AniNate Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I'm just saying Illumination does seem like the type of studio that would decide they don't really want to do originals anymore just because one of them did worse at the box office despite still turning a profit. An "if it ain't broke, fix it before it is" mentality if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 A bit above DM3 levels seems like a safe bet to me at this point. B&T thread to me seems pointing to 25-30 OD for it, following DM2's trajectory would put the 5-day in the 110-120 range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 On 6/20/2024 at 9:24 AM, AniNate said: I'm just saying Illumination does seem like the type of studio that would decide they don't really want to do originals anymore just because one of them did worse at the box office despite still turning a profit. An "if it ain't broke, fix it before it is" mentality if you will. Illumination is in it pretty much for the money, you seldom see them take chances; they stick to waht they know will sell. I repeat my opinion that Illumination has become very,very good at selling really mediocre movies to the public. For me at least, the Minions have lost their charm, but a lot of kids still love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) On 6/20/2024 at 2:08 AM, Darth Lehnsherr said: At this rate I'm confident the Despicable Me franchise could survive the death of cinema itself. In all seriousness there's never been a franchise that critic reviews have mattered less for than this one. Don;r forget another Illumination franchise, the "Ice Age" movies. Only the first one was any good, and it was not all that great, The rest were pounded by the critics, but they all made big bucks. Edited June 21 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 On 6/20/2024 at 8:18 AM, AniNate said: Yeah but still grossed a lot less than their usual movies. I do wonder if that original Pharrell musical they were planning is still happening or if they've just decided to shift to alternating between Minions and Nintendo IP Illlumination made a decent profit off of Migration, but not nearly as much as form one of their franchise films. Which is why Illumination mostly sticks to sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP1025 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 3 minutes ago, dudalb said: Don;r forget another Illumination franchise, the "Ice Age" movies. Only the first one was any good, and it was not all that great, The rest were pounded by the critics, but they all made big bucks. Ice Age was Blue Sky, not Illumination. But even those films hit franchise fatigue faster and harder than the Despicable Me films. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 11 minutes ago, dudalb said: Illumination is in it pretty much for the money, you seldom see them take chances; they stick to waht they know will sell. I repeat my opinion that Illumination has become very,very good at selling really mediocre movies to the public. For me at least, the Minions have lost their charm, but a lot of kids still love them. I still get somewhat of a chuckle out of the Minions but watching 90 min movies from this franchise anymore.Nope. Have not seen any of these movies since the first Minions. But hey if people still want to see spend money on these and it keeps the BO rebound going have at it I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomnia Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Kids are still as in to them as ever! My nephew and niece are watching Minions 2 on repeat and can't wait for DM4. They maybe go to a couple movies a year so that says it all. Universal and Illumination know the brand is still as strong as ever with kids and families, which is why they didn't think twice about doing this movie. The brand will sputter out eventually though. Even for kids I don't know how much longer they can keep doing this unless they find a fresh angle for it Edited June 22 by Insomnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) SpongeBob still going as strong as ever so it might be awhile. Illumination does seem to decide to quit while they're ahead with a lot of their IP though, Secret Life of Pets 2 didn't flop but still did a lot worse than its predecessor, and they don't seem to be going back to that well anymore. I wish they would let Benjamin Renner do his own thing with the budgets he usually works with, and just attach the Illumination label to it. Would be a mutually beneficial arrangement. Edited June 22 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I see that Despicable Me 4 is doing literal midnight shows? At midnight, Wednesday morning? Why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 4 minutes ago, cannastop said: I see that Despicable Me 4 is doing literal midnight shows? At midnight, Wednesday morning? Why. Trying to boost the opening weekend numbers to look a bit stronger? Trying to make this an event? I don’t know, odd choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Train Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 15 minutes ago, cannastop said: I see that Despicable Me 4 is doing literal midnight shows? At midnight, Wednesday morning? Why. Mario also did it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 1 hour ago, cannastop said: I see that Despicable Me 4 is doing literal midnight shows? At midnight, Wednesday morning? Why. They are hoping Gentleminions is still a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) My nearby Regal showings of the rerelease of DM3 next Tues and Weds are nearly sold out. I consider it to be the weakest of the franchise, but at $1 a ticket I might go see it. It's a national thing for Regal so check out your showings if you want to go. Edited June 22 by Mojoguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) I just saw a pre-screening of this. Yeah, this is pretty much what you'd expect out of a Despicable Me sequel, and an Illumination movie in general. It's not interested in going for any level of nuance or depth. It's just a big, dumb, loud cartoon that was probably fun to watch in the moment with a large crowd, but I doubt I'll remember much of it later Edited June 23 by Fancyarcher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 In other words it will be a huge hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 This feels like sloppy seconds to IO2 but Minions! Yay! Am I right?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) 1 minute ago, emoviefan said: This feels like sloppy seconds to IO2 but Minions! Yay! Am I right?.... IO2 will win the year but it's always nice when there are multiple hits. Edited June 23 by Mojoguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 24 minutes ago, Mojoguy said: IO2 will win the year but it's always nice when there are multiple hits. Not saying that just saying it would it be nice if these movies were not such eh and mediocre forgettable time killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Irskens Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Wait I'm confused if review embargo lifted on the 19th of June and some reviews have poured In where's more reviews and rt score? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
