas BO.

Bringing “No Time to Die” to the screen was already a pricey proposition — the film, which marks Daniel Craig’s final turn as 007, carried a $301 million net budget. Plus, Craig and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who control the rights to the series, have generous backend and profit participation deals, limiting the amount of money MGM is able to make on the movie.

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/no-time-to-die-james-bond-mgm-streaming-sale-1234819582/

 

That's what I was looking at.

[Pinacolada]

29 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

... Bond costs 250M, theatrical release, got 3 full marketing campaigns, and obviously is part of one gigantic franchise.

 

Dune costs 165M, have one normal marketing campaign, it's on HBO Max and it's a scifi movie.

 

This comparisson is just absurd.

 

3 FULL marketing campaigns is bullshit. Cmon

 

The original release date, April 8 2020, got a good amount of marketing, including a Superbowl TV Spot. But even that was delayed a full month before release. 

 

Then all the marketing that happened for its November 2020 was that one trailer. Nothing else. That's not a full marketing campaign

Edited October 23, 2021 by Pinacolada

[ThomasNicole]

24 minutes ago, xiazhi said:

Bond has a much higher overseas. Worldwide it should double Dune's BO. It has a better profit.

Yes i know, you was talking about domestic.

[ThomasNicole]

3 minutes ago, Pinacolada said:

3 FULL marketing campaigns is bullshit. Cmon

Okay, 2 and half.

[KC7]

32 minutes ago, famicommander said:

 

 

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/no-time-to-die-james-bond-mgm-streaming-sale-1234819582/

 

That's what I was looking at.

 

Interesting. I'd forgotten about that. This piece from a few weeks ago by one of the same authors had it at 250.

 

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/box-office-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-james-bond-1235083653/

 

"The film carries a massive $250 million budget and cost more than $100 million to market and promote."

 

I wonder which is right. (If any number can be considered accurate thanks to Hollywood accounting.)

Edited October 23, 2021 by KC7

[riczhang]

32 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Dune is one ticket ahead of Bond’s pace today at my theater for true Friday. Truly staggering numbers. We knew Bond would be huge. This is just insane.

 

Canada coming in to get Denis his sequel. Never forget your roots I guess.

 

Ya I've seen it twice now in Toronto and it was absolutely packed (sold out or close to) both screenings. 

 

2 minutes ago, KC7 said:

 

Interesting. I'd forgotten about that. This piece from a few weeks ago by one of the same authors had it at $250.

 

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/box-office-no-time-to-die-daniel-craig-james-bond-1235083653/

 

"The film carries a massive $250 million budget and cost more than $100 million to market and promote."

 

I wonder which is right. (If any number can be considered accurate thanks to Hollywood accounting.)

 

Plus now that Amazon is going to own MGM is how much money it makes even really all that relevant anymore? 

[snarkmachine]

Still trying to get used to pandemic numbers but even taking into account HBO Max, 35-40 still feels soft for Dune considering the enormous marketing push. 

[ViewerAnon]

They specify a $301M “net” budget for NTTD. I wonder if that includes marketing and distribution costs off-set by promo deals.

[xiazhi]

 

35 minutes ago, famicommander said:

 

 

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/no-time-to-die-james-bond-mgm-streaming-sale-1234819582/

 

That's what I was looking at.

Even yourself should know 301m production budget is absurd, right?

[Ozymandias]

whats the budget on Dune?