THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE WEEKEND THREAD

[JustLurking]

30 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

I feel bad for the kids who won't see it cause their parents think it's terrible. 

 

 

Yeah I'm sure so many parents are out there checking rotten tomatoes to decide on what entertainment their kid gets. That totally happens man. "Sorry kid, rotten tomatoes think your film is shit, we're watching Air this weekend!"

Edited April 9, 2023 by JustLurking

[ThomasNicole]

I must say that at least in my screening the adults was way more exciting watching Mario than the kids lol 

 

Personally i found the movie kinda mediocre structurally [like all Ilumination movies to be fair] and script wise, but it´s a fun watch that flies real fast and ends on a high note, i can see the appeal and the good legs coming in

[screambaby]

54 minutes ago, datpepper said:

I feel D&D and Scream 6 should've swapped release dates. Think D&D would've had more room, and Scream 6 wouldn't have been hurt as much by Mario being R-rated counter-programming in week 2. Perhaps Paramount thought Shazam 2 was more of a concern than it ended up being.

Scream wasn't hurt much if anything lol

And shaazam was disaster...so that's a pretty big concern

[screambaby]

1 hour ago, kayumanggi said:

 

170-190 is not realistic. It's gonna end up somewhere around 170 which is stil great

Eidt: box office mojo finally has the 161 ww figure up

Edited April 9, 2023 by screambaby

[screambaby]

51 minutes ago, datpepper said:

 

I guess I meant switching the dates they went with rather than the dates they originally had. D&D should've been the 10th, Scream should've stayed put on the 31st.

Yeah I'm not coplainring about the moved date....it did fine against a stacked lineup...if u release it a  5 days before mario that's suicide... would have been scream 4 (rio) all over again

Edited April 9, 2023 by screambaby

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

26 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

Her review of Mario is so unhinged we have no choice but to stan

Was it more or less bizarre than her read on The Fabelmans? Not everyone liked that one of course but Grace's "logic" was something else. I can't believe that she went to film school, or that she's like 35-36 (born in 1987 apparently).

 

 

23 minutes ago, JustLurking said:

Yeah I'm sure so many parents are out there checking rotten tomatoes to decide on what entertainment their kid gets. That totally happens man. "Sorry kid, rotten tomatoes think your film is shit, we're watching Air this weekend!"

True, but some of the bigger kids' movie flops (like Mars Needs Moms, Playmobil and Oogieloves) also had very poor reviews. Maybe being better than expected might have helped a little?

Edited April 9, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl

[grey ghost]

42 minutes ago, JustLurking said:

Yeah I'm sure so many parents are out there checking rotten tomatoes to decide on what entertainment their kid gets. That totally happens man. "Sorry kid, rotten tomatoes think your film is shit, we're watching Air this weekend!"

 

I'm just sayin. If I'm a parent short on funds or free time and I'm on the fence about a recent animation, a rotten rating might be the deciding factor.

 

Crazier things have happened. 

[poweranimals]

Kind of funny that a lot of people were predicting around $100M for the 5 day opening on Mario not too long ago and it's made double that. It's already almost #1 for the year after 5 days!

Edited April 9, 2023 by poweranimals

[DisposedData]

23 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

 

I'm just sayin. If I'm a parent short on funds or free time and I'm on the fence about a recent animation, a rotten rating might be the deciding factor.

 

Crazier things have happened. 

True. It has an effect albeit a small one. If mario had a 99 on RT I think the sky would have been the limit. Frozen 2 would absolutely be going down

[ThomasNicole]

1 hour ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said:

Was it more or less bizarre than her read on The Fabelmans? Not everyone liked that one of course but Grace's "logic" was something else. I can't believe that she went to film school, or that she's like 35-36 (born in 1987 apparently).

It was way worse, she said she can´t imagine someone liking the movie and demanding absolutely batshit crazy things from it 

 

It was even more hilarious now that is so huge, i was totally entertained by the queen

[filmscholar]

So SMB is going to past AWQM Domestic total in 6 total days.  What on the board is going to stop Mario because I don't think a comic book movie this year is going to do it.  

[Brainbug]

1 minute ago, filmscholar said:

So SMB is going to past AWQM Domestic total in 6 total days.  What on the board is going to stop Mario because I don't think a comic book movie this year is going to do it.  

 

Only two real challengers imo:

 

1. Indy 5. If the movie is great (and i personally trust in Mangold) and delivers what Indy 4 failed for many to do, the sky is the limit for it. Ive made a 550M+ DOM club for that one for a reason.

 

Id say 40% chance at outgrossing Mario.

 

2. The Little Mermaid. Far less likely to have any chance at catching Mario imo, but also not 100% impossible if the film is great - which i actually doubt since all of these live-action remakes feel soulless to me, but there certainly is a massive audience for it.

 

Id say 5% chance for it.

 

I see no other movies this year with the potential to do it.

[interiorgatordecorator]

6 minutes ago, Brainbug said:

 

Only two real challengers imo:

 

1. Indy 5. If the movie is great (and i personally trust in Mangold) and delivers what Indy 4 failed for many to do, the sky is the limit for it. Ive made a 550M+ DOM club for that one for a reason.

 

Id say 40% chance at outgrossing Mario.

 

2. The Little Mermaid. Far less likely to have any chance at catching Mario imo, but also not 100% impossible if the film is great - which i actually doubt since all of these live-action remakes feel soulless to me, but there certainly is a massive audience for it.

 

Id say 5% chance for it.

 

I see no other movies this year with the potential to do it.

 

surely you have to find a way to fit dead reckoning in there, 6 pretty much adjusts to a billion, and top gun can good-will could maybe add 200 million on top of it (which will probably be enough)

 

nowhere near a lock, but maybe 10%

Edited April 10, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[robertman2]

20 minutes ago, filmscholar said:

So SMB is going to past AWQM Domestic total in 6 total days.  What on the board is going to stop Mario because I don't think a comic book movie this year is going to do it.  

Honestly?

 

Nothing. There are no movies coming this year that truly have a chance

[Brainbug]

13 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

surely you have to find a way to fit dead reckoning in there, 6 pretty much adjusts to a billion, and top gun can good-will could maybe add 200 million on top of it (which will probably be enough)

 

nowhere near a lock, but maybe 10%

 

If we would be speaking worldwide grosses, then yes, id agree that Mission Impossible has an outside shot. But im pretty sure @filmscholar referred to the domestic crown for this year and there i dont see M:I going above 280 - 330M.

[ringedmortality]

If Mario remains the highest grossing movie worldwide, it’ll probably be the worst movie to take that honor since Transformers 4.

[interiorgatordecorator]

8 minutes ago, ringedmortality said:

If Mario remains the highest grossing movie worldwide, it’ll probably be the worst movie to take that honor since Transformers 4.

 

 

2022	Annual Stats	4,700	$81,428,329	$22,469,748,328	Avatar: The Way of Water
2021	Annual Stats	3,454	$60,726,877	$19,453,600,691	Spider-Man: No Way Home
2020	Annual Stats	3,479	$39,122,249	$8,791,267,730	Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen
2019	Annual Stats	4,300	$47,091,570	$38,863,142,635	Avengers: Endgame
2018	Annual Stats	4,118	$38,201,463	$38,357,632,905	Avengers: Infinity War
2017	Annual Stats	3,754	$43,887,772	$37,966,448,091	Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi
2016	Annual Stats	3,552	$36,672,345	$37,072,360,141	Captain America: Civil War
2015	Annual Stats	3,018	$26,150,854	$36,127,195,448	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens
2014	Annual Stats	1,559	$30,427,653	$30,049,359,443	Transformers: Age of Extinction

 

context, I'm sure you could find some people whod be willing to argue NWH and last jedi are worse

 

[Starrow5722]

10 minutes ago, ringedmortality said:

If Mario remains the highest grossing movie worldwide, it’ll probably be the worst movie to take that honor since Transformers 4.

Funny way to say better.

[DisposedData]

48 minutes ago, filmscholar said:

So SMB is going to past AWQM Domestic total in 6 total days.  What on the board is going to stop Mario because I don't think a comic book movie this year is going to do it.  

Domestically the race is over. Worldwide maybe Mission Impossible has a chance 

[screambaby]

31 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

 

2022	Annual Stats	4,700	$81,428,329	$22,469,748,328	Avatar: The Way of Water
2021	Annual Stats	3,454	$60,726,877	$19,453,600,691	Spider-Man: No Way Home
2020	Annual Stats	3,479	$39,122,249	$8,791,267,730	Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen
2019	Annual Stats	4,300	$47,091,570	$38,863,142,635	Avengers: Endgame
2018	Annual Stats	4,118	$38,201,463	$38,357,632,905	Avengers: Infinity War
2017	Annual Stats	3,754	$43,887,772	$37,966,448,091	Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi
2016	Annual Stats	3,552	$36,672,345	$37,072,360,141	Captain America: Civil War
2015	Annual Stats	3,018	$26,150,854	$36,127,195,448	Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens
2014	Annual Stats	1,559	$30,427,653	$30,049,359,443	Transformers: Age of Extinction

 

context, I'm sure you could find some people whod be willing to argue NWH and last jedi are worse

 

Cause AOE and  civil war are just awesome?