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Wkd Box Office 1218-2015 - Force Awakens does good... gOOOood, opens w/ $248m
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Calm waterfall
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Do you time travel? If you are talking about BvS it´s a Superman movie not a Batman one. Second of all the movie looks amazing.
My parents just got back from the theater. Tried to catch the 10 am movie. Showed up at 9 am. Was told only front row available. Asked for the next show, same thing. They tried to watch the movie from the front row but they couldn't enjoy it from there. Got a refund.
Got a feeling the movie is going to do ok today.
Got a feeling the movie is going to do ok today.
It's a Batman movie slightly more so than Superman per Synder, I believe said due to needing to set Batman up more.
And it is very fair to say the reception to the latest trailer online was more negative than positive unlike the initial teaser. Not that the final product could end up really solid, but that second trailer did not do the film any good hype wise when it comes to the Internet-types.
Bobby Roberts
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This is almost a worse comparison. Drew Barrymore had a better career trajectory because she became tabloid fodder as part of a Hollywood Family Dynasty. Had nothing to do with her acting until later.
That she leveraged the attention into something really special (america's rom/com sweetheart, successful producer) makes for a great story, but it's unique in a way even Harrison Ford's story isn't. You grabbed another comparison that's even more exceptional than the one you were working with.
It's just kind of an exclusionary, pessimistic argument to put forth, period. It hinges on the idea that to "strike while the iron is hot" is to follow a specific track that doesn't necessarily fit every actor who gets into the business.
So far as McGregor is concerned, "Striking While the Iron is Hot" includes getting two long-form motorcycle documentaries made and doing weird, off-beat films that interest him as an actor. You're summing that up as some sort of misstep or fuckup that they were resigned to because Hollywood had rejected them somehow.
People were hyping Boyega after Attack the Block, and his career kind of just wandered aimlessly for a while. Star Wars will undoubtedly have a positive impact on his career, but I'm not confident that Hollywood will go out of its way to ram him down our throats and force him into stardom like they do other actors/actresses (who all have something in common). I think they'll do that with Ridley though.
Some of his contemporaries, like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Idris Elba, have been putting in work for years now - and they're still not quite getting their due as far as roles are concerned. I think he'll have a similar career trajectory as them, is certainly nothing to sneeze at.
Bobby Roberts
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Nobody really saw that shit. He still worked, and did good work in the meantime.
The goodwill he's getting as Finn is even higher after Star Wars than it was after Attack the Block, and roughly 7000x people have seen him in Star Wars.
That really had nothing to do with it though. After RoTJ he willingly bowed out of film making for a while and pursued a career on Broadway. I would argue that is what hurt his on-screen career.
Today we will find out if all that talk last week of "There's no way I'll get tickets for Star Wars opening weekend, I'll just wait and go next week" was actually a mass sentiment. I know I heard it from a ton of family and friends I've spoken with over the last week.
FloydtheFathead
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I will remember you..
You're saying they might actually win an Oscar?
Yep.
Carrie Fisher never liked acting, she preferred and is a well known "script surgeon" (forgot the actual term), which their job is to fix problematic scripts.
In the end, most ended doing what they wanted to do. People assume that because actors are in huge roles and box office success stories, that they will continue on similar projects. Some might try, but most just continue doing whatever they want.
We'll certainly see, but the potential of a black actor/actresses' career trajectory with respect to their white counterparts is historically an unkind one. I hope I'm wrong.
My prediction for Civil War and BvS is identical.
$1 billion is guaranteed for both films. Whether they go much higher will depend on critical reception. In other words, if word of mouth (both critical and by viewers) is positive for either film, I can see them going as high as $1.5 billion.
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in the same movie. Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man in the same movie. These aren't your every day comic book movies. These are some HUGE fucking films.
My original X-Mas day prediction after we got the early Tuesday number was $48M. I guess I was closer than Deadline.
It's easy to see how the expectations crept up though. Both Wednesday and Thursday were stronger than expected. I think the IMAX and large format screens playing at near sellouts all week have skewed the weekday numbers a little higher than expected though.
It won't be nearly that high. The $890M includes Friday. The film will squeak by $1B today, and will be sitting at around $1.1B by the end of Sunday. Add another $50-60M for Monday if you are including that, but $1.3B won't happen until the beginning of next weekend.
Star Wars beats the record to $1B by 2 days provided today is big enough to hit $110M WW.
It's easy to see how the expectations crept up though. Both Wednesday and Thursday were stronger than expected. I think the IMAX and large format screens playing at near sellouts all week have skewed the weekday numbers a little higher than expected though.
It won't be nearly that high. The $890M includes Friday. The film will squeak by $1B today, and will be sitting at around $1.1B by the end of Sunday. Add another $50-60M for Monday if you are including that, but $1.3B won't happen until the beginning of next weekend.
Star Wars beats the record to $1B by 2 days provided today is big enough to hit $110M WW.
thank you for the memories.
I heard the same. A lot. Pretty much everybody that wanted to see it planned to this weekend.
Calm waterfall
Banned
149662 like vs. 12531 dislike.. Saying it was received negatively online, while focusing a few forums does not mean that the movie was actually received positively by the general public.
People are going to that movie to see Batman, WW, and Superman all on the same screen together. I also think the movie comes out at a decent time.
One-quarter portion. Worldwide IMAX represented around $50m of the global opening weekend, so actually smaller than that. IMAX is huge though and helps start the franchise in China
Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises both hit a billion. Thanks to them the power of the Batman brand is at an all time high.
You take Batman, a billion dollar brand, and add Superman and Wonder Woman to the equation. This movie is going to be huge, and even if it's the drizzling shits, I still expect it to make a billion with ease, Transformers style
Calm waterfall
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Even lowballing BvS, it will still get over a billion.
Future Foundation
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Holy shit, I didn't know Carrie was a script doctor. That's pretty cool, what did she work on?
The only idea or argument I'm really working with is that starring in a record-shattering box office success does not necessarily translate to future stardom. If that's not what some of those stars wanted anyway, then all the better for them.
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Yeah, she could have done whatever the hell she wanted being the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, coming off of Star Wars.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
^ oh shit
DudeWithNoName
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The biggest issue I have with BvS is they're recasting both characters yet again. Now, if Bale was in it instead of that mouthbreather Afflek, I'd preorder tickets. Instead, it's a wait and see for me.
American Hustle opened on the Friday before Xmas though. I wouldn't say that this is a stronger debut.
I think it's being underestimated because of a vocal minority who disliked the latest trailer.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I can die happy once something beats those blue dumbfucks.
George Oscar Bluth II
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This is great.
Should hit #5 of all time Domestic this weekend unless the weekend ends up under $145M.
Bobby Roberts
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I just like the Na'vi Shao Kahn waiting at the top. That's not an image I was expecting to see this morning.
(Plus MKII took up an UNGODLY amount of my free time in the 90s)
BronsonLee
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Lol what the fuck at that image
LFMartins86
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The prequel trilogy, Lethal Weapon 3, Mr & Mrs Smith, The Wedding Singer, Sister Act and quite a few other movies.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
That image lol
Wasn't that joke used on GAF during Avatar's run, only with ww grosses?
It's still hilarious though
BronsonLee
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Probably, if I had to guess
And of course the image for TFA is Rey's You're Gonna Die Face
Bobby Roberts
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The US top 10:
Two Camerons
Two Batmans
Two Avengers
Three Star Wars
and a Dinosaur.
Two Camerons
Two Batmans
Two Avengers
Three Star Wars
and a Dinosaur.
This is amazing. Needs updating as TFA climbs the rankings. :lol
The way things are going, it should be #2 by the end of next weekend.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Not a varied group.
Damn ET still around at the top.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Will the rey pic change though?
She looks constipated there.
And Star Wars.
Future Foundation
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That's some pretty cool shit. I didn't know she was so prolific.
Then don't use McGregor as an example. That's completely senseless. He's been doing indie movies long before the prequels, and he's still doing them. Trainspotting 2 just got green lit too.
Your latest spin doesn't at all match up with your initial "Considering what happened to Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Hayden Christensen, and Ewan McGregor, I imagine they are keeping their expectations firmly in check."
Most actors would love to have a career that McGregor has. Star Wars actors or otherwise.
PhoncipleBone
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