Dune 2 Opening Weekend Thread [3/01/24 -3/03/24] [82.5m DOM OW]

[Last Man Standing]

1 minute ago, MightyDargon said:

This isn't very scientific, but would 4.6 on Letterboxd be good for a mass release film?

Top 10 of all time apparently, it'll drop though.

Edited March 1 by Last Man Standing

[Last Man Standing]

I don't think it has enough "feel good" factor for an A+, as incredible as it is.

[SpiderByte]

Letterboxd is just IMDB with fewer users

[Dragoncaine]

25 minutes ago, Legion Again said:

The prophecy marches on

As written

[Last Man Standing]

Just now, SpiderByte said:

Letterboxd is just IMDB with fewer users

It has more users if anything, Dune has 96k votes on LB, 30k votes on IMDB. The population is also different, there's more of a cinephile skew.

[kayumanggi]

 

[TMP]

1 minute ago, SpiderByte said:

Letterboxd is just IMDB with fewer users

The user demographics are wildly different lol

[Dragoncaine]

Dune 2 premieres at #30 on the IMDB Top 250, maintaining a 9.1/10 after 30k votes with the entire weekend still to go 

[kayumanggi]

Maybe someone can edit the thread title?

[excel1]

13 minutes ago, DAJK said:

Watched Edward Scissorhands last night. UM... WHY HAS NO ONE FORCED ME TO WATCH THIS MOVIE BEFORE NOW??? Big Fish is my favourite movie of all time, so I'm all for sentimental Burton. It's still my #2 Burton (nothing will ever top Ewan McGregor in a field of daffodils) but it's really strong, and the last 30 minutes really, really works. Also, Danny Elfman....?!?!?!?! Ice Dance has got to be one of my favourite pieces of music ever written for a film. 

 

I want this Burton back. Hopefully Beetlejuice 2 is good and has some of his flair from his earlier works. But I really hope he makes something original next. A high-concept fantasy/fairy-tale. 

 

Edward Scissorhands is a classic.

[MightyDargon]

What was the last super high grosser that didn't involve using PLFs in its strategy? I'd like to say Barbie but I don't remember. Other than Barbie I can't remember anything post Covid that did extremely well without a PLF push.

[ando]

A Dune movie potentially having a $30M+ OD... Who would have thought this before Part 1 released. 

[Daxtreme]

$11M was horrible

 

$12M - looks like EVERYTHING is back on the menu boys?!

 

Am I doing BOT correctly

[M37]

22 minutes ago, MightyDargon said:

What was the last super high grosser that didn't involve using PLFs in its strategy? I'd like to say Barbie but I don't remember. Other than Barbie I can't remember anything post Covid that did extremely well without a PLF push.

Mario obviously, but family films don’t rely on them 

 

It’s a bit of chicken vs egg question, because typically the big movies get prime placement on PLF, whether the demand is strong or moderate to weak

 

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

11 minutes ago, Daxtreme said:

$11M was horrible

 

$12M - looks like EVERYTHING is back on the menu boys?!

 

Am I doing BOT correctly

[Hatebox]

Trailers at my dune showing: 

 

ghostbusters

kong and Godzilla 

deadpool 

fall guy 
 

they all made he feel old and tired 

 

[TMP]

17 minutes ago, Daxtreme said:

$11M was horrible

 

$12M - looks like EVERYTHING is back on the menu boys?!

 

Am I doing BOT correctly

Early deadline previews are always a very volatile and tumultuous time in a movie’s lifecycle on BOT

[TMP]

Just now, Hatebox said:

Trailers at my dune showing: 

 

ghostbusters

kong and Godzilla 

deadpool 

fall guy 
 

they all made he feel old and tired 

 

Fall guy’s the only thing on that list that even looks watchable; a real testament to Gosling’s charisma. Otherwise it’s a shame that the standard of quality for hollywood blockbusters still remains so poor

[TwoMisfits]

Okay, $12M is much better:).

 

Big numbers are still possible...

 

PS - College spring breaks are aplenty next week, so expect Sunday to not be as big a drop as normal...

[SpiderByte]

22 minutes ago, Daxtreme said:

$11M was horrible

 

$12M - looks like EVERYTHING is back on the menu boys?!

 

Am I doing BOT correctly

10 million: Normies hate Dune

12 million: BILLIONDUNE HERE WE COME, THE NEW BARBENHEIMER IS HERE