ElBoxyBrown
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People weren't really starving for a good Spider-Man movie like they did for Star Wars. Think about it, there's a huge gap between TFA and RotJ, unless you liked the prequels.
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Wkd BO 0707-0917 - Minions cede dominion over box office, Homecoming KING
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MugiwaraCole
Member
I don't know, man, we were a decade removed from the last Star Wars. People weren't crazy about the prequels, but 10 years is long enough.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Favorite thing I've seen all day.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The conditions surrounding a new Star Wars movie and a new Spider-Man movie are incomparable.
But it is a good refutation of Bobby's statement lol.
But it is a good refutation of Bobby's statement lol.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Man no it ain't. You just explained why.
(besides which I have a hard time believing the primary emotional response to that good Star Wars movie was "relief")
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Spider-Man is also not as big as Star Wars.
And TFA had every fan of the original trilogy *and* every fan of the prequels (there are some!) excited. Basically, everybody wanted this movie.
Not everyone wanted another Spider-Man reboot. If it weren't set in the MCU, even being good quality, it might have bombed.
And TFA had every fan of the original trilogy *and* every fan of the prequels (there are some!) excited. Basically, everybody wanted this movie.
Not everyone wanted another Spider-Man reboot. If it weren't set in the MCU, even being good quality, it might have bombed.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Haha, why is that? Does it sound weird in english?
He's actually strangely popular around here.
You're right, I'm just saying that delivering on the promise of "Hey guys, we learned how to make good movies with this again!" can be a pretty big hook for blockbusters. Now I wonder how big this would've been if the ASM movies never happened and there was just a 10-year gap between Spider-Man 3 and Homecoming.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The mainstream Spidey fan got their decent movies in the 2000s. I'll even throw in ASM which was 2012 and got ok reception. Nobody was thirsty like they were for Star Wars. That well was untouched for decades.
You weren't relieved that we got a SW movie without midichlorians or trade federations for the first time in 30 years?
MugiwaraCole
Member
If it weren't in the MCU, I'm confident it would've come very close. I'm one of the biggest Spidey fans around and I would've skipped that.
Hell, there are hardcore MCU stans that are sour on Homecoming because they wanted Miles/because it pushed back Black Panther and Captain Marvel by just a few months/some other bullshit.
LordOfLore
Banned
What are your most wanted movie news out of D23 and SDCC?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Relief happened in the first 4 minutes with that whole "Who talks first, you talk first? I talk first?"
The rest of the movie provided enough interesting shit aside from "Oh good, they didn't fuck it up" to propel it forward, I think.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
There's an alternate timeline where Toby is still Spider-Man, and he fights zombie Harry Osborn.You mean there's an alternate timeline where I didn't have to watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Where it doesn't exist?
At Bobby's age the hips can't take it
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I'm an easy mark. I just want a director for The Flash and a Man of Steel 2 announcement. And a hint of something X-23 related at Fox but that's a long shot.
And we're getting a Wrinkle in Time trailer, right?
The feeling of relief - followed by delight - that hit the moment Issac did that line was fucking palpable.
More Black Panther stuff, Ant-Man and Wasp first looks, Black Lightening, and Bronsonlee being lame
You mean there's an alternate timeline where I didn't have to watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Where it doesn't exist?
At least AS2 give me moar of Emma Stone goodness.^^ For how bad the show is, the chemistry between Emma and Garfield is top notch.^^
kunonabi
Member
As a huge of the original six movies i wasnt excited for it at all and only eventually went because my dad wanted to go. Its one of only two sw movies ive only seen once.
The other was rogue one.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm not sure what has happened in here since I checked a few hours ago...
So Spider-Man Homecoming is probably looking at anything from $42M to $47M this weekend depending on increases today or tomorrow. It would beed an amazing Friday bump to go higher.
$45M would put it at just under where I thought it would be after Monday's number. Spider-Man 2 made just over $45M in its second weekend, after weekdays that were comparable to Homecoming's (minus the holiday Monday).
So Spider-Man Homecoming is probably looking at anything from $42M to $47M this weekend depending on increases today or tomorrow. It would beed an amazing Friday bump to go higher.
$45M would put it at just under where I thought it would be after Monday's number. Spider-Man 2 made just over $45M in its second weekend, after weekdays that were comparable to Homecoming's (minus the holiday Monday).
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Mostly the spelling of "Surfer" in French looking exactly how it would if you fake it, making the whole thing look like mock French (since I know "argent" already).
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
You mean there's an alternate timeline where I didn't have to watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Where it doesn't exist?
Spider-Man is a favorite character of mine, and I skipped ASM2.
I didn't like ASM1 much at all.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Why is it expected to drop so much? BOM had it at 55% with $57.3 for the weekend. You are telling me it is going to be more than 60% drop?
6.9 sounds pretty great. Anything over 6.2+ to put it into the $380m range is good.
I think ASM2, like Transformers 3, should be mandatory viewing.
Just to get some perspective on how bad things can truly be.
Just wait for the JL Opening Weekend thread
Sibersk Esto
Banned
This year's been interesting when it comes to box office.
I'm going into hiding for the JL review thread.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I will be atop the flaming pile waving a tattered flag and roaring
PhantomX1313
Member
That 75 yrs of wait will take about who-knows time to fade off
MugiwaraCole
Member
In the interest of not requiring people to watch multiple horrible movies to get the point across, I'd merely make Suicide Squad mandatory viewing.
Cause, holy fucking shit.
...Nah
I actually expect JL to do well, critically and commercially, but I still think that thread will be a shit show.
PhantomX1313
Member
I will be atop the JL review thread if y'all eat your crow in about 25 pages
Exactly! Grab some coffee, put on your headphones and relax. It's gonna be a good time.
I don't know where they pulled that estimate from. They had a Wednesday number to work with.
I am assuming that they just looked at last weekend, and guessed a 55% drop without taking the weekdays into account. Because to get a $57M weekend from Wednesday's number, Spider-Man would have had to be nearly flat yesterday, increase close to 70% today, and increase another 40% tomorrow.
It's the middle of summer. Weekend increases are muted.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
The run from Thor 3 to Episode 8 is going to be mental.
I bet the IT thread will be a great one too.