Wkd BO 0325-2716 - Batman vs Superman (or Grindr hookup gone sideways) bests Bunny
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People were saying "FUCK THE CRITICS" based just on thursday preview numbers so of course that will happen
BronsonLee
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A year back tell someone an R-Rated low-budget X-Men SPINOFF would outgross a Superman and Batman team-up movie and they would think you lost your mind. This is incredible.
Its a box-office thread man. This is what the fun is all about.
Its a box-office thread man. This is what the fun is all about.
Dreams-Visions
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Damn Cloverfield not gonna hit $100m BO is it. Feels bad.
BronsonLee
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For this week, not 2019
Shit man, you don't need to drop your balls on the desk every time someone dares to talk about Star Wars
ViewtifulJC
Banned
His contract obligations say otherwise
I dont think a single person ever thought that was even remotely a possibility. It's at 58 mil. That was never in the cards at all. Film got some buzz for a day or two when the trailer dropped, thats really about it.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Revenge either way!!! 😕
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Depressing.
The Outsider
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It had a 15 million dollar budget. Things will be alright.
Obliterator
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True but unless for some crazy reason it ends up bad, it should crush BvS Global by the end of its run. BvS is doing way worse than I thought it would.
Hopefully Civil War doesn't disappoint.
It doesn't matter. Disney made more money than Disney! I knew it!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It would have been a minor miracle to sniff 75. It's gonna have a great life on home video, too. Paramount/Bad Robot are happy as hell with it. They gambled on a Halloween III scenario and actually won. That's actually pretty freeing.
Maintenance
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Quoting because I'm pretty sure this will happen and I will want to go back to this post.
Is that Action Bronson?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE
Why are you even checking your phone? Aren't you doing the whole Wrestlemania thing right now Elf? You should be using it to instagram drunken adventures and hotel room rasslin sessions, and that's it.
Future Foundation
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It's cool I think Paramount/Bad Robot are more than happy with the way things turned out.
Lights and Waves
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It was an interesting situation. I think they experimented with a surprise release of a film, versus hyping it up for several months, to see if it would have a "Beyonce" effect, which it didn't.
That being said, I loved the film and I hope more people watch it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just to say that I called it? Civil War isn't opening in the US at the same time as other territories. It's first international weekend will still be high, but won't have the domestic bump that BvS had.
Of course, if CW beats BvS without domestic opening, then we will have a harsh thread.
Obliterator
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How much is Civil War staggered again? And when does it hit China
Monday Asia, Wednesday Europe, 6 days later US.
So over a week.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Future Foundation
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It's not fun for Bronson (or his phone).
Dash_Riprock
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$50 million would be the high end if the $15 million number is accurate.
Daaaaaamn
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm still pretty curious as to whether this movie actually increases Friday to Saturday. It will likely at the least hold steady, but maaaaaaaaannnnn...
The Hulk might get some rest, but Harry Potter needs a nap as well. Will Superman provide? Will he take their burden?
I also think if we get that 70% this weekend, it's a lot safer to say that Deadpool will end up beating it domestically.
The Hulk might get some rest, but Harry Potter needs a nap as well. Will Superman provide? Will he take their burden?
I also think if we get that 70% this weekend, it's a lot safer to say that Deadpool will end up beating it domestically.
BronsonLee
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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE earned an estimated $15.35M on Friday. Domestic total is now $224.4M. #BatmanVSuperman #DawnOfJustice
— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) April 2, 2016
— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice) April 2, 2016
captainnapalm
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Ultimately the fallout from the reviews are going to hurt this movie. It's not just the reviews, though, there was a massive pile on, the whole thing turned into a major internet meme. All the internet critics and opinion makers hated it too. No film can overcome that.
I don't know if people should be cheering for it to do badly though. Even if you didn't like it, you should realize that if Warners gets panicky, it's doubtful that's going to lead to anything good. It will probably only make things worse.
Its massive opening weekend means the film will still end up being profitable though. I also think the extended cut dvd is going to do very well.
I don't know if people should be cheering for it to do badly though. Even if you didn't like it, you should realize that if Warners gets panicky, it's doubtful that's going to lead to anything good. It will probably only make things worse.
Its massive opening weekend means the film will still end up being profitable though. I also think the extended cut dvd is going to do very well.
Father_Brain
Banned
Yup.
But most likely, they'll keep Snyder anyway, because of the sunk cost fallacy, the ridiculously close production start date for JL, and WB's lack of any real vision for the DCCU on an executive level.
The most they'll probably do is shift their slate around so it's less focused on Justice League spinoffs.
Everything Warner does regarding DC movies already seems panicky.
Wow
Future Foundation
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Welp. WEELLP.
Are you really in Dallas for 'Mania? At least get a picture with Sasha before you kill your phone.
Primethius
Banned
Please just get rid of Snyder WB.
Just do it.
Look at the numbers! The numbers!
Just do it.
Look at the numbers! The numbers!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
The fact it became a meme didn't help, but the added fact that viewers ended up freely participating in it as opposed to refuting it once they saw the movie is what's killing it."The Critics" didn't take a scalpel to this film's achilles like Gage in Pet Sematary. This film went down like Herman Munster because a large number of people watching did not like it, and told others not to bother. So they're not bothering.
Granted, as I've been saying - film criticism has become so democratized online over the past 15 years that the minute you tweet something and a couple people favorite/retweet it, guess what: You're a critic too! And all word of mouth is, is a whole bunch of little reviews from people to their own personal audiences of one or two people, in person. So I guess on that level, you could blame "the critics."
But I think it's just a matter of this movie being really disappointing to a very large group of people, and them making sure anyone nearby understands that.
echoshifting
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Hello darkness, my old friend
Pai Pai Master
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If BvS actually gets the same weekend multiplier as Hulk did (3.32), it breaks the record by 50k lol.
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