Weekend Thread 19-21/05 | Fast X $67.5M

[Firepower]

11 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

 

 

 

So I guess we are getting Part 2 and they avoided the worst.

[Godzilla]

I know people like to sh-t on the Fast franchise but this franchise has always been diverse back before it was cool. And happy that the doomsayers are proven wrong. $320M OW is amazing for a 10th film in a franchise. I do believe the next 1 or 2 sequels can make a billion dollars if they up the quality and set it up as event films. 

[Krissykins]

7 hours ago, Krissykins said:

 

This opening is just “ok I suppose”. 

Update: great worldwide opening though. 
 

Did it genuinely cost $340m though? 

[Issac Newton]

Just now, Krissykins said:

Update: great worldwide opening though. 
 

Did it genuinely cost $340m though? 

Variety says $340 Budget and another $100M for Promotion/Marketing 

[Flopped]

1 minute ago, Krissykins said:

Update: great worldwide opening though. 
 

Did it genuinely cost $340m though? 

If it says $340M that prob means it cost more. 

[Issac Newton]

 

[Krissykins]

3 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

Variety says $340 Budget and another $100M for Promotion/Marketing 

Ah, so it needs about $850m total to save face. 
 

2 minutes ago, Flopped said:

If it says $340M that prob means it cost more. 

I don’t bother getting into all that, always just go with what the studio release to the trades in the final week. 

[baumer]

2 hours ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

I think it'll just barely miss it because of its mediocre reception in the US. $68M would be my guess.

 

I'm not sure what the reception is like here in Canada but the Sunday drop should be mitigated because of our holiday on monday. 70 million is probably an outside shot but definitely a possibility.

[charlie Jatinder]

13 hours ago, grey ghost said:

People want to complain about a MCU's repetitive formula with afrofuturism, heist movies, sorcery, political thrillers, space opera, horror, John Hughes, etc but what about the Fast and Furious franchise?

tbf f films dont matter much to get any or much attention.

Edited May 20, 2023 by charlie Jatinder

[BadOlCatSylvester]

30 minutes ago, Issac Newton said:

 

 

 

That overseas skew is insane, but not really surprising considering the much better audience reception there compared to the US where it's seen as more of the same. I don't think we'll get the full trilogy, but one final movie is looking very likely as long as they manage to cut the budget down to a more standard $200M or something.

[Godzilla]

2 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

That overseas skew is insane, but not really surprising considering the much better audience reception there compared to the US where it's seen as more of the same. I don't think we'll get the full trilogy, but one final movie is looking very likely as long as they manage to cut the budget down to a more standard $200M or something.

 

They wont cut the budget down to $200M... At the very least $250M. 

[BadOlCatSylvester]

5 minutes ago, Godzilla said:

 

They wont cut the budget down to $200M... At the very least $250M. 

I know, hence the "or something" I added there.

[Borobudur]

People need to understand yes 340m is a bloated budget but that kind of cast and everyone keep coming back from dead, there is almost no way you can bring the cost down to the $250m range. The only way to reduce the cost is to shot the film back-to-back. 

[Johnny Tran]

We saw Fast X last night and it was a great time.  A lot better than the last two.  The stakes were higher and the action sequences were a little more creative than the last couple entries.  It's not even close to the worst film I've seen all year. 

[grey ghost]

1 hour ago, WorkingonaName said:

Now I know why they changed doms ethnicity. 

 

What did they change it to?

[JC00]

1 hour ago, Firepower said:

So I guess we are getting Part 2 and they avoided the worst.

 

Always was getting Part 2.   Universal gonna milk all they can out of this franchise. 

Edited May 20, 2023 by JC00

[Mickiland16]

1 hour ago, Godzilla said:

I know people like to sh-t on the Fast franchise but this franchise has always been diverse back before it was cool. And happy that the doomsayers are proven wrong. $320M OW is amazing for a 10th film in a franchise. I do believe the next 1 or 2 sequels can make a billion dollars if they up the quality and set it up as event films. 

Agree on that this is impresive for a 10th movie in a franchise but not sure if it can make $1B again in the future since now two consecutives films have gotten B+ Cinemascore. Maybe Fast XII but what's the hook for the 11th film in 2025 if that's not the ending anymore? It's not the finale movie and there isn't nostalgia because they release a new one every two years. We'll see if The Rock coming back (already announced) is enough. 

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

In a bubble Fast's opening is good, if underwhelming given that it'll be below F9 which had to deal with a greater COVID presence.

 

When you remember the $340M budget.....Universal is thanking god for overseas numbers.

 

Good hold for Guardians too against the loss of PLFs. 

[eXtacy]

320m ww opening is really solid. If it follows Fast 8 then it ends around 750m WW. Should be profitable and enough to get least one sequel.

[Ken]

Does anyone else remember that bizarre video where Vin Diesel danced to Katy Perry to celebrate Universal congratulating him on Riddick topping DVD sales, and said they asked for another one? If you don't, here it is.