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[ratcliffja]

Antony is the true star of Ant-Man and deserves a nod at the Oscars.

No lie, I barely even knew he was a character.

 

[TheYoungHeroRises]

This is why I kind of picked it out to have a "disappointing" return. The audience that's interested in retro game nostalgia probably doesn't overlap much with people who are in to Adam Sandler movies (or even tolerate them). The only shot it had to overcome that was to be an amazing movie but I'm sure we all could predict that wasn't going to happen.

Do you think Sony is gonna drop Adam Sandler like a rock after this underperformance?

It wouldn't surprise me considering all the restructuring they've done in their other divisions.

 

[NyMartin90]

I thought Southpaw was pretty good, even though he's fighting Orthodox most of the movie

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Anyone up for a Fantastic Four pool? Just a friendly guessing game

I'm going to guess around $30m opening. Maaaayyyybe $40m if they're lucky. Most people I talk to that don't live on the internet think it looks cool.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Wow, 50 seems a little high to me, but I've been inundated with an almost nonstop tsunami of negativity constantly crashing against the rocks.

But I think it'll do better than Marvel-heads are wishing/hoping/anticipating because general audience is looking at it more like a sci-fi film - which, really, is what all superhero movies are. Fantastic Four is being sold as a sci-fi flick that just happens to be based on an old comic that had a couple really shitty movies made out of it a decade ago.

 

[Future Foundation]

Anyone up for a Fantastic Four pool? Just a friendly guessing game

You mean something like "over/under for OW"?

 

[mreddie]

I do know F4 from the Denny's tie in and Crush flavors. Also Denny's has Invisible Woman sauce or as Gail Simone called it, dolphin jizz.

I might see F4 if the reviews are good, it just looks so eh.

 

[ryseing]

Someone is going to paid thousands of dollars to tell him the obvious statement of the material not being nearly as popular as The Fault in Our Stars, despite being from the same author. It's the same reason why some Nicholas Sparks adaptations do really well and why some don't.

Just do the Looking For Alaska movie. It's the best of the three anyway.

 

[x Power Pad Death Stomp x]

The concept of Pixels looking interesting, then the second I saw Adam Sandler and Kevin James in the trailer I knew it was nothing but trash.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

I really expected Pixels to be Sandlers biggest movie. Surprised to see it flop like this, in the states at least.

 

[tomtom94]

Vatican Tapes, for the curious, was directed by half the team that made Crank. So it bombing probably bodes well for cinema as a whole but not those of us who still want Crank 3.

 

[Messofanego]

Pixels flopped? Had no idea Adam Sandler's output was waning in popularity. The last Sandler flick I paid to go see was Punch Drunk Love, so I'm kind of glad that maybe this might instigate him to pick better projects if the low hanging fruit isn't popping.

 

[Future Foundation]

Just do the Looking For Alaska movie. It's the best of the three anyway.

That's coming next, Sarah Polley's even writing the screenplay.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

That's coming next, Sarah Polley's even writing the screenplay.

Is she directing, too?

 

[jett]

Sony Pictures is such a shithouse.

 

[Yamauchi]

Wow, didn't know Minions only had a $74 million budget. That film is raking in the dough.

 

[xxracerxx]

Is she directing, too?

"Sarah Polley will adapt and direct John Green's 'Looking for Alaska'"

 

[vinnygambini]

Pixels snagged a halfway decent $25.4 million overseas bow in a debut representing around 40% of the market at this time.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/26/box-office-adam-sandlers-pixels-snags-50m-global-bow/

 

[backflip10019]

Glad Pixels is bombing. Sandler's output has been trash for over a decade now.

 

[Kusagari]

I wouldn't be surprised if FF opens relatively high.

The legs will be awful though.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Wow, didn't know Minions only had a $74 million budget. That film is raking in the dough.

Its marketing budget must have been 3x that alone.

 

[3N16MA]

Wow, 50 seems a little high to me, but I've been inundated with an almost nonstop tsunami of negativity constantly crashing against the rocks.

But I think it'll do better than Marvel-heads are wishing/hoping/anticipating because general audience is looking at it more like a sci-fi film - which, really, is what all superhero movies are. Fantastic Four is being sold as a sci-fi flick that just happens to be based on an old comic that had a couple really shitty movies made out of it a decade ago.

They did that forecast on June 12. They will do a final one right before its release.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Pixels flopped? Had no idea Adam Sandler's output was waning in popularity. The last Sandler flick I paid to go see was Punch Drunk Love, so I'm kind of glad that maybe this might instigate him to pick better projects if the low hanging fruit isn't popping.

His movies still make lots of money, for the most part. Sadly, stuff like Punch Drunk Love and Funny People are his worst performing movies. Shit like Jack and Jill and of course the Grown Ups movies made tons of money. So, can't really blame him for going to where the money is. That's kind of what you do with careers.

 

[Future Foundation]

Is she directing, too?

That article says she's writing/directing, but now Rebecca Thomas is directing (and that the script is from the Fault in Our Stars writers).

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Well that's shitty. Wonder why they went away from Polley on that.

 

[3N16MA]

Wow, didn't know Minions only had a $74 million budget. That film is raking in the dough.

Illumination Entertainment has never had a production budget over 76M for any film.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

The worst thing about that list is paper towns being anywhere near a top 5.

 

[xxracerxx]

That article says she's writing/directing, but now Rebecca Thomas is directing (and that the script is from the Fault in Our Stars writers).

What? Why didn't they go with Polley?

 

[GuitarAtomik]

boxoffice.com has it at 50M but they will update it soon.

I could see that happening. FF feels like a wildcard to me that could go either way.

 

[Joni]

Do you think Sony is gonna drop Adam Sandler like a rock after this underperformance?

It wouldn't surprise me considering all the restructuring they've done in their other divisions.

Drop him? He already jumped ship to Netflix.

 

[Messofanego]

His movies still make lots of money, for the most part. Sadly, stuff like Punch Drunk Love and Funny People are his worst performing movies. Shit like Jack and Jill and of course the Grown Ups movies made tons of money. So, can't really blame him for going to where the money is. That's kind of what you do with careers.

He's not in some blackmail or big studio contract deal that he has to be part of bad movies. Dude's not hurting financially. I still can blame him.

 

[rexor0717]

Really glad Ant-Man hung in there.

 

[Future Foundation]

I could see that happening. FF feels like a wildcard to me that could go either way.

That seems to be the range, I saw a $55 million dollar number going around.

 

[inm8num2]

I can't help but think of Death Warrant. "You can't kill me, Rudd. I'm the Sandman."

 

[pestul]

Very depressed numbers all-around. Even Ant-Man's drop, despite being #1, was pretty significant.

 

[Future Foundation]

Well that's shitty. Wonder why they went away from Polley on that.

What? Why didn't they go with Polley?

I dunno. About a year ago, it looked like a sure thing- then we've got the new (old) guys.

 

[xaosslug]

Cara Delevingne is looking like box office poison. Praying4SuicideSquad, tbh. ;P

 

[3N16MA]

Very depressed numbers all-around. Even Ant-Man's drop, despite being #1, was pretty significant.

It's no different than most MCU films.

 

[Plinko]

I will never understand the draw of the characters from Minions. Makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

[Escape Goat]

I will never understand the draw of the characters from Minions. Makes absolutely no sense to me.

I don't either. Can they even talk?

 

[Shaanyboi]

Ant-Man held top spot!

DO THE ANT-MAN!!!

 

[Cheebo]

It's no different than most MCU films.

It also opened less than every Marvel movie not called Incredible Hulk. So having the same percentage fall isn't really a positive.

 

[3N16MA]

Tom and Jerry rarely speak yet kids loved them. Minions actually have their own language and kids know exactly what they're trying to say because they're expressive.

It also opened less than every Marvel movie not called Incredible Hulk. So having the same percentage fall isn't really a positive.

I'm well aware but I'm not trying to say the drop is a positive. It is just a normal drop and to be expected.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Its marketing budget must have been 3x that alone.

According to the blurb in the opening week of its release, marketing was more like 9x the production budget.

And no, that's not a typo.

 

[Slayven]

You mean something like "over/under for OW"?

Sure

Wow, didn't know Minions only had a $74 million budget. That film is raking in the dough.

The company that makes them prides themselves on keeping the budget as small as possible. I remember an article about how they cut shit to the bone to keep the first movie under 80mil

It also opened less than every Marvel movie not called Incredible Hulk. So having the same percentage fall isn't really a positive.

All and All I would call it a success. Considering the development hell and the concept. Now I think Marvel can get crazy.

 

[Messypandas]

Wow, didn't know Minions only had a $74 million budget. That film is raking in the dough.

They're surprisingly pretty open about how they cheap on the animation and recycle background assets and stuff.

 

[pestul]

I'm well aware but I'm not trying to say the drop is a positive. It is just a normal drop and to be expected.

I know, but it seemed to have pretty good word-of-mouth, so I thought something in the 45-50% range was more likely.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

His movies still make lots of money, for the most part. Sadly, stuff like Punch Drunk Love and Funny People are his worst performing movies. Shit like Jack and Jill and of course the Grown Ups movies made tons of money. So, can't really blame him for going to where the money is. That's kind of what you do with careers.

He's in the same situation as Will Ferrell. Although both arguably have enough money to where they have nothing to lose doing more out there movies that challenge them.

 

[Toothless]

Feel bad for Pixels, it's actually a good movie.

Hyped for the Cruise Missile to hit next week though.

 

[Future Foundation]

Sure

It seems like the common number O/U is around $40 million.