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[DeathyBoy]

That would have been one of the most quoted lines in entertainment history.

Picturing Clive Owen saying that in BvS after crashing the Batmobile into Superman.

Superman: Who do you think you are?

Batman rides from the fire.

Batman: I'm Batman, motherfucker.

I would have applauded.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

Damn I failed that Wonder Woman Domestic intake spectacularly, and am about to fail the WW too I think. I was pretty close with the OW - I just didn't expect it to have legs. Or be good.

Anyways! Transformers 5 Predictions:

OW: $80m
DOM: $150m
WW: $845m
Duckroll Review: "9.5/10 - I wish it was longer"

 

[LordOfLore]

So, the directors leaving Han Solo mid-filming is probably not a good sign. Delay to winter?

 

[broncobuster]

Continuing the actors with ridiculous salaries talk: Arnold in Batman & Robin

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-schumacher-more-reveal-what-happened-1014972

Schwarzenegger received top billing, and a hefty $25 million payday (about $1 million per day he spent on set).

"The cast ate the money up," says producer Peter MacGregor-Scott. "It's tough when you wake up in the morning and just spent $25 million! Oh dear. But he was great."

Using rough estimates, that'd be $40 million today.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Allow me to break the ice

 

[Kenzodielocke]

From:

To:

 

[LFMartins86]

That's what happens when you go from the director of Mortal Kombat : Annihilation to the director of Lights Out.

 

[CaviarMeths]

If that score for Annabelle holds, it will be like Ouija and Ouija: Origin of Evil again. The former was a flaming turd, the second was helmed by Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) and turned out to be a pretty solid flick.

 

[RastaMentality]

If that score for Annabelle holds, it will be like Ouija and Ouija: Origin of Evil again. The former was a flaming turd, the second was helmed by Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) and turned out to be a pretty solid flick.

The horror sequel not being so bad means 2016-17 are weirder than we thought.

 

[Ross61]

From:

To:

The Conjuring Universe is best horror franchise.

 

[NealMcCauley]

$5.5M for TF5.

Previously, Transformers: Age of Extinction, the last movie, started previews on Thursday night three years ago minting $8.75M from late-night showings starting at 9 PM on 2,990 screens. Paramount went on to report that pic’s opening weekend at $100M. Internally, Paramount is comping Last Knight to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales which earned $5.5M on its preview night, then $23.6M on its first day before a $63M weekend (however that was the three day over Memorial Day).

Disney’s Cars 3 making an estimated $6.8M, +24% from Monday for a running cume of $66M followed by Warner Bros./DC’s Wonder Woman which made $5.4M, +13% with a running cume in its third week of $285.35M.

 

[DeathyBoy]

So, the directors leaving Han Solo mid-filming is probably not a good sign. Delay to winter?

It should always be Winter for Star Wars

 

[ArmGunar]

So, the directors leaving Han Solo mid-filming is probably not a good sign. Delay to winter?

It remains unchanged
WB prayed that Han Solo movie won't be in Dec (but with the actual production problem, they may no longer be afraid of)

 

[jon bones]

It remains unchanged
WB prayed that Han Solo movie won't be in Dec (but with the actual production problem, they may no longer be afraid of)

what does WB have there?

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

what does WB have there?

Aquaman, I think.
Edit: yeah, december 21st.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

$5.5M for TF5.

Apparently there were no previews on Canada, so I would say this is probably looking at an opening day between 16 and 18 million.

I'm amused that it's the same preview as Pirates. These franchises are so in step with each other it's ridiculous.

 

[kswiston]

It looks like Transformers did put a bit of a dent in Wonder Woman's weekdays as expected, but that just means going from sub-30 to sub-40% drops.

 

[kswiston]

First day admissions to Transformers 5 were down more than 40% from Age of Extinction in South Korea.

 

[jon bones]

Aquaman, I think.
Edit: yeah, december 21st.

damn, i hope this han thing bombs or something then

Wan deserves a nice open slate

 

[GAMEPROFF]

First day admissions to Transformers 5 were down more than 40% from Age of Extinction in South Korea.

Very good

 

[J_Viper]

First day admissions to Transformers 5 were down more than 40% from Age of Extinction in South Korea.

If it bleeds, we can kill it

I'm amused that it's the same preview as Pirates. These franchises are so in step with each other it's ridiculous.

Hey Pirates isn't that bad lol

 

[BumRush]

Any update on WW's Tuesday?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I love how every bad movie makes worse this year

 

[ArmGunar]

Any update on WW's Tuesday?

$5.4m (+13%, -38% from last TUE)
Good number

I want a 26m weekend (-37%) or more

 

[BumRush]

$5.4m (+13%, -38% from last TUE)
Good number

I want a 26m weekend (-37%) or more

My goodness, the BumRush Bump is already having a massive impact...

 

[a916]

That's what happens when you go from the director of Mortal Kombat : Annihilation to the director of Lights Out.

That's what happens when you go from the director of Mortal Kombat : Annihilation to the director of SHAZAM!.

 

[Slayven]

From:

To:

All these movies blur together to me, they might as well be the same thing

 

[Anth0ny]

Apparently there were no previews on Canada, so I would say this is probably looking at an opening day between 16 and 18 million.

I'm amused that it's the same preview as Pirates. These franchises are so in step with each other it's ridiculous.

holdovers from a bygone era where stars mattered and the quality of the movie didn't when it came to box office

 

[PhantomX1313]

My projection

80M OW
160 DOM
500 OS
660 WW

 

[LordOfLore]

THR's now annual list of the top 100 people in the entertainment business:
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1395426

 

[broncobuster]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...-how-sony-learned-cede-control-marvel-1015408

Spider-Man Homecoming reportedly has a $175M budget. While not exactly low, the last three were over $200M and the original intent for Amazing Spider-Man 1 was to deliver a less expensive reboot following SM3.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Deadline's first projection of the day is $15M, which if it sticks, could lead to a 5 day total below the unadjusted opening day of Transformers 2. Age of Extinction seems to have caused even more damage to the series than I expected.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Deadline's first projection of the day is $15M, which if it sticks, could lead to a 5 day total below the unadjusted opening day of Transformers 2. Age of Extinction seems to have caused even more damage to the series than I expected.

Among many other reasons for the decline, judging by last night's theater chatter people don't really buy Wahlberg as a blockbuster action hero.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Among many other reasons for the decline, judging by last night's theater chatter people don't really buy Wahlberg as a blockbuster action hero.

...But they were okay with Shia!?

 

[ThisOne]

I think I saw (and hated) Annabelle. Can't really remember anything specific about it. Still kinda looking forward to the sequel though, especially if it gets good reviews. Guess I'm a sucker.

 

[Toa TAK]

...But they were okay with Shia!?

Shia wasn't sword fighting a goddamn Transformer

 

[NealMcCauley]

...But they were okay with Shia!?

Yeah that crossed my mind too. I guess Shia playing a teenage dork was more believable than Marky Mark as a tough badass.

 

[Schlorgan]

So 2016 was the year bad movies made bank (SS, BvS) but good movies did poorly (Star Trek, Nice Guys) and 2017 is the year bad movies do poorly (King Arthur, Mummy, T5) but good movies make bank (Get Out, Split, WW).

 

[Gentleman Jack]

So 2016 was the year bad movies made bank (SS, BvS) but good movies did poorly (Star Trek, Nice Guys) and 2017 is the year bad movies do poorly (King Arthur, Mummy, T5) but good movies make bank (Get Out, Split, WW).

Emoji Movie still needs to bomb to restore my faith.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

So 2016 was the year bad movies made bank (SS, BvS) but good movies did poorly (Star Trek, Nice Guys) and 2017 is the year bad movies do poorly (King Arthur, Mummy, T5) but good movies make bank (Get Out, Split, WW).

All eyes on Justice League...

 

[J_Viper]

So 2016 was the year bad movies made bank (SS, BvS) but good movies did poorly (Star Trek, Nice Guys) and 2017 is the year bad movies do poorly (King Arthur, Mummy, T5) but good movies make bank (Get Out, Split, WW).

You can't compare BvS to Mummy and TF5, that's not fair lol

 

[witness]

Deadline's first projection of the day is $15M, which if it sticks, could lead to a 5 day total below the unadjusted opening day of Transformers 2. Age of Extinction seems to have caused even more damage to the series than I expected.

Fuck man, this franchise is dead in NA. Should have just waited and rebooted after 3.

 

[kurahador]

I really hope IT will be good then. I need that 2nd part.

 

[Schlorgan]

You can't compare BvS to Mummy and TF5, that's not fair lol

I enjoyed IDR more than BvS.

And I hated IDR.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

So 2016 was the year bad movies made bank (SS, BvS) but good movies did poorly (Star Trek, Nice Guys) and 2017 is the year bad movies do poorly (King Arthur, Mummy, T5) but good movies make bank (Get Out, Split, WW).

Plenty of bad movies got killed at the BO last year. TMNT 2, Independence Day 2, Alice 2, X-men Apocalypse, Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher 2, etc. all did far worse than just about anyone predicted.

So far, I'd say the story of the last two summers (and to some extent, 2015 as well) has been these sequels and would-be franchises taking a dive.

 

[BronsonLee]

Yo TMNT 2 was great take that back

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Stop making me choose between bad movies. It's like choosing my least favorite child.

 

[J_Viper]

I enjoyed IDR more than BvS.

And I hated IDR.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Yo TMNT 2 was great take that back

I'll watch it some day. It has Sheamus in it, doesn't it?

 

[Toa TAK]

I enjoyed IDR more than BvS.

And I hated IDR.

Same.