keysersoze123 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Other point to note is while Aquabro 2 is another bomb, its seeing way stronger walkups than DC flicks from recent past. It could be just due to holidays or its audience base is slightly different from other DC movies. Holiday run should take it slightly above 100m finish domestic. Wonka I hope hits 200m+. Need to see how it holds post holidays to confirm that. OS holds have been even better and I hope it continues to have a strong global run. Migration is going to end up as biggest animation flick in last 2 months. Probably finish around 125m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingLemon496 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 37 minutes ago, keysersoze123 said: By my calculation Wonka ~ 8.75m Migration ~ 6.75 Aquabro 2 ~ 6 Aquabro 2 actually had tad higher gross than Migration but its ratio tends to be way higher. These numbers could go up and down depending on how ratios changed compared to last friday and so take it with huge sack of salt 🙂 Someone ship this off to Reddit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 A friend of a friend said his number one sexual fantasy was to reenact the final setpiece in Twister where they tie themselves to the barn. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I’ll get into this more tomorrow, but Twisters is one movie where it could be a sub-100 bomb or a giant 300+ hit and neither would surprise me. It has a big benefit where these kinds of disaster movies haven’t been out for a while, which gives it an advantage like Top Gun or Jurassic World had in terms of feeling fresh. I do think them going for a remake instead of a legacyquel however does seem like something that could backfire. Like I know we all groan over forced nostalgia pandering/member berries, but the masses eat that trash up. Having Helen Hunt in there so people can Leo point and tweet “OMG MY CHILDHOOD” goes a long way in the hype circuit. They also for sure need a CGI flying cow money shot in the trailer. No cow, no deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanic2187 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 10 hours ago, vale9001 said: Just read in China a new chinese film + the eras tour alone could make 150M combined in 2 days (31 dec and 1 Jan) 😅 This must be coming from someone who doesn’t understand how china BO works. Eras tour and that new romance movie is the pinnacle of presale loaded as chick flock to ticket booking on the get go. There won’t be much walk-ups. And quite evidently, both now may struggle to hit 100m combined, far cry from 150m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: A friend of a friend said his number one sexual fantasy was to reenact the final setpiece in Twister where they tie themselves to the barn. I wouldn't visit that friends house alone if I were you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, titanic2187 said: This must be coming from someone who doesn’t understand how china BO works. Eras tour and that new romance movie is the pinnacle of presale loaded as chick flock to ticket booking on the get go. There won’t be much walk-ups. And quite evidently, both now may struggle to hit 100m combined, far cry from 150m. That Fernando Twitter guy wrote It. Poor him then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallas Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 27 minutes ago, Eric Wonka said: I’ll get into this more tomorrow, but Twisters is one movie where it could be a sub-100 bomb or a giant 300+ hit and neither would surprise me. It has a big benefit where these kinds of disaster movies haven’t been out for a while, which gives it an advantage like Top Gun or Jurassic World had in terms of feeling fresh. I do think them going for a remake instead of a legacyquel however does seem like something that could backfire. Like I know we all groan over forced nostalgia pandering/member berries, but the masses eat that trash up. Having Helen Hunt in there so people can Leo point and tweet “OMG MY CHILDHOOD” goes a long way in the hype circuit. They also for sure need a CGI flying cow money shot in the trailer. No cow, no deal. It isn't a remake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, Eric Wonka said: I’ll get into this more tomorrow, but Twisters is one movie where it could be a sub-100 bomb or a giant 300+ hit and neither would surprise me. It has a big benefit where these kinds of disaster movies haven’t been out for a while, which gives it an advantage like Top Gun or Jurassic World had in terms of feeling fresh. I do think them going for a remake instead of a legacyquel however does seem like something that could backfire. Like I know we all groan over forced nostalgia pandering/member berries, but the masses eat that trash up. Having Helen Hunt in there so people can Leo point and tweet “OMG MY CHILDHOOD” goes a long way in the hype circuit. They also for sure need a CGI flying cow money shot in the trailer. No cow, no deal. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Helen Hunt would've helped, yes, that's the main reason I'm not all that bullish on Twisters. The one angle it really has going for it is the Oscar nominated director. My expectation on box office for now is low just because I'm not optimistic about critical/audience reception, but hoping Chung surprises me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 49 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said: Yes. One exception to the rule doesn’t invalidate all the other instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingLemon496 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BadOlCatSylvester said: Yes. There's a reason why The Flash is the highest grossing DC film of the year domestically Edited December 30, 2023 by HummingLemon496 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Eric Wonka said: I’ll get into this more tomorrow, but Twisters is one movie where it could be a sub-100 bomb or a giant 300+ hit and neither would surprise me. It has a big benefit where these kinds of disaster movies haven’t been out for a while, which gives it an advantage like Top Gun or Jurassic World had in terms of feeling fresh. I do think them going for a remake instead of a legacyquel however does seem like something that could backfire. Like I know we all groan over forced nostalgia pandering/member berries, but the masses eat that trash up. Having Helen Hunt in there so people can Leo point and tweet “OMG MY CHILDHOOD” goes a long way in the hype circuit. They also for sure need a CGI flying cow money shot in the trailer. No cow, no deal. They certainly do, especially with those two examples you provided. I personally wouldn’t call them trash though. I love a lot of the legacy sequels, including those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) I'm the only one think that Gosling - Blunt movie could be a surprise?. It has 2 barbenheimer stars. Last Leitch movie made 100M+ and he's now a kinda of reconizable name. The action flick fans + some attention from the youngest audience still in the Ken mood. First trailer made 20M views just on youtube, not bad. Edited December 30, 2023 by vale9001 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel M Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, AniNate said: Helen Hunt would've helped, yes, that's the main reason I'm not all that bullish on Twisters. The one angle it really has going for it is the Oscar nominated director. My expectation on box office for now is low just because I'm not optimistic about critical/audience reception, but hoping Chung surprises me. I really don't think she would move the needle in any meaningful way. If it flops with the new cast, people will say it's because she's missing. If it floped with her people would say "what you expected, no one remembers Twister" or something of that sort. I agree that the original movie is not quite as forgotten as younger people that have never heard of it might think. Anyone who was old enough to watch movies in the late 90s would have probably seen it on cinemas/VHS/TV. It was THAT big. And many of them will probably have fond memories of it. But as many already said, it doesn't have anywhere near the cultural cachet of other big 90s blockbusters. I think it's better to bet on the concept feeling fresh and new again 30 years later with no baggage than bet on nostalgia for Helen Hunt's character who I don't even remember her name despite having watched Twister more than a dozen times way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Some are still on this post star wars 7 nostalgia train? People didn't care about ford- indiana Jones or Keaton - Batman just think about how much they could care about Helen Hunt on Twisters. People are bored by these nostalgia things and asking for something new. New cool actors like Glen Powell are the best choices. He Is know by the old audience of Top gun and seems like his rom com Is giving him some viral attention, which is good to have some attention from the internet and young people. Edited December 30, 2023 by vale9001 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Newton Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Snow at the screenings of "Shining For One Thing" (China) on 1,314 Theatres (13:14 CST / 16K shows) Edited December 30, 2023 by Issac Newton 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I uninronically only care for THG doing so well What totals dom and WW can be expect? It's already in the black so it doesn't really matter but the bigger the merrier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M37 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 One thing I'll say about Twisters (a film I have probably watched in part at least 10 times) is that it came out at a time when storm chasing wasn't a very well known activity. But since, it has grown in awareness, with guys like Reed Timmer (among many) having a big online presence. That could help drive interest from the younger generation, and if - big IF - the film can draw on the nostalgia angle (very difficult without any returning cast), and be good, not just some generic disaster porn flick. then there is potential. But seems to have too much working against it, including the release date a week before Deadpool 3, that its probably gong to be fine but unspectacular, $100-$150M domestic summer release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I googled Twister movie and got some movie from 2014 Into the Storm lol isn't that the same thing? It has a tornado (twister) on the poster: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
