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BO 0902-0416 - Labored breathing @ weekend box office
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PhoncipleBone
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And Dr. Strange is coming. Unless it crazy over performs, it will probably be behind SS but over Xmen
Thequietone
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Nephew thought Pete's Dragon looked scary so we took him to see Kubo instead. I'll probably have to see Pete's Dragon by myself.
I am pissed that SS is doing so well because it is a not-great movie.
I am super happy that SS is doing great because it means that WB will take that as having been all due to the tone in the ad campaign and actually make a movie with that sense of humor and style.
Currently trying to reconcile these two thoughts.
I am super happy that SS is doing great because it means that WB will take that as having been all due to the tone in the ad campaign and actually make a movie with that sense of humor and style.
Currently trying to reconcile these two thoughts.
I'd love to see the Squad fight Black Adam. That'd be hilarious.
CaviarMeths
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Yeah I think an Ant-Man or Thor 2 sized take is a pretty reasonable prediction for Strange.
Bomb confirmed
Cena as Shazam.
cj_iwakura
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Did Yoga-Hosers even chart?
CaviarMeths
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Does any Kevin Smith movie even chart?
I know you are trying to be funny, but yes, many Kevin smith movies have "charted".
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I imagine if he finally made Clerks 3 it would do pretty well.
PhoncipleBone
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I never knew I wanted this until now. Cena vs. The Rock in a big budget film.
I don't know, Clerks 2 didn't do that well, only a $10m ow (and $24m dom total). Which is good compared to the very low budget, but not that great in general.
Once in a lifetime, Maggle.
Freeza Under The Shower
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I get it!
*subs*
*subs*
BronsonLee
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Well I haven't been here to drive discussion with topics like:
Suicide Squad BO
The Simon Pegg Cinematic Universe
How shitty Canada is
Suicide Squad BO
The Simon Pegg Cinematic Universe
How shitty Canada is
CaviarMeths
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Lol @ Ice Age
"Please stop" -worldwide audience
"Please stop" -worldwide audience
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Say wut
BronsonLee
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I am certain of two things in life
Canadians are always mean to me
And pizza is pretty good
Eh, I wouldn't get too excited for the sequel.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Stone Cold Steve Austin as Brainiac!
Thor 2 numbers ($644M) are probably near the ceiling. I doubt the budget is more than $170M but it's unlikely to be as low as Ant-Man's $130M. $600M WW would be my guess at a modest target gross.
MHWilliams
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Suicide Squad never gonna hit the 800m to break even
Y'all are going to give new thread readers a goddamn fit.
You all are crazy if you think Doctor Strange is only gonna do Ant man or thor 2 numbers. We have had awful movies this year and the terrible box office numbers to back up people not seeing those movies. Which leads me to believe we have pent up demand for good family action films. Doctor Strange and Rogue One will get big boosts IMHO. I wouldn't be surprised at DS out grossing BvS if it gets good word of mouth. And Rogue One is gonna be a domestic juggernaut.
PhoncipleBone
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I see Doctor Strange pulling Thor 2 numbers at minimum, unless the reviews are shit. However, it might pull a Deadpool and show something different enough from the super hero norm and take off to be absolutely huge.
It is a wild card, but I don't see it getting as low as Ant-Man was.
It is a wild card, but I don't see it getting as low as Ant-Man was.
I think Fantastic Beasts 2 weeks later may hinder some of its legs though. We'll see.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
What has legs past two weeks lately? Serious/not serious.
It will be a truly magical November though. And poor Trolls being released the same day as Doctor Strange.
Suicide Squad. :3
Dr Strange seems to be going outside the MCU comfort zone, curious to see how audiences react. But if Marvel can make Iron Man a movie tentpole they should be able to do the same with Dr Strange. Isn't he going to be the new top main character outside of Spiderman. I expect to see Dr Strange in everything after the solo movie releases.
I wait for all the filler discussion during the middle of the week.
Ant-Man had a fair amount of negative publicity, partly but not entirely stemming from the Edgar Wright business and the dodgy first trailer (and bad word of mouth continuing from Age of Ultron, if you believe the internet) and it still did good numbers.
Doctor Strange by comparison has much more going for it, including a bankable-ish lead in Cumberbatch, a great supporting cast, and a trailer that's been much better received. It's going to make bank.
Doctor Strange by comparison has much more going for it, including a bankable-ish lead in Cumberbatch, a great supporting cast, and a trailer that's been much better received. It's going to make bank.
When was the last time marvel casted a bankable actor for a lead role?
Dunno but people are acting like having Cumberbatch will make Dr Strange more successful than most superhero debut film, I don't see it.
He helped Star Trek.
Heh not really? Star Trek Into Darkness grossed less domestically than the original and the overseas gross was ultimately disappointing considering the growth of multiple overseas markets between the two movies.
I bet Beyond would have done better if he was in it. XD
My sister went and saw it with her friends and her friends said they liked Into Darkness better solely because of Cumberbatch and I can't imagine that they're the only ones that felt that way.
cj_iwakura
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To be fair, that's kind of the premise of the True North Trilogy. So far it's turned a podcaster into a walrus and unleashed nazi bratwurst.
Reminds me of that time when everyone was going on about how Cumberbitches were gonna come out in groves to make one of his movies a hit and it came out like a wet fart.
I'll wait until we get closer to see Strange's marketing for an idea of how well it may do.
radioactivez0r
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I saw Suicide Squad last night, finally, with my gf who is a Harley Quinn devotee. We agreed it was bad. I just don't know what they were trying to accomplish.
Mechanic sequel seems like DOA, does this mean Statham is done (for reals this time, he's been doing a lot of under the radar stuff) as a draw?
Mechanic sequel seems like DOA, does this mean Statham is done (for reals this time, he's been doing a lot of under the radar stuff) as a draw?
he will probably end up in direct-to-video hell, with a few roles in bigger films.
since the dungeon siege film, he refuses to do any films that are "not real", which really limits the roles he could play.
What does "not real" mean?
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