Father’s Day/Juneteenth Weekend Thread | Flash implodes with 55M, Elemental bombs with 29M, holdovers hold atrociously | Theaters are dead, streaming is dead. Everything is dead really.

[FunkMiller]

10 minutes ago, El Gato said:

When was the last time a weekend thread where a DC film opened up, went drama/controversy free? 

 

The Dark Knight Rises.

 

Even Wonder Woman released in the storm of critical commentary around Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad.

[Brainbug]

Why ... why is this also the World War 3 Thread? Did i miss something?

 

Anyway, im here for the Flashbomb. I never really understood some of the high predictions fot this. In any case though, this is a rough "new start" for DC.

[THUNDER BIRD]

With 10 million Previews, i guess my 59 million prediction is gone in smoke.

 

And btw this 59 million prediction was made back in May. I saw through all the attempts made by WB to create hype.

[Legion Again]

1 minute ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

With 10 million Previews, i guess my 59 million prediction is gone in smoke.

 

And btw this 59 million prediction was made back in May. I saw through all the attempts made by WB to create hype.

59 is very on the table if it does come in 10

[screambaby]

I must say im very impressed. We haven't had one official preview number but the thread is already in meltdown mode...

Edited June 16, 2023 by screambaby

[M37]

Quote

On 6/2/2023 at 10:56 AM, WorkingonaName said:

Flash $17M previews confirmed.

I said BIG previews ...

 

Maybe it matches Mermaid at $10.3

[THUNDER BIRD]

15 minutes ago, Into the Legion-Verse said:

59 is very on the table if it does come in 10

Nice, let's see.

[PlatnumRoyce]

1 hour ago, Eric Prime said:

Wow, the guy who runs DC Films would say a film he is about to release is amazing? Almost like it’s his job to push these movies and that it would be weird if he trashed it or said it was mid or whatever.

 

 

Yeah, it's an executive's job to overhype aspects of a film in order to get attention/interest in the film up. But you're downplaying specific story here. 

 

"Audiences will respond to this film in the way they responded to Top Gun: Maverick" is clearly the film's main marketing pitch (heck, they literally planted a story in variety whose combination of text and subtext was that Flash had Tom Cruise's blessing). 


To be fair, some of this is due to Miller. WB strongly pushed the "Keaton is back, baby!" line but if they're selling the specific emotional beats of the film, they're talking explicitly about Ezra Miller. Most films don't sell "this is literally the greatest thing since sliced bread." If Miller didn't have multiple restraining orders taken out by parents of minor children, a history of menacing women, a history of assaulting women, accusations of grooming, accusations of sex cult stuff, etc. The Flash's marketing pitch for "this is a great movie" would be talking a lot more about the mother-son bond in the film.

The more normal way to sell a film as great is to lay down priming for specific scenes or emotions not the cut straight to saying "GOAT"

 

Edited June 16, 2023 by PlatnumRoyce

[vafrow]

37 minutes ago, FunkMiller said:

 

The Dark Knight Rises.

 

Even Wonder Woman released in the storm of critical commentary around Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad.

 

Do you not recall the horrific incident that happened during Dark Knight Rises previews?

 

I will say, the last normal DCEU weekend was probably the original Shazam. Just pleasantly above modest expectations, for a smaller, self contained story. No big implications on other films.

[Coneilg93]

 Gunn is really giving the DCU Batman keys to Andy. Funny how they announced just before the mediocre/bad BO numbers come out. Not a good start and looks like the previews are not doing so hot in Europe either. 

 

 

[TigerPaw]

47 minutes ago, FunkMiller said:

 

The Dark Knight Rises.

 

Even Wonder Woman released in the storm of critical commentary around Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad.

It had the Colorado shooting that changed Thursday previews forever.

[Eric Furiosa]

59 minutes ago, Brainbug said:

Why ... why is this also the World War 3 Thread? Did i miss something?

Just a joke in regards to how…touchy things have been about this movie for the past few weeks.

[screambaby]

30 minutes ago, PlatnumRoyce said:

 

Yeah, it's an executive's job to overhype aspects of a film in order to get attention/interest in the film up. But you're downplaying specific story here. 

 

"Audiences will respond to this film in the way they responded to Top Gun: Maverick" is clearly the film's main marketing pitch (heck, they literally planted a story in variety whose combination of text and subtext was that Flash had Tom Cruise's blessing). 


To be fair, some of this is due to Miller. WB strongly pushed the "Keaton is back, baby!" line but if they're selling the specific emotional beats of the film, they're talking explicitly about Ezra Miller. Most films don't sell "this is literally the greatest thing since sliced bread." If Miller didn't have multiple restraining orders taken out by parents of minor children, a history of menacing women, a history of assaulting women, accusations of grooming, accusations of sex cult stuff, etc. The Flash's marketing pitch for "this is a great movie" would be talking a lot more about the mother-son bond in the film.

The more normal way to sell a film as great is to lay down priming for specific scenes or emotions not the cut straight to saying "GOAT"

 

I apologize for saying something bad but just to add to this he should probably be in prison rather then attending the premiere.

[FunkMiller]

27 minutes ago, TigerPaw said:

It had the Colorado shooting that changed Thursday previews forever.

 

 I was talking in terms of lightweight box office drama/controversy, but yeah... that was on a whole another level. Actual serious stuff.

 

So, I guess the last actual DC movie that released in a totally positive atmosphere, that was critically and commercially very successful, and made the future seem very bright was...

 

...The Dark Knight.

Edited June 16, 2023 by FunkMiller

[JohnnyGossamer]

Trackers are confident previews are in the 9.5 to 10.5 range for Flash?

[M37]

3 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Trackers are confident previews are in the 9.5 to 10.5 range for Flash?

That range is probably a smidge too high, maybe knock $2-$300K off, but generally yes. Over $9M, maybe over $10M is the general consensus 

[John Marston]

8 minutes ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Trackers are confident previews are in the 9.5 to 10.5 range for Flash?

 

Charlie says 10 exact 

[Ohana]

2 minutes ago, M37 said:

That range is probably a smidge too high, maybe knock $2-$300K off, but generally yes. Over $9M, maybe over $10M is the general consensus 

EmpireCity says 10.2

[fabiopazzo2]

9 minutes ago, Ohana said:

EmpireCity says 10.2

😯 

 

amazing 

[CrashBandicoot81]

The Flash is definitely one of the Superhero movies i ever seen and it is having one of the box office runs of all time.

Edited June 16, 2023 by CrashBandicoot81