vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I wasn't all that impressed personally by the film (TFA), I liked Rogue One better, but explained to a greater extent in the article from China's viewpoint:
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I wasn't all that impressed personally by the film (TFA), I liked Rogue One better, but explained to a greater extent in the article from China's viewpoint:
negativity surrounding Star Wars?
And these are the same people that eat up every Transformers movie?
Dash_Riprock
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And these same people probably thought Transformers and Warcraft was good...
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
China grew-up watching the Transformers cartoons as oppose to most of us in North America with Star Wars so their affinity to the former is greater. Kinda understandable, it's their nostalgia property.
Age of Extinction: http://maoyan.com/films/78379
Warcraft: http://maoyan.com/films/78421
The Force Awakens: http://maoyan.com/films/78536
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Nine Lives: http://maoyan.com/films/248876
Lifejumper
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Heh.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
lol
Dash_Riprock
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There is no God...
What's wrong with Transformers?
Dash_Riprock
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It was a damn sight more fun than Warcradt
Discotheque
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I had fun with Warcraft. I wouldn't vehemently defend it like I would other underappreciated flops like Lone Ranger and John Carter, it's nowhere near on that level for me. But i didn't hate being in the theater for it like I did for certain comic movies this year and the last.
that's the best praise I can give Warcraft..I didn't hate sitting down for it.
that's the best praise I can give Warcraft..I didn't hate sitting down for it.
There's a severe smog alert in various parts of China as well that could hinder box office performance according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Our next step to the inevitable Jane Levy Cinematic Universe.
Now that's a cinematic universe I want to join.
BronsonLee
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China likes what I tell them to like
TFA was trash so I told them to take it down
Rogue One was good so I'll give em the iggy to give it a boost
TFA was trash so I told them to take it down
Rogue One was good so I'll give em the iggy to give it a boost
TFA did 125 million in China. While not to the same scale of record breaking numbers we saw in Europe and America that is far from bad. It beat Doctor Strange & Batman v Superman for example.
How does this compare to TFA?
About a third of TFA's first day, but that opened on a Saturday. Unlike here, opening night is usually not the biggest Box office day for a film in China unless it is a Sat/Sun.
First weekend should be $30-35M. Maybe a bit higher if the Sat increase is good. TFA was around $50M.
BronsonLee
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Nah that's shit, I made them burn the reels
I don't get how people say TFA did "bad" in China. China isn't (at all) known for their interest in SW and 125M is still top 35 all time there.
I saw Warcraft (at home not in theatres) and thought it wasn't horrible, which is way better than I expected.
If the Fast & Furious crew can add Donnie Yen in a future movie it could probably beat Titanic's worldwide total. That or shoot on location somewhere in China (which they should do before the series goes into space).
If the Fast & Furious crew can add Donnie Yen in a future movie it could probably beat Titanic's worldwide total. That or shoot on location somewhere in China (which they should do before the series goes into space).
Black women doing big things
I have to imagine that someone is getting an oscar nomination for that film.
In other news, Boxoffice.com updated their long term forecast again, taking us into March, and giving their first prediction for Logan.
Opening Week: $81M
Domestic Total: $205M
They seem pretty confident on the film's appeal.
EDIT: The Wolverine was $53M OW and $133M total
WhiteRabbitEXE
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I think it's just one of those relative things. Like, most of GAF is gonna be from English speaking countries, particularly the US, where Star Wars is a dominating force, versus China where TFA was decent but unremarkable success.
Friday Studio Estimates:
1) Hidden Figures - $7.6M
2) Rogue One - $6.1M - $461M total
3) Sing - $5.1M - $199M total
4) Underworld Blood Wars - $4.9M
5) La La Land - $3.1M - $45M total
6) Passengers - $2.5M - $75M total
7) Why Him? - $2.1M - $44M total
8) Moana - $1.6M - $221M total
9) Fences - $1.4M - $37M total
10) Assassins Creed - $1.1M - $47M total
xx) A Monster Calls - $660k
1) Hidden Figures - $7.6M
2) Rogue One - $6.1M - $461M total
3) Sing - $5.1M - $199M total
4) Underworld Blood Wars - $4.9M
5) La La Land - $3.1M - $45M total
6) Passengers - $2.5M - $75M total
7) Why Him? - $2.1M - $44M total
8) Moana - $1.6M - $221M total
9) Fences - $1.4M - $37M total
10) Assassins Creed - $1.1M - $47M total
xx) A Monster Calls - $660k
BronsonLee
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Rogue One, fake space movie, is defeated by Hidden Figures, real space movie
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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Huh? Moana is $20m ahead domestic and $100m ahead worldwide.
Matt_
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Couldn't believe it when I saw Secret Life of Pets had outdone Despicable Me 2 and Zootopia and was just $20m shy of 400M
I wouldn't put them in the sam pedigree as Pixar or Disney Animation but I've enjoyed everything they've put out (bar hop and sing which I haven't got round to seeing). What upcoming projects do they have coming up?
Depending on this weekend and holds next weekend, Sing may become the highest grossing film to not hit number 1, snatching it away from My Big Fat Greek Wedding after 15 years
Saucycarpdog
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I still can't believe the producers of that movie would rather try to justify having sex with a minor than simply make the girl 18 years old.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Passengers is having a better hold than I assumed early on. It's not a $100m grosser but it'll get to low $90. Not bad.
Sing (and Rogue One) will lose quite a few screens next weekend given how many wide releases are scheduled. They may do alright on the venue count, but fewer places will bother with multiscreen scheduling as they dip into the teens next weekend.
I think Patriot's Day is also tracking to open over $20M. So that record should happen.
I was sort of sad last year when Inside Out narrowly defeated Jurassic World in its third weekend to place #1. It would have been cool to have a $350M film that never took a #1 weekend.
Saucycarpdog
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Despicable me 3, Secret life of Pets 2, and How the Grinch stole Christmas.
On a different note, I just found out that How to train your dragon 3 is scheduled for 2019. What the fuck?
BronsonLee
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GODDAMNIT DONNIE
Not enough Donnie?
spyroflame0487
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How long are we estimating Moana and Rouge One to be in theaters? I haven't been to the movies in a while and wanna see both of them. Im assuming Moana will be leaving first since that's been playing since before Thanksgiving.
Obliterator
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Man that's crazy Star Wars can't catch on with China at all. Just seems kinda weird. I could get them not really getting too into Episode VII as it carries with it a lot of baggage of having to know what happened with the earlier movies, but Rogue One is pretty self-contained. Obviously there are a million connections to A New Hope, but the plot itself really pretty much works on its own.
He's out of his element.
ryutaro's mama
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'Nine Lives' probably had better character development than R1.
Naw, the old SW movies had White male leads and didn't do gangbusters in China.
Should do. Depends if it comes close to clearing 900m this weekend or not.
MrPink93485
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I imagine it'll make it with about 50m or so to spare.
That figure isn't taking into account China's opening yet, which should add another 28-30 million to the gross for the weekend. Add the other 16-17 million in the US from Sat-Sunday, it should be at about 890 million without the remaining overseas markets to take into account.
I misread Moana's total. It will pass it next week.
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