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Wkd BO 0707-0917 - Minions cede dominion over box office, Homecoming KING
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Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
We should do a mock review thread first, like a week before the embargo lifts, just to get it out of our systems. I can provide fake blurbs if necessary.
Chris Stuckmann: "Surprisingly, I was a huge Justice League fan as a kid, so I was really anticipating this movie. Can you see the pile of comics in the background?"
Campea: "Despite the blight upon existence that is Gal Gadot, this movie is a masterpiece. 8.75/10"
Chris Stuckmann: "Surprisingly, I was a huge Justice League fan as a kid, so I was really anticipating this movie. Can you see the pile of comics in the background?"
Campea: "Despite the blight upon existence that is Gal Gadot, this movie is a masterpiece. 8.75/10"
LordOfLore
Banned
We're probably going to need a mod to keep watch over the thread when the reviews drop.
This thread will be civil. The review thread will get the brunt of uninformed hot takes.
You guys are really hyping up the JL thread when it's almost guaranteed to be nowhere near as iconic as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's* was. It's gonna be the Mayweather vs Pacquiao of GAF threads.
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I still can't believe that's the actual title they went with, jesus christ.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Stuckman is gonna have all the JL action figures and an unopened DVD copy of Justice League Season 1in the background.
LordOfLore
Banned
We're going to get so many drive-by posts if the movie doesn't do as well as Avengers did the first day+$1.
DarkLordMalik
Member
IT should easily do $1 billion worldwide. It had the highest amount of trailer views among any movies, even Star Wars: The Force Awakens was no match against IT proving that scary clowns are a true global phenomenon.
After that, IT sequel will light the charts on fire by creating new box office record and making $2 billion worldwide.
After that, IT sequel will light the charts on fire by creating new box office record and making $2 billion worldwide.
LordOfLore
Banned
Got some info from marketing guy on what they've gotten from overseas(AKA some of the things Disney sent over that they're going to reveal at D23):
Han Solo poster is just a big spaceship(not the Falcon, described as quite ugly) with the title just being Han Solo as far as he knows and the Ant-Man and Wasp poster that's just the two heroes in costume with the title in red and yellow. Also got a new TLJ poster. He has no part in the animated movies so nothing from them.
And Kingsmen is two months away and there is total radiosilence.
DecoReturns
Member
What does Campea have against Gal anyways?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
He's a dipshit
Cross-Section
Member
I mean, them just calling that thing
"Han Solo: A Star Wars Story"
Also,
obtaining the Falcon
Naw. The scramble between MCU and DCEU (?) buffs will be great.
It's gonna be great.
Let's shake hands.
broncobuster
Banned
I think it's a weird story about how he ruined Sif's actress' chance to play WW because he's a loudmouth jackass. So instead of being self aware about it being his own fault, he's trying to get revenge on Gal, or something. Again, it's weird.
With Spiderman, Apes, Dunkirk, Valerian and WW, it'll continue
That and box office being a super niche thing to be interested in, at least to the point of daily discussion.
Join us, jett
Bobby Roberts
Banned
These threads have always had a lot of chat. We just picked up more regulars in the last 18-24 months.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
"What the hell, why do you guys like talking to each other so much. How can you enjoy your own insular devolution like this? Don't you know you're doing this all wrong? Liking things? Joking around? Having fun?
I don't get it."
I don't get it."
LordOfLore
Banned
I wonder if we could support a monthly BO thread in Community like the Comic one.
Just these past few weeks traffic up in these threads seems much higher than before. Just some short time ago I remember you complaining about these threads not breaking a couple of pages.
I've been part of Box office GAF longer than you.
Maybe you should go back to being twitter-exclusive.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Oh shit is there a line?
I didn't mean to cut
I left my membership card in my other pants.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
This is the best thread on GAF to discuss movies.
That a bit of a bummer, considering Dawn. I'm guessing War won't do as well between Spider-Man and Dunkirk?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
14mil Friday certainly seems more in line with your earlier call than with whatever BOM was predicting, yeah?
That's gonna be a drop north of 60%, right?
Inceptional
Member
Sounds right. The hype never reached that next level like it did for Dawn. I hope the good word spreads though and it holds for awhile. If any movie besides WW deserves all the money this summer, it's this one...then Dunkirk.
Weird I thought good previous word of mouth and reception would carry Apes to the biggest opening weekend of the franchise.
BronsonLee
Member
I am the wheel that keeps BOGaf churning
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm still kinda curious about it, but I don't think I'm catching that until it hits 2nd run.
I thought it's first trailer was pretty damned good though. Very good usage of the Beatles.
ALSO: Good seeing the Big Sick up there. I need to catch that soon.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
You really want Dishonored 2, don't you?
LordOfLore
Banned
Bobby Roberts
Banned
You really want Dishonored 2, don't you?
A game would be cool.
BEING RIGHT is the real prize here.
BronsonLee
Member
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I see you J.
you little fuckin whippersnapper you.
you little fuckin whippersnapper you.
I thought that Spidey would be below 60% early in the week, but the weekdays have been pointing towards this being a likely result.
I think that the drop will end up being 60-62%. Standard increases would give SMH about $46M if that Friday is accurate. Adjust up or down depending on Deadline's margin of error. Just shy of a 60% drop could happen if Friday is $14.5M and the Saturday increase is good.
This has felt like the Summer's Star Trek Beyond for a few weeks, even if Apes had much stronger reviews. Legs could be decent if Dunkirk doesnt hit too hard. However, the first apes had great legs. Not being the lowest domestic film in the series is going to be tough on a $55M opening.
I keep forgetting about Valerian.
I liked Beyond, but yeah, it ain't shit compared to War.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Part of me wants to say that they let that review embargo drop too early. I get what they were trying to do, but it feels like the movie came out already. All the "Wow, look at how well Apes is doing" chatter died down.
Double Toasted actually decided to talk about the movie again this week because people forgot they had already reviewed it two weeks ago and were asking about it.