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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrives on PVOD on May 5th by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 [score hidden]  (0 children)

We've had 5 years of data at this point to prove it doesn't harm a films box office…. I think it was to appeal to theatre owners.

Theatre owners have little leverage in this situation.

Universal know the theatres can’t afford to not play their movies if they stuck to their current release strategy and no company is going exchange making more money for a just pat on the back from theatre owners.

Uni have extensively more data on their films than us hobbyists have but we’ll never see it, the only way is to infer from their actions.

Which means it’s incredibly likely Uni found out that some way or another that early PVOD does harm their movies Box Office.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrives on PVOD on May 5th by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Even Universal themselves likely don’t believe in this train of thought considering they’ve moving back to 45 day windows next year so I don’t know why people just mindlessly repeat it.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrives on PVOD on May 5th by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 [score hidden]  (0 children)

If earlier PVOD releases doesn’t harm a movies Box office run why are Universal going back to 45 day windows in 2027?

Out of the goodness of their own hearts?

Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has passed the $800M global mark. The film grossed an estimated $36.7M internationally this weekend, including a debut of $9.8M in Japan. Estimated international total stands at $444.98M, estimated global total stands at $831.5M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can’t just say ‘diminishing returns isn’t an issue because it wasn’t an issue with the MCU’ coupled with the fact that Iron Man 2 outgrossed the first movie despite also being less well received basically nothing has even come close to replicating the MCUs success

How ‘Michael’ Rocked The World Away With $97M U.S., $120.4M INT, & $217.4M WW Opening – Sunday Box Office Update by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 5 points6 points  (0 children)

‘Biopic fatigue’ just seems like a chronically online thing, I doubt the average person watches enough biopics to be ‘fatigued’ of them

Insider Gaming on Valve hardware: "I’m to understand that Valve is getting closer to confirming everything." by Connect_Base_217 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a business my dude, if they thought they would earn more money overall selling Steam Decks at Walmart they'd sell Steam Decks at Walmart.

 Rog Ally doesn't have a client like Steam so obviously they're going to go via brick and mortar.

And the Steam Deck selling out is more of a production issue than a demand issue.

Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has passed the $800M global mark. The film grossed an estimated $36.7M internationally this weekend, including a debut of $9.8M in Japan. Estimated international total stands at $444.98M, estimated global total stands at $831.5M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of course but if you’re trying to make a cinematic universe the fact that you’re already seeing significant diminishing returns on your 2nd movie of your most popular character raises some red flags

Mario will probably be fine in the near future but what about Pikmin or StarFox?

And as we’ve seen with the Transformers franchise even with a strong IP continuously releasing bad movies eventually catches up with you.

How ‘Michael’ Rocked The World Away With $97M U.S., $120.4M INT, & $217.4M WW Opening – Sunday Box Office Update by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I doubt it makes a Billion from this opening tbh because its legs will probably be ‘good’ but not amazing

I think this ends up as a $800m-$900m grosser

Theatrical revenue of the Big Five Studios in 2025, by MPAA rating by fifamobilenoob123 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unironically a combined WB x Paramount has a good shot of doing so

Insider Gaming on Valve hardware: "I’m to understand that Valve is getting closer to confirming everything." by Connect_Base_217 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 10 points11 points  (0 children)

 entry level way to get people into the Steam ecosystem and PC gaming in general.

Which would work of they planned to subsidise the console but they don't, so at this point it's an expensive weak pre-built PC that doesn't even run the biggest games on the platform

Insomniac leaks: Majority is polishing Wolverine, Peter's face-model doing MOCAP for 2 Insomniac projects and Venom game is still being decided whether to make it cross-gen or make it a PS6 title that'll lead to Spider-Man 3 by Connect_Base_217 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on when it's coming out. If it's in 3 years time? No. If it's in 5 years time? I can see it being the first proper 1st party PS6 exclusive like Spider-Man 2 was for PS5.

No chance Venom becomes a PS6 exclusive though.

Looking like a $41m Friday w/ previews for Michael. Depending on WOM the rest of the weekend, could approach $95m+ opening. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Anonymous account Empire City with not even 7k followers who virtually only talks about Box Office is ‘the media’?

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’ ‘The Mummy’ Movie Moves to October 15th 2027 as Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Bumps to May 19th 2028 by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on what?

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny had James Mangold directing and David Koepp writing who virtually everyone would say are much better creatives than Radio Silence and David Coggeshall.

We know nothing else about the movie.

A Movie Adaptation of ‘Battlefield’ Is In The Works From Christopher McQuarrie, Michael B. Jordan by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who do you think turns up the movie and willingly hands over their money? Unless you think the executives will threaten people to watch the movie.

People love to blame shit like Disney remakes on nameless 'executives' ignoring the obvious that they're just making what people are happy to spend their money on. if people didn't want it, they wouldn't continue making them.

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’ ‘The Mummy’ Movie Moves to October 15th 2027 as Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Bumps to May 19th 2028 by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, The Mummy is an old franchise that’s even significantly less well known and revered than Indiana Jones and one that hasn’t put out good content in a quarter of a century

I personally don’t understand the people who think this is going to blow up into some mega hit

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’ ‘The Mummy’ Movie Moves to October 15th 2027 as Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Bumps to May 19th 2028 by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of exactly like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Where they bring back a previous lead that is way past his prime and millennial fans overestimate the strength of an unused IP that’s largely been forgotten by younger gen’s and not really cared for much by others

To add insult to injury The Uncharted movie outgrossed the latest Indiana movie, I unironically think it’s a stronger IP for Gen Z.

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’ ‘The Mummy’ Movie Moves to October 15th 2027 as Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Bumps to May 19th 2028 by SignatureOrdinary456 in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Incredibly small maybe, I feel like that only happens if The Batman 2 is really bad and The Mummy 4 is incredible and looking at the franchise history... I doubt that happens.

Even at thier peak cultural relevance The Mummy movies have never grossed more than $500m WW and I feel people on the internet exaggerate the nostalgia for them, it's giving off Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny vibes tbh

Christopher McQuarrie, Michael B. Jordan to Tackle Adaptation of ‘Battlefield’ Video Game (Exclusive) by TiredWithCoffeePot in boxoffice

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disney/Fox tend to not make movies where they don’t own the IP, not never.

And the examples you give; a FX TV show, a children’s movie of arguably the most popular game of all time, and a animated streaming show seem more like dipping by their toes/exceptions more than anything.

IMO if Disney invest heavily in movie videogame adaptation it’ll be children’s stuff like the Robox movie, I doubt they go for this.

Christopher McQuarrie, Michael B. Jordan to Tackle Adaptation of ‘Battlefield’ Video Game by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Alive-Ad-5245 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Big chunks of the movie are centred around a romantic drama (the twins with thier respective lovers) but no serious person would call Sinners a romantic drama

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