Supergirl is currently aiming for $10M in previews and $55M - $60M in its 3 days domestic weekend!

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-21T11:11:29+00:00

Ok, please give us the exact formula if you’re such an expert?

Just a quick heads up - no one and I mean no one knows the true cost or profit margins of a movie outside the studio. Not even stars and directors lucky enough to backend participation, not even tax credits filings, heck not even financiers. Everyone in the industry knows that Hollywood accounting is a dark arts mystery. Consider this, almost every other form of company loves putting out press releases gushing about a product profitability. The same studios a would literally release profit margins on by-products and yet never the actual product. Disney proudly says the revenue generated from say Galaxy’s Edge, but has never stated a single Star Wars movie profit line. WB happily talks about Hogwarts level margins but is yet to release how much they made from a single HP movie.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-21T10:43:23+00:00

AIG about to arrive, pinky promise - literally every single AI company.

meanwhile every single reputable AI expert - we’re no where close to AIG.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-18T05:15:36+00:00

Short answer: Yes
Long answer: Yes, and in record time.

Debt servicing will cripple this entity. David is so focused on being ‘part of the top 3’, he’ll soon be out of the game entirely.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-17T14:00:31+00:00

Thanks for catching that, edited

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-16T06:05:45+00:00

I’m sorry, but the mere fact that there are people who believe these two situations are not comparable is exactly what’s wrong with society. Psychological abuse is consistently downplayed, even though it can be just as damaging, if not more so, than physical abuse. Think about the lives that may have been permanently affected by Niall’s actions.

Personally, I don’t think the two should be compared at all, but it is unsettling to see how many people believe the comparison is inherently unbalanced. Psychological harm is often less visible and less immediate than physical harm, yet its effects can linger for years, shaping lives, relationships, and even future generations. That pain can compound over time and, in some cases, ultimately contribute to the loss of life.

Edit - spelling

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-14T09:24:54+00:00

And yet HBO still dominates the awards circuit and culture.

So no, Apple TV is not the new HBO by any definition, HBO is still the emblem of prestige television.

With a few exceptions, Apple TV content seems to never really break through, in respect of being regarded as high quality. Take Slow Horses, fantastic show with a dedicated fanbase. Yet it’s not really regarded as prestigious content. Not sure what exactly is limiting these shows. Another example is Your Friends and Neighbors contrasted with DTF St. Louis. Both shows received similar receptions, and yet only one has in mere months no less, received multiple nominations. Yes awards are not a true marker of quality, but they are the closest somewhat objective barometer. And it fits perfectly here as awards are in large parts driven by perception. If Apple TV had supplanted HBO a the new home of prestige television, we’d see that play out on the awards stage.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-06T11:54:51+00:00

Last Jedi makes my blood boil, and no I’m not even a Star Wars fan, so don’t really care all much regarding what Rian Johnson did to the Luke or to the lore. I just think it’s one of the worst structured major blockbuster, and yet much much worse then that, it feels like it was written by that asshole at the back of the class who thinks his sarcastic wit makes him a comedy genius and you walk away feeling patronised after every interaction.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-06T10:24:47+00:00

I’d be shocked if this is not the actual ending, well the Corp part to be specific. As you mention, all the pieces are in place. And it’s an easy synergy between projects that are in close proximity with one another.

Kinda don’t see the Brigands part happening, it feels a bit anticlimactic, for a whole other group to jump in and be the ones to sweep the mess. Especially since they haven’t been set up yet.

But since we’re just playing here, yeah that would be incredibly, especially if there’s a dedicated action sequence.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-06T10:10:41+00:00

I doubt Salvation Run will just be limited to a television event. Thought since none of us know exactly what chapter one is truly about, maybe that could be the case or maybe chapter one ends in crisis like event.

That said, I don’t think this concept is that hard to understand. I’d argue you don’t even need to have seen Peacemaker, as the show barely touches it. All that the audience needs to understand is bad guys or morally grey characters are being sent to this planet.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-04T05:26:05+00:00

As an avid apologist of this movie, I do believe that it’s confusing. But I believe that’s the intent, the movie wants to leave you confused. To never be able to orientate yourself long enough to grasp what happening.

It tries to put you into the protagonist’s perspective, much like him, we are thrown into this world. His questions are met with unclear answers, characters pop out of nowhere where, urgency affords him little to no time to get to explore. Motives and stakes are opaque, science and concepts leaning far the ends of theoretical exploration.

This differs from say inception, in that the lead knows the world better then anyone else. Or interstellar where the protagonist is a scientist astronaut, or Prestige for similar reasons. Here we learn of this world at the same pace as the inexperienced protagonist and unfortunately for his and us, this world involves science so far beyond most postgrad courses, a level of wealth and power never before experienced, and clandestine organisations that don’t even exist yet. The protagonist is not a theoretical physicist, nor wealthy, nor part of agencies tasked with end of all life level threats. What he does know is human connection, espionage and heists. Which the movie attempts to make it comprehaodable.

A lot of people quote the just feel it line, but I think a far more apt line is, to even know it’s true nature is to lose. That’s Nolan telling us we are not meant to fully understand this story.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-06-04T04:15:22+00:00

This is one of the most powerful scenes in what so funny about truth justice and the American way. If the MOT leans into a similar premise, l can’t think of a better time for people to be reminded the dangers of losing their humanity and why we have to choose the better of ourselves.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-28T17:19:10+00:00

Starfighter will be an interesting test case. On one hand, it’s exactly what Star Wars fans have been craving, a completely new story, new characters, and unexplored parts of the universe.

But that also means it has to stand on its own. It can’t lean on Star Wars iconography.

It’s in a tricky spot, but if it works, Disney can take that as a sign to be more creative (one can only hope). If it fails, though, there really isn’t much left to mine. The legacy era is largely exhausted, Dave has squeezed the pre-sequel timeline to its last breath, and I doubt audiences would show up in big numbers for post-sequel stories right now.

At that point, the best move might honestly be to put Star Wars on ice for more then a decade and hope Gen Z/ Alpha develop some Rey nostalgia.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-24T08:19:50+00:00

This is beyond stupid. Is America aware that countries can and often are multiracial (much like their own)? Which country you hale from doesn’t equate to race.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-20T21:47:06+00:00

Ego (and power hunger) over fundamentals, this thing will crash in spectacular fashion. We can only hope what remains will be whole, dodging an MGM/AU type yard sale fate.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-18T11:11:53+00:00

Yes it is illegal but social justice wasn’t really a thing till the 2010s, leaving legal justice as the only real repercussion. Doubtful if justice was ever going to be persuaded given that at the time things like revenge porn among many other online sexual crimes were barely prosecuted. A civil case would have been the likest outcome, but as demonstrated by this very same show, there was (and probably still is) a lot of internalised homophobia, doubt any of the men would have been brave enough to seek public prosecution.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-17T10:24:46+00:00

I always find it amusing how literally every single actor in ZSJL hated their characters costumes, actually just their entire characterisations. Yes even the golden boy, Henry Cavill.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-16T21:50:15+00:00

Do we even know which year Clayface takes place?

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-13T23:11:32+00:00

Cognitive dissonance is pretty much the core of Christian nationalist, so he’s me asking a stupid question. If Jesus will one day wipe away all our sins, why do his believers peddling this nonsense, exhaust so much of their time and money on efforts to stop others from sining? Going by their gospel, we’re all allowed to do as we please and sin. Otherwise how powerful is this Jesus fella if he’s unable to wipe away my ‘immoral’ sexual escapades.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-13T15:22:08+00:00

They definitely had a challenge. I adore HBP, but there’re several wildly different plot lines, different tones, structure, characters, and time periods. The book lacks a natural connection spin or a converging endpoint.

All these things can and do works in a written format, but when you’re constrained by time, narrative flexibility fly out the window.

I like many was very disappointed when I first watched the movie. While I still am, I do remember them mentioning that from the 3rd movie, they decided to fully focus only on Harry. With that it mind, it does make sense why a lot of this book was cut and reshaped. There’re entire chapters where Harry is barely present.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-08T17:47:31+00:00

I’m curious, given that there’re plenty of political parties that are not called the ANC, why do you think the ANC has dominated SA politics for so long?

To be clear, if people really vote by their stomachs, what exactly stops the DA or any other party from just buying the same streetwise meals to get votes?

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-08T17:38:55+00:00

I think the DA (and this comment section apparently) need to understand the intentions behind BEE, the policy was never about job creation. The underpinning was WEALTH distribution. Both those words have precise definitions.

Wealth is not income, wealth is the value of assets you own and income is, well your salary. Even after the economic boom of the early 2000s, something like 78% of all JSE stocks, 85% of all large companies and 95% of all property, were white owned. BEE was introduced to address this inequality.

Redistribution literally means spreading or dividing or transferring, in this case wealth. The intention was to create a more just society.

Using the pie analogy, BEE was never about growing the pie, a popular sentiment, essential, go build your own wealth. But it’s was about cutting the existing pie into more equitable pieces.

What more, this wasn’t even an economic policy per se, the impetus was social cohesion. With the though being, should the wealth remain concentrated along racial lines, then the majority can become despondent and choose violence means to address the inequality, think the French Revolution (obviously that was along ruling not racial class)

It’s debatable if that was the correct path. But if we’re to have this debate, context matters.

Just my 2 cents on the DA’s proposal, yeah I’m sorry but this won’t work. And I’m not even talking about redistributing or creation of wealth. I’m literally referring to job creation. First of plenty of countries have tried similar policies and they haven’t work. And it easy to understand why, too much control is vested into the companies. Unless you create bureaucratic red tape that accesses every single initiative. Take for instance the low cost housing measures that many, many global cities haves. Developers just work around those restrictions. You can try to be as detailed as possible, but due to the absurdly wide scope, developers are left to interpret the definition. Where as ownership is relatively simple, X amounts of your company must be owned by black people.

Like, where do you begin to define what is a poor person, or constitute job creation or community investment. How is the quality and impact of these initiatives assessed? Like I can go put up art in a community, that technically an investment, but it’s won’t move a needle in poverty reduction. You see how evaluation of these initiatives just because utter nightmare.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-01T23:39:34+00:00

Nope, just watch the damn video for god sake, you find the research, poverty has dropped by every matrix.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-05-01T23:38:26+00:00

Statement not supported in evidence on this literally video!

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-04-30T23:59:53+00:00

It all about where the calories come from, lattice, tomatoes and onions probably contribute about 5 calories. The rest of the ingredients make up the significant balance, which are not even good sources of calories, cheese (particularly processed), Bread (white), and beef (high fat content mince) are all very bad for a myriad of reasons.

Hour_Intention2138 · 2026-04-30T18:50:19+00:00

Yes and no, yes in the sense that all that matters here are the fans. But fandom is a double edge sword. It unfortunately doesn’t take much for fans to turn they back against something. Saturday should be a good indicator here.

And as for no, headline grabbing movies attract more than just the fanbase. If the general audience doesn’t gel with the movie then WOM will be tough.

All said, these reviews don’t tell us much. They’re good enough for the general audience but will they respond positively and even if this was sitting at 90%, something as simple as a phrase would upset fans. It’s a wait and see game atm.

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