Speedorito Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 29 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said: Gladiator is absolutely iconic but no Crowe and possible Ridley fuckery makes it the most unpredictable movie of all of 2024 for me. It’s also written by the same guy who wrote Napoleon so… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I can totally see why Twisters would only do $50m total. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Do people care about disaster flicks in general at all anymore? The last hit was what… San Andreas? Those feel like extremely “stuck in 90s and 00s” premises for blockbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, Speedorito said: It’s also written by the same guy who wrote Napoleon so… We haven't seen yet the complete script he wrote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallas Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Oh wow, Maoyan is now protecting Aquabro to make $54M in China. The other day it was at $47M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Prime Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said: Well that’s certainly an interesting bit from him because it makes it sound like every sequel/reboot/IP he’s done has been driven by money and not an actual vision or want for him to do it. And he holds Nightmare too dear to let that happen to it. Not exactly a promising sentiment for Beetlejuice 2 quality then… IIRC Burton mentioned in an interview he only did Alice in Wonderland because it was the only way Disney would greenlight his Frankenweenie movie. Or I think it was he would do Planet of the Apes and then Big Fish could get made? One of the two, I remember that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Cmasterclay said: I think people are gonna be blown away when the first Beetlejuice trailer drops and it gets like 40m views on YouTube and 100m on Twitter with tons of buzz and share. Granted you could say the same for the Matrix, but still. I'm betting this happens and it translates to dollars. I am looking forward to that movie it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, efialtes76 said: We haven't seen yet the complete script he wrote... I know that, but the Ridley-Scarpa duo isn’t exactly a winner, and with Ridley being hit or miss in the later stage of his career (more miss lately) I don’t have high hopes. Edited December 30, 2023 by Speedorito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, MovieMan89 said: Do people care about disaster flicks in general at all anymore? The last hit was what… San Andreas? Those feel like extremely “stuck in 90s and 00s” premises for blockbusters. And that one had Dwayne Johnson only a couple of weeks after Fast 7 reached the prime of the franchise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, Eric Wonka said: IIRC Burton mentioned in an interview he only did Alice in Wonderland because it was the only way Disney would greenlight his Frankenweenie movie. Or I think it was he would do Planet of the Apes and then Big Fish could get made? One of the two, I remember that. Maybe both? Would explain his comments there. Also has to make you wonder though if that means he’s doing BJ2 just to get something left-field made… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustWatching Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 31 minutes ago, dallas said: Scott Mendelson says that $400M WW is possible for Aquabro. Thoughts? Low to mid 300s seems more likely to me but Jan/Feb looks pretty dull so I dunno, maybe. Wouldn’t bet on it tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Poseidon said: And that one had Dwayne Johnson only a couple of weeks after Fast 7 reached the prime of the franchise... Yeah The Rock 100% drove that to success at the time. Maybe a quarter of the gross with most other actors in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Burton's been trying to make Beetlejuice 2 since the early 90s. It pops up every now and again, and then it dies because they 'couldn't get it right'. I don't trust Burton's tastes anymore, but I think his heart's in this one. If anything, I'd assume he used Wednesday's success to make it happen. They tried getting it up and running again in 2019 and then it died. Fast-forward three years, Wednesday is a phenomenon and then it gets the greenlight. I know the plot and it's surprisingly decent. It's a nice mix of old and new with lots of fun material for Dafoe/Keaton. Ortega/Ryder/O Hara are the heart of it. It's quite a sweet story of three generations of women learning to understand each other. It reminded me of Halloween 2018. Edited December 30, 2023 by ddddeeee 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Burton's been trying to make Beetlejuice 2 since the early 90s. It pops up every now and again, and then it dies because they 'couldn't get it right'. I don't trust Burton's tastes anymore, but I think his heart's in this one. If anything, I'd assume he used Wednesday's success to make it happen. They tried getting it up and running again in 2019 and then it died. Fast-forward two years, Wednesday is a phenomenon and then it gets the greenlight. I know the plot and it's surprisingly decent. It's a nice mix of old and new with lots of fun material for Dafoe/Keaton. Ortega/Ryder/O Hara are the heart of it. It's quite a sweet story of three generations of women trying to understand each other. It reminded me of Halloween 2018. That sounds like a smash tbh. Yeah, put me all in on challenging for #1 DOM 2024. I also forgot Dafoe is attached. Man, if it doesn’t hit with that cast, they definitely did something wrong. Edited December 30, 2023 by MovieMan89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingonaName Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Still felling confident on Wicked and Joker taking number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interiorgatordecorator Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, JustWatching said: Low to mid 300s seems more likely to me but Jan/Feb looks pretty dull so I dunno, maybe. Wouldn’t bet on it tho. apparently its at 216 already think we can probably scratch off the low Edited December 30, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ddddeeee said: Burton's been trying to make Beetlejuice 2 since the early 90s. It pops up every now and again, and then it dies because they 'couldn't get it right'. I don't trust Burton's tastes anymore, but I think his heart's in this one. If anything, I'd assume he used Wednesday's success to make it happen. They tried getting it up and running again in 2019 and then it died. Fast-forward three years, Wednesday is a phenomenon and then it gets the greenlight. I know the plot and it's surprisingly decent. It's a nice mix of old and new with lots of fun material for Dafoe/Keaton. Ortega/Ryder/O Hara are the heart of it. It's quite a sweet story of three generations of women learning to understand each other. It reminded me of Halloween 2018. Man, I hope you’re right. I would give anything for another truly great Burton film. His run from the 80s to 90s is my peak comfort food (Sleepy Hollow is pretty much a mandatory yearly Halloween watch for me lol). If there’s anyone who’s overdue for a return to form, it’s him. Edited December 30, 2023 by Rorschach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Went to see Anyone But You today. Big group of teens talking loudly in the room. Ruined the whole experience, and you all wonder why older people don't come back to theaters? My tolerance for this shit is absolutely zero as I turned 30 a couple of months ago. My girlfriend was unpleased as well. She went from "we should come see Mean Girls" at the beginning to "maybe we should see these type of movies at home" by the end. It was the first time I took her to theaters since October and we just wanted to have a fun time together. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, CJohn said: Went to see Anyone But You today. Big group of teens talking loudly in the room. Ruined the whole experience, and you all wonder why older people don't come back to theaters? My tolerance for this shit is absolutely zero as I turned 30 a couple of months ago. My girlfriend was unpleased as well. She went from "we should come see Mean Girls" at the beginning to "maybe we should see these type of movies at home" by the end. It was the first time I took her to theaters since October and we just wanted to have a fun time together. I feel like I’m just getting lucky at this point because I haven’t had a bad crowd. Even when I saw Barbie on opening night no one was annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, Rorschach said: Man, I hope you’re right. I would give anything for another truly great Burton film. His run from the 80s to 90s is my peak comfort food (Sleepy Hollow is pretty much mandatory yearly Halloween watches for me lol). If there’s anyone who’s overdue for a return to form, it’s him. I'm always rooting for him, but I have no faith in him. Dumbo broke me. He also did the unimaginable and directed a bad performance from Keaton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
